CIGI Distinguished Fellow Thomas Bernes and Senior Fellow Bessma Momani will the G20 Brisbane Pre-Summit Conference co-hosted by Griffith University and the G20 Research Group, University of Toronto. This year's theme is "Strengthening Global Growth".
Event Speakers

Bessma Momani
Bessma Momani is a senior fellow, joining CIGI in 2004. She has a Ph.D. in political science with a focus on international political economy, and is professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo. She is a 2015 fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Doha Center and a Fulbright Scholar.

Thomas A. Bernes
Thomas A. Bernes is a CIGI Distinguished Fellow. After a distinguished career in the Canadian public service and at leading international economic institutions, Tom was CIGI’s executive director from 2009 to 2012. He has held high-level positions at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Government of Canada. He became a distinguished fellow in 2012.