When: Wednesday, 13 November
Where: The Union Club, 805 Gordon Street
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm (registration desk opens at 11:30 am)
Our Speaker: Dr. David Malone, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

Fresh from a visit to India (and as Canada and India engaged in their most recent diplomatic spat) plus a stop in Japan, we are delighted to announce that Dr. David Malone, retired Rector of the United Nations (UN) University Tokyo (2013-2023) and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, will be speaking about the Asia-Pacific at our next Union Club lunch. As David will discuss, the Asia-Pacific is rapidly becoming the global centre of economic dynamism and will play a critical role in shaping Canada’s future over the next half-century.

Encompassing 40 economies, over four billion people and nearly $50 trillion in economic activity, it is the world’s fastest-growing region and home to six of Canada’s top 13 trading partners. On the other hand, great power competition and inter-state tensions are on the rise. And the region is home to four states – China, India, North Korea and Pakistan- that possess nuclear weapons.

Our speaker is the retired Rector of the UN University Tokyo (2013-2023). Prior to joining the UN University, Dr. Malone served (2008–2013) as President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre, a funding agency supporting policy-relevant research in the developing world. Dr. Malone had earlier served as Canada’s Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council and as Ambassador to the UN (1992–1994); as Director General of the Policy, International Organizations and Global Issues Bureaus within Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (1994–1998); and as President of the International Peace Academy (now International Peace Institute), a New York-based independent research and policy development institution (1998–2004). He also oversaw Canada’s economic and multilateral diplomacy within DFAIT (2004–2006) and served as Canada’s High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal (2006–2008).

Dr. Malone has held research posts in the Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution; Massey College, University of Toronto; and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. He was an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University and has also been a Guest Scholar and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. He holds a degree from l’École des Hautes Études Commerciales (Montreal), an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a DPhil in International Relations from Oxford University. He has also studied at the American University of Cairo. Dr. Malone has published extensively, in both academic and lighter veins.

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The cost to attend this lunch is $42.50 for CIC members, $47.50 for guests of CIC members, $55 for non-members, $35 for CIC young professional members and non-member students, and $20 for CIC student members.

To register, please email Jennifer Button at cic.victoria.sec@gmail.com no later than noon on Wednesday, 6 November with your name, the names of any guests and any specific dietary restrictions.

Once we have heard from you, confirmation of your registration and eTransfer payment instructions will be provided. Please do not send e-transfers until you hear from us.

Payment by eTransfer is strongly encouraged. (Please, no cash at the door, but cheques can be accepted if necessary).

Unfortunately, as meals must be pre-ordered and paid for, no refunds are possible after noon on Wednesday, 6 November unless we have a waiting list.