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Schedule Details
Start: 2025-11-27T11:30:00 | End: 2025-11-27T13:30:00
Price Details
Lowest: 121.85 CAD; Highest: 121.85 CAD
Age Restrictions
Not available
Ticket Website
Location Details
Kingston
285 King Street East, Kingston, ON K7L 3B1
About the Event
Join Kingston Economic Development and Smith School of Business at Queen's University for the 38th Annual Business Forecast Lunch
Join us on November 27 at the Kingston Marriott as leading economists and experts from Smith School of Business at Queen's University present their economic forecast on regional, national and global scales.
Meet the Speakers
Blair Robertson
Finance expert; continuing adjunct lecturer at Smith School of Business
Blair Robertson is a Finance Expert and Continuing Adjunct Lecturer at Smith School of Business, Queen's University. With nearly two decades of global investment banking experience—including $100+ billion in transactions—he's held leadership roles in Asia and North America. Robertson teaches finance courses across MBA and undergraduate programs and serves as Expert in Residence at the Smith Career Centre, mentoring students for careers in finance. He speaks Mandarin and Spanish fluently.
Christopher Cotton
Professor of Economics, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economic & Financial Policy at Queen's University
Christopher Cotton is Professor of Economics and Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economic & Financial Policy at Queen's University, where he directs the John Deutsch Institute for Economic Policy. His research spans economic policy, game theory, and evaluation of education and health interventions. Widely published in top journals, he works with governments and NGOs on program evaluation and policy implementation. Cotton previously taught at the University of Miami and holds a Ph. D. from Cornell University.
Shai Dubey
Negotiations, cross-cultural management, and business law expert; continuing adjunct lecturer at Smith School of Business
Shai is a faculty member at Queen's University, teaching negotiations and business law. After earning his Law Degree from Queen's in 1994, he practiced with major Toronto firms before becoming COO, General Counsel, and Board Member at Quicklaw Inc. He joined Queen's in 2006 and has held leadership roles with the United Way, Kingston Economic Development, and Community Futures Eastern Ontario, where he now serves as Chair and leads the SOFII investment review committee.
NOTICE OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
Please be aware that photography and videography will be taken at this event. By participating in this event, you consent to being photographed and/or recorded.
The images and recordings may be used by Kingston Economic Development and its partners for promotional and marketing purposes, including but not limited to social media, newsletters, brochures, and website content. If you do not wish to have your image or recording used, please notify Daniel Solorio, Marketing & Communications Manager - solorio@investkingston. ca.
