Canadian Club of Toronto - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Canadian Club of Toronto — News
Canadian Club of Toronto

The Canadian Club of Toronto is Canada’s preeminent public affairs podium. Since 1897, we have served an ambitious and important mission: to connect Canadians with world-class leaders and newsmakers and be a leading platform for influencers to engage Canadians on what matters most.

Over our 125 year history as a not-for-profit organization, we continue to be a forum for Governors General and Prime Ministers, CEOs and Nobel laureates, scientists, artists and innovators. We have a proud tradition of hosting national and international leaders in politics, business, social innovation and the media, and our members and audiences are drawn from an equally diverse and distinguished group of leaders.

The Canadian Club addresses routinely generate national coverage across multiple platforms. In addition to reported media coverage and our in-person audience of several hundred people, we make our programming accessible to all Canadians through broadcasts on cable television and webcasts, available online.

Events run between September and June in downtown Toronto. As an independent, non-profit organization, we make all our events open to the public. Tickets can be purchased online or through our office at 416-364-5590.

Copyright: ℗ & © 2013 The Canadian Club of Toronto

Latest Episodes:

Heather Munroe-Blum and David Naylor Apr 05, 2013

Show notes

On Friday, April 5th McGill’s principal, Heather Munroe-Blum, and University of Toronto’s president, David Naylor, will join in conversation with Robert Prichard, as they reflect on their careers and share their thoughts on what Canada’s universities have to do to thrive and succeed in the 21st century. Special remarks by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will follow the presentation.

Heather Munroe Blum and David Naylor Apr 05, 2013

Show notes

In conversation with Robert Prichard

Tony Fisher Mar 26, 2013

Show notes

Please join us on Tuesday, March 26th when we welcome Target Canada President Tony Fisher to our podium to discuss how the retailer laid the groundwork to open 124 stores across all 10 provinces by the end of this year. As president, Tony Fisher is responsible for leading the Target Canada team to achieve revenue and profitability goals while delivering an exceptional shopping experience for Canadian guests. Since being named president, Target Canada in January 2011, Tony has overseen a fast-growing team and been instrumental in the development of a culture that leverages Target’s focus on developing talent, collaboration, driving for results and continuous improvement, while also focusing on agility and transparency to support the entrepreneurial aspects of starting a new company in a new country for the first time. Tony began his career with Target in 1999 as a business analyst in Apparel and Accessories. Since then, he has held several positions in Grocery and Hardlines, including roles in Owned Brand food, where he was responsible for growing Target’s private label assortment of Archer Farms and Market Pantry, and in Merchandise Planning, where he was involved in the opening of Target’s first food distribution centers. During Tony’s time as divisional merchandise manager for Toys and Sporting Goods, he leveraged the power of Target’s guest-focused culture, and through the use of guest insights and data, his team reconfigured the Toy area to create a more enjoyable and easy-to-navigate shopping experience. Likewise, Tony’s Sporting Goods team undertook an extensive initiative that used geographical data analytics to re-merchandise the categories across the U.S. based on unique shopping preferences by market. Immediately prior to his current position, Tony served as vice president of merchandise operations. In this role he led the teams that launched the first-ever business intelligence efforts across Merchandising and Marketing, and drove strategic assortment and pricing efforts through analytics and optimization. Target Canada remains on track to have 124 stores serving guests in all 10 provinces by the end of the year – achieving a retail expansion of unprecedented scope and speed while providing a fun, convenient shopping experience and access to highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Additionally, Target will build in Canada on its long-standing commitment to giving 5 percent of its profit to charitable causes in the communities we serve. Today, that giving equals more than $4 million (U.S.) a week. Tony graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., with a bachelor’s degree in marketing management and a minor in computer science. Tony lives near Toronto with his wife of 12 years and three children, ages 9, 7 and 5. He enjoys hockey, baseball, bicycling and spending time with his family.

