BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4//
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:20250803T203643EDT-8313SztbWB@132.216.98.100
DTSTAMP:20250804T003643Z
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Max Bell Foundation\, this event brings three exp
 erts together to discuss the investment and finance challenges of the net-
 zero energy transition. Providing insight from business\, government and t
 he research sector\, Martha Hall Findlay\, Rachel Samson\, and Paul Rochon
  will share their unique perspective on how best to move Canada to a prosp
 erous\, net-zero future. This even will be moderated by Max Bell School di
 rector and former director of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission\, Chris Ragan.
 \n\n>>REGISTER HERE\n\nSpeakers:\n\nRachel Samson\, Vice President\, Resea
 rch at the Institute for Research on Public Policy\n\nRachel has 23 years 
 of experience providing evidence-based policy advice to key Canadian organ
 izations and decision-makers.\n\nBefore joining IRPP\, Rachel was research
  director for clean growth at the Canadian Climate Institute (formerly the
  Canadian Institute for Climate Choices). In that role\, she led multiple 
 in-depth research reports that linked climate change with economic and soc
 ial objectives\, including Sink or Swim: Transforming Canada’s Economy for
  a Global Low-carbon Future.\n\nEarlier in her career\, Rachel was an econ
 omist and executive for the federal government\, working in departments su
 ch as Finance Canada and Environment Canada. After leaving government in 2
 014\, she started her own consulting company\, leading projects for such c
 lients as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD
 )\, and the Ecofiscal Commission and the Smart Prosperity Institute in Can
 ada.\n\nRachel holds a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s Universit
 y.\n\nPaul Rochon was Deputy Minister of Finance (Canada) from 2014 to 202
 0. Prior to this appointment\, he held a number of senior positions in the
  federal government. He served as Deputy Minister of International Develop
 ment under the new Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development. 
 He was the Associate Deputy Minister of Health and concurrently Special Ad
 visor to the Minister of Finance on negotiations for a Canadian securities
  regulator. From 2010 to 2012 he was the Associate Deputy Minister of Fina
 nce and Canada’s Finance deputy at the G7\, G20 and the Financial Stabilit
 y Forum. Paul has extensive experience in budget making\, financial and ec
 onomic management\, and policy development at the highest levels of govern
 ment in Canada. He is a trusted negotiator\, having led and concluded nego
 tiations internationally at the G20\, as well as in Canada in the context 
 of federal provincial agreements. He has extensive experience related to t
 he governance of Crown Corporations.\n\nPrior to joining the Department of
  Finance in 1990\, he worked at the Conference Board of Canada for three y
 ears. He holds a bachelor’s degree in History from ɬÀï·¬ and a
  master’s degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.\n\nMartha Ha
 ll Findlay\, Chief Climate Officer\, leads Suncor’s efforts to address the
  nexus of climate and energy\, including strategic planning in collaborati
 on with various Suncor teams\, and stewarding many of Suncor’s external re
 lationships and strategic collaborations\, to build an environment that su
 pports a future for Canadian energy. Martha was instrumental in the develo
 pment of\, and plays a critical leadership role on\, the multi-company Oil
  Sands Pathways to Net Zero by 2050 initiative.\n\nShe was named a Canadia
 n Climate Champion in 2021 by the British High Commission and the Canada C
 limate Law Initiative\; she was named as one of Canada’s Clean50 for 2022\
 ; she was named by the Energy Council as a top global female oil and gas e
 xecutive and one of the top 275 women influencers.\n\nPrior to joining Sun
 cor\, Martha was the President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation\, one
  of Canada’s most important public policy think tanks\, where her focus wa
 s on strong public policy recommendations for the economic and social pros
 perity of western Canada\, and by extension Canada as a whole. She has wri
 tten dozens of essays\, articles and op eds for national publications in b
 oth official languages and has frequently appeared as a thought leader in 
 national print and broadcast media.\n\nShe has over 30 years of experience
  as a corporate lawyer\, international trade expert\, senior executive and
  successful entrepreneur\, supporting major multinationals as well as star
 t-ups – primarily in wireless telecommunications and mobile payments\, bot
 h in Canada and in Europe.\n\nAs a twice-elected Member of Parliament\, sh
 e served in the Official Opposition shadow cabinet for International Trade
 \; Finance\; Transport\, Infrastructure and Communities\; and Public Works
  and Government Services\, and she served on the House of Commons Standing
  Committees for all of those portfolios. She is currently a member of the 
 Minister of International Trade’s Trade Expert Advisory Council.\n\nMartha
  has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of 
 Toronto and an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School. She also holds the Instit
 ute of Corporate Directors ICD.D designation.\n\nModerator:\n\nChristopher
  Ragan\, Director\, Max Bell School of Public Policy\, ɬÀï·¬.
 \n
DTSTART:20220510T210000Z
DTEND:20220510T223000Z
LOCATION:ONLINE
SUMMARY:Money for Nothing: Investment and Financial Policies to get to Net 
 Zero
URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/money-nothing-invest
 ment-and-financial-policies-get-net-zero-339181
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR