EDMONTON, May 1, 2012 – On May 1st, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, David Dodge will speak at the Bennett Jones and MacEwan University Plugged into Business Speaker Series.

Speaking to a capacity crowd, Dodge, a Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP, will give a global economic outlook with attention to how it will impact Edmonton and the province of Alberta.

While Deputy Minister of Finance in the mid 90's Dodge is often credited for his role in righting Canada's economic ship along with, then Finance Minister, Paul Martin. Dodge is a World renowned economist whose model of balancing prudent regulation with appropriate stimulus is being analyzed and reproduced the World over.

"We at Bennett Jones are extremely fortunate and privileged to be able to draw on Mr. David Dodge's incredible expertise and experience," said Enzo Barichello, Managing Partner of Bennett Jones' Edmonton office. "We are particularly gratified to bring Mr. Dodge's expertise and strategic insight to our clients, and to our community leaders such as MacEwan University."

The Bennett Jones and MacEwan University Speakers Series kicked off last November with "Doing Business There from Here; A panel discussion on Global Business".

MacEwan University was founded in 1971 by Dr. Grant MacEwan, a former politician and advocate for a sustainable environment. The University offers more than 60 programs including undergraduate degrees, applied degrees, diplomas, certificates, continuing education and corporate training.

Bennett Jones is an internationally recognized law firm with four offices in Canada and one each in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha with a representative office in Beijing. Along with David Dodge the firm's past and present ranks - include a former Prime Minister, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, two former Canadian ambassadors to the United States of America and a former Premier of Alberta.