SASKATOON, SK – Business leaders, senior government officials and global trade experts are gathering in Saskatoon for a conference shedding light on the rapid rise of the global middle class.
The global middle class is exploding. Billions of new consumers in Mexico, China, India and other countries around the world are driving up demand for commodities produced right here. The Canada West Foundation’s Centre for Trade & Investment Policy is bringing world-renowned experts to Saskatoon for Feeding the Global Middle Class, a conference on these massive new markets and how businesses and governments can respond.
WHAT: The rapid rise of the global middle class – three billion new consumers around the globe – could be the single greatest opportunity for western Canada to see long-term growth and prosperity. Join us for Feeding the Global Middle Class.
WHEN: Thursday, April 23, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
– Keynote address starts at 12:40 pm. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz will be available for a media scrum at 1:15 pm following his address.
WHERE: Sheraton Cavalier, 612 Spadina Cres. E., Saskatoon, Sask.
SPEAKERS (please click here for the agenda, including full speaker list and times):
– John Baffes, Senior Economist, World Bank
– Dr. Jaana Remes, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
– Hon. Gerry Ritz, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Keynote speaker)
– Brian Benjamin, Senior Director, HAVI Global Solutions
– Simon Tucker, New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada
– Carlo Dade, Director, Centre for Trade & Investment Policy, Canada West Foundation
Media are asked to check in at the registration table.
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