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B7 Summit May 14–16, 2025 | Ottawa, ON

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Programming Information

All times are in Eastern Time (ET). Agenda is subject to change.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Reception
Haida Gwaii Salon, Canadian Museum of History
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.VIP Reception
Canadian History Hall, Canadian Museum of History
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Gala Dinner
Grand Hall, Canadian Museum of History
7:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.Land Acknowledgement, National Anthem & Opening Remarks
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.Main Course & Dessert Accompanied by Musical Performance
9:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Closing Remarks

All times are in Eastern Time (ET). Agenda is subject to change.

11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration & Information
Canada Room Foyer, National Arts Centre
1:15 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Block One (1 hr 20 mins)
  • Bridging the Gap: Resilient Infrastructure as the Foundation of Economic Security
    Arctic Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Eric Sullivan | Canada Public Sector Lead, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    • Executive Spotlight: John Stackhouse | Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
    • Panellists:
      • David Rheault | Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Air Canada 
      • Rick Johnston | Chair of Business at OECD (BIAC) | Vice-Chair of the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) | Managing Director of International Government Affairs at Citibank
      • Vivian Abdelmessih | Board Chair, Export Development Canada (EDC)

  • No Time to Lag: The Economic Imperative for Strategic AI Adoption
    Atlantic Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Meni Anastasiadou, Policy Manager for Digital Economy at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
    • Executive Spotlight: Marc-Etienne Ouimette | Global Lead, AI/ML Policy at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    • Panellists:
      • Pamela Snively, Chief Data and Trust Officer, TELUS
      • Farsad Nasseri, Canada Country Manager for Google Cloud at Google
      • Carlene Todd, Vice President, Access at Roche Canada
      • Matthias Lüttenberg, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada
  • Refining Resilience: Securing Critical Minerals Supply Chains
    Pacific Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Scott Young, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Eurasia Group
    • Executive Spotlight: Ian Anderson, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer at Teck Resources Ltd.
    • Panellists:
      • Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of the Ambassador Alfred Hoffman Jr. Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE)
      • Duncan Melville, Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
      • Markus Beyrer, CEO of BUSINESSEUROPE
      • Sophie Bergeron, Managing Director for Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium and Diamonds at Rio Tinto
2:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Health Break
2:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Block Two (1 hr 20 mins)
  • The Weakest Link: Addressing Threats to Global Supply Chains
    Arctic Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Davide Cichero | Chief of Staff at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
    • Executive Spotlight: Suzanne Clark | President & CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    • Panellists:
      • The Hon. David Lametti, Counsel at Fasken, Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
      • Jon Lang, Practice Head, Trade & Supply Chains at Eurasia Group
      • Laura Gutierrez, Vice President and Global Head of Public Affairs & Key Markets at Sanofi
      • Masayuki Hyodo, Vice Chair of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), Chairman of the Board of Directors at Sumitomo Corporation

  • Beyond the Blueprint: Implementing AI Strategies Across the G7
    Atlantic Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Dev Saxena | Director, Eurasia Group | Senior Advisor, Global Affairs, OpenAI 
    • Executive Spotlight: Aidan Gomez | Co-Founder and CEO, Cohere
    • Panellists:
      • Antony Cook | Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft 
      • Christina von Messling | Foresight Advisory Partner, Foresight Factory 
      • Mark Schaan | Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Artificial Intelligence, Government of Canada 
      • Sabina Ciofu | Associate Director, International, techUK

  • Fueling the Future: Towards a Secure Energy Economy
    Pacific Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Keith Halliday | Partner & Associate Director, BCG Center for Geopolitics, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    • Executive Spotlight: Lisa Baiton | President & CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
    • Panellists:
      • Josh Meltzer | Senior Fellow for Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institute
      • Cynthia Hansen | Executive Vice President and President, Gas Transmission and Midstream at Enbridge
      • Justin D’Agostino | CEO of Herbert Smith Freehills

