About The International Leaders Breakfast Club

The International Leaders Breakfast Club was launched to build on and establish mutually beneficial relationships with a network of local and international intermediaries who have a common interest in promoting and attracting investment to the Greater Toronto Area. The monthly Breakfast presentations bring together business and community leaders, foreign consulates and trade offices, real estate executives, various levels of government and other local and international intermediaries to address current topics and issues in a continuing effort to establish, nurture and leverage relationships that are key to the GTMA’s success and to the success of the GTA brand.

Why The International Leaders Breakfast Club

In consultation with over 200 thought leaders from across the GTA, the GTMA  heard from its key partners and stakeholders the need to focus on and leverage  leadership and global partnerships, to grow investment in the Toronto region. Building international and local relationships was viewed as an essential first step in bringing foreign investors to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Our Speakers represent a broad range of interests, background and industries.
Topics profiled will include accessing investment decision makers, the role of marketing and creativity in investment attraction, global IT and business outsourcing, leveraging global partnerships and global location trends, all from an international perspective with the aim of securing a share of global business opportunities.  The forum addresses what is happening at the moment in the world of FDI.

  • What are the global and regional trends and what does this mean for regions and cities competing for investment?
  • What ar the “hot” desitnations?
  • What are the key success factors in attracting new investment?
  • How do we position the GTA in the global market place?
  • What is the global perception of the Greater Toronto Area

About the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance

The Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) is a public-private partnership that serves as the key point of contact for businesses exploring opportunities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The partnership brings together the 29 municipalities and regions in the Greater Toronto Area, the governments of Ontario and Canada, several not-for-profit organizations, and a broad cross section of private sector corporations.

Drawing on the expertise and resources of our partner organizations, the GTMA actively promotes the Greater Toronto Area internationally, and provides companies with professional assistance in evaluating, planning and implementing an expansion or move to the GTA.

GTMA business information and site selection services are fully confidential and are provided at no cost. Investors working with the GTMA receive support and expert guidance from human resource consultants, financial and legal advisors, and commercial/industrial real estate professionals. They also benefit from key contacts with corporate executives and senior government officials.

By providing all-encompassing services to investors, the GTMA helps facilitate investment in the Greater Toronto Area and ensures the region is positioned internationally as a preferred business location.

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