7:30 am–8:00 am

Registration & continental breakfast

8:00 am

Opening Remarks: 

• Randall Bartlett, Chief Economist, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (CABE Introduction)
• Brian Kingston, OEA President

8:10 am–9:00 am

Keynote Address: Economic Outlook

• Craig Alexander, Senior V-P & Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada

9:00 am–10:15 am

Session I: Forces of Disruption

• Ferhan Patel, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Payment Rails 
  • , V-P and Centre Director, Xerox Research Centre of Canada
  • Nathalie Le Prohon, V-P, Healthcare Industry, IBM Canada

10:15 am–10:45 am

Coffee break

10:45 am–12:00 pm

Session II: Policy in the Age of Disruption

• Michael Urban, Policy Associate, Mowat Centre
• Melissa Sariffodeen, Co-Founder & CEO, Ladies Learning Code
• Anthony Di Monte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Service for the City of Ottawa
• Moderator:  Brian Kingston, OEA President

12:00 pm–2:00 pm

Luncheon and Keynote Address (Drawing Room)

• Robert Hardt, President & CEO, Siemens Canada

2:10 pm–3:00 pm

Session III: The Borderless Economy and the Future of Work

• Deanna Jamieson, Sr. Policy Analyst, Policy Horizons Canada

3:00 pm–4:15 pm

Session IV: Anti-Globalization: Is Free Trade Dead?

• Glen Hodgson, Senior Fellow and Chair, Conference Board of Canada
• Adriana Vega, Director, International Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• André Downs, Chief Economist, Global Affairs Canada

4:15 pm–4:30 pm

Concluding remarks

4:30 pm–6:00 pm

Networking Reception