12th Annual Forum on Payments Compliance in Canada -2018 | The Canadian Institute | 28 February 2018 | Hilton Toronto Hotel, 145 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2L2, Canada

Canada’s financial services industry is under Federal review following the recent crisis and you need to be ready . Prepare for new trends, emerging financial and technological innovation and regulatory changes that will challenge existing business models, disrupt the consumer marketplace and present new emerging risks for all key stakeholders.

Join us at The Canadian Institute’s 12th Annual Forum on Payments Compliance in Canada for next step discussions on how we can achieve stability, efficiency and utility in the ever-evolving Payments ecosystem during these challenging and uncertain times.

Attain the most up-to-date information on top policy priorities so that you are prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

This is your chance to network with industry leaders, financial institutions, payment service providers, merchants, lawyers, government, regulators, FinTechs, start-ups and your peers for an interactive discussion on all of the key topics and impending changes for 2017.

Some benefits of attending:

• Learn all of the latest legislative, regulatory and compliance updates
• Ask questions and get answers from peers and industry leaders
• A training opportunity for you and members of your organization
• Enhance your job performance and learn new skills
• Meet and network with other key stakeholders in the payments industry and share new strategies for success

2018 Speakers

Janet Ecker
President & Chief Executive Officer at Toronto Financial Services Alliance

Kevin Thomas
Manager, Policy, Promotion and Research Division at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)

Aric Bhargava
Head of Regulatory Compliance at Visa Canada

Todd Roberts
Senior Vice President at CIBC

Jacqueline Shinfield
Partner, Financial Services at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

John B. Laskin
Partner at Torys LLP

Kashif Zaman
Partner, Banking Group at Osler, Hoskin, Harcourt LLP

Suhuyini Abudulai
Partner, Financial Services Group at Cassels Brock (Toronto)

John Pecman
Commissioner of Competition at Competition Bureau of Canada

Caitlin Riddolls
Vice-President and Deputy Global AML Officer at TD Bank Group

Bhavna Khausal
Vice President, Partnerships and Payments Strategy at Berkeley Payment Solutions
(CPPO Member)

Carolyn Burke
Head, Regulatory, Compliance and International, Digital, Payments and Cards at RBC

Sharissa Ellyn
Senior Financial Services, Regulatory Lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP , (CPPO Member)

Jason Young
Director & Corporate Secretary at PayPal Canada

Professor James L. Darroch, Ph.D.
Director of Financial Services Program, Co-Author of The Transformation of Retail Banking at Schulich School of Business

Olga Ziman Sabbagh
Senior Legal Counsel at RBC

Grace Jung
Director of Mobile Software and Services at Interac

Yoni Levy
Director, Strategy & Business Development, Payments Innovation at CIBC

Shannon Steele
Blockchain Specialist & Digital Currency Certified Professional at Deloitte

Kyle Kemper
Bitcoin & Blockchain Professional at Co-Founder & CEO, The Social Wallet , Executive Director at Blockchain Association of Canada

Gord Jamieson
Head of Payment System Risk at Visa Canada

Gwen Beauchemin
Chief Information Security Officer at Payments Canada

Bonnie Freedman
Counsel & Regional Leader of the Privacy and Access to Information Group and the Life Sciences Group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Jordan Cohen
Chief Commercial Officer at Dream Payments

Dwayne King
Manager, AML at TD Bank Group

Norm Keith
Partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Joseph Weinberg
Co-Founder & CEO at Paycase , Fintech Advisor at Ontario Securities Commission

2018 Sponsors

• Borden Ladner Gervais
• L&T Infotech Canada