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<span style="color:#000000;">This year’s CAIRP Annual Conference will be held in Montreal on
August 18–20, 2016.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">We are organizing a conference that you’ll find lively, stimulating, festive, bursting with activities—a reflection of our beloved city.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">You will be staying at the Hyatt Regency, which is at heart of the entertainment district and only a short walk to Old Montreal. The Hyatt Regency is part of the Complexe Desjardins, which offers a variety of stores and restaurants.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">We would like to introduce you to the confirmed speakers who promise to dazzle us with their brilliant presentations. </span>
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Keynote Speaker Mylène Paquette</span></h3>
<span style="color:#000000;">Mylène completed a solo crossing of the Atlantic in a rowboat. She travelled 5,000 kilometres over 129 days, departing from Halifax and reaching Lorient, France. This demonstration of human spirit goes far beyond a sporting achievement. She draws analogies from her experience to the business world.</span>
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Perspectives of the Court</span></h3>
- <span style="color:#000000;">The Honourable Suzanne Côté, Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">The Honourable Mark Schrager, Quebec Court of Appeal</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">The Honourable Robert Mongeon, Quebec Superior Court</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Éric Vallières, Moderator</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">We are honoured to have three judges to explain the Court perspective. Eric Vallières will moderate.</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">The Transformation of the Pharmaceutical Sector</span></h3>
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Philippe Jordan, CPA, CMA, CIRP, SAI, PwC</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">The pharmaceutical sector is facing some challenges. Canadian patent regulations differ from those in the United States and many companies have less time to get full value from their intellectual property. Canadian companies are also subject to complex regulatory regimes that impede innovation, turning the sector away from health treatments to preventive care.</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">The Art of Negotiation</span></h3>
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Julie-Martine Loranger, McCarthy Tétrault LLP</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">Negotiation is part of daily life. What type of negotiator are you? What are the keys to effective negotiation? What are the pitfalls? How do you establish a winning combination of communication and body language?</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">Personal “Branding”</span></h3>
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Keynote speaker Léon Sergent</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">A strong brand is worth a thousand words. We must clearly set ourselves apart from the competition and get our brand “out there.”</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">Strategic Agreements Among Creditors</span></h3>
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Claudine Millette, BLG</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">Negotiating strategic agreements in an insolvency context among two or more creditors of the same debtor is essential for the case to go smoothly. Such an agreement establishes individual rights.</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">International Cyberfraud</span></h3>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Dina Raphael, Litigation Lawyer, BMO</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Danielle Ferron, Langlois</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">André Lepage, Ernst & Young</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">In this era of online transactions, we watch powerlessly as electronic fraud escalates to a global scale. How can we protect ourselves against fraudulent e-commerce abroad? Is it possible to recover misappropriated funds? What are our options for recourse?</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">Update on Jurisprudence</span></h3>
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Denis Ferland, Davies, Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">Court decisions influence daily practice in insolvency. What have been the most important decisions in the last year?</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">The Art of Managing Fiscal Claims</span></h3>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Jean-Daniel Breton, CPA, CA, CIRP, SAI, Ernst &Young</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Dana Nowak MacPherson, Leslie & Tyerman</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">Tax authorities are often the main secured creditors in insolvency cases. What are their options to recover tax debts? How do you negotiate agreements with tax authorities for the realization of assets? What happens if an amended proof of claim is submitted after the date of insolvency proceedings?</span>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">Consumer Insolvency Issues</span></h3>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Marc Boudreau, Marceau Soucy Boudreau Avocats Inc.</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Lisa Peeling, Gowling WLG</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Pierre Fortin, Jean Fortin et Associés Syndics Inc.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">An exploration of the practical problems facing insolvency practitioners in handling consumer insolvencies.</span>
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Cultural Activities</span></h3>
<span style="color:#000000;">The City of Montreal is getting ready to mark its 375th anniversary. The City has developed creative tourist attractions to celebrate its rich history and culture.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">You can use the mobile app
Cité Mémoire on your smartphone (
Apple or
Android) to walk around Old Montréal and have people from Montreal’s history appear before you as they are projected onto trees and monuments on your tour. There will be free WiFi throughout Old Montreal.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">We had in mind those bringing their family when we planned the activities in the Old Port of Montréal, such as Segways, IMAX films, cruises, a spa and the Montreal Science Centre.</span>
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<span style="color:#000000;">At the magnificent Summerlea Golf and Country Club, we offer golf as another activity.</span>
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Montreal is celebrating!</span></h3>
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<span style="color:#000000;">Montreal is a festive city. We like people and want to give them a great reception. So prepare your dancing shoes, we are planning a gala evening with the
Alter-Ego orchestra. </span>
<span style="color:#000000;">We have planned festive evenings, gourmet menus and good wines for our gala evenings.</span>
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Come one, come all. We are thrilled to be your hosts for a memorable conference!</span>
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The 2016 CAIRP Annual Conference Committee</span></h3>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Chair/Board Liaison: Nathalie Brault, CMA, CIRP</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Co-Chair: Josée Pomerleau, CIRP</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Deborah Conroy, CA, CIRP</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Chantal Gingras, CIRP</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">François Noël, CIRP</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Nathalie Rancourt, LLB, CIRP</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">CAIRP Staff</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Mark Yakabuski, President and Chief Operating Officer</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Bea Casey, Director, CAIRP Education Programs</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Natalie Alfano, Events and Meetings Manager</span>
- <span style="color:#000000;">Andrew Flynn, Communications Manager</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">To register for the Annual Conference,
visit the CAIRP website!</span>
