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OPENING PLENARY SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE

Towards a New Global Economic Order:

Introduction:

• Gil Rémillard, Founding Chairman, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

Welcoming words:

• Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montréal

PLENARY SESSION

Chair:

• Raymond Bachand, Minister, ministère des Finances and Minister, ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation du Québec (MDEIE)

Speaker:

A RETURN TO ECONOMIC GROWTH…?

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Invited speaker:

THE ECONOMICS OF CONFIDENCE

• Jonathan Spector, Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board (United States)

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OPENING LUNCHEON – Part 1

A New World Governance

Welcoming Words:

• Gil Rémillard, Founding Chairman, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

Introduction:

• Jean Charest, Premier of the Province of Québec

TOWARDS A FAIRER FORM OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE

Speaker:

• Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group

Interviewed by:

• Charlie Rose, Host of The Charlie Rose Show (PBS), United States

Thanked by:

• Paul Desmarais Jr., Chairman and Co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada and Chairman of the Board of Governors, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

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OPENING LUNCHEON – Part 2

THE NEED FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY

Speaker:

• Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General, The Commonwealth

Introduced by:

• Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Thanked by:

• Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance of Canada

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PLENARY SESSION

Thriving in a New Financial Order

Chair:

• Hélène Desmarais, Chairman of the Board, HEC Montreal, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal and President of the Consultative and Strategic Orientation Board, Conference of Montreal

Moderator:

• Tom d’Aquino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE)

Speakers:

• Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States (OAS)
• M. Shafik Gabr, Chairman and Managing Director, ARTOC Group (Egypt)

• Guy Ryder, Secretary General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

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OPENING PLENARY SESSION

The Economic Crisis and Energy Issues: Sustainable Development Necessities

Chair:

• Patrick Lamarre, President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear Inc.

Speakers:

• Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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LUNCHEON – Part 1

$1 MILLION RIO TINTO PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Speaker:

• The Prize for Sustainability Laureate

Introduced by:

• Jacynthe Côté, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto Alcan

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LUNCHEON – Part 2

INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Speaker:

• Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO, General Electric (GE)

Introduced by:

• Thierry Vandal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec

Interviewed by:

• The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC)

Thanked by:

• Jean Bazin, Chairman, Société générale de financement du Québec and Counsel, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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OPENING PLENARY SESSION

The Economic Crisis and International Trade: Which Global Market?

Chair:

• Jean-René Halde, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Speakers:

• Catherine Ashton, Trade Commissioner, European Union
• Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway (Canada)
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of the Republic of Colombia

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LUNCHEON

The Americas and the New World Order

Speaker:

• Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

Introduced by:

• Gordon Nixon, President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC

Thanked by:

• Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

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CLOSING LUNCHEON

The Economic Crisis and The Role of Central Banks: How Far Can They Go?

Speaker:

• Guillermo Ortiz Martínez, Governor, Central Bank of Mexico

Introduced by:

• The Honourable Pierre S. Pettigrew, Executive Advisor, International, Deloitte and Former Foreign Affairs Minister and International Trade Minister (Canada)

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CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF THE 15TH EDITION OF THE CONFERENCE OF MONTREAL

• Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of Canada

Introduced by:

• Pierre Fleurent, Managing Director, Global Investment Banking and Head, Corporate Finance-Québec, RBC Capital Markets

Thanks and conclusion:

Closing of the conference:

• Gil Rémillard, Founding Chairman, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

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