8:30 Registration & Refreshments

8:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Jon Allen, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
• Michael Valpy, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
• Norbert Eschborn, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

9:00 Panel 1 – Populism in Canada and Around the World

• Nathalie des Rosiers, Principal Massey College
• Clifford Young – President, US IPSOS Public Affairs
• Frank Graves – President, EKOS Research Associates
• Jonathan Weiler – Professor, UNC Chapel Hill, co-author “Prius or Pickup: How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America’s Great Divide”

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 Panel 2 – European Politics and Populism

• Giuliano da Empoli, founder of think tank Volta Italia
• Klaus Schuler, State Secretary (ret.), former Federal Managing Director of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Germany
• Matt Browne, founder of the Global Progress movement
• Randall Hansen, Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

12:15 Lunch (provided)

12:45 The (Uncertain) Future of Politics in Canada

• Bob Rae, 21st Premier of Ontario (1990-1995), Interim Leader Liberal Party of Canada (2011-2013)
• Lisa Raitt, Deputy Leader, Conservative Party of Canada (2017-2019)
• Peter Loewen, Professor, Political Science, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

1:45 Closing Remarks

• Ben Rowswell, President CIC