ASC Connect 2024 Agenda

ASC Connect 2024
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. MDT

Hudson, 6th floor of 200 8 Ave S.W.

8:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. Opening remarks Samir Sabharwal, Executive Director, ASC 
8:35 a.m.  Minister of Finance remarks The Honourable Nate Horner, President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Finance
8:40 a.m. Opportunities for Alberta

Fireside chat:
Stan Magidson, Chair & CEO, ASC & Chair, CSA
Peter Tertzakian, Founder & President, Studio.Energy 
9:10 a.m. Break 
9:20 a.m. Artificial intelligence’s impact on capital markets: regulatory implications 

A conversation to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies will likely have a material impact on the capital markets, and what regulators should consider in support of industry and investors. 

Moderator:
Ryan Clements, Director, Advanced Research & Knowledge Management, ASC 

Panel:
Chad Langager, CEO, AlphaLayer 
Carole Piovesan, Co-Founder & Principal, INQ Consulting
Martin Petrin, Dancap Private Equity Chair in Corporate Governance, Western University 

 
10:25 a.m. Break  
10:45 a.m.

Industry innovation in Alberta 

A conversation to explore how innovation is playing a critical role in the diversification of Alberta’s economy.    

Moderator:
Tonya Fleming, Manager, Private Markets & Innovation, Corporate Finance, ASC 

Panel:
Lawrence Korngut, Professor & Director, Innovation & Commercialization, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary 
Natasha Kostenuk, Co-Founder & CEO, Ayrton Energy  
Terry Rock, President & CEO, Platform Calgary

 
11:50 p.m. Lunch
12:25 p.m.

Keynote speaker 

How do we boost productivity in Canada? Recommendations for government, policy makers and industry.

 

Trevor Tombe, Director of Fiscal & Economic Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary  
1:10 p.m. Optimal capital formation: balancing
public and private markets

Exploring the implications of changes to capital formation, investor participation and economic growth in our public and private markets.  

Moderator:
Denise Weeres, Director, Corporate Finance, ASC

Panel:
Tim Hart, Managing Director of Investment Banking, ATB Capital Markets
Hans Knapp, Partner, Co-Founder & General Counsel, Yaletown Partners
Melinda Park, Partner, BLG 
Bryce Tingle, N. Murray Edwards Chair in Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
2:25 p.m. Break  
2:45 p.m.

The ASC and investor protection

The ASC’s opportunity to discuss our investor protection efforts, developments and emerging areas of focus.  

Moderator:
Samir Sabharwal, Executive Director, ASC

Panel:
Cynthia Campbell, Director, Enforcement, ASC
Hilary McMeekin, Director, Communications & Investor Education, ASC 
Katrina Prokopy, General Counsel, ASC
Lynn Tsutsumi, Director, Market Regulation, ASC
3:55 p.m. Closing remarks Stan Magidson, Chair & CEO, ASC & Chair, CSA
4:00 p.m. Cocktail reception  
5:00 p.m.
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