NATIONAL Public Relations, one of the world’s leading communications firms in corporate responsibility, is organizing the fifth annual Tremblant Forum on corporate responsibility and sustainability in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada on September 16 and 17, 2008. Heralding this year’s theme of “Looking Forward, Giving Back,” the forum will assemble over one hundred businesspersons and non-profit executives and academics from around the world to discuss the trends, challenges, and opportunities in community investment, venture philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship.

Renowned journalists will host panelists on strategic philanthropy for three workshops. The first workshop, “Are We Doing Enough?,” will address the widening global gap between social needs and financial means. The second workshop, “The New Model of Philanthropy,” will evaluate the latest models and innovations in social entrepreneurship and venture philanthropy. “Find Value in Values,” the last workshop, will map out the mechanics of cause marketing.

The Tremblant Forum ’08 will feature an esteemed host of speakers, including Peter Frumkin, author of Strategic Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy, and Dr. Gilles Julien, president of Fondation pour la promotion dela pédiatrie sociale. The forum will also present senior executives from Standard Life Group, Global Endeavor, Molson Coors, Reporters Without Borders, Wal-Mart, the John Molson School of Business, and CARE.