November 27-29, 2025
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Lake Louise, AB
7:30-8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Through the Looking Glass: Making Sense of a Disordered World
10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
Canada’s Place: A Rude Awakening
11:30 a.m.
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Calgary Stampede Lunch, presented by Willow Park Wines & Spirits
1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
Business Matters: Seizing the Moment
John M. Mercury, Executive Chair & Chair of the Board, Bennett Jones LLP (Moderator)
Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow & Director of Energy, Natural Resources & Environment, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Game of Thrones: The Test of Our Times
Martha Hall Findlay, Director & Palmer Chair in Public Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary; Member of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations (Moderator)
Hon. John P. Manley, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
* subject to revision