Lessons From the Financial Crisis: Governance Gaps and Strategies for the Future

Presented by

SFU CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management and
the Shareholder Association for Research & Education

Join presenters:

Damon Silvers
Director of Policy and Special Counsel for the AFL-CIO

and

Edward Waitzer
Jarislowsky-Dimma-Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance at
the Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School and
Senior Partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP

With Moderator
Robert Adamson
SFU CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management

For a discussion on lessons from the financial crisis.

Topic Highlights:

• The US Experience: The role of the SEC in the 2008 global financial crisis
• Gaps in Canadian regulation
• A call for regulatory reform and an end to short-termism
• The role and priorities of the regulator
• Restoring trust and confidence in investing in markets
• Changes needed to the capital markets to encourage responsible investment
• What lies ahead, and the impact on institutional investors

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When:
Wednesday, May 19, 2010  4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Where:
Segal Salon, Segal Graduate School of Business
500 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia

Agenda:
Refreshments and Networking: 4-4:30pm
Presentation: 4:30-6pm

Fee:
$20.00

Please click here to register.