IFIC Annual Leadership Conference 2019 | The Investment Funds Institute of Canada | 26 September 2019 | The Carlu, 444 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 2H4, Canada

IFIC's Annual Leadership Conference returns with an exciting line up of speakers, panelists and topics. Expand your knowledge and stimulate your thinking with informative and relevant sessions featuring influential industry leaders, senior regulators and innovators. The sessions will cover key topics such as ESG investing, alt funds, diversity and inclusion, women in investing, and sales practices and other conflicts of interest and highlight their influence on the Canadian investment fund industry.

Who attends the IFIC Annual Conference?
Over 300 key executives from every corner of the investment funds industry, including CEOs, presidents, SVPs, directors and managers, mutual fund dealers, compliance officers, tax and accounting specialists, and suppliers to and affiliates of Canada’s investment funds industry. In addition, we welcome many executives and staff of national organizations and regulatory agencies. Members of the business and trade media cover the conference.

IFIC’s Annual Leadership Conference brings together some of the best minds of the investment funds industry and beyond to expand your knowledge.

Together we will explore the major topics and issues that are shaping our industry. We have assembled a diverse roster of industry leaders to share information and perspectives on key developments, and trends.

Dedicated Sessions On:
• ESG Investing
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Women in Investing
• Regtech
• Alt Funds
• Sales Practices

2019 Speakers

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:

Preet Banerjee
Personal Finance Commentator

CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Shawn Kanungo
Disruption Strategist

MODERATORS:

David Scandiffio
President & CEO, CIBC Asset Management

Paul C.Bourque
Q.C. ICD.D, President & CEO, IFIC

Marc Cevey
CEO, HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd

Judy G. Goldring
President and Chief Administration Officer, AGF Investments

Neal Kerr
Senior Vice - President and Head, Scotia Global Asset Management

Nelson Cheng
Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Mutuals Inc

Chris Enright
President and Managing Director, Aligned Capital Partners

Michael Stanley
President, Sterling Mutuals

SPEAKERS:

Bruce Sellery
Business Journalist, Bestselling Author of Moolala

Carol Lynde
President & CEO, Bridgehouse Asset Managers

Kim Shannon
President & Co-CIO, Sionna Investment Managers

Scott Hartz
Chief Investment Officer, Manulife Financial Corporation

Bruce Cooper
CEO & CIO, TD Bank Group

Andrew Kriegler
President and CEO, IIROC

Mark T. Gordon
President and CEO, MFDA

Paul C.Bourque
Q.C. ICD.D, President & CEO, IFIC

Melanie Adams
VP & Head, Corporate Governance & Responsible Investing, RBC

Margaret Childe
Director, ESG Research & Integration, Manulife Asset Management

Dustyn Lanz
CEO, Responsible Investment Association

David Rutherford
VP ESG Services, NEI Investments

Tuula Jalasjaa
Founder, The Womens Collection

Ingrid Macintosh
VP, Wealth, Head of Sales Enablement, TD Asset Management

Reid Baker
Director, Analytics & Data, Fundata Canada Inc

Rob Lemon
Executive Director, CIBC Capital Markets

Michael Schnitman
Senior Vice President, Product, Mackenzie Investments

Kenneth Sue
Senior Alternative Investments Analyst, TD

Rowena Chan
President, Sun Life Financial Distributors (Canada) Inc.

Deland Kamanga
Head, Global Trading Products, BMO Capital Markets

Christopher Walker
Chief Compliance Officer, Manulife Asset Management

Wendy Rudd
Board Member, Canadian Regulatory Technology Association

Gregory W. Smith
Managing Director, Wealth Management Lead, Accenture

Lori Weir
CEO & Co-Founder, Four Eyes Financial

Bill Donegan
CCO, Advisory Services, Manulife

Doug Krist
Director of Compliance, Fiera Investments LP

Donna Spagnolo
Partner, Investment Management, Borden Ladner Gervais

2019 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Informco

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Fundata
• Fundserv
• RBC Investor & Treasury Services
• TRSB

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Broadridge
• CIBC Mellon
• Market Connections
• TMX

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• International Finance
• Strategic Insight

WI-FI SPONSOR:
• DFIN