Global Shareholder Engagement & Activism Summit 2019 | Skytop Strategies | 26 September 2019 | Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto, 75 Lower Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 3A6, Canada

The Global Shareholder Engagement & Activism Summit will again unite institutional investors and corporates to discuss how shareholder activism is evolving around the world and how both sides can engage in the most productive ways possible that bring a win-win outcome.

This full-day program will review the shifting engagement landscape, particularly through US, Canadian, UK and European markets – as well as the role international shareholder activism plays in cross-jurisdictional campaigns. The audience will convene a cross-section of issuers, institutional shareholders, active fund managers and those supporting each respective side of the discussion.

Dialogue will include a spotlight on recent trends in global activism, and comparison of best practices as investors and companies seek to reach mutually beneficial outcomes throughout the engagement process. We invite you to join us to share your knowledge and experience, and to network with these industry leaders.

2019 Speakers

Jennifer Coulson
Vice President, ESG, BCI

Laurie Clark
Board Director, Toronto, Canada

Aneliya Crawford
Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Scott Deveau
Deals Reporter, Bloomberg LP

Elana Duré
Senior Financial Journalist, Activist Insight

Arthur Einav
Senior Managing Director & General Counsel, Sprott, Inc.

Professor Charles Elson
Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

Jay Frankl
Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Laurie Gaborit
former VP Investor Relations, Detour Gold Corporation

Daniel Gagnier
Founder & President, Gagnier Communications

Zachary George
FrontFour Capital

Alan Hibben
Corporate Director and Advisor, DHX Media, Hudbay Minerals, Extendicare, Home Capital

Jeffrey Jones
Mergers & Acquisitions Reporter, Globe and Mail’s Report on Business

Naizam Kanji
Director, Office of Mergers & Acquisitions, Ontario Securities Commission

David Katz
Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Mohamed Khimji
Director of the Business Law Program, Queen’s University

Paul Klein
CEO + Founder, Impakt

Evelyn Li
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Michael Levin
Managing Director, Head of Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring, National Bank Financial

Samir Manji
Chief Executive Officer, Sandpiper Group

Vipal Monga
Canada Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

Sandra Odendahl
President & CEO, CMC Research Institutes

Jeffrey Olin
President and CEO, Vision Capital Corporation

Gilbert Palter
Chairman and CEO, Egads Group

Fred Pletcher
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Sunny Puri
Principal and Associate Portfolio Manager, Anson Funds

Heidi Reinhart
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Graeme Roustan
Active Investor

Deborah Rosati
Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board

Vidish Shah
CFA, Associate, Morgan Stanley

Walied Soliman
Global Chair & Co-Chair, Special Situations Team, Norton Rose Fulbright

Catharine Sterritt
Portofolio Manager, CIBC Asset Management

Aida Tammer
Corporate Director, Habitat for Humanity

Teresa Tomchak
Partner, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP

Walter Viguiliouk
Principal, Strategy & Risk, Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan

Tracy Wyman
Founder & CEO, SHEchange

Stephen Zelkowicz
Analyst, Wynnefield Capital

2019 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• Norton Rose Fulbright

CO-LEAD SPONSORS:
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

TITLE SPONSOR:
• Women Get on Board

PROGRAM SPONSORS:
• Borden Ladner Gervais
• Farris LLP
• FTI Consulting
• Gagnir Communications
• Morgan Stanley
• National Bank Financial Markets
• SchulteRoth&Zabel

NETWORKING PARTNERS:
• IOO Women in Finance
• Activist Insight
• Activistmonitor
• AIMA
• BarclayHedge
• Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets
• Ethical Markets
• Fairr
• Impakt
• SheChange