Peter Hall, Chief Economist, econosphere inc., will join an ELO Leadership Expert Webinar on February 19th speaking on "Trump, Tariffs & Turmoil: How to Lead in the Midst of Economic Turbulence?" The webinar will be a Q&A moderated by Dr. Richard (Rick) J. Goossen, Chairman, ELO Network.

Mr. Hall will address the following questions:

• How will Canada’s economy, including specific sectors, be impacted by tariffs?
• How can companies strategize in the midst of economic turbulence?
• What is the impact of US tariffs and Canada's countermeasures?
• Which industries might be most affected?
• What are the most likely outcomes in the coming quarters and year? 

Mr. Hall was quoted in The Globe & Mail (Feb 4, 2025) that, "The United States has legitimate trade grievances, particularly with respect to China and other non-market-economies, and it foots the bill to a disproportionate degree for military efforts needed to keep the world’s trading lanes open. But threatening to blow up the global trading order to address these concerns is risky business."

Mr. Hall further noted that “a new trade paradigm would be a very costly paradigm. The truths that we have experienced about the benefits of globalization would be revealed all too late.”

Peter Hall is Chief Economist at econosphere inc., a boutique business strategy advisory firm. In this capacity, he is involved in advising leading Canadian industry associations and corporations, advising and promoting international initiatives, and producing a weekly newsletter. Mr. Hall also writes a weekly column in the Financial Post and is a featured speaker at conferences across Canada.

Until recently, he was chief economist at Export Development Canada, heading up a large team of economists and country risk analysts that provided comprehensive forecasting for internal and external business strategy purposes, transaction risk analysis for over 160 countries, model creation, use and maintenance and data systems support. In addition to advising the EDCs executive team and board of directors, Mr. Hall personally conducted dozens of presentations annually to a wide variety of business, government and academic audiences, and was continuously sought as a conference speaker at industry events in Canada, the United States and internationally.

Mr. Hall regularly speaks at conferences and comments on the global and Canadian economies in print media, radio and television. While at EDC, he authored the widely-circulated Weekly Commentary. Prior to his work at EDC, Mr. Hall directed the economic forecasting activities of the Conference Board of Canada. He has served as the president of the Canadian Association for Business Economics, a 600+ member organization of professional economists, and also its largest local chapter, the Ottawa Economics Association. He has served on the board and as an advisor to multiple Ottawa-area charities.

Interested in attending the webinar?