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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speake
 r Series Seminar\, featuring this year's guest\, Mr. Stephen Bronfman.\nTh
 e A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series is named in honour of M
 cGill’s Chancellor Emeritus. M. de Grandpré\, who served as Chancellor fro
 m 1984-1991\, was a long-standing member of the 91������ Board of Governors 
 and one of Canada’s pre-eminent and most distinguished business leaders. A
 n astute and visionary administrator\, he brought these skills\, together 
 with his wisdom\, clarity of thought\, and persuasive logic\, to the highe
 st levels of leadership at 91������.\nThe presentation is from 18
 h00 - 19h00\; light refreshments will be served following the presentation
 . RSVP is required.Please RSVP by March 19 to development.macdonald [at] m
 cgill.caFor information\, please contact Anna Duff  |  Phone: 514-398-7852
   |  Email: anna.duff [at] mcgill.ca\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\nStephen Bronf
 man is a business executive\, devoted philanthropist\, and engaged citizen
 .\nMr. Bronfman is the Executive Chairman of Claridge\, a Montreal-based p
 rivate holding company founded in 1987\, where he has spent more than 20 y
 ears guiding the firm’s investment strategy and seeking out unique busines
 s opportunities both locally and globally.    \nCurrently\, as co-chair of
  the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation\, both Claudine and S
 tephen use their keen business sense and leadership to ensure that the Fou
 ndation optimizes its investment in its different projects and causes\, in
 cluding support for the arts\, the environment\, youth entrepreneurship an
 d the Jewish community locally and abroad. Mr. Bronfman is involved in the
  community\, and among his current engagements he is the president of the 
 Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation\, and serves as a Director of
  several non-profit organizations including the Canadian Centre for Archit
 ecture \, B2ten and the organizing committee of the  2017 Celebrations of 
 the 375th year of the founding of Montreal.\nAn avid organic farmer in the
  Laurentians\, Stephen Bronfman directed major renovations to his Montreal
  residence that was LEED certified - a first for Canada.  He has also enco
 uraged and led new and innovative actions in the environmental field. Amon
 g these\, the award winning C-Vert project has allowed more than 700 teena
 gers throughout Quebec to become environmental leaders in inner city neigh
 bourhoods\, while “Nature Days” celebrates urban biodiversity for all thro
 ughout Quebec.  The Foundation sponsored the Discovery Panels environmenta
 l education project on the Trans-Canada Trail.  In Israel his leadership h
 as led to projects protecting coral reefs and implementing a national bike
  trail as well as a water preservation project with Israeli and Palestinia
 n youth.  Stephen Bronfman has been a longtime board member of The David S
 uzuki Foundation where\, among other initiatives\, he spearheaded the clim
 ate action advocacy leading to Canada's signing on to the Kyoto accord.
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LOCATION:R2-045\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series: Stephen Bronfman:
  connecting the environment as citizen\, philanthropist and businessman
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