MEDIA ADVISORY: Chancellor’s Debate – Combatting Racism in Business and Beyond

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The next uOttawa Chancellor's Debate will address the fight against racism in the business world and beyond. The discussion will be led by Calin Rovinescu, University of Ottawa chancellor and former Air Canada CEO, and Wes Hall, founder and executive chair of Kingsdale Advisors and star of CBC’s Dragon’s Den.

In addition to being one of Canada’s most influential business leaders, Wes Hall is the founder and chair of the Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism and the BlackNorth Initiative, which is committed to the removal of anti-Black systemic barriers affecting the lives of Black Canadians.

This discussion will be followed by a question-and-answer period.

What: Chancellor’s Debate – Combatting Racism in Business and Beyond

Who:

  • Calin Rovinescu, Chancellor of the University of Ottawa
  • Wesley J. Hall, Founder and executive chair of Kingsdale Advisors


When: Friday, April 29, 2022, at 11 a.m. Online event. Register

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