Media Advisory - World Bank and Standard & Poors Chief Economists among
Tuesday highlights at Toronto Forum for Global Cities (the Hon. James
Flaherty session cancelled)

**NOTE: JIM FLAHERTY IS NO LONGER SPEAKING ON TUESDAY**

TORONTO, Nov. 23 /CNW/ - The final day of the 2010 Toronto Forum for Global Cities takes place on November 23 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North building).  Themed "Competing Towards a Sustainable Future," this fourth edition of the Forum will examine how energy, transportation and the global economic recovery are impacting the ability of cities to thrive in post-recessionary times.

The Forum program for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23:

9:00am - OPENING SESSION: Rebalancing the World Economy: Stronger Fundamentals for Sustained Growth (Room 106)

Speaker highlights:

• Justin Yifu Lin, Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President, World Bank, U.S.
• Elyse Allan, President and CEO, GE Canada
• John Finn Barrett, President and CEO, Western & Southern Financial Group
• Adam E. Sieminski, Chief Energy Economist, Deutsche Bank
• Warren Jestin, Chief Economist, Scotia Bank

10:30am: BREAKOUT SESSIONS (simultaneously)

SESSION 1 (ROOM 203): Sustainable Investments in Emerging Economies

Speaker highlights:

• HE Fernando de la Rúa, Former President of Argentina
• Sergio Fernández de Córdova, Chairman of Political Affairs, Entrepreneurs Organization
• Jorge Arbache, Senior Advisor to the President, Brazilian Development Bank

SESSION 2 (Room 203): Risk Management: Facing a New Business Environment

Speaker highlights:

• David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poors, U.S.
• Iain Donald, Vice President and National Director, Global Risk Analysis, Control Risks
• The Hon. Michael Wilson, Chairman, Barclays Capital, Canada

12:00pm: LUNCHEON  (ROOM 106)

Part I (12:00PM): New Economic Cycle Keynote Speaker (1:00PM):  Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, U.K.

Part II (1:45PM): Five Global Forces That Are Shaping The World Keynote Speaker (2:00PM): Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company

3:00pm: SESSION 3 (ROOM 206)

Financial Crisis: Have We Seen the Peak?

Speaker highlights:

• The Hon. Vicente Bengoa Albizu, Minister of Finance, The Dominican Republic
• Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute, U.S.
• Diane Gray, CEO, CentrePort Canada
• Compton Bourne, President, Caribbean Development Bank
• The Hon. Janet Ecker, President, Toronto Financial Services Alliance

For a complete listing of Forum speakers and a detailed agenda, visit www.forumforglobalcities.com.

For further information:

Media information:

Kristin Gable
416 967-8890 (office)
514-209-0984 (cell)
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