Conference 2008

Powerpoint Presentations

Tuesday- June 10th, 2008

Breakfast Seminar A

Reflections on the Credit Crunch
Thomas Connell
,
Managing Director,Standard & Poor’s                                                    click here


Keynote

Alberta's Oil Sands: An Overview
Jim Carter
,
Past President and Chief Operating Officer,
Syncrude Canada Ltd.                                                                              click here


Concurrent Session A (11:15 - 12:30) - Performance Measurement and Executive Compensation

Fiona Macdonald,
Managing Principal,
Towers Perrin                                                                                            click here

Neil Brisley,
Assistant Professor of Finance,
Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario    click here

Doug Hommy,
Director, Solutions
SAP Canada                                                                                              click here


Concurrent Session B (11:15 - 12:30) - Canadian Capital Markets - Crises and Cures

Francesca Guolo,
Partner
Goodmans LLP                                                                                      click here

Adam Wagstaffe,
Managing Director, Money Market Funds,
TD Asset Management Inc.                                                                  click here

J. Angus Watt,
Managing Director,
National Bank Financial                                                                        click here


Concurrent Session A (13:45 - 15:00) - Carbon: A Business or Political Issue?

Bill Hewitt,
Chair,
FEI Canada Issues and Policy Advisory  Committee                     click here

Christine Schuh,
Climate Change Services Leader, 
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP                                                          click here

Gray E. Taylor,
Chair, Climate Change and Emissions Trading Group, 
and Corporate Law Partner
Bennett Jones LLP                                                                               click here

Marc Levinson,
Industry Economist, 
JP Morgan Chase                                                                                 click here


Concurrent Session B (13:45 - 15:00) - The CFO's Responsibility for Good Governance

Tracey Ball,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Canadian Western Bank                                                                    click here

Victor Wells,
Audit Committee Chair,
Northstar Healthcare Inc. and MagIndustries Corp.                     click here

John A. Desjardins,
Partner in charge, Audit GVA, 
KPMG Management Services LP                                                      click here


Concurrent Session C (13:45 - 15:00) - IFRS Update in Canada

Peter Martin,
Director, Accounting Standards,
CICA                                                                                                       click here

Matt Bootle,
Partner, Professional Practice
Ernst & Young LLP                                                                             click here

Deborah Stein
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, 
AltaGas                                                                                                click here


Keynote

Strategy for Success - The Canadian Western Bank Story
Larry Pollock
,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Canadian Western Bank & Trust                                                    click here


Wednesday- June 11th, 2008

Breakfast Seminar B

Managing Risk in Turbulent Times
Don McCutchan
,
International Policy Advisor 
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP                                             
John McLean,
Partner,
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP                                                     click here
David Pamenter,
Partner,
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Jeffrey E. Dyck,
Partner,
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP   


Keynote

Canadian Star Comes Home
Maureen Kempston Darkes
,
Vice President and President,
GM Latin America, Aftrica & Middle East
General Motors Group                                                                     click here

Managing Risks and Expectations
Doug Proll
,
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice-President, Finance
Canadian Natural Resources Limited                                         click here


Concurrent Session A (11:15 - 12:30)- Surviving in a Period of Unprecedented Growth

Ruth Kelly,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Venture Publishing Inc.                                                                   click here

Kevin Higa,
Chief Financial Officer,
Running Room Canada Inc.                                                          click here

David Pamenter,
Partner,
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP                                                  click here


Concurrent Session B (11:15 - 12:30) - The Canadian Labour Market Squeeze

William Ross,
Vice President, Finance and Information Technology
Enbridge Gas Distribution                                                            click here

Trevor Zigelstein,
Vice President, Major Accounts,
Robert Half Management Resources                                         click here

Gord Ball,
Director, Application Management Services,
IBM Canada Ltd.                                                                              click here