International Economic Forum of the Americas

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The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA), is an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Canada, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Miami and Paris. The IEFA was created in 1995 to promote an exchange of views and perspectives on pressing economic issues of our times among world leaders, renowned experts and business executives.{{Cite web|title=International Economic Forum of the Americas – 4 Conferences of the International Economic Forum of the Americas|url=https://forum-americas.org/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12}} It organizes several high-level conferences per year and has grown to become a landmark organization bringing together more than 10,000 speakers and 600 speakers every year.

Mission

The International Economic Forum of the Americas was founded to facilitate agreements, offer business opportunities and provide access to unique insights from leading experts and specialists.

The Forum has grown to become a landmark organization bringing together more than 10,000 delegates and over 6000 speakers combined under the auspices of four annual conferences: the Conference of Montreal, the Toronto Global Forum, the World Strategic Forum and the Conference of Paris.{{Cite web|title=Mission – International Economic Forum of the Americas|url=https://forum-americas.org/toronto/about-us/mission/|access-date=2021-11-15|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=International Economic Forum wants to put Montreal on the map|url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/international-economic-forum-wants-to-put-montreal-on-the-map|access-date=2021-11-15|website=montrealgazette|language=en-CA}}

History

The International Economic Forum of the Americas was founded in 1995, when Gil Rémillard, a former Minister of Justice of Quebec, held an inaugural Conference of Montreal, on June 20–22, 1995.{{cite web |url=http://forum-americas.org/montreal/background |title=Background {{!}} International Economic Forum of the Americas |website=forum-americas.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614150448/http://forum-americas.org/montreal/background |archive-date=2012-06-14}}

At the time, the globalization of the economies was beginning to emerge at an increased rate. With the end of the Cold War, the success of the "Uruguay round" in 1989, the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994 and the beginnings of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the world was ready to construct a global market that would benefit of every countries. A desire emerged to create an independent international forum in Montreal, to identify and understand the impact of all these developments on the global economic system.Le Cour, Rudy. "Montréal comme porte d'entrée du continent". Le Devoir [Montréal] 9 June 2014

The IEFA now hosts four annual events: the Conference of Montreal, the Toronto Global Forum, the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami and [https://forum-americas.org/paris/home/ The Conference of Paris].Desrosiers, Éric. "La Conférence de Montréal gagne en popularité". Le Devoir [Montréal] 23 May 2014 These conferences and forums have welcomed past and present politicians, heads of states, corporate executives, central bankers and global economic decision makers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.edc.ca/events/EN/P-1617/Pages/overview.aspx |title=Toronto Global Forum |access-date=2015-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914205423/https://www.edc.ca/events/EN/P-1617/Pages/overview.aspx |archive-date=2015-09-14 |url-status=dead }}

Organization

= Conference of Montreal =

{{Main|Conference of Montreal}}The Conference of Montreal is an annual event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, since 1995. The Conference is committed to heightening knowledge and awareness of the major issues concerning economic globalization, with a particular emphasis on the relations between the Americas and other continents.

= Toronto Global Forum =

{{Main|Toronto Global Forum}}The Toronto Global Forum is the second annual event presented by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, since 2007. The event fosters dialogue on national and global issues, in the context of changing dynamics in the economy.{{Cite web |url=https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/toronto-global-forum-welcomes-former-100000240.html |title=Toronto Global Forum Welcomes former U.S. Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger and Costa Rica President, Luis Guillermo Solís - Yahoo Finance Canada |access-date=2015-01-14 |archive-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150129013528/https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/toronto-global-forum-welcomes-former-100000240.html |url-status=dead }}

= World Strategic Forum =

{{Main|World Strategic Forum}}The World Strategic Forum is the third annual event, held in Miami under the auspices of the International Economic Forum of Americas, established in 2011. Its mission is to address the major governance challenges of the new world economic order, focusing on the central role of the Americas and the place of the United States of America. The Forum was held in Palm Beach, Florida, for its first four editions. The subsequent editions, as of 2015, are held in Miami, Florida.Ostrowski, Jeff. "Strategic Forum ends four-year run in county". The Palm Beach Post [Palm Beach] April 9, 2014 p.B6

= The Conference of Paris =

The Conference of Paris is the most recent annual event presented by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, since 2017. The Conference of Paris is gathering major international stakeholders in Paris to discuss and reassess globalization with a particular focus on the role Europe can play.{{Cite web|url=https://ocde.delegfrance.org/Conference-de-Paris-sur-le-theme-Repenser-la-mondialisation-du-Forum-economique|title=Conférence de Paris sur le thème|website=Représentation permanente de la France auprès de l'OCDE|language=fr|access-date=2018-09-06}}

Publications

The Global Economy – The Foundation for the Next Era of Growth is a multi-authored examination of the current business state of affairs, compiled to mark the 20th anniversary edition of the Conference of Montreal and the IEFA.{{cite web |url=http://librairie.lapresse.ca/livres/global-economy-1406.html |title=Global Economy {{!}} Sciences sociales {{!}} Librairie {{!}} lapresse.ca |website=librairie.lapresse.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718025901/http://librairie.lapresse.ca/livres/global-economy-1406.html |archive-date=2014-07-18}}

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