OSC Dialogue 2011

Nov 11, 2011

08:00 am - 02:45 pm

Toronto Board of Trade, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario

Agenda

8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Chair’s Opening Remarks
	Howard Wetston, Chair, Ontario Securities Commission
9:00 a.m.	Market Structure: The Impact, Risks and Implications of Consolidation and Innovation
	This discussion focused on trends and recent developments related to market infrastructure in Canada and globally, including exchange consolidation and advances in trading technology.
	Moderator:Maureen Jensen, Executive Director, Ontario Securities Commission
	Panelists: Susan Greenglass, Director, Market Regulation, Ontario Securities Commission AnneMarie Ryan, President, AMR Associates Inc. Kevan Cowan, President, TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities Ruben Lee, CEO and founder, Oxford Finance Group
10:00 a.m.	Strategic Issues in Investor Protection
	This session featured an interactive discussion on current issues affecting investors, including the role of disclosure, and provided an update on emerging initiatives underway aimed at engaging investors in the regulatory process.
	Moderator: Mary Condon, Vice-Chair, Ontario Securities Commission
	Panelists: Anita Anand, Chair, Ontario Securities Commission Investor Advisory Panel Phil Khoury, Director, The Navigator Company Pty Ltd.
11:00 a.m.	Securities Law Enforcement in a Rapidly Changing Environment
	This session provided an update on current priorities and initiatives to strengthen securities law enforcement, including a discussion of the unique challenges in conducting international enforcement investigations.
	Moderator: James Turner, Vice-Chair, Ontario Securities Commission
	Panelists: Tom Atkinson, Director, Enforcement, Ontario Securities Commission Joel Wiesenfeld, Partner, Torys
12:00 p.m.	Speaker
	The Honourable Dwight Duncan Minister of Finance, Chair of Management Board of Cabinet, Deputy Premier
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
	Ian C.W. Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Investment Industry Association of Canada "Running a Gauntlet of Deflationary Pressures: The Challenges Facing Both Investors and Issuers in a Time of Uncertainty"
1:30 p.m.	Concurrent Break-out Sessions
	1. M&A Trends and Outlook This session discussed the impact of recent Commission M&A decisions on issuers and directors and also addressed OSC policy initiatives including those related to poison pills and related party transactions.
	Panelists: James Turner, Vice-Chair, Ontario Securities Commission Naizam Kanji, Deputy Director, Corporate Finance, Ontario Securities Commission William Braithwaite, Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott
	2. Investor Issues This session discussed current retail investor issues, the use of investor research to better inform regulatory developments and current investor focused initiatives underway by the OSC.
	Panelists: Rhonda Goldberg, Director, Investment Funds, Ontario Securities Commission Susan Silma, Director, Compliance & Registrant Regulation, Ontario Securities Commission Rob Carrick, Columnist, The Globe and Mail Dr. Ed Weinstein, President, The Brondesbury Group Michael Wissell, Senior Vice President, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
	3. Regulatory Outlook This session discussed the OSC's involvement in and response to domestic and international regulatory developments, including key reform initiatives relating to OTC derivatives and other G20 commitments.
	Panelists: Tula Alexopoulos, Director, Office of Domestic & International Affairs, Ontario Securities Commission Kevin Fine, Director, Derivatives, Ontario Securities Commission Monica Kowal, General Counsel, Ontario Securities Commission
2:45 p.m.	Event Close