PAST SPEAKERS
WESTAC hosts thought-leaders and expert speakers at its annual forums. Below is a small selection of speakers.
- David Bach, Deputy Dean & Professor in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management
- Nikolas Badminton, Futurist
- Stephen Beatty, Global Chairman, Infrastructure, KPMG
- Pieter Bottelier, former Chief of World Bank office in Beijing and former Professor, China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
- Darrell Bricker, Chief Executive Officer, Ipsos Public Affairs
- Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
- Martin Ford, Futurist, New York Times Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker and Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
- Dr. George Friedman, Founder & Chairman, Geopolitical Futures
- Dr. Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
- Peter Hall, Vice President & Chief Economist, Export Development Canada
- Bruce Heyman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
- Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, Economics & Commodity Market Specialist, The Scotiabank Group
- Stephen Poloz, Special Advisor, Osler
- David Rosenberg, Chief Economist & Strategist, Gluskin Sheff + Associates
- A. Gary Shilling, Forbes and Bloomberg columnist
Top left: Nikolas Badminton, top right: Dr. George Friedman, bottom left: David Rosenberg, bottom right: Martin Ford