Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe for meetings with counterparts in France and Ireland on trade and security partnerships, before attending the G7 Leaders’ Summit, June 15-17. Expected discussion topics include defence, economic security, critical minerals, agriculture, clean energy and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.

These McGill experts are available to comment:

Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor, Desautel Faculty of Management, has expertise in analyzing costs and benefits of Canada's trade relations with various countries. He parses politicians' use of language/rhetoric to persuade and negotiate with business/trade partners and can comment on linguistic signals in politicians' use and nonuse of words.
vivek.astvansh [at] mcgill.ca (English)

Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management, can talk about AI, the new Canadian “AI for All” strategy, AI adoption, how AI applies to sectors such as health care, defence, agrifood, as well as the dangers of AI for workers and the climate.
simon.blanchette [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Roussos G. Dimitrakopoulos, Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, can talk about the mining and production of critical minerals, and the use of AI for industrial mining complexes.
roussos.dimitrakopoulos [at] mcgill.ca (English)

Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer, Department of Economics, can speak about the economic system, trade and investment, and geopolitics from a production and technology perspective, apart from quantum computing.
julian.karaguesian [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)