Past Speakers // Anciens orateurs

The Banff Forum engages established leaders, international experts, and leading thinkers from across Canada and around the world. We promote discussion and debate on a wide range of issues impacting Canadians across regions and sectors. // Le Forum de Banff réunit des leaders reconnus, des experts internationaux et des penseurs de premier plan du Canada et du monde entier. Nous encourageons la discussion et le débat sur un large éventail de questions ayant un impact sur les Canadiens dans toutes les régions et tous les secteurs.

An example of past speakers includes: // Voici quelques exemples d'intervenants passés :

  • Kluane Adamek // Yukon Regional Chief, Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

  • Murad Al-Katib // President and CEO of Alliance Grain Traders Inc.

  • Frank Baylis // Executive Chairman, Baylis Medical Technologies

  • Sir Michael Barber // Former Head of Policy Delivery Unit, 10 Downing Street, United Kingdom

  • Melody Barnes // Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

  • Perry Bellegarde // Former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

  • Hon. Mark Carney // 24 Prime Minister of Canada

  • Hon. François-Philippe Champagne // Minister of National Revenue of Canada

  • Hon. Jean Chrétien // 20th Prime Minister of Canada

  • Hon. Christy Clark // Former Premier of British Columbia

  • Hon. Helen Clark // Former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Administrator, UN Development Programme

  • Valérie Courtois // Executive Director, Utshimau Indigenous Leadership Initiative

  • L’hon Gilles Duceppe // Ancien chef de l’opposition officielle du Canada, Bloc québécois

  • Brian Gallant // Former Premier of New Brunswick

  • Hon. Eric Girard // Ministre des finances, Assemblée nationale du Québec

  • Hon. Stephen Harper // 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

  • Arif Husain // Chief Economist, World Food Programme

  • Ahmed Hussen // Minister of Immigration and Refugees, Government of Canada

  • Hon. Mélanie Joly // Minister of Industry of Canada

  • Attiyah Kahn // Filmmaker

  • Hon. Jason Kenney // Former Premier of Alberta

  • Parag Khanna // Geo-Strategist and Author

  • Hon. David Lametti // Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations

  • Sarah Lyons // Vice-President, Community Foundations Canada

  • Nik Nanos // President, Nanos Research

  • Naheed Nenshi // Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party

  • Hon. Rachel Notley // Former Premier of Alberta

  • Natan Obed // President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

  • Hon. Ranj Pillai // Former Premier of the Yukon

  • Hon. Pierre Poilievre // Leader of the Official Opposition, Conservative Party of Canada

  • François Poirier // President and CEO, TC Energy

  • Susan Rice // U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

  • Josette Sheeran // President and CEO, The Asia Society

  • David Shoemaker // Chief Executive Officer & Secretary General, Canadian Olympic Committee

  • Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon // Governor General of Canada

  • Crystal Smith // Chief Councillor, Haisla Nation

  • Nadia Theodore // Head of the Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO, UNCTAD, ITC and WIPO

  • Angus Topshee // Vice Admiral, Royal Canadian Navy

  • Ilse Treunicht // Former CEO of the MaRS Discovery District

  • Hon. Brad Wall // Former Premier of Saskatchewan

  • Hon. Kathleen Wynne // Former Premiere of Ontario

“It’s such an exceptional privilege to hear directly from these leaders, and in a setting where they can be candid about their successes and challenges. I can’t imagine any other network that would enable these types of face-to-face connections in Canada, it’s very special. // C’est un privilège exceptionnel d’entendre directement ces dirigeants, dans un cadre où ils peuvent parler franchement de leurs succès et de leurs défis. Je ne peux imaginer aucun autre réseau qui permette ce type de rencontres au Canada, c’est très spécial.”
— 2019 Participant // Participant 2019