Senior Vice-President in the Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
John is one of Canada’s leading voices on innovation, economic disruption and geopolitical
change. He is Senior Vice-President in the Office of the CEO at Royal Bank of Canada,
where he created and leads the RBC Thought Leadership team that publishes cutting-edge research and convenes national conversations designed to inform and inspire Canadian prosperity.
Before joining RBC in 2015, John was Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail, where through a 25-year career he led its digital transformation, transformed its business and investing coverage, and was the newspaper’s correspondent in Asia through the 1990s, winning five National Newspaper Awards.
John is the author of four books onCanada and its place in the world, and in addition to his role at RBC, is a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and the Munk School for Global Affairs and Public Policy and sits on the Board of the Canadian International Council.
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Dominic Barton: Is Canada finally positioned to unleash its potential?
Dominic Barton, recently announced as the Chair of the Board of Directors, Invest in Canada, returns to GrowCanada with an update on Canada’s investment landscape and a look at how the country is positioning itself for growth in a rapidly changing global economy. Revisiting the recommendations of his 2016 report on agriculture, Barton will also assess what has—and hasn’t—been implemented, where Canada has made progress, and what still needs to change to attract capital and drive productivity. And he will share his perspective on Canada’s trade diversification strategy, the opportunities emerging in global markets, and what Canada must do to compete for investment and build a stronger economic future.
