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DAY ONE: Thursday June 5th, 2008

 

7:45 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
 

8:15 AM

Opening Comments from the Chair

Rebecca Cowdery, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

 
 

8:30 AM

Regulators Panel

 
 

9:15 AM

Interactive Q&A:

Continue the Discussion with the Regulators

Shamira Hussein, Senior Advisor, Regulations and Compliance Branch, Capital Markets Regulation, British Columbia Securities Commission
Sophie Jean, Policy Advisor, Autorité des Marchés Financiers
David Gilkes, Manager, Registrant Regulation, Ontario Securities Commission

 
 

10:00 AM

Networking Break

 
 

10:30 AM

NI 24-101:

Implications of the Trade Matching and Settlement Rule

Milos Vukovic, VP, Investment Policy, RBC Asset Management
Lorne Rintoul, VP, Securities Operations, Scotiabank/ Scotia Capital
Louis Lesnika, Assistant VP, Trade Settlements, CIBC Mellon
Tony Kalvik, VP, Advisory Services, Banking & Capital Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 
 

11:15 AM

Regulating Long/Short Funds: Global Rules That Will Impact You

Lynn McGrade, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jane A. Kanter, Partner, Dechert LLP
More to come...

 
 

12:00 PM

Networking Luncheon

 
 

1:30 PM

Issues and Impacts of Portfolio Trading Rules: Buy-Side as Gatekeeper?

Doug Harris, Director of Policy, Research and Strategy, Market Regulation Services Inc.

 
 

2:15 PM

Developing a Risk-Based Compliance Monitoring Program:

Mary Filipelli, Partner-in-charge, KPMG

 
 

3:00 PM

Networking Break

 
 

3:30 PM

Canada’s Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Are you ready?

Raj Kothari, FCA Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Patricia Perruzza, Senior Manager, Audit and Assurance Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 
 

4:15 PM

Securities Reporting:

Get on Top of Early Warning and Insider Reporting Obligations

John Black, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

 
 

5:00 PM

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Day Two: Friday June 6th, 2008

 

7:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
 

8:15 AM

Opening Comments from the Chair

Katie Walmsley, President, Investment Counsel Association of Canada

 
 

8:30 AM

The Latest Developments from the U.S. and What They Mean for Canada

David Tittsworth, Executive Director, Investment Counsel Association of America
Richard Marshall, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Moderator: Katie Walmsley, President, Investment Counsel Association of Canada

 
 

9:15 AM

NEW! OSC Staff Notice 33-729:

Maintaining Compliant Marketing Materials

Christina Forster Pazienza, Assistant Manager, Compliance, Ontario Securities Commission

 
 

10:00 AM

Networking Break

 
 

10:30 AM

Update on Soft Dollars and Best Execution: What Should You Do?

Ellen Lee, Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Risk, TD Asset Management
Michael Burns, Partner, McMillan Binch Mendolsohn LLP
Moderator: Katie Walmsley, President, Investment Counsel Association of Canada

 
 

11:15 AM

OSC Enforcement and Compliance Issues: Get Up to Speed!

John-David Humphreys, Senior Legal Counsel, Ontario Securities Commission

 
 

12:00 PM

Networking Luncheon

 

 

1:30 PM

Audited ICPM Firms:

Best Practices for Managing Regulatory Audits

Michael Valihora, Director of Compliance and Senior Counsel, AMG Canada

 
 

2:15 PM

Update on NI 81-107:

Independent Review Committee for Investment Funds

Nancy Church, Manager, Business Policy & Governance, RBC Asset Management Inc.

 
 

3:00 PM

Networking Break

 
 

3:15 PM

New! NI 81-406:

Understand and Dissect the New Point of Sale Disclosure Regulation

Rebecca Cowdery, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

 
 

4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

 
     

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