Journalist, Author, Communications Consultant

Andrea Mandel-Campbell is a journalist, author and sought-after public speaker. A former anchor at CTV's Business News Network, she most recently ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party in the Ontario provincial election. Andrea is the author of the celebrated book, Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business from the Suds of Global Obscurity. Her award-nominated book takes a penetrating and unapologetic look at why Canadian companies fail to go global and why they must. As a public speaker, Andrea regularly travels the country to speak with government, companies and industry associations about the challenges and opportunities globalization offers and what Canadians need to do to be more competitive both from a private and public policy perspective.

Not too long ago, the country fretted it was being hollowed out as one Canadian corporate icon after another was snapped up by ambitious foreign acquirers. Today, as we survey the wreckage of the global financial crisis, Canada is in an enviable position: its banking system is universally admired while the country is on financially solid ground. Canada has a unique opportunity to leverage its strengths and fulfill its promised but ever-elusive potential. Will this be, as Sir Wilfrid Laurier once proclaimed, Canada's century? That depends. A lot of challenges remain. Can a country notorious for its middle of the road, fence-sitting proclivities, take a stand and come up with a winning strategy for taking on the world? Andrea Mandel-Campbell invites you to join the conversation.