Business Transitions Forum 2022 - Vancouver | The Business Transitions Forum | 23 November 2022 | The Westin Bayshore, 1601 Bayshore Dr., Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4, Canada

This forum is evolving to reveal comprehensive strategies to grow businesses of all kinds, while still educating entrepreneurs on the role M&A can play to increase shareholder value on both the sell side and buy side.

You’re invited to join serial entrepreneurs and Canada’s leading mergers and acquisitions practitioners to learn how to

• increase market share and shareholder value
• identify ways to grow and/or scale your business
• learn about being acquired or acquiring businesses
• learn how M&A can offer your business a path to growth
• learn how M&A can create opportunity for personal wealth creation through an eventual transition

2022 Speakers

Andrew Kemper
Partner, Capital West Partners

Mark Brodkin
Managing Director & Head, Roynat Equity Partners

Michael Bains
Managing Director, Transactions, Grant Thornton LLP

Judy Brooks
Executive Chair, SmartSweets

Paulina Cameron
CEO, The Forum

Debby Carreau
CEO & Founder, Inspired HR Ltd

Alroy Chan
Director, Finance Special Projects, Westland Insurance Group Ltd.

Axel Christiansen
Partner, Relay Transition Partners

Pierre Cléroux
Vice President Research & Chief Economist, BDC

Jim Crooks
Managing Director & Partner, PwC

Phil DeSerres
President, Joto Imaging Supplies

DJ Devries
Former President & General Manager, Dozyn Dezyn Properties

Prentice Durbin
Partner, Harper Grey LLP

Derrick Emsley
CEO, Co-Founder, Tentree

Grant Foster
Partner, Fasken

Mark Funk
President, Big Box Outlet Store

Christian Gauthier
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP

Constantine Hatzipanayis
Partner, Growth Equity Partners, BDC

Cindy Huang
Portfolio Manager, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel

Calle Johnson
Managing Director & Partner, Corporate Finance, PwC

Tom Kramer
President & CEO, Smith Cameron Group

Vladimir Kovacevic
CEO, Inovatec

Tara Landes
Founder & President, Bellrock Benchmarking Inc.

Kleo Landucci
CEO & President of CrescentView Investments Ltd. & Former Managing Director of Ashcroft Terminal

Brian Lau
Vice President, Krystal Growth Partners

Samuel Li
Partner, Fasken

Mike McIsaac
CEO & Managing Director, Baker Tilly Canada Corporate Finance

Cameron MacCarthy
Partner, Lindsey MacCarthy LLP

Natalie Michael
CEO Coach & Succession Advisor, Waterfront Partners

Don Montgomery
President, M&A Advisor, True North Mergers & Acquisitions

Rob Nazer
Owner, Total Restoration

Diana Noble
Business Coach & Consultant, Noble Choice Coaching

Rob Normandeau
President, SeaFort Capital

Gary Powers
President, Promac Group

Mackenzie Regent
Partner | Transaction Diligence, Kalos LLP

Emily Savage
Lawyer, Miller Titerle + Company

Kevin Shaw
President & Managing Director, Baker Tilly Canada Corporate Finance

Derek Strong
Regional Director, Roynat Capital

Bill Tucker
CEO & President, Omicron

Manu Varma
External Relations, Uncommon Purpose

Shannon Walker
Founder & President, WhistleBlower Security Inc.

Duncan White
President, Seaside Paper Products Ltd.

Anthony Yates
Vice President, Business Development, Mainroad Group

2022 Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• bdc

ENDEAVOR SPONSOR:
• MNP

ENTERPRISE SPONSORS:
• bakertilly
• Grant Thornton

VENTURE SPONSORS:
• TrueNorth
• Roynat Capital
• pwc
• FASKEN
• manning elliot
• Capital West Partners
• FIRSTWEST CAPITAL

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS:

MORNNG COFFEE BREAK
• Fort Capital

PLENARY
• Leith Wheeler

LUCHEON KEYNOTE
• Harper Grey LLP

JOURNAL
• KALOS LLP
• 150 RSB

LANYARD
• bdc

WORKSHOP
• FASKEN
• pwc

COCKTAIL NAPKIN
• TriWest Capital Partners

BADGE:
• CapitalWest PARTNERS

BREAKFAST
• MillerTiterle+Company

MORNING KEYNOTE
• BDO