icas ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Mission ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Global ▁Forum ▁is ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁organization ▁present ing ▁annual ▁con ferences ▁on ▁national ▁and ▁global ▁economic ▁issues . ▁The ▁T G F ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁open ▁debate ▁and ▁dialog ues ▁on ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁issues . ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁event ▁wel comes ▁heads ▁of ▁state , ▁Fort une ▁ 5 0 0 ▁CE Os , ▁international ▁organizations , ▁central ▁bank ▁govern ors , ▁global ▁economic ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁represent atives , ▁etc . ▁to ▁fost er ▁free ▁discussion ▁between ▁world ▁leaders . ▁The ▁forum ▁brings ▁together ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 8 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁glo be ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁forum ▁also ▁provide ▁a ▁platform ▁to ▁facil itate ▁meet ings ▁between ▁key ▁world ▁leaders ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁encou rage ▁global ▁disc ourse . ▁ ▁An ▁additional ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁forum ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁business ▁meet ings ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prom oting ▁partners hips ▁among ▁major ▁Canadian ▁and ▁international ▁corpor ations . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁there ▁were ▁panel ▁discuss ions ▁dedicated ▁to ▁ ▁Canada ’ s ▁business ▁advantages . ▁▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Econom ic ▁Forum ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁hosts ▁two ▁other ▁annual ▁events : ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁Montreal ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁Str ateg ic ▁Forum , ▁held ▁in ▁Miami ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1