Event Summary
From June 26-28, 2022, the Council of the Great Lakes Region hosted its sixth annual Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago, Illinois. Keynote speakers included Megan Leslie, President and CEO, WWF Canada, Steven Altman, Senior Research Scholar and Director, DHL Initiative on Globalization, Center for the Future of Management, NYU Stern School of Business, Michael Gregory, Deputy Chief Economist and Head of U.S. Economics, William Sisson, Executive Director, North America, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Debra Shore, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 5, Ambassador Bruce Heyman, Former United States Ambassador to Canada, and Aaron Annable, Acting Consul General and Consul, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Service, Consulate General of Canada in Chicago. Topics discussed included the state of the Great Lakes economy, regional farming and food systems, the future of the Great Lakes auto sector, trade and supply chains, travel and tourism, building a globally competitive aviation and space technology sector, higher education, decarbonization, environmental and economic sustainability, and water stewardship.
Speakers
President and CEO
WWF Canada
(Retired)
United States Ambassador to Canada
Regional Administrator
U.S. EPA Region 5
Acting Consul General and Consul - Foreign Policy and ...