Fall 2009 Toronto Chapter Newsletter - FEI Canada
Fall 2009 Toronto Chapter Newsletter - FEI Canada
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OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong> ISSUE financial executives international toronto chapter newsletter<br />
Program<br />
by Patrick Doig, Chair, Program Committee<br />
The Program Committee is responsible for providing educational content to the <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>, <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong><br />
membership, mainly through scheduling speakers for our monthly lunch/dinner meetings.<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2010 Program<br />
Dinner and lunch events for the fall of <strong>2009</strong> have now been confirmed. Thanks to the program committee members and<br />
our chapter administrator Liz Bowell for arranging these events. Our first event, held on September 21 at the National<br />
Club, was very successful and included a presentation Discovering a Golden Touch in Turbulent Times from <strong>Canada</strong>’s<br />
CFO of the Year for <strong>2009</strong>, David Garofalo, Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Agnico-Eagle<br />
Mines Limited.<br />
In addition to the events sponsored by <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>, the <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong>’s plans for the fall and winter program are well<br />
underway. See the Career Services section for additional events. For the fall of <strong>2009</strong>, we will be presenting the following<br />
events:<br />
October 14, <strong>2009</strong> – Dinner meeting at The National Club. Speaker Bernie Wilson, former Vice Chairman,<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers, CFOs and Audit Committees...friends, foes or...something in between?<br />
December 8, <strong>2009</strong> – 2010 Economic Outlook lunch meeting at Le Meridien King Edward presented by Dr. Sherry<br />
Cooper, Executive Vice-President, Global Economic Strategist, BMO Financial Group; Chief Economist, BMO Capital<br />
Markets<br />
Other potential topics we are pursuing for the remainder of the program year include: Artificial Intelligence and the future<br />
of computing; Deloitte’s 50 Best program and leading in adversity.<br />
Other Upcoming <strong>Chapter</strong> Events:<br />
October 22, <strong>2009</strong> - 2nd Annual SME Conference - Growing Your SME in a Changing Economy, Mississauga Convention<br />
Centre<br />
November 20 & 21, <strong>2009</strong> – 4th Annual Best in Class Invitational Case Competition, Ted Rogers School of Management<br />
November 24, <strong>2009</strong> – 15th Annual November Social Evening, Wines of Prince Edward County, Vaughan Estate, The<br />
Estates of Sunnybrook<br />
Committee Members<br />
All of the <strong>Chapter</strong> committees are run by member volunteers – it is a great way to make new contacts and to get the most<br />
from your membership. The Program Committee welcomes new volunteers to the committee or ideas you might have<br />
about speakers and topics. Please contact us if you would like to help out. Current committee members are as follows:<br />
Patrick Doig, Chair patrick.doig@marsh.com<br />
Jonathan Brindley, Vice Chair<br />
Cliff Truax, Vice Chair<br />
Ron Duke<br />
Greg Guyatt<br />
Nikhil Sathe<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong> ISSUE financial executives international toronto chapter newsletter
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