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September 10-12, 2008 agenda

(Preliminary and subject to change)

 

September 10    
  Exhibitors set up booths (evening) Chancellor's Room
September 11    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Pre-conference BONUS
Student "Interview Pitches" to Recruiters
Chancellor's Room
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Registration Foyer
CAREER DEVELOPMENT  
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Opening Remarks

Dr. John McLaughlin
President
University of New Brunswick

Dr. Daniel Coleman
Dean, Faculty of Business Administration
University of New Brunswick

John Sinclair
President and Chief Executive Officer
New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation

Prof. Glenn Cleland, CFA MBA CAIA
Founding Director
Centre for Financial Studies, UNB

Kent Auditorium
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm "From Saint John to Bay Street: A Sell Side Perspective"

Daniel J. McCarthy
Vice Chairman
CIBC World Markets
Toronto, Ontario
Kent Auditorium
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Investment Management: The Buy Side

Marcel LeRoux
Vice President, Marketing
Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd.

Investment Management: The Sell Side

Michael MacBain
Co-chair
RBC Global Markets

Kent Auditorium
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Refreshment Break  
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Keynote Presentation

"The Leader in You"

Doug Turnbull
Deputy Chairman
TD Securities
Toronto, Ontario

Kent Auditorium
4:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Networking Reception
Trade Booths staffed

4:45 - 4:50 pm

Kaplan (Intro to Schweser financial designation study guides)

   
5:00 - 5:15 pm

"Networking for Professional Success"

Chris Crowell
President and founder
East Coast Connections

   
5:30 pm

Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres

Chancellor's Room
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Breakout Sessions (Limited Seating)

  Step Ahead Mentors

4:00 - 4:30 pm

Adam Clark CFA
Analyst
BMO Capital Markets

Wendy Pirie Ph.D  CFA CA
Director of  Curriculum Projects
CFA Institute
Charlottesville, Virginia

   
4:30 - 5:00 pm

Colin Moore CFP
CIBC Imperial Service

John Wickett
Senior Vice President
Standards and Certifications
Finanicial Planners Standards Council

   
5:00 - 5:30 pm

"Cross-cultural Communication in Business"

Anita Punamiya
Executive Director
CompreCultures

   
5:30 - 6:00 pm

"Top 10 Career Lessons from Bay Street"

Robert Livingston
Vice President
McLean Budden
Toronto, Ontario

Second Floor

7:00 pm

Corporate Receptions (By invitation only)

Student Investment Fund
10th Anniversary Celebration (Private Function)

 
September 12 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CFA Institute
 
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Financial Institutions Conduct Student Interviews Wu Centre & others TBA
7:00 am - 7:45 am Power Breakfast Foyer
7:30 am - 8:45 am

Alternative Investments
(Private equity, hedge funds, real estate, commodities)

Stephen Foote CFA
Vice President
Northwater Capital Management Inc.
Toronto, Ontario

"Infrastructure as an Alternative Asset Class"

Scott Derby
Director
RREEF, a member of the Deutsche Bank Group
New York City, N.Y.

Kent Auditorium
8:45 am - 9:00 am Refreshment Break Foyer
9:00 am - 9:45 am

Keynote Presentation

"Who's Afraid of the Canadian Stock Market?"

Kim Shannon
President
Sionna Investment Managers
Toronto, Ontario

Kent Auditorium
9:45 am - 10:00 am Refreshment Break Foyer
10:00 am - 11:15 am

Risk Management

Jason Pitre
Director
Global Energy Derivatives
Scotia Capital

Sarah Butcher
Client Relationship Officer
Principal
Barclays Global Investors Canada
Toronto, Ontario

Financial Risk Management (FRM) designation
Desmond Alvares
Director, Programs
Member Education Services
Investment Industry Regulators of Canada

Kent Auditorium
11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Keynote Presentation

"What does financial history tell us about future capital markets?"

Peter Gibson
Vice President
Head, Portfolio Strategy & Quantitative Research
Desjardins Securities

Kent Auditorium
12:00 pm Symposium Closing Remarks Kent Auditorium
     
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