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Past Events
October 2008
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Andrea moderated a panel on trade opportunities as part of the 5th Annual Ontario Economic Summit organized by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Septembert 2008
• Andrea participated in a Young Leaders conference sponsored by the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington DC. The event brought together individuals from across the Americas to discuss challenges facing the hemisphere.
• Andrea addressed the Food & Consumer Products Association of Canada. She spoke at the Association’s CEO Conference, titled “Making It In Canada”, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
• Andrea participated in a panel as part of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe. The subject of the panel was: Trade, Security & Migration: The Economic Dimension.
August 2008
• Andrea spoke at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association National Convention in Winnipeg. The theme for the event was “Breaking Beef Barriers.”
July 2008
• Andrea spoke at the International Livestock Congress 2008 in Calgary..
June 2008
• Andrea spoke at the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors’ 4th Annual Ontario Provincial Conference in Guelph. The theme of the conference was innovation, marketing and trade.
• Andrea spoke to a meeting of the Canadian Public Relations Society in Halifax.
• Andrea was the keynote speaker and panel moderator at JHI Region of the Americas meeting in Quebec City.
May 2008
• Andrea addressed the Ottawa chapter of TiE, the largest non-profit organization in the world for entrepeneurs, about building global ventures.
• Andrea addressed the University of Calgary on the subject of her book, Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson.
• Andrea was the Keynote Speaker at ACG Vancouver's Annual Capital Connection conference. ACG is the leading industry association of private equity and M&A professionals in North America.
• Andrea spoke to the Montreal chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada on themes raised in her book, Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson.
• Andrea was the moderator on a panel discussion on China, featuring the Right Honorable Jean Chretien, Gary Wilson, the chairman of Northwest Airlines and Sheldon Liu, head of the Clarity China, a private equity fund. The panel was sponsored by Calgary independent equity investment firm, J.F. Mackie & Company. .
April 2008
• Andrea addressed the Executive MBA programme at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Toronto.
March 2008
• Andrea addressed the Ontario Forest Industry Association Annual Meeting.
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Andrea spoke at a meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters’ Manitoba division.
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Andrea addressed the Canadian Industrial Transportation Association. Conference theme: Global Trade - Is Canada Competitive?
February 2008
• Andrea spoke at a meeting of the Economic Developers Association of Ontario.
• Andrea spoke at the Canadian Marketing Association's B2B Conference in Toronto.
January 2008
• Andrea spoke about Canada's international strategy at an event co-hosted by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) in Edmonton and Calgary.
• Andrea participated in a dialogue dinner hosted by 21inc, a network of young New Brunswick leaders committed to "creating the capacity for change" in the province.
• Andrea presented new research on international foreign investment regimes as part of a joint conference being sponsored by the Conference Board of Canada and Secor Consulting.
• Andrea presented her latest research to a meeting of the Conference Board of Canada’s International Trade and Investment Centre.
December 2007
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Andrea made a presentation at the Conference Board of Canada’s Workplace and Diversity and Inclusiveness Panel. Her presentation will look at how multiculturalism is one of Canada’s greatest competitive advantages.
• Andrea spoke at a meeting of the Ontario Agri Business Association.
November2007
• Andrea spoke at the Canadian American Business Council Cross Border Policy Forum in Toronto
October 2007
• Andrea spoke at Grant Thornton’s Manufacturing Insights conference in Edmonton and Calgary
• Andrea kicked off the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
• Andrea addressed the federal Department of Finance in Ottawa.
• Andrea spoke at the Canada’s Chemical Producers’ Association annual general meeting in Ottawa.
September 2007
• Andrea participated on an expert panel that was convened by the Federal Liberal Party and hosted by Leader Stephan Dion to discuss how Canada can build global and attract global leaders.
•Andrea spoke at an event sponsored by Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership. The subject of her talk was: Can We Compete? Why Canadian Business Needs to think Globally to Succeed in the 21st Century
•Andrea addressed the Canada Beef Export Federation in Calgary. She discussed the importance of diversifying trade markets and the need to be globally competitive.
• Andrea spoke at an event sponsored by the George Morris Centre, an agri-food think-tank.
• Andrea addressed a conference hosted by Novaknowledge, a member-based organization dedicated to promoting a sustainable, innovative knowledge-based economy in Nova Scotia.
August 2007
• Andrea addressed the annual conference of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association in Calgary. The theme of the conference is “ Mavericks, Pioneers &Trailblazers: Harnessing Leadership & Innovation.”
July 2007
• Andrea was a speaker at an annual meeting of Canon Canada on July 18 in Toronto. The theme of her luncheon speech was: Lead From Within
• Andrea was the keynote speaker at the Ramsay Luncheon
• Andrea was a special guest at a dinner being held at the Albany Club in Toronto. The dinner, was attended by young, globally-minded entrepreneurs, was an opportunity to discuss how Canada can better embrace international markets.
June 2007
• Andrea spoke at the University Club of Montreal.
• Andrea addressed a breakfast of the Quebec arm of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters in Montreal.
• Andrea was the luncheon speaker at a symposium hosted by the BC Forum on Forest Economics and Policy and the Forest Products Association of Canada. Andrea addressed the theme of the symposium, which was ‘Forest Sector Competitiveness: Finding a Path to Renewal.’
• Andrea was a guest speaker at the annual business conference for the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
• Andrea was the keynote speaker at an event hosted by the Organization of Women in International Trade, held in Toronto.
• Andrea was the keynote speaker and moderator at the annual Manufacturing Insights conference hosted by accounting firm, Grant Thornton, in Halifax.
May 2007
• Andrea was the keynote speaker and moderator at the annual Manufacturing Insights conference hosted by accounting firm, Grant Thornton, in Toronto.
• Andrea was the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted by the Fraser Institute in Toronto, discussing the challenges to Canada of globalized markets and the rise of China.
• Andrea made a presentation to the Ontario government’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. She addressed the Business Climate-Deputies Committee (BCDC), which comprised of Deputy Ministers from approx. 19 ministries relating to the business sector.
• Andrea celebrated the launch of her book, Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson at Flight 55 restaurant and lounge.
April 2007
• Andrea was the keynote speaker at luncheons hosted by the Fraser Institute in Calgary and Vancouver discussing globalization and rise of China as well as the impediments to the Canadian agriculture and forestry sector posed by government regulation.
• Andrea moderated a panel discussion on the future of Canada’s global competitiveness at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. The event was coordinated with the launch of Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson and the panelists, who all appeared in her book, included Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, Gary Comerford, Senior Vice-President International for Sun Life Financial, Brian Kelsall, Partner and Head of Global Project, Ogilvy Renault and Ian Mallory, President, Pickworth Investments.
• Andrea read excerpts from her book Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson at the Ottawa Writer’s Festival.
• Andrea was the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Winnipeg. She discussed the competitiveness of the Canadian agriculture industry and the obstacles to innovation and international expansion posed by the Canadian Wheat Board.
March 2007
• Andrea was a guest speaker at the “Compete and Prosper” event co-sponsored by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity and Maclean’s magazine in Toronto.
