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| Keynote Address (9:30 am - 10:45 am) |
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Opening Keynote
Canada's Moment - Opportunities Created by the Changing Global Context
by
Dominic Barton
Worldwide Managing Director
McKinsey & Company |
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| SESSION A - 11:15 AM |
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| A1 | Show Me the Money: Venture Capitalism/Entrepreneurial Banking
Moderator
James Darroch, MBA '83 & PhD ‘90, Associate Professor of Policy; Director, Financial Services Program, Schulich School of Business
Panelists
David J. Kassie, Chairman & CEO, Genuity Capital Markets
Thomas R. Kennedy, Founder & Managing Director, Kensington Capital Partners Ltd.
Mark Skapinker, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Brightspark |
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| A2 | Consumer Insights
Moderator
Robert V. Kozinets, MBA ’88, Associate Professor of Marketing, Schulich School of Business; Author, Consumer Tribes
Panelists
Maureen C. Atkinson, BA ’81, Senior Partner, J.C. Williams Group
Margo Jay, President, Hidden Truths Inc.
Shane Skillen, Founder & President, Hotspex |
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| A3 | Jobs of the Future: Talent Development
Moderator
Alan Middleton, MBA '77 & PhD ’97, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Executive Director, Executive Education Centre, Schulich School of Business
Panelists
Rob Hines, Managing Partner, Global Operations, Heidrick & Struggles
Marty Parker, Managing Director & Founder, Waterstone Human Capital
Schuyler M. ("Skip") Sigel, QC, Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International |
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| A4 | The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Taking on the World
Moderator
Howard Lichtman, MBA/JD '82, President, Lightning Group; CONNECT 2009 Conference Chair
Panelists
Hildy Abrams, President, Gourmet Settings Inc.
Slava Levin, President & CEO, Ethnic Channels Group Ltd.
Brian Mirsky, MBA '78, President & CEO FreshChange Foods Group Ltd. |
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| A5 | The End of the Not-for-Profit: The New Era of Social Enterprise
Moderator
Mark J. Rittinger, Executive Director, Development and Alumni Relations, Schulich School of Business
Presenter
Paul Alofs, MBA ’83, President and CEO, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation |
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| SESSION B - 2:15 PM |
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| B1 | Resetting Financial Regulation: The Regulatory Challenge and the Bank of Canada
Moderator
Gordon S. Roberts, Professor of Finance, CIBC Professor of Financial Services
Presenter
John Crow, OC, Chair, Trinorth Capital and Former Governor, Bank of Canada |
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| B2 | Personal Coach Roundtable - THIS SESSION IS FULL -
Moderator
Pam Laycock, MBA ’89, Chief Operating Officer, Torstar Digital, Interim Vice President, Digital, Star Media Group
Panelists
Susan Harris, CEO, Executive Coaching Associates
Glain Roberts-McCabe, Founder & President, Executive Roundtable Inc.
Janis Ryder, President, Ryder Consulting
Mark Swartz, MBA '85, CareerActivist.com, Speaker & Author of Get Wired You're Hired!
Rachel Weinstein, MBA ’05, Executive Coach
Daisy Wright, Chief Career Strategist, The Wright Career Solution; President of The Wright Career Solution
Phoebe Wright, MBA '83, President, Wright Methods Inc.
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| B3 | $12 Million Shark: Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
Presenter
Don Thompson, Senior Scholar & Nabisco Brands Professor of Marketing Emeritus, Schulich School of Business; Author, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark |
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| B4 | Search Engine Marketing & Optimization: A Primer
Moderator
Detlev Zwick, Associate Professor of Marketing, Schulich School of Business
Presenter
Steven Goldhar, President & Chief Technology Officer, Sundance Media Inc. |
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| SESSION C - 3:30 PM |
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| C1 | Responsible Enterprise
Moderator
Ed Waitzer, Jarislowsky-Dimma-Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance, at Osgoode Hall and the Schulich School of Business; Director of the Hennick Centre for Business and Law at York University; Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Panelists
Laurel Broten, Member of Provincial Parliment for Etobicoke-Lakeshore; Minister of Children and Youth Services; Minister Responsible for Women's Issues
Blair Feltmate, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment; Director, Sustainability Practice, University of Waterloo; Chair, Sustainable Electricity Program, Canadian Electricity Association
Peter Johnson, Vice President, Sustainable Business Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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| C2 | Résumé Doctor: Reset Your Income
Presenter
Ed Yeung, MBA ’82, President, Fast-Track, Career Consulting Group |
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| C3 | How to Lead in Tough Times
Moderator
Theo Peridis, Associate Professor of Policy; Chair, Policy Area; Co-Director, York Consulting Group
Presenter
Bob Seelert, Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi |
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| C4 | Wine for Pleasure or Profit
Presenter
Craig de Blois, MBA ’05, Partner, Lifford Wine Agency |
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| C5 | Resetting the Brand
Presenters
Gary D'Andrea, MBA ’83, Chief Operating Officer, Grand & Toy
Alan Middleton, MBA, PhD ’97, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Executive Director, Executive Education Centre, Schulich School of Business |
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