I guess it is in the character of my friend, Sharif Khalill, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation Canada, to put one on a podium before a distinguished assemblage of guests comprising members of the diplomatic community, Members of Parliament, Directors in the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry, staff of international development agencies, CEOs from corporate Canada, senior academics, and ask one to get the discussion rolling with a ten-minute opening address! As if it wouldn’t take the whole day to thank him, Rishma Thomas, Jennifer Pepall, and the wonderful staff of Aga Khan Foundation Canada for the extraordinary honour of being asked to share my thoughts with you as one of two guests of honour for today’s event!
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