New North America Summit 2026

NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP FOR OUR SHARED CONTINENT

With Canada, the United States and Mexico facing generational economic, political and social change, the New North America Summit brought together the current and next generation of leaders to determine a future for our shared continent.

Almost 100 thought leaders on the North American relationship took part in the Summit June 15-16 at Calgary’s BMO Centre to develop a future-oriented vision for our shared continent and practical steps to achieve it.

The economic and political realities facing Canada, the U.S., and Mexico require more than just the traditional, top-down policy conversations...we’re charting a realistic, forward-looking roadmap for a shared continent that can withstand global pressures.

Carlo Dade

Director, New North America Initiative and International Policy, School of Public Policy

This special episode of Hub Dialogues features curated collection of conversations and remarks from the New North America Summit, hosted by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. The episode features Washington Post intelligence analyst Luiza Savage on how artificial intelligence is reshaping U.S.-China competition; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in conversation with Savage on energy security, critical minerals, and North America’s resource advantage; and journalist Tim Alberta on America’s institutional challenges and the populist movements they have helped fuel.

Together, these conversations explore the forces—from pipelines and data centres to rare earth magnets and the physical infrastructure underpinning the modern economy—that will shape which countries are best positioned to thrive in the decades ahead.