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What does it take to transform cultural heritage into business success? In a candid discussion on leadership, growth and economic impact from voices behind the Latino Leaders Index 500, Javier Palomarez and Alfredo Duarte focus in on enduring organizations, fostering trust and unlocking opportunity in an increasingly dynamic marketplace. 

AI adoption isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s shaped by industry, scale and geography. At our 2026 Government, Reserve and Asset Managers Conference, BMO experts Head of AI and CDAO,  Armando Benitez, and Matthew Goddard, Global Head, ETFs and Futures, Trading Products, joined Baiju Devani, Chief AI Officer at TMX Group, for a panel sharing practical lessons from implementing AI across the business from early experimentation to scaling impact.

North American trade could be at a crossroads. Steve Verheul, Canada's Chief Trade Negotiator for the USMCA during Trump's first term, and Douglas Porter, BMO’s Chief Economist, will share an insider’s perspective on the role of geopolitics in driving USMCA talks, a macroeconomic and markets outlook, and the negotiating leverage that Canada and the U.S. each have as they seek concessions.

What does it take to lead a family business while shaping the next generation? At a Latino Leaders Index 500 event in Chicago, April Diez, CEO of The Diez Group, and Linzie Venegas, President of The Ideal Group, share how they are building on the legacy of businesses founded by their parents, turning early lessons in sacrifice, work ethic and resilience into leadership at scale.

Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group, recently sat down with Mark D. Wiseman, Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., at the Canadian Club Toronto to find out what his experience has been four months into the job and what the future holds for Canadian business and U.S. growth, especially with the CUSMA/USMCA review window set to open July 1.

In this episode from Macro Horizons, Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the week of June 22nd, 2026, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Nearly a decade after its initial signing, the USCMA faces its first major test as it enters its first major review. At the Conference de Montréal, Scott Brison moderated a panel with Steve Verheul, Kevin Brady and Ken Smith Ramos to discuss what the review could mean for the three countries as trade, supply chains and national security become harder to separate.

With generative AI rapidly finding applications across industries, the data centers that power these models are no longer back-office infrastructure, they are becoming strategic national assets. Kristin Milchanowski, Chief AI and Quantum Officer at BMO, joined a panel at the Conference de Montréal to discuss whether data center capacity can keep pace with AI demand.

In this episode of The Hedge Report, host Cheryl Ferguson, Managing Director in Global Markets, is joined by Benjamin Reitzes, Canadian Rates & Macro Strategist, for a focused discussion on the Canadian economic outlook. They explore what softer data signals, how the Bank of Canada is approaching policy, and the impact of global dynamics on rates and FX. 

At the International Economic Forum of the Americas’ (IEFA) 32nd Conférence de Montréal, Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group, moderated a panel with François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, Canada Development and Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Australia’s former Finance Minister, that discussed how in a fog of uncertainty, Canada plays to its strengths.