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Speaking Engagements
Central Canadian Energy Forum
April 24, 2009
Martin Kratz presents "The Role and Use of Innovation in the Energy Sector" at the Central Canadian Energy Forum, sponsored by Insight, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
CIO Leadership for Business Transformation
April 24, 2009
The business transformation and production efficiency expertise of a CIO has profound value to an enterprise in the midst of business and economic challenges. Perhaps the most important investments any enterprise can make during periods of such challenge are those that increase productivity, reduce business costs, and drastically increase competitive market advantage.
Fraud Risks in the New Economy: Are Your Bases Covered?
April 15, 2009
James Heelan is one of four fraud professionals on the panel of this seminar on corporate fraud in turbulent times. Discussion topics include why risk is greater in the current economy, how to protect your organization from cybercrime and the steps required to prevent, detect and react to fraud in your organization.
INFONEX
April 14, 2009
Martin Kratz presents "The RIM Lawyer" at INFONEX in Calgary, AB.
Fundamentals of U.S. Securities Law 2009
April 01, 2009
Co-presented “Private Placement Techniques” at Fundamentals of U.S. Securities Law sponsored by Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada.
Lorman Employment Law Seminar 2009
2009
Presentation: "Just Cause: AKA How to Fire Employees and Get Away With It"; co-authored by Laura Inglis Chubb and Barbara Stratton for the 2009 Lorman Employment Law Seminar.
Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) Spring Education Seminar
April 01, 2009
Michael Eizenga presents, "The Judiciary at the E-Gate," at The Trials and Tribulations of Trial Management, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) Spring Education Seminar (April 2009). Michael also participated in the debate, "Expert Evidence Submissions."
Climate Change Disclosure for Public Companies
March 05, 2009
Moderated by Gray Taylor and David Spencer, this
Bennett Jones seminar provided insight on the complex issues related to
required disclosure by public companies relating to climate change, whether
under continuous disclosure or offering documents, as well as the advantages
and traps of going beyond required disclosure into the realm of voluntary
climate change information sharing.
Bissett School of Business Presentation
February 23, 2009
Martin Kratz presents "e-Commerce and Internet Law" at the Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB.
IE Canada's Annual Western Canada Conference
February 22, 2009
Darrel Pearson presented "Anti-Dumping & Countervailing Duties: The Special Import Measures Act" at IE Canada's 7th Annual Western Canada Conference.
Law and Medicine, Faculty of Law
February 10, 2009
James Heelan, Q.C., will be a guest lecturer on the topic of Medical Negligence litigation at the University of Alberta Law School.
12th Annual Joint LLB/MBA Students' Association Conference: World Markets in Transition
February 06, 2009
At this conference for students and graduates of Osgoode's LLB program and Schulich's MBA program, with the theme "World Markets in Transition: Canada's Opportunities and Challenges," Mark Laugesen appeared on a three person panel to discuss the impact of current economic changes on bankruptcy / insolvency / restructuring, both from a legal and accounting perspective. This conference also helped to celebrate the inauguration of the Hennick Centre for Business and Law.
Raising Capital in Canada - Indaba Mining Conference
February 2009, 2010 and 2012
At the Indaba Mining Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Georges Dubé presents with the Toronto Stock Exchange, "Raising Capital in Canada".
IBM Canada Innovation Today Roundtable
January 20, 2009
Duncan Card is a panellist at this roundtable executive forum focused on new innovation practices and business models. The forum allows senior executives to share working strategies for creating successful innovation plans and aligning IT innovation plans to company objectives as well as to discuss how innovation plans will be affected by the current economic situation.
Privacy Compliance West
January 19, 2009
Martin Kratz presents "Living in a Web 2.0 World: Overcoming the Challenges in Privacy" and moderates "Critical Updates from the Western Privacy Commissioners", a panel of the Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioners, at Privacy Compliance West. Martin is co-chairman of this conference.
Law 533: Wills - 2009
January 01, 2009
Barbara Kimmitt is the instructor for Law 533: Wills, a course offered through the University of Calgary Law School.
Anti-Corruption Corporate Compliance
December 11, 2008
Milos Barutciski and Lincoln Caylor will be presenting individual sessions at this conference which runs December 11 - 12, 2008, at the St. Andrew's club and conference centre in Toronto, ON. A series of pre-conference workshops will be taking place on December 10, 2008. Milos Barutciski is a co-chair for this event.
Canadian Tax Foundation's Sixtieth Annual Conference
December 01, 2008
Tom Bauer presented Restructuring Debt Obligations at the Canadian Tax Foundation's Sixtieth Annual Conference (paper published in Report of Proceedings of the Sixtieth Tax Conference, 2008, at 37:1).
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