Through such initiatives as the development of solid partnerships, the 2009 Montreal Millennium Summit established itself as an important international event. Because the Summit is now held in the spring, the fall 2008 event was postponed until spring of the following year. The 2009 Summit, which was recognized by the UN, garnered extensive media visibility.
DAY 1 – APRIL 15, 2009
Speakers at the Expert Forum
AM
Mr. Daniel Germain, President-Founder, Montreal Millennium Summit
Mr. Pierre Arcand, Minister of International Relations, Quebec
Mr. Salil Shetty, Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign
Mrs. Fionna Douglas, Program Manager, Agricultural and Rural Development, World Bank
Mr. Henk-Jan Brinkman, Senior Advisor for Economic Policy, United Nations World Food Program
Mr. Frédéric Boisrond, Executive Director, Action Against Hunger-Canada; Member of the Executive Committee, Action Against Hunger International Network
Session President: Mr. André D. Beaudoin, President, Union of Agricultural Producers – International Development (UPADI)
Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Pierre Lemonde, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montreal Council on Foreign RelationsLuncheon with Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, University Columbia. Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon
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Dr. Rajesh Tandon, Chairman of the Board of the Montreal International Forum
Mrs. Sylvia Borren, Co-Chair of Worldconnectors and of Global Call to Action Against Poverty
Mr. Gerry Barr, President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC)
Mr. John Prendergast, human rights activist, former adviser to the White House and the State Department in the mid-1990s, former Senior Adviser at the International Crisis Group (ICG)
Mr. Patrick Beauduin, Chief Creative Officer, Convergent Communications, Cossette
Session President: Mr. François Gérin-Lajoie, Chief Executive Officer, Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie; President, Quebec Association of International Cooperation OrganisationsMeeting—at the Summit (between experts and youth)with Mrs. Dominique Corti, Honorary President, Teasdale-Corti Foundation (Canada)
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Youth Forum
The Youth Forum had put together 500 young people and several inspiring speakers and leaders from around the world. Agenda items, developed in partnership with Club 2/3, included knowledge-sharing and real experiences relating to Millennium Development Goals, the status of the world’s most disadvantaged people, and resources youth can use for bringing positive change.
The objective was to come together to learn, to draw inspiration, to empower—and to take action!
DAY 2 – APRIL 16, 2009
Speakers at the Programming for the Public
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
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Val Kilmer, Actor and activist
Olivier Sonois, spokesperson for the Drink 1 Give 10 Campaign
Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Dr. Shirin Ebadi: First Muslim woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (2003)
Phil Fontaine: National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
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Marc and Craig Kielburger: Nobel Peace Prize nominees, successful authors and founders of Free the Children
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Dr. Gilles Julien: Fondation pour la promotion de la pédiatrie sociale
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Mia Farrow: Actress and UNICEF ambassador
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Dr. Dominique Corti: Honorary President, Teasdale-Corti Foundation (Canada)
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Salil Shetty: Director, United Nations Millennium Goals Campaign
Panel:
John Prendergast: Human rights activist and african international affairs expert
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Peter Thum: Founder of Ethos Water and vice-president, Starbucks
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Caroline Baron: Producer and founder, FilmAid
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Nick Clooney: Reporter and Summit moderator