June Luncheon - Benjamin Tal

Benjamin Tal is a Senior Economist with CIBC World Markets Inc. He is responsible for analyzing economic developments and their implications for North American fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets. He also acts in an advisory capacity to bank officers on issues related to wealth management, household/corporate credit and risk.

In addition to providing expert testimony on various economic issues in front of Canadian Parliamentary committees, Mr. Tal has represented Canada in NAFTA discussions with regards to the structure of the North American labour market. He has also led investment seminars on behalf of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and leading institutional investors in major European cities.

Mr. Tal is a member of the Economic Committee of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a board member of the Toronto Association for Business and Economics (TABE).

Topic: Economic Update

11:45 a.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Guest Speaker