  • Hiccups & Remedies: Advancing Global Health Security
    Rossy Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Christopher Tait | Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    • Executive Spotlight: Michael Oberreiter | Head of Global Access, Roche
    • Panellists:
      • Olga Mironenko Stampfer | Chair of the Health Committee, Business at OECD
      • Leslie Madden | Head of Federal Affairs, Moderna Canada
      • Bettina Hamelin | President, Innovative Medicines Canada
      • Kevin Buckley | Vice President, Global Affairs, Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson
4:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. Health Break
4:25 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Block Three (1 hr 20 mins)
  • Strength in Unity: G7 Leadership Towards Economic Prosperity
    Arctic Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Justin Shepherd | Managing Director, Corporates, Eurasia Group
    • Executive Spotlight: John Denton | Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
    • Panellists:
      • Laura Hewitt | Senior Vice President and Head, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, Sun Life 
      • Michael McAdoo | Partner and Director, Global & Trade Investment, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
      • Michel Miraillet | Ambassador of France to Canada 
      • Barbara Cimmino | Vice President for Export and Investment Attraction, Confindustria
  • Wired for Resilience: Strengthening Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response
    Atlantic Room, National Arts Centre
    • Moderator: Nevin French | Vice President, Public & Government Affairs, Edelman
    • Executive Spotlight: Richard Craighead | Vice President of Engineering, Cisco
    • Panellists:
      • Marc Mondesir | Managing Director, Canada, Equinix
      • Ramon Pinero | General Manager, BlackBerry AtHoc
      • Alex Benay | Associate Deputy Minister of Enterprise Pay Coordination of Canada, Government of Canada 
      • Hila Hanif | Principal, Cybersecurity Public Policy, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • The Building Blocks: Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Economies
    Pacific Room, National Arts Centre 
    • Moderator: Christine Wurzbacher | Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    • Executive Spotlight: Sarah Fedorchuk | Vice President – Government and Public Affairs at The Mosaic Company
    • Panellists:
      • Elizabeth Boylan, Director, External Affairs North America, FMC Corporation
      • Emily Benson, Head of Strategy, Minerva Technology Futures
      • The Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar, National Security and International Trade Attorney and Partner at Wiley Rein LLP
      • Pierre Petelle, President & CEO of CropLife Canada
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Reception + Musical Performance
O’Born, Lantern & Rossy Rooms, National Arts Centre

All times are in Eastern Time (ET). Agenda is subject to change.

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration & Information
Canada Room Foyer, National Arts Centre
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Networking Buffet Breakfast
O’Born Room, National Arts Centre
8:50 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. B7 Leader Insights: Italy, France, U.K, and Germany
Canada Room, National Arts Centre
  • Moderator: Candace Laing | President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Panellists:
    • Barbara Cimmino | Vice President for Export and Investment Attraction, Confindustria
    • Christian Diemer | Chairman, External Economic Policy Committee, BDI
    • Fabrice Le Saché | Vice President for Europe and Spokesperson of MEDEF | Founding President of Aera Group
    • Rain Newton-Smith | Chief Executive, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
9:50 a.m. – 10:55 am

Presentation: Edelman Trust Barometer in the G7 
Matt Harrington, Global President & CEO, Edelman

Keynote Panel G7 Trust in Despair: Business Leadership in a Fractured World

  • Moderator: Bianca Freedman, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman Canada
  • Panellists:
    • Matt Harrington, Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Edelman 
    • Nikki Haley, Vice-Chair Public and Government Affairs, Edelman; Senior Consultant 
    • John Denton, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Canada Room, National Arts Centre
10:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Health Break
Fountain Foyer, National Arts Centre
11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Executive Spotlight: Michael Punke, Vice President of Public Policy, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

A Quarter-Century Quandary: Trade Relations in 2025 and Beyond
  • Moderator: Shauna Hemingway | Senior Special Advisor, Business Council of Canada 
  • Panellists:
    • Whitney Baird | President and CEO, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
    • Tim Figures | Partner and Associate Director for EU and Global Trade & Investment, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    • Gerald Michael Butts | Vice Chairman, Eurasia Group
Canada Room, National Arts Centre
12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.  Networking Buffet Lunch
O’Born Room, National Arts Centre
2:15 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Remarks from the U.S Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra.

B7 Leader Insights: The U.S., EU, and Japan
  • Moderator: Candace Laing | President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce 
  • Panellists:
    • Frederik Persson | President, BUSINESSEUROPE
    • Suzanne Clark | President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    • Toshiaki Higashihara | Vice Chair, Keidanren 
A Renewed Alliance: G7 Collaboration in a Shifting Global Order
  • Moderator: Shachi Kurl | President, Angus Reid Institute
  • Panellists:
    • Erin O’Toole | Former Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Member of Parliament President and Managing Director, ADIT North America
    • Geneviève Tuts | Ambassador of the European Union to Canada
    • Michael Kovrig | Senior Adviser, Asia-Pacific for the International Crisis Group
    • Yuliya Kovaliv | Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
Canada Room, National Arts Centre
4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Handoff of the Communiqué and Closing Remarks
Canada Room, National Arts Centre
   

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