The Governance Professional… 20 Years On Victoria, BC • August 19-22, 2018 20th Annual Corporate Governance Conference Fairmont Empress Hotel | Victoria, BC GPC 2018 Conference Onsite Program - Full Draft 5.indd 1 2018-08-08 1:17:01 PM Governance Professionals of Canada 2017-18 Board of Directors Sunday, August 19, 2018 Carmel Bellamy Corporate Secretary and Senior Director, Governance, Member & Co-operative Relations, Dear Conference Delegate, The Co-operators Group Limited Guelph, ON On behalf of GPC, welcome to the 20th Annual Corporate Governance Conference in beautiful Victoria BC! We are pleased to provide this onsite program, which will Brigitte Catellier assist in guiding you through your next few days with us, so keep it handy. Vice- President, Corporate Governance Meridian Credit Union This year’s conference themed: ‘The Governance Professional...20 Years On’, Toronto, ON brings together leading governance experts and practitioners to provide an up close Misti Christensen (Chair) look at the role of the governance professional, as well as overall governance trends Senior Manager, Governance and and best practices. We sincerely hope that you will find this event to be a valuable Assistant Secretary, Nexen Energy ULC and informative learning and networking opportunity. Calgary AB We are pleased to also provide you with our conference mobile “Event App” Glenn Keeling by Lumi. This app will serve as your companion guide and provide all of the Senior Partner, Executive conference information you need to maximize your experience here with us. Compensation and Governance You will find in the Event App: the map of the facilities, sponsor information, Global Governance Advisors presentations and documents that were submitted by presenters, a list of your Toronto ON fellow delegates and more. Cyndie Kremyr (Secretary) This year again we have a color scheme for our name badge lanyards in order to Independent Director encourage more local networking (legend on p. 4), so that you can seek out and Abbotsford, BC identify colleagues in your region. We encourage you to also drop by the GPC booth located in the Exhibitor Hall at the designated times, to meet your local peers and David Masse GPC board members, and where you can make a donation to our Charity of Choice: Principal, Governance View Breakfast Club of Canada. Toronto ON If we can enhance your conference experience in any other way, please reach out Sally Maziarz (Vice Chair) to a GPC staff member or board member. You can usually find us at the registration Assistant Corporate Secretary desk or in the GPC Booth. EPCOR Utilities Inc. Edmonton AB A few special notes of thanks: To our GPC conference committee members for their time, support and contribution to this event; to our speakers for contributing their Janis McKenzie (Treasurer) time and expertise to our programming; and to all of our sponsors and partners – Independent Director you make this event possible and our success is yours too. Oakville ON Bonnie Oakes Charron Finally, as you experience the event, please take the time to fill out your conference Founder and Principal, evaluation survey, which is available electronically (see p. 5) and on the conference Board Concierge App as well. We appreciate and will use your feedback to plan future GPC Ottawa, ON conferences, as well as other GPC events. As an additional incentive, we will draw from the completed evaluations for a FREE registration to our next annual conference Josée Turcotte to be held in Quebec City, August 18 – 21, 2019! Senior Vice-President, Corporate Secretary and Head of Governance I hope you enjoy the conference! HSBC Bank Canada Program printing courtesy of: Toronto, ON Lynn Beauregard President, GPC Lynn Beauregard President, Governance Professionals of Canada Toronto, ON Governance Professionals of Canada Governance Professionals of Canada 2 20th Annual Corporate Governance Conference 20th Annual Corporate Governance Conference GPC 2018 Conference Onsite Program - Full Draft 5.indd 2 2018-08-08 1:17:01 PM Professional Accreditation Table of Contents LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO: The 2018 Annual Corporate Governance Lanyard Legend 4 Conference program has been accredited for Professionalism Content for the Onsite Essentials 5 sessions as indicated on the program. Hotel Floorplan 6 BARREAU DU QUÉBEC: Training activities held outside the Province of Québec, Exhibitor Hall 7 and approved by another Canadian law society or international law societies, are Program Details 8 accredited by the Barreau du Québec. Speaker Profiles 16 Attendees from Quebec need to declare in their training statement the training Corporate Features 31 hours attended and to retain proof of registration and participation. When filing Sponsors 51 their online statement, attendees may