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The Victoria Forum 2022

Bridging Divides:

Turf, Truth and Trust

Victoria Forum 2022 highlights

Over the three days, we had over 500 individuals connect with the Forum to tackle some difficult issues and discuss solutions for bridging economic, social and environmental divides.

We have had excellent feedback about the quality of the dialogue and witnessed the passion people feel about making the world a better place. We have lots to do on that front, but thanks to your efforts, we took a significant step forward.

We look forward to continuing the discussion and are preparing a report that we will share with the public later. In the meantime, please view the recordings from the plenary sessions below. 

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"I found the Victoria forum a very worthwhile event and was pleased to take part in many terrific, impactful discussions. Also met a lot of great people. I was very impressed by the strong participation by indigenous individuals and the equally impressive turnout from the Senate of Canada."
Paul C. Genest
Paul C. GenestSenior Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
"It was a pleasure to join all of you for such rich, stimulating and inspiring conversation."
Kim Pate
Kim PateSenator, Senate of Canada
"I feel honoured to be part of Victoria Forum-a highly prestigious event. Thanks for giving me the chance to contribute to its success. I look forward to more future cooperation."
Balgis Osman Elasha
Balgis Osman ElashaChief Climate Change and Green Growth Specialist, African Development Bank
"A real pleasure to be part of the Forum. Many thanks for the opportunity."
Greg Moran
Greg MoranExecutive Director, Academics Without Borders
"It was a great opportunity. Happy to help with future VF initiatives."
Simon Pek
Simon PekAssociate Professor, University of Victoria
"It was my absolute pleasure convening among leaders and discussing solutions to address the world's most pressing issues at the Victoria Forum."
Shireen Salti
Shireen SaltiThe Former Executive Director, The Canadian Arab Institute
"Thank you for inviting The Conference Board of Canada; we were pleased to partner with you on this and would be happy to collaborate with you in the future."
Dr. Susan Black
Dr. Susan BlackChief Executive Officer, The Conference Board of Canada
"What an excellent conference you and the Victoria Forum put together. We were honoured to be featured, and it was great to get to know all of you and the wonderful work of UVic."
Rosemary Thompson
Rosemary ThompsonExecutive Director, Coalition for a Better Future
"There were many thought-provoking discussions on a great conference theme. I was impressed with the thoughtful way the panels and breakout sessions were planned and the way the Senate members were involved. I learnt a lot in regard to the specific topic areas, as well as how to plan an event which directly engages government officials and policymakers."
Professor Brent W. RitchieDean and Head of UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
"I do wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone for organizing this great event. I thoroughly enjoyed the sessions, the people and the venue. Congratulations."
Lucie Moncion
Lucie MoncionSenator, Senate of Canada
"It was a privilege to be part of the Forum this year, and thank you for accommodating our need to do this virtually."
Shaheen Nanji
Shaheen NanjiExecutive Director, SFU International
"Thanks for the wonderfully organized event. It was also great to meet you and discuss during and after the deglobalization round table."
Sohaib Shahid
Sohaib ShahidDirector of Economic Innovation, The Conference Board of Canada
"It was a pleasure, and a great learning experience, to participate in the Victoria Forum – finally in person. I found it very illuminating, and there were certainly many ideas and opportunities to continue thinking about ways forward to address the major challenges we discussed. I look forward to continuing our collaboration."
Peter Taylor
Peter TaylorDirector of Research, Institute of Development Studies
"I wanted to thank you for the invitation; so glad that the Conference Board was able to partner with you on this event. On a personal level, I thought the agenda and presentations were very engaging, and it was terrific meeting you and so many other interesting folks. It was also great to finally be at an event with "real" people, so thank you again for considering my involvement."
Pedro Antunes
Pedro AntunesChief Economist, The Conference Board of Canada
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Bridging divides in our society through

Constructive and evidence based conversations

The Victoria Forum is co-hosted by The University of Victoria and the Senate of Canada. The objective of the Victoria Forum is to bring people together to bridge divides in our society. 

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Face-to-face discussions in Victoria, BC with Online Plenary Sessions

3 days of discussions

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