The C.D. Howe Institute invites you to join us on August 19 to hear an expert panel discuss the lasting implications of COVID-19 on Canada and the world. Panelists will explore re-designing global supply chains, the rise in nationalism and decline in multilateralism, and Canada’s place in this strange new world.
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Webinar with David Denison, Jim Leech and Henri-Paul Rousseau
Join the C.D. Howe Institute on Wednesday, August 12 to hear the leaders of Canada’s largest pensions funds during the 2008-2009 economic crisis discuss what it took to safeguard Canadians’ retirements through the recession, and share their thoughts on managing a pension fund through the coronavirus crisis.
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Webinar with Dr. David Naylor, Co-Chair, COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, Government of Canada
Dr. David Naylor was the head of the national panel that reviewed Canada’s response to the 2003 SARS outbreak. Today he is co-chairing the federal COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, consisting of experts from universities and hospitals across Canada, who are working with local governments and health officials to understand how many Canadians have actually been affected by a disease that can be mild or asymptomatic for many, but severe or even fatal for others. On July 29, join the C.D. Howe Institute’s webinar to hear Dr. Naylor provide insights regarding the course of the pandemic and prospects for Canadians’ safe return to a new normal.
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Webinar with Mayor Naheed Nenshi, City of Calgary
COVID-19 has forced us to rethink how we live in cities in the post-industrial economy. On July 24, join the C.D. Howe Institute’s webinar to hear Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi discuss what steps municipalities can take in order to prepare a city that is more resilient, adaptable, and inclusive in an era of physical distancing.
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Speakers:
John Chisholm has three decades of experience as entrepreneur, CEO, and investor. Today he is CEO of John Chisholm Ventures, a startup advisory and angel investing group. John is the author of Unleash Your Inner Company.
Radovan Durana is a founding member of the Bratislava Institute INESS, analyzing public finances, social security and pension systems.
Otto Lehto is a political economist and philosopher at King’s College London, where he is currently writing his PhD thesis on Universal Basic Income and evolutionary economics.
Antony Sammeroff is the author of “Universal Basic Income — For and Against” and co-host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast.
Join ITIF's Center for Data Innovation to discuss how various stakeholders view these proposals, and to assess the extent to which the EU’s data strategy is on track to strengthen EU competitiveness and innovation.
The Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com) presents the twelfth report of the Observatory on Energy Innovation in Rome on the occasion of the conference entitled " Sustainable recovery. The key energy innovation of development " . The initiative will take place by videoconference on Friday 17 July from 9.30 to 12.30.
The format of the event includes a first introductory part in which the report will be presented, the main themes of which this year are: generation and networks, sustainable mobility, citizen participation in the energy market and digitization of the energy sector ( here you can consult the materials relating to the 2019 edition).
Join ITIF for a discussion with experts and leaders from leading biopharmaceutical startups to discuss current challenges and opportunities, and what the federal government should and should not do to maintain this unique American strength.
Join ITIF's Center for Data Innovation to take stock of the perspectives of policymakers, experts, and industry representatives, and to assess the extent to which the EU AI white paper includes the right tools to strengthen EU competitiveness and innovation in the algorithmic economy.
Please join ITIF for a discussion on the implications of current legislative proposals, the efficacy and feasibility of creating “backdoors” for law enforcement to access encrypted data, and the impact these requirements would have on law-abiding American citizens and businesses.