Global Progress Action Summit

Global Progress Action Summit

Each year, Canada 2020 and the Centre for American Progress Action Fund bring together global progressive political leaders, policy experts, and changemakers from more across the globe at the Global Progress Action Summit in Montréal. Follow us for highlights from this year’s summit, with conversati...

Redefining Progressive Foreign Policy
Global Progress Action Summit
Redefining Progressive Foreign Policy

Recent Episodes

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Nov. 8, 2024

Redefining Progressive Foreign Policy

In the last of our series of highlight sessions from the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit, Antti Lindtman (Leader, Social Democratic Party of Finland), Kati Piri (Member of Parliament, Netherlands), and Gerald Butts (Vice Chairman, Eurasia Group, Canada) have an essential and timely discussion with Tarek Ghani (Professor, Washington University, US) on human rights, peace and security, and building solidarity in a more divided world. This conversation took place on September 21, 2024, at the 2
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Nov. 8, 2024

Progressive Strategies for Fighting Authoritarianism

In the next of our series of highlight sessions from the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit, Daniel Sachs (Chair, Daniel Sachs Foundation), Tonje Brenna (Minister, MP, and Deputy Party Leader, Norway), Alejandra Parra (Strategy Director, Instituto Update, Mexico), Muthouni Wambu Kraal (Founder & Principal Dunia, US), Gregor Robertson (Special Envoy for Cities in CHAMP, Global Covenant of Mayors, Canada), and Ari Rabin-Havt (Chair, WPC) share their thoughts with moderator Amy Dacey (Executive Dir
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Oct. 27, 2024

Growth for All in a Fast-Changing World: In Conversation with Mark Carney

In the next of our series of highlight sessions from the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit, we hear from Mark Carney (former Governor of the Bank of Canada & Bank of England, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and Chair of Canada 2020 Advisory Board) and Frances Colón (Senior Fellow International Climate, CAP Action) on our changing economic landscape and turning several enormous global transformations into generational opportunities for progress. This conversation took place on
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Oct. 27, 2024

Prosperity and Democracy: In Conversation with Chrystia Freeland

In the next of our series of highlight sessions from the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit, Patrick Gaspard (CEO of the Center for American Action Fund) has an inspirational conversation with Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland about securing inclusive prosperity, fundamental rights, and stronger democracies in an a time of enormous global transformation. This conversation took place on September 21, 2024, at the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit in Montré
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Oct. 27, 2024

Truth and Trust: In Conversation with Maria Ressa

In the next of our series of highlight sessions from the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and co-founder and CEO of Rappler Maria Ressa joins MP Anna Gainey (NDG-Westmount) on stage to talk about the nuance and policy challenges of navigating new frontiers in AI, social media, and democracy. This conversation took place on September 21, 2024, at the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit in Montréal hosted by Canada 2020 and CAP Action. It has been lightly edited fo
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Oct. 17, 2024

Leading with Empathy and Decisiveness: Jacinda Ardern and the Field Fellowship

In the next of our series of highlight sessions from the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit, former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and CEO of Center for American Progress Action Fund Patrick Gaspard are joined in conversation by Field Fellows from four countries: Effie Achtsioglou (Member of Parliament and former Minister, Greece), Klara Dobrev (Member of European Parliament, Hungary), Romina Kuko (Deputy Minister of Interior, Albania), and Kati Piri (Member of Parliament and forme