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TABE/CABE Webinar – New Tools of the Trade From forecasting to foresight—exploring plausible futures for better economic insights

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December 6, 2024

TABE and CABE are pleased to announce the next session in our webinar series: New Tools of the Economists’ Trade.

This webinar explores how economists can expand their toolkits with strategic foresight techniques. Foresight can help economists identify early warning signals of disruptions to the economy, create forecasts that are robust to potential seismic shifts in the economy, and identify possible gaps in economic analysis. Garima Talwar Kapoor, Director of Policy Research and Insights in Ontario’s Ministry of Children Community, and Social Services will discuss how her team uses strategic foresight to uncover subtle trends in the macroeconomic landscape that can have significant impacts on the ministry’s programs and people it serves. Robin Shaban, Fellow at the Public Policy Forum and board member of TABE, will discuss their upcoming study with the Forum for the project titled All-In: Pathways to Economic and Financial Inclusion for Canada. The study used strategic foresight to reconceptualize the tough challenges of economic exclusion and poverty and discover new and novel policy solutions to tackle them.

Join us to learn about these innovative approaches in economic research and analysis!

Garima Talwar Director, Policy Research and Insights Garima Talwar Kapoor

Garima Talwar Kapoor is Director, Policy Research and Insights in the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. She is an experienced leader with deep commitment to the purpose and value of public service, and is continuously seeking to understand how government, civil society, and private industry can work together to strengthen communities. Garima is also a Doctor of Public Health candidate at the University of Toronto.

Robin Shaban Associate Partner at Deetken Insight Robin Shaban

Robin Shaban is Associate Partner at Deetken Insight, a consulting firm with a focus on economic advisory and analysis and a board member of TABE. They are a co-founder and the chair of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project which works to create a fair and more democratic economy by advocating for laws that curb monopoly power. Robin also holds fellow roles at the Public Policy Forum and Social Capital Partners where they focus on economic inclusion and opportunity, and solutions that improve it.

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