2025 SIMA Annual Leadership Conference

Join us on October 14-15 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto for Canada’s preeminent networking and thought leadership event for the securities and investment management industry.

Each year, SIMA brings together hundreds of senior professionals from across the country to exchange ideas, explore emerging trends and gain insights from renowned experts and leaders.

This year’s program reflects SIMA’s transformation, tackling the most critical issues facing asset managers, investment dealers, capital markets professionals, and more.

Themes:

• Canada’s role in global markets
• capital formation and public/private market growth
• regulatory modernization and oversight
• innovation in products and portfolios
• data, AI, and responsible use of technology

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
(3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. ET)

CSA Regulatory Panel

Join senior CSA representatives for a timely discussion on current and emerging regulatory initiatives including ETFs, promotional activity and social media for retail investors, and continuous disclosure modernization. The panel will also address regulatory efficiency strategies to promote market competitiveness.

Speakers:

• Robyn Mendelsohn, VP, Legal and Procurement, Fidelity Investments
• Noreen Bent, Chief, Corporate Finance Legal Services, BCSC
• Stephen Paglia, VP, Investment Management, OSC
• Meera Paleja, Head of Investor Research and Behavioural Insights, OSC
• Bruno Vilone, Director, Investor Products Oversight, AMF