BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20220516T110000Z
DTEND:20220516T130000Z
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:Mayor's Breakfast with David L. Cohen
DESCRIPTION:Join Mayor Jim Watson\, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal for the Mayor's Breakfast on Monday\, May 16 for a Mayor's Breakfast!\n \n\nStart your morning with a cup of coffee\, buffet breakfast and connect with colleagues in the business community. \n \n\nAt 8:00AM\, Mayor Jim Watson will give his update from City Hall\, followed by a presentation by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada\, David L. Cohen.\n \n\nThe Mayor's Breakfast Series is an opportunity to network and stay informed on issues vital to Ottawa's prosperity and quality. Focusing on issues such as economic development\, transportation and the environment\, this breakfast series provides an opportunity to network and stay informed. \n\n \n\nGuest Speaker:\n\n\n\nDavid L. Cohen\, U.S. Ambassador to Canada\n\n \n\nBefore his appointment by President Biden and unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Canada\, David L. Cohen served as Senior Advisor to the CEO at Comcast Corporation as of January 1\, 2020. He was previously Senior Executive Vice President at Comcast\, where his portfolio included corporate communications\, legal affairs\, government and regulatory affairs\, public affairs\, corporate administration\, corporate real estate and security\, and community impact. Cohen also served as the company's first chief diversity officer. \n\n Before starting with Comcast in July 2002\, Cohen served as a partner in and Chairman of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll\, LLP\, one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. From January 1992 to April 1997\, Cohen served as Chief of Staff to the Honorable Edward G. Rendell\, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. \n\n Cohen served on many nonprofit boards\, including as chair of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and its Executive Committee\; as a member of the trustee board and the executive committee of Penn Medicine\; as a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce\; as chair of the Philadelphia Theatre Company\; as a member of the Board of the National Urban League\; and as chair of the corporate board of advisors of UnidosUS. Cohen also serves as a member of the \n\nU.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. He also served on the board of directors of the PNC Financial Services Group\, Inc. and PNC Bank\, National Association. \n\n A native of New York\, Cohen graduated with a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1977 and with a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School summa cum laude in 1981. Cohen has received numerous honors and recognitions\, including Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. Prior to his appointment to Ottawa\, he lived in Philadelphia with his wife.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Mayor's Breakfast is a longstanding event that brings together hundreds of the region's top business\, community and political leaders. The event includes great networking\, a City Hall update from Mayor Watson and high-profile speakers addressing issues that are vital to the city\, province and country.\n\n\n\nFor more information on our upcoming events\, please visit our Upcoming Events Page.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nEvent Sponsors:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join Mayor Jim Watson\, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal for the Mayor'\;s Breakfast on Monday\, May 16 for a Mayor'\;s Breakfast!
\n \;\n\nStart your morning with a cup of coffee\, buffet breakfast and connect with colleagues in the business community.
\n \;\n\nAt 8:00AM\, Mayor Jim Watson will give his update from City Hall\, followed by a presentation by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada\, David L. Cohen.
\n \; \;\n\nThe Mayor'\;s Breakfast Series is an opportunity to network and stay informed on issues vital to Ottawa'\;s prosperity and quality. Focusing on issues such as economic development\, transportation and the environment\, this breakfast series provides an opportunity to network and stay informed. \;
\n \;
\n\nGuest Speaker:
\n
\nDavid L. Cohen\, U.S. Ambassador to Canada
\n \;
\n\nBefore his appointment by President Biden and unanimous \; confirmation by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Canada\, David \; L. Cohen served as Senior Advisor to the CEO at Comcast Corporation \; as of January 1\, 2020. He was previously Senior Executive Vice \; President at Comcast\, where his portfolio included 
corporate \; communications\, legal affairs\, government and regulatory affairs\, public \; affairs\, corporate administration\, corporate real estate and security\, and \; community impact. Cohen also served as the company&rsquo\;s first chief \; diversity officer. \; \;
\n\n \;Before starting with Comcast in July 2002\, Cohen served as a partner \; in and Chairman of Ballard Spahr Andrews &\; Ingersoll\, LLP\, one of the \; 100 largest law firms in the country. From January 1992 to April 1997\, \; Cohen served as Chief of Staff to the Honorable Edward G. Rendell\, the \; Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. \; \;
\n\n \;Cohen served on many nonprofit boards\, including as chair of the \; Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and its Executive Committee\; \; as a member of the trustee board and the executive committee of Penn \; Medicine\; as a member of the board of directors and the executive \; committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce\; as chair \; of the Philadelphia Theatre Company\; as a member of the Board of the \; National Urban League\; and as chair of the corporate board of advisors \; of UnidosUS. Cohen also serves as a member of the \; \;
\n\nU.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. He also served on the board of \;directors of the PNC Financial Services Group\, Inc. and PNC Bank\, \; National Association. \; \;
\n\n \;A native of New York\, Cohen graduated with a B.A. from \; Swarthmore College in 1977 and with a J.D. from the University of \; Pennsylvania Law School summa cum laude in 1981. Cohen has \; received numerous honors and recognitions\, including Honorary Doctor \; of Laws degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel \; University. Prior to his appointment to Ottawa\, he lived in Philadelphia with his wife.
\n\n \;
\n\n\n
\n
\nThe Mayor'\;s Breakfast is a longstanding event that brings together hundreds of the region'\;s top business\, community and political leaders. The event includes great networking\, a City Hall update from Mayor Watson and high-profile speakers addressing issues that are vital to the city\, province and country.
\n
\nFor more information on our upcoming events\, please visit our \;Upcoming Events Page.
\n \;\n\n
\n
\nEvent Sponsors: \;
\n \;\n\n \n \n  | \n  | \n
\n \n  | \n  | \n
\n \n  | \n  | \n
\n \n  | \n  | \n
\n \n
\n  | \n
\n
\n  | \n
\n \n
\n 
\n \; | \n \; | \n
\n \n | \; | \n \; | \n
\n \n
\n
\n \;
LOCATION:Ottawa City Hall - Jean Pigott 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa\, Ontario K1P 1J1
UID:e.3330.2876
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260421T140409Z
URL:https://business.ottawabot.ca/events/details/mayor-s-breakfast-with-david-l-cohen-2876
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR