OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will deliver the opening address at a DiverseCity event being hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto, on Monday, May 10, 2010, at 1 p.m. Event participants will include Mr. John Capobianco, President of the Canadian Club of Toronto; Mr. John Tory and Ms. Ratna Omidvar, co-chairs of DiverseCity; and Mr. Gordon M. Nixon, President and CEO of RBC, as well as business leaders and Toronto youth.
In her address entitled “Corporate Engagement and the Drive to Inspire: Empowering New Leaders in 21st Century Canada,” the Governor General will speak on the key role the business community can play in empowering emerging leaders, including those from minority and underprivileged backgrounds, to help create a stronger, more prosperous and harmonious Canada.
A discussion on ways to cultivate the kind of leadership Canada needs to remain prosperous in an ever-changing global economy will follow. The event will take place in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Hotel, in Toronto (123 Queen Street West).
About the Governor General’s Program: Breaking Down Solitudes
Since September 2005, Michaëlle Jean has been traveling across the country to support ordinary citizens, business leaders, civil society and public officials in their efforts to foster greater social harmony, community-driven social and economic development, and to provide all Canadians, particularly youth, with an opportunity to achieve their highest potential. For more information, please visit www.gg.ca and www.citizenvoices.gg.ca.
About DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Project
Maytree and the Toronto City Summit Alliance established DiverseCity to accelerate prosperity by enabling a new, more diverse group of leaders to emerge. The May 10 event will include some of the more than 150 partners who are working with DiverseCity to create new networks and opportunities. For more information, please visit www.diversecitytoronto.ca.
About the Canadian Club of Toronto
The Canadian Club of Toronto is this nation’s preeminent public affairs forum in its 113th year and is a not-for-profit organization that has no political or religious affiliations. The Club is a place to hear trailblazers in politics, business, social development and the media over lunch. It attracts audiences from business and the professions as well as individuals representing various interests. For more information, please visit www.canadianclub.org.
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Media Information:
Marie-Ève Létourneau
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-0287
613-302-0912 (cell)
meletourneau@gg.ca
www.gg.ca
Lynn Chou
Media Relations
Canadian Club of Toronto
416-364-5591
lchou@canadianclub.org
www.canadianclub.org
Julia Howell
Media Relations
DiverseCity
416-699-3838
416-402-4274 (cell)
julia@communityinvestmentpartners.ca
www.diversecitytoronto.ca
