The World Strategic Forum is an annual economic event organized by the

International Economic Forum of the Americas The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA), is an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Canada, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Miami and Paris. The IEFA was created in 1995 to promote an exchange of views and ...

since 2011.

Mission

The World Strategic Forum is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to address the major governance challenges and to foster dialogues on national and global issues by bringing together heads of state, the private sector, international organizations and civil society. It also attempts to foster exchanges of information, to promote free discussion on major current economic issues and facilitate meetings between world leaders. The Forum brings together more than 1,400 people from across the globe, every year.

History

The first Forum was presented in 2011 and was held in

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, until 2014. The subsequent editions, as of 2015, are held in

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

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Notable speakers

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Advisory board

Chair

Eduardo J. Padrón Eduardo José Padrón (born June 26, 1944) is President Emeritus of Miami Dade College (MDC). An economist by training, Padrón earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. After serving as a faculty member at MDC, he became the school's presid ...

, President, Miami Dade College

Members

Current members of the Advisory Board of the World Strategic Forum are:

References

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External links

International Economic Forum of the Americas

Conference of Montreal

Toronto Global Forum

World Strategic Forum
International conferences International conferences in the United States Business conferences Global economic conferences