12:00 – 12:30 PM: Registration and Networking
12:30 – 12:40 PM: Welcome Remarks
- Giles Gherson, President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
- Deborah Yedlin, President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
12:40 – 1:10 PM: Lunch
1:10– 1:25 PM: Context Setting: What Could Alberta and Ontario Unlock Together?
- Martha Hall Findlay, Director and James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
1:25 – 1:40 PM: Keynote: Where Capital Goes Next
1:40 – 2:00 PM: A Stronger Alberta-Ontario Partnership
From internal trade and regulatory alignment to energy, infrastructure, and investment, greater cooperation between Alberta and Ontario could strengthen their respective economies while advancing Canada’s competitiveness. The session will explore where the two provinces can move further together, including opportunities to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers, align rules and regulations, and turn shared economic priorities into practical action.
2:00– 2:20 PM: Fireside Chat: The Business of Nation Building
Canada's economic ambitions ultimately depend on its ability to build. Infrastructure, housing, energy systems, industrial facilities, and trade corridors all require long-term investment, execution, and businesses prepared to deliver at scale. Bringing together leaders in construction and investment, this conversation will explore where Alberta and Ontario's complementary strengths can accelerate nation-building projects, the obstacles standing in the way, and what it will take to deliver the infrastructure that underpins Canada's long-term growth.
- Geoff Smith, Executive Chair, EllisDon
2:20 – 2:35 PM: Coffee Break and Networking
2:35 - 2:50 PM: Fireside Chat: From Innovation to Economic Advantage
Alberta and Ontario each bring distinct strengths in AI, research, talent and advanced industries. How can the two provinces better connect universities, businesses and government to move ideas from research into adoption, commercialization and growth? The discussion will explore how stronger collaboration could help retain talent and intellectual property, accelerate business uptake of new technologies and turn research excellence into a broader economic advantage.
- Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta
2:50 - 3:25 PM Panel: Powering Growth in Key Sectors
As Alberta and Ontario look to capitalize on their respective strengths in energy, manufacturing and technology, access to reliable power, telecommunications and digital infrastructure will be critical to supporting future growth.
But are Canada's infrastructure systems keeping pace with the needs of business? What will it take to meet the growing demands of AI, advanced manufacturing and other emerging industries? And how can the energy and telecommunications sectors work together to support the next wave of economic growth?
3:25 -3:35 PM Closing Keynote
3:40 - 3:45 PM Closing Remarks
- Giles Gherson, President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
- Deborah Yedlin, President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce