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The Ontario Economic Summit (OES) is a high-profile economic conference held annually in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Each year, Ontario’s economic leaders converge to discuss the most pressing issues facing the province. Delegates work together in developing solutions and uncovering new opportunities for growth. Since 2004, the Ontario Economic Summit (OES) has maintained a reputation as the most prestigious meeting of its kind in Ontario and the “go to” forum for decision-makers from business, labour, government, academia and the NGO community who all share a common goal of moving Ontario’s economy forward.

Highlights

• The OES has a rich history of active participation from government leaders including the Premier and Cabinet of Ontario • Participation of the Leader of the Official Opposition • Keynote Address from William Jefferson Clinton, 43rd President of the United States (2007) • Distinguished speakers and panelists at OES have included: Galen G. Weston (Executive Chairman, Loblaw Corporation Limited), Annette Verschuren (CEO, Home Depot Canada and Asia), Greg Ip (Americas Editor, The Economist), Robert Shiller (Author and Economist Yale University), Lynn Heward (Creative Director, Cirque du Soleil), Linda Hasenfratz (CEO, Linamar Corporation & Past OES Co-chair), David Dodge (Former Governor of the Bank of Canada, OES Co-chair), Hon. Jean Charest (Premier of Quebec), Denis Dyack (President, Silicon Knights), Hon. Jim Flaherty (Minister of Finance), Ken Lewenza (President, CAW), Fred Green (President and CEO, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited), David Rosenberg (Chief Economist & Strategist, Gluskin Sheff + Association Inc.), Ray Tanguay (Chairman, Toyota MotorManufacturing Canada Inc.), Tim Hudak, Leader of the Official Opposition, Canadian and U.S. Ambassadors and many others.