War in Europe. Tensions at a breaking point between the US and China. The Middle East on the brink of disaster. Trump 2.0. Tariff war against allies. A drive to own Venezuela, Greenland… and Canada!?
How can all this be? As exposed as they are to international markets, our businesses, organizations and governments must navigate these troubled waters.
Discover the keys to understanding the fascinating contradictions of a world that’s becoming as open and united as it is reclusive and confrontational.
Hailing from Route Rurale #4 in Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean, Guillaume Lavoie works as a public policy entrepreneur and lecturer. His interests include urban affairs, cycling economics, analytical design, collaborative economics and the role of urban art.
A former Montreal city councillor, Guillaume Lavoie is an expert on collaborative economics and data visualization applied to the municipal sector. He is committed to demonstrating the importance of cycling economics and passionate about the transformational power of urban art.
He has lived on four continents and worked as a consultant for the public, private and associative sectors in Canada and abroad. An associate member of the Raoul-Dandurand Chair, he is an active media contributor on US politics and international news. A veteran of the international election monitoring sector, he has been on over 35 missions across the globe—often at times of great socio-political tension and upheaval—in countries like Iraq, Ukraine, Venezuela, Nepal, Congo and Palestine.