Public Speaking - Past Events

Andrea is available for public speaking. Her speaking engagements are handling through Speaker's Spotlight, or she can be contacted directly by email.

February 2012

• Andrea spoke about the global marketing opportunities for Canadian agri-industry at the Agricultural Management Institute Conference. The conference theme was “Take a New Approach”.

November 2011

• Andrea spoke to a meeting of Women Corporate Directors organized by KPMG about global markets and what it means for Canada.

• Andrea spoke at the Innovation Forum North sponsored by Innovation Initiatives Ontario North.

• Andrea worked on op-ed writing with the fellows of Action Canada as part of their public policy proposals, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

June 2011
• Andrea participated in event sponsored by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada entitled Advancing Excellence in Strategic Engagement with the Brazilian Higher Education Sector. The event looked at how the profile of bilateral and academic research relationship between Canada and Brazil can be raised.

May 2011
• Andrea participated in the Ivey Debates: Has Canada Missed the Boat in Asia.

• Andrea gave a keynote address at an economic symposium entitled Pathways to Prosperity sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

• Andrea moderated a Canadian Journalism Foundation Event profiling four of Canada's newest online media start-ups.

• Andrea moderated a panel on economic reforms in Cuba for the Canadian Council for the Americas. Entitled, Cuba Libre?

• Andrea hosted a half-day event for Google Finance.

May 2010
• Andrea participated in a panel discussion on Canada's Relevance in the 21st Century. The event was hosted by the Canadian International Council, the Harvard Club of Toronto and Canadian Friends of the LSE.

October 2009
• Andrea discussed many of the themes of her book "Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson" at the Canadian Association of Independent Schools' Conference of Heads and Board Chairs in Mississauga.

June 2009
• Andrea spoke about Canada's challenges in the global economy at the Canadian Investor Relations Institute Annual Conference in Victoria, BC.

May 2009
• Andrea spoke at a meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Development Network in Duluth, Minnesota.

April 2009
• Andrea was in Victoria speaking at the British Columbia Public Sector Pension Conference about current market turbulence and investment opportunities. The event was hosted by the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.

• Andrea was the keynote speaker at a day-long conference sponsored by Edmonton Economic Development. The theme of the event was 'Reaching New Markets.'

• Andrea spoke at the Ontario Professional Foresters Association annual meeting in Sudbury

March 2009
• Andrea participated in a panel as part of the Industry Sector Leaders Forum, a one day event for the senior analyst community of the Industry Sector of Industry Canada.

• Andrea answered questions and discussed her work as part of a Distinguished Journalist series organized by Ryerson University's Journalism School in Toronto.

• Andrea gave a keynote luncheon speech at the eighth annual RE$EARCH MONEY conference in Ottawa. This year's theme was "Going Global".

February 2009
• Andrea participated in a panel discussion on forest tenure in Ontario. The panel, entitled 'Tenure - the roots of a viable forest sector' was part of the Ontario Forest Industries Association annual meeting.

January 2009
• Andrea addressed international business students at Montreal's prestigious HEC business school.

December 2008
• Andrea was the speaker at a conference sponsored by The Biotechnology Initiative, entitled From Research to Revenue. Download the agenda. (440 K)

November 2008
• Andrea was the keynote speaker at an event sponsored by NuFarm in Winnipeg. She spoke about Why Marketing Matters.

• Andrea was the keynote speaker at the Association for Canadian Studies in the Netherlands series: “Re-Exploring Canadian Space.” She spoke about Canada’s position in the global economy at the Canadian Studies Centre at the University of Groningen in Holland.

October 2008
• 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.

September 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.

March 2008
• Andrea addressed the Ontario Forest Industry Association Annual Meeting.

• Andrea spoke at a meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters’ Manitoba division.

• 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
• 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.

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