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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN FRENCH

Emerson Csorba will speak about how we prepare for a US-led attempt at annexation and pursue unconventional alliances.

Join us for a lecture with Dr. Emerson Csorba, business leader and geopolitical expert. In this lecture, Mr. Csorba will examine the growing need for Canada to assert its independence, particularly in the face of increasing US aggressiveness and US-China competition.

Drawing on his experience as an advisor at the º£½ÇÉçÇø's Campus Saint-Jean (including as Academic Vice-President of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Students' Union), at Oxford University and on his work in geopolitics, Mr. Csorba will discuss the risks of Canada's annexation by the United States and the importance of diversifying alliances. In a recent Globe & Mail article, Mr. Csorba advocates that Canada seek observer status in the BRICS+ alliance to strengthen its global position and reduce its dependence on the United States.

The time has come for Canada to exercise more assertive and interest-driven leadership in the world. This conference will highlight how Canada can navigate a changing geopolitical landscape, securing its sovereignty and future in a multipolar world.

• Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
• Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
• Location: Grand Salon of Campus Saint-Jean

Emerson Csorba is a business leader with experience in the renewable energy industry, geopolitics and academia. He recently worked closely with the founders of Ridge Clean Energy, one of the UK's leading independent renewable energy developers, with approximately 1.65 GW and $2 billion of projects under development in the wind, solar and battery sectors. Prior to that, he helped modernize Ditchley, a leading geopolitical think tank focused on building mutual understanding and strategic alliances among democracies, growing the organization from limited seed funding to over $135 million in five years, while developing extensive high-level networks in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, Japan and the Middle East.

Emerson earned a doctorate from Oxford University, a master's degree from Cambridge University and a bachelor's degree from the º£½ÇÉçÇø's Campus Saint Jean, where he served as academic vice-president of the Students' Union. He has run his own consulting firm with clients in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, and contributes to The Globe & Mail, writes for TheHub.ca and is a guest on Global News Canada radio discussing world events. He was born and raised in Edmonton, is a fan of the New York Yankees and Arsenal FC, and now lives in Montreal.