Pamela Wallin, O.C., S.O.M.

Pamela is the Senior Advisor on Canada-US relations to the President of the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas in New York. In Canada, she serves on several corporate boards, including CTVglobemedia, Canada’s premier multimedia company with ownership in CTV and The Globe and Mail; Gluskin Sheff & Associates, an investment and wealth management firm; Oilsands Quest, an energy development company; and Jade Tower, an independent antenna site and tower company. She is the Chancellor of the University of Guelph. Pamela is a member of a special Advisory Board for BMO Harris Bank, a co-Chair of the National Strategy Council for the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and a Board member of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Pamela is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and was recently appointed to the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan by Prime Minister Harper.

The meaning of being a successful human being: How to live well and die well.
Distinguished Public Lecture
6:00 - 8:00pm, Friday, July 25th, 2008

As a cancer survivor, Pamela will talk about her personal journey of struggle and recovery from a potentially deadly disease and her secrets of living fully and vitally in spite of cancer. She will then share the collected wisdom of many of the highly successful people she has interviewed over the years as reported in her recent book Speaking of Success: Collected Wisdom, Insights and Reflections (2002).

Based her insights discovered through her personal encounter with death and through her career as a journalist, her public lecture will illuminate the human conditions and inspire hopes. She will provide a convincing case on the imperative of purpose and character strengths throughout life’s journey in order to live well and die well regardless of personal circumstances.

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