Global Shareholder Engagement & Activism Summit
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
DELTA HOTELS
75 LOWER SIMCOE STREET
TORONTO
AGENDA
The Skytop Strategies team is dedicated to crafting thought provoking
agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:40 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 8:40-8:45 | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:45-9:15 | Armchair Chat Fiduciary Duty of Care and Loyalty of Directors: The Story of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League Interviewer: Scott Deveau, Deals Reporter, Bloomberg LP Interviewee: Graeme Roustan, Active Investor |
| 9:15-9:55 | Panel Discussion Corporate Governance Developments: Outlook for 2020 Moderator: Vipal Monga, Canada Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal Panelists: Professor Charles Elson, Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance, University of Delaware, Lerner College of Business & Economics Evelyn Li, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Fred Pletcher, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
| 9:55-10:25 | Presentation Update on the Cannabis Industry: A Review of Governance and Other Related Issues Interviewer: Ian Robertson, Executive Vice President, Communication Strategy, Kingsdale Advisors Interviewee: Sunny Puri, Principal and Associate Portfolio Manager, Anson Funds Teresa Tomchak, Partner, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP |
| 10:25-10:40 | Interview REITS in Canada: Why Activists Find Them Attractive Interviewer: Scott Deveau, Deals Reporter, Bloomberg LP Interviewee: Samir Manji, Chief Executive Officer, Sandpiper Group |
| 10:40-11:10 | Networking Break |
| 11:10-11:45 | Panel Discussion Evolution of the Board Director: Boardroom Culture, Fitting In and Effectiveness Throughout the Life Cycle Moderator: Deborah Rosati, CEO, Women Get on Board Panelists: Laurie Clark, Founder, Smarten Up Institute (SUI®), Founder, Canchek Corporation Daniel Gagnier, Founder & President, Gagnier Communications Samir Manji, Chief Executive Officer, Sandpiper Group Aida Tammer, Corporate Director, Habitat for Humanity GTA |
| 11:45-12:25 | Panel Discussion M&A Activism: Rising Prevalence and the Latest in Strategic Engagement Moderator: Jeffrey Jones, Mergers & Acquisitions Reporter, The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Panelists: Aneliya Crawford, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Jason Frankl, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting Michael Levin, Managing Director, Head of Diversified Industries, National Bank of Canada Heidi Reinhart, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Vidish J. Shah, CFA, Associate, Morgan Stanley |
| 12:25-1:25 PM | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:25-1:55 | Interview An Activist on a Board: How to Work Effectively in Advancing Company Performance Interviewer: Ed Mullane, Journalist, Activistmonitor Interviewees: Amy Freedman, Chief Executive Officer, Kingsdale Advisors Zachary George, Portfolio Manager, FrontFour Capital Group |
| 1:55-2:35 | Panel Discussion The Convergence of ESG and Active Investors: What Boards Need to Know About ESG Risk Moderator: Bonnie Lyn de Bartok, Founder & CEO, S Factor Panelists: Arthur Einav, Senior Managing Director & General Counsel, Sprott, Inc. Alan Hibben, Corporate Director and Advisor, DHX Media, Hudbay Minerals, Extendicare, Home Capital Walter Viguiliouk, Principal, Strategy & Risk, Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Stephen Zelkowicz, Analyst, Wynnefield Capital |
| 2:35-3:05 | Networking Break |
| 3:05-3:45 | Interview Shareholder Activism and Control Transactions: A Regulatory Perspective Interviewer: Jeffrey Jones, Mergers & Acquisitions Reporter, The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Interviewee: Naizam Kanji, Director, Office of Mergers & Acquisitions, Ontario Securities Commission |
| 3:45-4:15 | Armchair Chat Settlement Headlines: Recent Developments in Settlements and Post Settlement Execution Moderator: Mohamed Khimji, Professor of Business, Queens University Discussants: David Katz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Walied Soliman, Global Chair & Co-Chair, Special Situations Team, Norton Rose Fulbright |
| 4:15-4:55 | Panel Discussion Board, Management and Activist: Engagement Analysis Moderator: Elana Duré, Senior Financial Journalist, Activist Insight Panelists: Jeanne Carr, Managing Director, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. Laurie Gaborit, former VP Investor Relations, Detour Gold Corporation Gilbert Palter, Chairman and CEO, Egads Group Catharine Sterritt, Portfolio Manager, CIBC Asset Management |
| 4:55-5:00 | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 | Networking Reception |
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