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
- Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
- Dr. Linda Duxbury, Professor, Sprott School of Business
- Hon. David Emerson, Chair of Canada Transportation Act Review, former Federal Minister
- 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
- Buzz Hargrove, Former President of the CAW, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management
- Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, Economics & Commodity Market Specialist, The Scotiabank Group
- Stephen Poloz, Special Advisor, Osler
- David Rosenberg, Chief Economist & Strategist, Gluskin Sheff + Associates
- Stijn Rubens, Senior Advisor, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
- A. Gary Shilling, Forbes and Bloomberg columnist
- Dr. Laurence C. Smith, Chair of Geography and Professor of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA and author of the World in 2050
Top left: Nikolas Badminton, top right: Dr. George Friedman, bottom left: David Rosenberg, bottom right: Martin Ford