Global Mergers & Acquisitions Summit Toronto | May 21st, 2025
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7:45-9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00-9:05 AM | Welcome Remarks
Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies
9:05-9:35 AM | Keynote Presentation
Deal Flow: Drivers Against the Backdrop of Present Conditions at Home and Abroad
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9:35-10:15 AM | Panel Discussion
Regulatory Scrutiny: How to Manage Regulatory Risk
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10:15-10:45 AM | Fireside Chat
Valuation: Levers Affecting the Economics of Deal Making
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10:45-11:00 AM | Networking Break
11:00-11:40 PM | Panel Discussion
Operational Expansion or Antitrust: Emerging Views on Market Competitiveness
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11:40-12:10 PM | Executive Briefing
Reps and Warrants: Managing Liability Risk
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12:10- 12:50 PM | Panel Discussion
Technology M&A: Boom or Babble
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12:50-1:50 PM | Networking Luncheon
1:50-2:30 PM | Panel Discussion
Energy M&A: A Sector Analysis
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2:30-3:00 PM | Presentation
Inside Today’s “Goldilocks Era”: A Tale of Oil and Gas
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3:00-3:15 PM | Networking Break
3:15-3:55PM | Panel Discussion
ESG & Takeover Law: What’s New
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3:55-4:35 PM | Fireside Chat
Cautious Optimism: Powering Through as Favorable Conditions Emerge
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4:35-5:15 PM | Panel Discussion
Topic TBA
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5:15-5:20 PM | Closing Remarks
5:20-6:20 PM | Networking Reception
SPEAKERS
DELEGATES
Fred R. Pletcher
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bob Marese
President
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
New York, NY
W Graeme Roustan
ICD.D, NACD Corporate Director Institute, Director, Executive
Chairman
Roustan Capital
Toronto, CA
David A. Katz
Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY
N. MacDonnell Ulsch
Founder & Chief Analyst, Gray Zone Research & Intelligence, Skytop Contributing Author and SkytopTV Host
Manasquan, New Jersey
David Rosewater
Managing Director, Global Head of Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Marcus Svedberg
Chief Economist
Folksam
Stockholm, Sweden
Lauren Thomas
Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
New York, NY
Joyce Cacho
Independent Director and Skytop Contributing Author
Multiple Companies
Boston, MA
Matti Leppälä
Secretary General, CEO
PensionsEurope
Brussels Region, Belgium
Tim McCormick
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, Canada
Lori-Ann (Streete) Beausoleil
Independent Board Member, Audit Committee Chair
Toronto, Canada
Pieter Idenburg
Senior Advisor
Issuemakers
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Carla Sands
Former U.S. Ambassador, Denmark & Vice Chair, Center for Energy and Environment
America First Policy Institute
Washington, D.C.
Subrata Bhattacharjee
National Chair, Competition and Foreign Investment Review Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, Canada
Pieter Kwakernaak
General Manager
Hoogendoorn America
Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada
Marc J. Drouin
General Manager & Principal Officer
Rabobank Canada
Toronto, Canada
Walter Viguiliouk
FSA (SASB), Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, Private Markets
Manulife Investment Management
Toronto, Canada
Michael Faralla
Head of Global Mining Investment Banking
TD Securities
Toronto, Canada
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