Economic Forum of the Americas

2011 Conference of Montreal
A Changing Economic Order: New Realities, New Models
Economic and political decision-makers from around the world
to gather in Montreal to set out new paths for growth
Montreal, April 26, 2011 – The 17th annual Conference of Montreal will be held June 6–9, 2011, organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas. Leaders of governments, international organizations and major companies, along with members of civil society, will come from all over the world to meet for four days at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel, where they will discuss the new economic order that is being established, as well as its new realities and the new models that are emerging.
More than 3,000 participants will hear analyses from nearly 150 speakers who hold key governance responsibilities in the economic, business, political, social and cultural fields. (A list of confirmed speakers is appended.)
Outside its many luncheon speeches, forums and plenary sessions, the Conference of Montreal will enable the various economic and political players gathering from around the world on this occasion to strengthen their relationships and develop new business opportunities.
The continuously updated program of the 2011 Conference of Montreal is available at www.conferencedemontreal.com.
Additional information will be released over the next several weeks on the major topics at the four-day Conference and on the speakers who will be discussing them.
Conference of Montreal partners
The Conference of Montreal thanks its partners: Power Corporation of Canada, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), RBC Capital Markets, Rio Tinto Alcan, Cisco, Sanofi Aventis, Bell, GDF Suez, McKinsey & Company, SNC-Lavalin, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Hydro-Québec, Investissement Québec, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), BNP Paribas Canada, Total, Garda, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Aecon, Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche, Tourisme Montréal, the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec, HEC Montréal, Montréal International, CBC News, the Financial Post and La Presse.