This lectureship was established in 1988 by family and friends to honour the memory of Mr. J. Douglas Gibson, Chairman of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Board of Trustees from 1969 to 1975.
The Gibson Lecture brings to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ an internationally renowned scholar or public figure to deliver a public lecture on a topic relevant to the School's mandate.
Since 2000, the Gibson lecture has been given by Professor Rebecca Blank, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan; Dr. Demetrios Papademetriou, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC. The Lecture Series continued on February 3, 2005 with a speech by Dr. Lester Salamon.
Upcoming Lecture:
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Past lectures in this series:
2022: Melissa S. Kearney, Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland
2019: Jonathan Rodden, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
2018: Bob Rae, Lawyer, Canada’s Special Envoy to Myanmar and Professor of Public Policy
2018: Robert Wolfe, Professor Emeritus, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
'Renegotiating NAFTA: A new model for North American economic (dis)integration"
2016: Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
"Is Globalization Worth Saving?"
2015: Jutta Brunnée, Professor, Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
"The Global Climate Regime on the Road to Paris, 2015: Shifting Norms, Changing Structures and Moving Targets"
2013: Alvin Roth, 2012 Nobel Laureate
"What have we learned from market design?"
2012: Dr. Jerry Mashaw, Sterling Professor in Law Yale Law School
"Who is Responsible for Intergenerational Equity: Some Reflections on Accountability and Time"