Tony Fisher, President, Target Canada Mar 26, 2013

Show notes

A Retail Expansion of Unprecedented Scope and Speed

Ray Ivany Mar 25, 2013

Show notes

Ray Ivany became the 15th President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University in April 2009. A native of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Ivany was previously Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia and a Principal of the consulting firm, Ivany and Associates. Between 1998 and 2005, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) and, prior to that, served as Executive Vice-President at the University College of Cape Breton. He is also Vice-Chair of Nova Scotia Business Inc., and a board member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and Nova Scotia Power Inc. In November 2012, he was appointed Chair of the Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy. Ivany has a long history of executive leadership and community involvement in Nova Scotia and across Canada. During his tenure at NSCC, he led a period of transformation, rapid growth in enrolment, and major expansion of campus infrastructure. Ivany has also advised various levels of government through appointments to the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, Ontario Investing in Students Taskforce, and the Nova Scotia Premier’s Fiscal Management Taskforce. His achievements have earned Ivany several awards of distinction. He was granted an Honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Thomas University in 2006; named to Maclean’s Honour Roll of Top Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference in 2004; and, that same year, was the Halifax Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year. In 2011, he was inducted into the Atlantic Business Magazine Top 50 CEO Hall of Fame.

Ray Ivany, President and Vice Chancellor, Acadia University Mar 25, 2013

Show notes

Of Maps and Mapmakers: A Case for the Undergraduate Experience

Graham Henderson Mar 01, 2013

Show notes

Please join us on March 1st when Graham Henderson, President of Music Canada, who will soon be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, will reveal five opportunities to facilitate the growth and sustainability of the Canadian music industry. The commercial music industry in Canada has long been a star factory, developing and nurturing talented artists who go on to represent Canada on stages around the world. It employs tens of thousands of Canadians and injects millions of dollars into the economy. In 2013 the sector is retooling to better meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities of the digital age. What priorities should be deployed to accelerate the industry’s rebirth? What adjustments are needed to existing programs and resources in order to achieve the best results? What are some of the yet unexplored industrial strategies that will stimulate new investment and innovation? Graham Henderson will discuss Music Canada’s new research findings that prioritize five areas of exploration: music education, digital innovation, interconnected tax credits, music tourism and export development. Graham Henderson promotes the interests of Canadian record companies and their partners, the artists. Mr. Henderson is active in policy development and is a frequent speaker on intellectual property issues. Currently he is the Copyright Rapporteur of the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property of the International Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Canadian Intellectual Property Council and Board Member of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. About Graham Henderson Mr. Henderson is also Chairperson of the Re:Sound Board of Directors. Mr. Henderson has been working with artists for 25 years, first as a lawyer specializing in music law and later as Senior Vice-President, Business Affairs and eCommerce at Universal Music Canada. There, Mr. Henderson managed Universal’s e-commerce strategy and was instrumental in the launch of Puretracks.com, Canada’s first legal digital music download service. In 2004, he joined Music Canada. Mr. Henderson holds a double major in English Literature and Fine Art History from Guelph University. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in English Literature and a law degree, both from the University of Toronto. He lives in Toronto with his wife Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies and their son Ed.

Graham Henderson, President, Music Canada Mar 01, 2013

Show notes

Targeting 2020: Driving Change Toward a Sustainable Canadian Music Industry

International Investing from the Front Lines Feb 19, 2013

Show notes

Together they invest billions of dollars internationally and have an unparalleled perspective on international markets. How can Canadian businesses best access international markets and capital? How can Canadian capital pools become global players? What opportunities do they see for partnership in international and domestic investment? Join Jim Leech of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Michael Nobrega of OMERS, and Mark Wiseman of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the CEOs of Canada’s leading pension funds and investment organizations, for a lively discussion on investment in the global marketplace.

Jim Leech, Michael Nobrega and Mark Wiseman Feb 19, 2013

Show notes

International Investing from the Front Lines

Related Podcasts