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Pedro Antunes - The Conference Board of Canada. Ottawa, ON, CA

Pedro Antunes

Director, National and Provincial Forecast | The Conference Board of Canada

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

Bridging the divides! Bringing a wholistic perspective to national and provincial economic relations is the CBoC's forecaster & spokesperson

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Biography

As Director, National and Provincial Forecast, Pedro Antunes is responsible for managing a team of economists in producing the Conference Board’s national and provincial medium and long-term economic forecasts along with other economic indicators and reports. Pedro is a spokesperson for the Conference Board and does presentations on the forecast to clients and the public and is often cited in the media.

Pedro joined the Conference Board as an economist in 1991 after working for two years with the Canadian Forecasting Group at the Bank of Canada. He has moved progressively into more senior positions since joining the Board. Prior to his current role, he was Associate Director of the Conference Board’s Economic Services Group; and was responsible for custom research work and economic analysis. In addition, Pedro worked on several long-term projects with developing economies, including Tunisia, Morocco and Ukraine in order to provide decision-makers in these countries with appropriate forecasting and impact analysis tools.

In addition to the regular forecast publications, Pedro has been researching the impact of demographic change on the fiscal sustainability of health care, productivity, and long-term economic growth.

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International Trade and Development

Think Tanks

Management Consulting

Information Services

Public Relations and Communications

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Areas of Expertise (3)

Fiscal Sustainability of Health Care

Productivity Analysis

Economic Growth & Development

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Director, National and Provincial Forecast – Conference Board of Canada (professional)

The Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) is the foremost independent, not-for-profit applied research organization in Canada. Since 1954, the Board has been committed to researching innovative practices, designing new strategies and providing our members with the most up-to-date information, analysis and expertise to help them excel in Canada and around the world. The CBoC builds leadership capacity by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy and organizational performance.

Event Appearances (3)

Economic Outlook for 2012 - Unsettled Recovery in Turbulent Times

Friday Luncheon Discussion Club Speaker Series  Ottawa, Ontario

2012-01-06

The Current U.S. Economy and the Impact on Canada: Some Good News for a Change!

Industrial Pipe, Valves & Fittings Council Networking Luncheon  Oakville, Ontario

2008-05-13

NWT’s Place in the World: An Economic Outlook

2009 NWT Aboriginal Business Conference  Yellowknife, NWT

2009-09-23

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*Will consider certain engagements for no fee