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David Walker FORMER COMPTROLLER GENERAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| DAY 2 |
HONORARY CHAIR -
Sheila Fraser THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF CANADA |
| DAY 3 |
Douglas Porter DEPUTY CHIEF ECONOMIST & MANAGING DIRECTOR, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS |
| DAY 4 |
Chantal Hébert POLITICAL RACONTEUR & COLUMNIST |
| DAY 5 |
Danièle Sauvageau FORMER CANADIAN OLYMPIC HOCKEY COACH |
Day 1 (Monday, November 23, 2009)
David Walker, Former Comptroller General, United States of America
As
President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Dave is now free to do
what he wasn't able to do while running the Government Accountability Office:
advocate for specific solutions, work proactively with grantees and other
partners to build strong coalitions, and encourage and engage in grassroots
efforts to bring pressure on Washington to act.
As Comptroller General of the United States and head of the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008, spanning both
Democratic and Republican administrations, Dave served as the federal
government's chief auditor. Appointed by President Bill Clinton and confirmed
unanimously by the U.S. Senate, he was an outspoken, nonpartisan advocate for
addressing the major fiscal and other sustainability challenges facing the
country. He also enacted transformational reforms at the agency and within the
accountability profession.
Prior to his appointment to run the GAO, Dave served as a partner
and global managing director of Arthur Andersen LLP and in several government
leadership positions, including as a Public Trustee for Social Security and
Medicare from 1990 to 1995 and as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Pension and
Welfare Benefit Programs during the Reagan administration.
Although no longer the US government's chief auditor, Dave continues to serve as a global accountability expert as chairman of the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee. He also serves on the boards of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the Partnership for Public Service. He has authored two books, is a regular commentator, and is the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A. To see and hear David, view US Government Immorality Will Lead to Bankruptcy and I.O.U.S.A.: The Movie.
Dave holds a B.S. in accounting from
Jacksonville University, a Senior Management in Government Certificate in
public policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government,
and several honorary doctorate degrees. He has won numerous leadership and
other awards during his career. He and his wife Mary live in Alexandria, VA and
have two children and three grandchildren.
Day 2 (Tuesday, November 24, 2009)
HONORARY CHAIR
Sheila Fraser, FCA, The Auditor General of Canada
Photo credit: Couvrette/Ottawa
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As
Auditor General, Ms. Fraser has focused the Office’s efforts on serving
the needs of parliamentarians and ensuring they have objective and reliable
information with which to scrutinize government activities and hold the
government to account for its stewardship of public funds. She has promoted the
use of plain language in the Office’s performance audit reports tabled in the
House of Commons. At her initiative,
Before
joining the Office, Ms. Fraser enjoyed a fruitful and challenging career
with the firm of Ernst & Young, where she became a partner in
1981. In its
Ms. Fraser
has always been active in her profession, at both the provincial and national
levels. For her noteworthy service to the auditing and accounting professions,
she was awarded the Prix Émérite 1993 and the designation
"Fellow" by the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec in 1994
and by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 2000. She received
the Governor General's medal commemorating
Day 3 (Wednesday, November 25, 2009)
Douglas Porter, CFA, Deputy Chief Economist & Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets
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Before joining BMO Capital Markets, Douglas held positions of economist and country risk analyst with other financial institutions in Canada, and also worked in the research department of the Bank of Canada.
Douglas earned a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1984 and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has been on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Association of Business Economists since 1996, and has been a member of the C.D. Howe's Monetary Policy Council since 2008.Day 4 (Thursday, November 26, 2009)
Chantal Hébert, Political Raconteur & Columnist
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Hébert is a regular participant in other television and radio current affairs shows in French and in English. Prior to taking her position, Hébert worked as the Montreal correspondent for the Toronto Star from February 1999 to September of the same year. She started her career in 1975 in Toronto working for Radio-Canada television news.
She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for La Presse and Le Devoir as well as a parliamentary radio correspondent for Radio-Canada.
Hébert is the 2005 recipient of APEX’s Public Service Citation as well as the 2006 recipient of the Hyman Solomon award for excellence in journalism and public policy.
She is a Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto. As part of the Asia Pacific Foundation Fellowship program, she has traveled extensively to Japan, South-East Asia and Hong Kong.
Hébert penned her first book, French Kiss: Stephen Harper’s Blind Date with Quebec, published by Knopf Canada in Feburary 2007.
Born and raised in Ontario, Hébert was educated at Glendon College, York University. She holds an honourary doctorate from Bishops University.
Day 5 (Friday, November 27, 2009)
Danièle Sauvageau, Former Canadian Olympic Hockey Coach
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Sauvageau has worked at almost every level of hockey open to female coaches. Those who have played for her talk about her ability to prepare a game plan and communicate it. After the disappointing silver medal showing in Nagano, Sauvageau was named the new head coach of the team and general manager of the Canadian female hockey program. It was a rough ride, with seven straight losses to the U.S. team prior to the Olympics and Sauvageau juggled her career as an MUC police sergeant so she could be on the road 60 days a year for training camps, exhibition and tournament games. However, her team-building methods and leadership skills led the team to an extraordinary gold medal victory.
Sauvageau has extensive experience in human resource management, coaching, leadership, evaluation, communication and the making of a winning team. Her speeches are designed to teach, inspire and support people in being their best. Fluently bilingual in French and English, her clients include the RCMP, Hockey Canada, Sport Canada, Water Polo Canada, Bombardier, Federal and provincial government, and numerous private, public and not-for-profit organizations.
Beyond coaching and working as a police officer, she is also spokesperson for the Coaching Association of Canada, a member of the Canadian Professional Coaches Association, and was a member of the successful bid committee for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics bid. She is a Mentor Coach for the Olympian Canadian Committee where she acts as a guide and mentor to Canadian coaches and leaders. Sauvageau was the first woman analyst on Quebec’s Hockey Night in Canada.
Sauvageau and her work have appeared on CBC, TSN and NBC, and been featured in a variety of Canadian and U.S. publications. She co-authored the book A Golden Tear, an account of her journey to the Olympics.
Her drive to win and her commitment to numerous not-for-profit and community organizations round out her already impressive repertoire of accomplishments.
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