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106 107 THALES GROUP INTERNAL THALES GROUP INTERNAL STRATEGIC INFLUENCE HANDBOOK - INTERNATIONAL CIGI (C enter for I nternational G overnance I nnovation ) 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 CANADA Phone: 1.519.885.2444 https://www.cigionline.org Founded in 2001 by Jim BALSILLIE, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an interna- tional governance think tank. The aim of the CIGI is advancing policy thinking on governance issues linked to economic and global policy challenges. It supports research, forms networks, advances policy debates and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. The CIGI’s core belief is that better international governance can improve the lives of Canadians. • Global Security & Politics: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, climate change, global politics and foreign poli- cy, internet governance and artic governance • International Law: economic, environmental and intellectual property law Research Areas: Innovation & Productivity ; Trade & Finance ; Summits & Institutions ; Environment and Energy ; Conflict Ma- nagement & Security ; Internet Governance & Jurisdiction Last publications: Systemic Risk in the Financial Sector: Ten Years after the Great Crash (October 2019) ; Data Governance in the Digital Age (Special Report), INTRODUCTION BY ROHINTON P. MEDHORA (MAY 2018) ; Toward a G20 Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace (CIGI Paper No. 178), PAUL TWOMEY, (JULY 2018) Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Structured under 3 international governance initiatives: • Global Economy: central banking and international financial regulation, China’s role in the global eco- nomy, financing sustainable development and managing severe sovereign debt crisis Board members: • Chairman: Jim BALSILLIE. Founder of CIGI, former Co-CEO of Research in Motion (“Blackberry”), Founder of the Canadian International Council (CIC), Secretary-General of the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability • Scott BURK: Co-Founder and Former President of Wealhouse Partners ; Treasurer of the CIGI Board of Directors • Scott C. CLARK: President of C.S Clark Consulting, former Canadian Deputy Minister of Finance, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Canada’s Executive Director to the IMF • Ahmed GALAL: Former Egyptian Minister of Finance • Melissa HATHAWAY: president of Hathaway Global Strategies LLC • Arif LALANI: Canada’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, named Canada’s first-ever Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) • Maureen O’NEIL: former president of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) • Andrés ROZENTAL: Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico, Ambassador to Sweden and the UK, Representative to the UN • Paul SAMSON: co-chair of the G20 Working Group on the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Ba- lanced Growth and as Canada’s Finance Deputy for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Board members: • President: Rohinton P. MEDHORA. Former Vice President of Programs at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) • Director of the International Law Program: Oonagh FITZGERALD. Former Department National Defense and Canadian Forces Legal Adviser • Director of the Global Economy Program: Robert FAY • Total Fund Balances: $87,4M in 2018 • Revenues: CA $10,1M in 2018 • Expenses: CA $9,8M in 2018 • Funding: public support (Government of Canada, of Ontario and City of Waterloo, etc), private founda- tions and corporate donations Ressources VIP members: • Thomas A. BERNES: Former Executive Director of CIGI and former high level positions in the IMF, the World Bank, G7, G20 • Jorge Braga de Macedo: former Portugal’s minister of finance, president of the OECD Development Centre, and special adviser to the secretary-general of the OECD. • Michael CHERTOFF: former secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security. Comments Governance GLOBAL ECONOMY, SECURITY, INTERNATIONAL LAW Thales Ranking 49 th GGTTI Ranking 16 th Science and Technology Policy Centre for International Governance Innovation Structure and activities CIGI will build bridges from knowledge to power by conducting world-leading research and analysis, and influencing policy makers to innovate. It believes that better international governance can improve the lives of people everywhere, by increasing prosperity, ensuring global sustainability, addressing inequality and safeguarding human rights, and promo- ting a more secure world. Missions INDEX