Palmer Conference Named in Honour of James S. Palmer, C.M., A.O.E., Q.CJames Palmer is a founding partner of the Calgary law firm Burnett Duckworth Palmer.His ancestors include two Prince Edward Island Premiers, a representative at the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, and several jurists. Mr. Palmer’s dedication and passion for public policy is demonstrated through the James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair in Public Policy at the University of Calgary. |
Palmer Conference Host
H. Wade MacLauchlan C.M., President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island
Palmer Conference Chair
Kevin Lynch, Vice Chair of BMO Financial Group, Former Clerk of the Privy Council
Palmer Conference Keynote Speakers
John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Council of Chief Executives
David Emerson, Senior Legal Advisor and Executive Chair, BC Transmission Corporation
Palmer Conference Moderators
David Emerson, Business, Political and Public Service Leader
H. Wade MacLauchlan C.M., President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island
Dale Eisler, Canadian Consul General, Denver, Colorado
Bruce Carson, Executive Director, Canada School of Energy and Environment & Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Palmer Conference Panelists
Penny Ballem, City Manager, Vancouver
Monique Collette, President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Joan Dawe, Former Deputy Minister of Health and Community Services and Social Services, Newfoundland and Laborador
Daniel Gagnier, Chair, International Institute for Sustainable Development; former Chief of Staff for Premier Jean Charest
Peter J. Kelly, Mayor, Halifax Regional Municipality
Janice MacKinnon, Professor, University of Saskatchewan; former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance
Kady O’Malley, Ottawa Bureau, CBC
Jeremy Leonard, Rapporteur, Institute for Research on Public Policy
L. Ian MacDonald, Montreal Gazette and Sun Media Group
Paul Wells, MacLean's Magazine