Concurrent Sessions

 

Tuesday, June 10
 
7:30am - 8:45am
Breakfast Seminar A - (Tonquin & Spike, Golf Clubhouse)

Painful lessons: Reflection on the Credit Crunch

  • Thomas Connell, Managing Director, Standard & Poor's

Breakfast Seminar  B- (Pyramid ABC)

The State of Business Model Transformation: Emerging High-Impact Technologies

  • Luba Chernakov, IBM CIO, Distinguished Engineer, IBM (Americas)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:15am - 12:30pm
Performance Measurement and Executive Compensation

Moderator: Victor Wells, CFO, Titanium Corporation Inc

Panelists:

  • Fiona Macdonald, Managing Principal, Towers Perrin
  • Neil Brisley, Assistant Professor of Finance, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario

  • Doug Hommy, Director, Solutions, SAP Canada

Canadian Capital Markets - Crises and Cures

Moderator: Karyn Brooks, Senior Vice-President and Controller, Bell Canada Enterprises

Panelists:

  • Francesca Guolo, Partner, Goodmans LLP
  • Adam Wagstaffe, Managing Director, Money Market Funds, TD Asset Management
  • J. Angus Watt, Managing Director, National Bank Financial

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Carbon: A Business or Political Issue?

Moderator: Bill Hewitt, Financial & Investment Consultant

Panelists:

  • Dr. Christine Schuh, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Gray Taylor, Chair, Climate Change & Emissions Trading and Environmental Groups,
    Corporate Law Partner, Bennette Jones LLP
  • Marc Levinson, Economist, JP Morgan Chase

 
The CFO’s Responsibility for Good Governance

Moderator: Lisa Dorian, President & CEO, PowellDorian Services Inc

Panelists:

  • John A. Desjardins, Partner in charge, Audit GVA, KPMG Management Services LP
  • Tracey Ball, Executive Vice President & CFO, Canadian Western Bank
  • Victor Wells, CFO, Titanium Corporation Inc

 
IFRS Update in Canada

Moderator: Alister Cowan, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Husky Energy

Panelists:

  • Peter Martin,  Director, Accounting Standards Board, CICA
  • John Carchrae, Chief Accountant, Ontario Securities Commission
  • Matt Bootle, Partner, Audit and Assurance Business Services, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Deborah Stein, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Alta Gas Ltd

Wednesday, June 11
 
7:00am - 8:45am
Breakfast Seminar A- (Pyramid ABC)

How Finance Can Manage Pension Risk

  • Steve Bonnar, Principal, Towers Perrin
  • Philip Morse, Principal, Towers Perrin
Breakfast Seminar B - (Tonquin & Spike, Golf Clubhouse)

Managing Risk in Turbulent Times

  • David Pamenter, Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • Don McCutchan, International Policy Advisor, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • John McLean, Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

11:15am - 12:30pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Powerhouse Strategies for Growth

Moderator: Ian McDonald, Partner, Assurance and Advisory Practise, Grant Thornton LLP

  • Kevin Higa, CA, Chief Financial Officer, Running Room Canada Inc.
  • Ruth Kelly, President & CEO, Venture Publishing Inc.
  • David Pamenter, Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP.

The Canadian Labour Market Squeeze - Strategies for Managing Your Human Capital

Moderator: Brendan Moore, President & Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Moore & Associates Ltd.

Panelists:

  • William Ross, Vice President, Finance & Information Technology, Enbridge Gas Distribution
  • David King, Executive Vice-President, Robert Half Management Resources
  • Gord Ball, Business Development Executive, IBM Global Services, Application Management Sector