Ontario Economic Update: The Road to Recovery

It has been a year since COVID-19 rippled through our reality, economy, and the way we experience life.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert a profound impact on the global economy, Ontario economy is facing new and unfamiliar risks. In this webinar, we will explore the range of impacts that COVID-19 had on Ontario economy. 

Join Brett House, Vice-President and Deputy Chief Economist at Scotiabank, for an update on the state of economy hosted by Economic Planning Board. The event will be moderated by Adil Mawani, CFO at Windermere Investment Corporation and will cover the following key takeaways:

• Permanent economic impacts on Ontario’s economy as a result of COVID-19
• Macroeconomic trends that will continue through 2021
• The impact and future outlook for Toronto & Ontario

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Brett House is Vice-President and Deputy Chief Economist at Scotiabank. Prior to joining Scotiabank in October 2016, Brett was Chief Economist at an alternative investment management start-up in Toronto and Global Strategist at Woodbine Capital Advisors, a New York-based global macro fund. Earlier in his career, Brett served as Principal Advisor in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General and as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund. He cut his teeth in financial markets at Goldman Sachs International in London and at the World Bank in Washington, DC. Brett is a Rhodes Scholar with degrees in economics from the University of Oxford and Queen’s University at Kingston. In addition, he has taught at Oxford University, McGill University, and the University of Cape Town, and has held research roles at Columbia University and Massey College at the University of Toronto. Brett sits on the investment committees of Pearson College and the Canadian Rhodes Scholars’ Foundation. He received the 2014 Québec Notable Award in Finance, the 2015 Good Citizen Award from his hometown of Lincoln, Ontario, and the 2018 Professional Leader Award from Start Proud. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (Davos).

Adil Mawani has over five years experience in the capital markets. Prior to joining Windermere, he was the Director of Finance at Partners Value Investments lp .  in addition to his role at Partners, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Partners Value Split Corp., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Partners.  In these roles, he was responsible for the finance, investor relations, treasury, risk management and technology functions. Adil has earned his Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA) designation, and has earned an honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfred Laurier University's School of Business and Economics.