DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Project returns to the Canadian Club of Toronto with a luncheon featuring a keynote presentation by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada. Her Excellency will address business leaders on the importance of cultivating diverse leadership for Canada to remain prosperous in an ever-changing global economy.
Who:
- The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada
- Mr. Gordon Nixon, President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC ( luncheon sponsor)
- Mr. John Capobianco, President, the Canadian Club of Toronto
- Ms. Ratna Omidvar, Co-Chair, DiverseCity, and President, Maytree
- Mr. John Tory, Co-Chair, DiverseCity, Chair, Toronto City Summit Alliance and broadcaster
- 700 established and emerging diverse leaders from Toronto`s business community
When:
Monday, May 10, 2010
- 1:00pm – Keynote presentation by the Governor General of Canada
- 1:20pm – Panel discussion on how investing in new leaders can turn our leadership diversity deficit into a dividend
- 2:00pm – Event closes
Where:
Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Hotel
123 Queen Street West, Toronto
About DiverseCity:
DiverseCity, a project of Maytree and the Toronto City Summit Alliance, is working with more than 150 Partner organizations and businesses to accelerate prosperity in the Toronto region by changing the face of leadership. Diverse leadership leads to: improved financial and organizational performance; increased capacity to link to new global and domestic markets; expanded access to global and domestic talent pools; enhanced innovation and creativity; and strengthened cohesion and social capital. www.diversecitytoronto.ca.
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Please note that the luncheon is sold out. Rogers Television will broadcast the event on May 17th at 1pm and a webcast can be accessed via www.canadianclub.org as of May 11th.
Contacts:
Julia Howell
DiverseCity Communications
416-699-3838
416-402-4274 (cell)
julia@communityinvestmentpartners.ca
Marie-Ève Létourneau
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-0287
613-302-0912 (cell)
meletourneau@gg.ca
www.gg.ca
Lynn Chou
Canadian Club of Toronto
416-364-5591
lchou@canadianclub.org
