Hearsay #11 - Oil & Gas, Chief Economists, Annual Dinner, etc.
February 18, 2025
📣 Hearsay is a curated newsletter featuring the best business and policy networking events happening in Toronto.
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Top Picks
📣 Shell Canada President at Canadian Club (Feb 26)
Editors’ insights: A pivotal moment for Canadian oil and gas facing an energy transition and US tariff threats. Check out these exclusive Hearsay discount codes from our friends at Canadian Club:
🎟️ Table of 10 Discount: SP300
🎟️ Ticket Discount: SP30
📣 TABE’s Chief Economists’ Evening (Feb 26)
Editors’ insights: Enjoy an evening of networking and insights to sift through the noise with economists and thought leaders. Ticket includes a complementary drink ticket. Check out this exclusive Hearsay discount code from our friends at TABE:
🎟️ Ticket Discount: hearsay2025
📣 TRBOT’s ‘Dare to Lead’ Annual Dinner (Feb 27)
Editors’ insights: Top-shelf networking with trailblazers, including President of the WNBA's new Toronto Tempo team - Teresa Resch. Secure your spot before it sells out.
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*Free event
🍽️ C.D. Howe: Trade Wars and Canada: Finding Solutions in Uncertain Times
February 18
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
🍽️ Empire Club: Manufacturing and Exporting in the New World Order – Trade, Tariffs and Trump
February 19
Lunch: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Arcadian Court
🍽️ Canadian Club: Good Governance in Canada: Perspectives of Black Leaders
February 19
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Fairmont Royal York
🍽️ C.D. Howe: Canada at a Crossroads: Economic Predictions for 2025 and Beyond
February 19
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
🍽️ * DMZ: Canadian Innovation Outlook
February 20
Breakfast: 8:30 - 10:30 AM
Register to confirm location
💼 * Munk: Canada’s Long-Term Strategic Situation (John Keess, Royal Military College of Canada)
February 25
Seminar: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
1 Devonshire Place
💼 * University of Toronto: From Talent to Opportunity (Ray Williams)
February 25
Talk: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
33 Saint George St
💼 CSA Group: Future of International Education
February 25
Talk: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Gardiner Museum
💼 * University of Toronto: Crimes Against Humanity and Indian Residential Schools in Canada
February 25
Talk: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
78 Queens Park
📣 Canadian Club: Susannah Pierce (President of Shell Canada)
February 26
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Location TBC
🎟️ Exclusive Discounts: Table of 10 (SP300) and Individual Ticket (SP30)
📣 TABE: Chief Economists’ Evening
February 26
Event: 5:00 - 7:30 PM
National Club of Cana
🎟️ Exclusive Ticket Discount: hearsay2025
💼 Rotman: Sports Analytics: Deeper Dive into the Application of Data in Sports
February 26
Talk: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
105 Saint George St
💼 * TMU: Advancing Democracy and Social Justice (LLoyd Axworthy)
February 26
Talk: 6:30 PM
245 Church Street
📣 TRBOT: Annual Dinner 2025: Dare to Lead
February 27
Dinner: 5:00 - 10:00 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
💼 * DMZ: How to Find Your Ideal Customer & Solve the Right Problem
February 27
Workshop: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
341 Yonge St
💼 Empire Club: Leaders in Auto and Tech Mobility (and Election Viewing Party!)
February 27
Event: 5:30 - 8:30 PM
11 Duncan St
🍽️ Canadian Club: Canada’s Untapped Power: Advancing Gender Equality for a Stronger Future
February 27
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Fairmont Royal York
🎟️ Exclusive Discounts: Table of 10 (IWD300) and Individual Ticket (IWD30)
⛏️ PDAC: Annual Conference
March 2-5
Conference
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
⛏️ * Fasken: From Mines to Megawatts: Nuclear Power Resurgence as part of the Energy Transition
March 3
Seminar: 7:30 - 9:00 AM
333 Bay St
🍽️ Empire Club: Ehren Cory, CEO of Canada Infrastructure Bank
March 3
Lunch: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Arcadian Court
💼 * University of Toronto: Entrepreneurship Week
March 3-7
Events
Multiple Venues
⛏️ * Fasken: The Long 16 (years): Permitting in the 21st Century
March 3
Seminar: 12:00 - 2:00 PM
333 Bay St
🍽️ C.D. Howe: Tariffs, Talent and Trade
March 4
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
⛏️ PDAC: Awards Gala and Nite Cap
March 4
Gala: 5:30 - 11:00 PM
Fairmont Royal York
💼 Global Risk Institute: Women in Risk Management
March 4
Event: 2:00 - 6:00 PM
By Invitation Only
⛏️ * Fasken: Greenwashing and Emerging Risks in ESG Disclosures
March 4
Seminar: 12:00 - 2:00 PM
333 Bay St
💼 Founder WorkRoom: International Women’s Award
March 5
Gala: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
380 University Ave
💼 * Fasken: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? The Fateful Choice and Narrow Path to Leave Canada
March 5
Seminar: 7:30 - 9:00 AM
333 Bay St
💼 Economic Club: 2025 Energy Summit
March 5
Event: 9:15 AM - 1:30 PM
Sheraton Centre Toronto
💼 Rotman: Post City's 2025 Real Estate Roundtable
March 5
Roundtable: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
105 Saint George St
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