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| Sunday 12th January |  |
| 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
Conference Opening Cocktail Reception for delegates and registered partners and families. |
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Whistler Blackcomb Ski and Snowboard School to be in attendance. |
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The Cheakamus Function Room - The Residence Inn by Marriott |
| Monday 13th January | |
| Sessions 1 & 2 |
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| 7.45am - 8.00am |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 8.00am - 10.00am |
Chair: |
Ron Dean-Willcocks
Principal, Star Dean-Willcocks
Business and Insolvency Solutions |
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Speaker: |
James Matkin Q.C.
CEO and Executive Director
Law Society of British Columbia |
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Topic: |
The Ethics of Competitive Negotiation Strategies for Professionals |
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Speaker: |
Frank Kraemer
Executive Director
Canadian Bar Association - British Columbia |
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Topic: |
Law as a Business: the Canadian Experience |
| Sessions 3 & 4 |
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| 4.15pm - 4.30pm |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 4.30pm - 6.30pm |
Chair: |
Christopher Brown
Partner, Gillis Delaney Brown Lawyers |
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Speakers: |
Robin Elliott
President
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia |
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Richard Rees
Chief Executive Officer
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia |
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Topic: |
The Canadian Response to Enron |
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Speaker: |
John Star
Managing Director, Star Corporate |
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Topic: |
Wealth Retention |
| 6.30pm - 7.30pm |
Open Forum - The Spearhead Room |
| Tuesday 14th January | |
| Sessions 5 & 6 |
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| 7.45am - 8.00am |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 8.00am - 10.00am |
Chair: |
Ian Purchas
Principal, Star Dean-Willcocks
Business & Insolvency Solutions |
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Speaker: |
Peter Wright
Partner, Gillis Delaney Brown Lawyers |
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Topic: |
Sale of a Business - Pitfalls to Avoid |
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Speaker: |
Tim O'Mara
Managing Director
O'Maras Valuers and Auctioneers |
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Topic: |
Asset Tracking |
| Sessions 7 & 8 |
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| 4.15pm - 4.30pm |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 4.30pm - 6.30pm |
Chair: |
Peter Wright
Partner, Gillis Delaney Brown Lawyers |
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Speaker: |
Susan Tanner
Consultant Psychologist |
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Topic: |
Anxiety and Stress Management |
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Speaker: |
John Vohralik
Partner, Gillis Delaney Brown Lawyers |
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Topic: |
Musing on Mediation |
| 6.30pm - 7.30pm |
Open Forum - The Spearhead Room |
| Wednesday 15th January | |
| Thursday 16th January | |
| Sessions 9 & 10 |
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| 7.45am - 8.00am |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 8.00am - 10.00am |
Chair: |
Tim O'Mara
Managing Director
O'Maras Valuers and Auctioneers |
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Speaker: |
Tracey Murray
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Topic: |
Transfer Pricing - updates & trends |
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Speaker: |
Philip Parker
Managing Director
Parker Asset Management Limited |
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Topic: |
Portfolio Protection and Stock Selection |
| Sessions 11 & 12 |
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| 4.15pm - 4.30pm |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 4.30pm - 6.30pm |
Chair: |
Philip Parker
Managing Director
Parker Asset Management Limited |
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Speaker: |
Ron Dean-Willcocks
Principal, Star Dean-Willcocks
Business and Insolvency Solutions |
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Topic: |
Voluntary Administrations - ten years on |
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Speaker: |
Christopher Brown
Partner, Gilliis Delaney Brown Lawyers |
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Topic: |
Procedural Fairness and the use of the Media
by the ACCC. |
| 6.30pm - 7.30pm |
Open Forum - The Spearhead Room |
| Friday 17th January | |
| Sessions 13 & 14 |
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| 7.45am - 8.00am |
Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room |
| 8.00am - 10.00am |
Chair: |
Adam Shepard
Principal, Star Dean-Willcocks
Business and Insolvency Solutions |
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Speaker: |
Ian Gamble
Partner, Thorsteinssons Tax Lawyers
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Topic: |
General Anti-Avoidance Rule Jurisprudence |
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Speaker: |
Michael Hewitt
Partner, Singleton Urquhart, Lawyers
Vancouver, British
Columbia |
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Topic: |
New Legal Challenges for Professionals |
| 10.00am - 12.00 noon* |
Recreational Race event at the Pontiac Race Course, Whistler Mountain for delegates and registered partners and children. |
| 11.30am - 1.00pm* |
Lunch at the Glacier View Stage in the Roundhouse Lodge, Whistler Mountain for delegates and registered partners and children. |
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*Please note: the race and lunch times will be strictly adhered to by mountain staff. |
| Session 15 |
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| 5.00pm - 6.30pm |
Chair: |
Ian Purchas
Principal, Star Dean-Willcocks
Business and Insolvency Solutions |
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Open Session for Review of Conference Issues |
| 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
Closing Function & Recreational Race Presentation |
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The Cheakamus Function Room |
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