Jayson Myers

NGen is the industry-led organization spearheading Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing, investing public and private funds in world-leading manufacturing solutions and ecosystem capabilities. Jay is an award-winning business economist specializing in industrial and technological change. He served as President & CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (2007–2016) and Chief Policy Advisor to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (2017). Recognized as one of Canada’s most influential economic policy advocates, he advises public and private sector leaders worldwide. A former research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, he has taught at Oxford and the University of Warwick and serves on the World Manufacturing Forum’s Advisory Board.