use the ID # 10017364 which is applied to such automatically accredited training activities. Note: Members of the Quebec Save the Date for 2019 52 Bar are required to sign-in at each session they attend in order to receive the Attestation de participation, as required under Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats. Conference LAW SOCIETY OF SASKATCHEWAN: Registrants may be eligible to complete up to 13.5 CPD hours and 3 ethics hours. at a Glance LAW SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: The GPC 20th Annual Conference has Pre-Conference: been approved for 27 course hours by the LSBC. Sunday, August 19 • Optional local tours Sessions at the conference are also eligible for the GPC Education Program • First-timers’ Welcome Reception (GPC- EP) CPD requirement (up to 11 hours), and may also be eligible for ICSA, • Welcome Reception CPA, paralegal or other programs. Individuals need to check for eligibility and • Optional Dine Around Victoria submission requirements with their law societies or other professional bodies. Attendees registered for CPD or CLE hours for the conference will receive a Day One: Monday, August 20 certificate of attendance following the conference upon request. Certificates • Annual General Meeting of attendance may also be requested via email after the event. If you have any • Opening Keynote questions relating to CPD hours or CLE credits, please see Albert Orellana onsite • Plenary Sessions or email him at [email protected] • Roundtable Discussions • Closing Plenary • Free evening for delegates Passport Program - Network and Win! Day Two: Tuesday, August 21 Your interaction, networking and enjoyment is our end goal here. Move beyond • Opening Keynote passive listening and become part of the action at the conference! • Concurrent Sessions: • Track A: The Board and The more you network the more chance you have to win 3 nights the Governance Professional and a $100 Spa Gift Certificate to be used over the conference dates • Track B: Critical Issues in next year at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, QC on Governance August 18 – 21, 2019. • Track C: Key Trends in Governance Check in with our sponsors at their exhibitor booths and get their 4-digit code • Workshops: Choice of 5 at the back of their conference badge to enter in the “Game Center” inside the • Reception, Dinner & conference App and collect 10 points per sponsor! Entertainment Tweet out content using the conference hashtag #gpcvic2018 from the app and Program printing courtesy of: collect 3 points per tweet! Day Three: Wednesday, August 22 • Plenary Sessions Upload a conference networking photo to the app and collect 2 points per photo! • Concurrent sessions: Choice of 3 Meet a first timer – get their 4-digit code and collect 2 points Meet a GPC board member – get their 4-digit code and collect 2 points Governance Professionals of Canada Governance Professionals of Canada 20th Annual Corporate Governance Conference 20th Annual Corporate Governance Conference 3 GPC 2018 Conference Onsite Program - Full Draft 5.indd 3 2018-08-08 1:17:02 PM Charity of Choice: Breakfast Club of Canada For 23 years, The Breakfast Club has been committed to nurturing the potential Governance Professionals of children by ensuring that as many of Canada 2018 Conference as possible have access to a nutritious Committee breakfast served in an environment that promotes their self-esteem before classes Brigitte Catellier begin. Much more than a breakfast VP Corporate Governance program, the Club’s approach is based on Meridian Credit Union commitment, self-esteem and capacity development. It partners with communities and regional organizations to establish an optimal formula adapted to local needs. Glenn Keeling Now active across Canada, the Breakfast Club helps feed some 200,000 Canadian Senior Partner children in 1,600 schools across the country. Global Governance Advisors Cyndie Kremyr Independent Director Local Engagement Josée Turcotte Senior Vice President, We look forward to ‘amping’ up the local engagement at this year’s conference! Corporate Secretary, We have set up THREE different strategies in an effort for GPC to maximize local Head of Governance engagement networking at this event. HSBC 1. Color Scheme for Lanyards The name tag lanyard colour scheme is broken down by region for all attendees at the conference, in order to facilitate local peer to peer engagement. GPC Staff Team PURPLE: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon Lynn Beauregard, YELLOW: British Columbia President BLUE: Ontario Caroline Bucksbaum, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Membership & Event Coordinator ORANGE: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick Albert Orellana, Manager, Events & Special Projects WHITE: International GREY: