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Rick Abbott
Rick is director of investments for the City of Winnipeg where he oversees management of the Civic Employees' Pension Plan, the Winnipeg Police Pension Plan and other assets, totaling more than $3.9 billion. He is the past chair of the Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC). top

Kee-Hong Bae
Professor Kee-Hong Bae is a Bank of Montreal associate professor of finance at the Queen's School of Business of the Queen's University. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Korea University and Ph.D. degree from the Ohio State University. Before joining Queen's University, he has taught at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Korea University. Professor Bae has published numerous research articles in top finance journals such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Business, and Journal of Financial Markets. Professor Bae serves in the editorial board of Pacific Basin Finance Journal and as a senior research fellow in the Global Corporate Governance Academic Network at Yale University. top

Robert Baillie
Robert is head of sales and relationship management in North America for RBC Dexia Investor Services. His team is responsible for the growth and development of the custody and fund administration business, as well as the relationship management of the company's strategic clients throughout North America. Before taking on his current role, Robert was responsible for the company's Ontario region. Prior to joining RBC in 1994, he held various senior positions in sales and sales management. Robert is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. top 

Kenneth Bancroft
Ken is chief investment officer for the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board (ATRF). He is responsible for the implementation and ongoing management of ATRF's investment policies and strategies, investment structure, policy compliance, performance results and contributing to the overall strategic and budget planning of the organization. top 

Dexton Blackstock
Dexton is vice-president and director at State Street Global Markets Canada Inc. He joined the firm in 2000. Dexton is responsible for delivering State Street research and trading products to the asset owner community in Canada. In addition to his primary role, he oversees the transition management business as well as assisting in the analysis of the investment portfolios. Dexton brings over 10 years capital markets experience to SSGM. Prior to joining SSGM he was part of the Institutional Fixed Income Sales and Trading team at Nesbitt Burns(Burns Fry) and CT Securities, where he assisted in developing an Institutional Bond desk and also managed the Fixed Income unit for the discount brokerage division. Dexton holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. He is currently a member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts and the CFA Institute. top 

Don Bisch
Don is editor of Benefits Canada magazine, a monthly publication for the pension and benefits industry. He joined the Rogers Publishing Healthcare and Financial Services Group in April 2000 and led the editorial team at Canadian Healthcare Manager magazine for four years before joining Benefits Canada. Don is a winner of the Kenneth R. Wilson Award for editorial writing. He holds a Masters of Journalism degree from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo. top 

Alex Bodnarchuk
Alex is the employee benefits manager for the city of Saskatoon. He is responsible for administration of three DB and one DC plan for the City of Saskatoon. He assists and advises plan trustees in all aspects of these plans. top 

Julie Cays
Julie is a vice-president at Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) where she oversees the Plan's external investment managers. Julie has a BA in economics from the University of Waterloo and has her CFA designation. Julie is an active member of the Pension Investment Association of Canada and sits on the Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee of the OSC. top 

Louise Charette
Louise is currently manager, Administration of Assets, for Alcan's Pension Funds. In this capacity, Louise oversees investment administration for Canadian and U.S. plans and acts as consultant for Alcan's plans in the U.K., and Switzerland. Her responsibilities include reviewing legal documents, preparing investment policies and guidelines, selecting and monitoring investment managers and liaising with committees. top 

Chris Cockburn
Chris is a vice-president and relationship manager for Capital Guardian with client relations and marketing responsibilities. Prior to joining the organization in 2001, he spent five and a half years as managing director for Russell/Mellon Products and Services where he was responsible for relationship management, business development and operations. Before that, he spent two and a half years with State Street Trust Company, where he started as a manager of Institutional Fund Accounting and later served as an officer in the foreign exchange department. Chris earned his BBA (honours) from Wilfrid Laurier University and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He is based in the Toronto office. top 

Jamie Colliver
Jamie is a principal at Putnam PanAgora Integra Canada where he is responsible for institutional marketing and business development. Putnam PanAgora Integra Canada (PPI Canada), provides Canadian institutional investors with a full range of global equity, fixed income and absolute return strategies from Putnam and PanAgora. With over 30 years experience in capital markets, Jamie was previously managing director and global head of fixed income sales and marketing for Scotia Capital Markets. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with numerous industry designations and sits on the Canadian Investment Review advisory board. top 

Neil Constable
Dr. Constable is a vice-president at State Street Associates in Cambridge. He is primarily involved with quantitative research in portfolio construction and the development of novel risk management products. Before joining SSA in 2004 he was a post-doctoral associate in the Center for Theoretical Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Neil received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from McGill University in Canada. He was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post-doctoral Fellowship for the work done in his doctoral thesis. Neil also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mathematics from Cambridge University in the U.K. and a B.Sc., first class honors, in physics from the University of Calgary. Dr. Constable has published more than a dozen papers in journals such as The Journal of High Energy Physics and The Physical Review. top 

Stephen Cotsman
Stephen has held the position of managing director/CEO, CBC Pension Plan since 1995. The CBC Pension Plan is a defined benefit plan with $4 billion in assets. Assets are diversified among numerous portfolios within the major classes of equities, bonds and strategic investments. The Fund is approximately 55% internally managed. Prior to managing the pension plan, Stephen was vice-president, Finance and Administration (CFO) of the CBC for nine years. Previous employment included seven years at the Federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and five years at Public Works Canada. Stephen has a BA-economics and a MBA-finance, both from the University of British Columbia. He lives in Ottawa and is married with three children. top 

Stefan Cowell
Stefan is manager, Pension Asset Management for Canadian Pacific Railway. He is responsible for the overall investment management program, including both defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans for both Canadian and US employees, with total assets in excess of 6.0 billion dollars. He is also active within the CFA Institute, and is a past-president of the Edmonton CFA Chapter. He obtained a BA from the University of Calgary, a MBA from Queen's University and he is a CFA charter holder. top 

Kevin Cronin
Kevin is a senior managing director and head of Investments at Putnam. He also serves as chief investment officer of Putnam’s Fixed Income group. He joined Putnam and the Fixed Income team in 1997 as a mortgage team leader. After a series of promotions within Fixed Income, he was named chief investment officer of the Fixed Income Team in 2001. Kevin is a member of Putnam’s Interest Rate Committee, as well as a member of Putnam’s Executive Board of Directors and Advisory Council and MMC’s Partners’ Group. Kevin has 17 years of investment industry experience. Prior to joining Putnam, Kevin was vice-president, Portfolio Manager, for MFS Investment Management. He received his B.A from Wesleyan University and earned his M.B.A at the Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management, Boston College. top 

Barbara Curlew
Barb is manager of Finance and Administration for the Compensation and Employee Benefits Division of the Office of Human Resources, Province of New Brunswick. She is a Certified General Accountant responsible for the pension contributions and pension payrolls for the various pension plans sponsored by the province. Barb has been serving on two pension committees; one DB and one DC. top 

Jillian Dann
Jillian is an account manager for Benefits Canada, Avantages, Canadian Investment Review, Canadian Healthcare Manager and the CPF Directories. She is responsible for working with both new and existing clients on strategic marketing initiatives, including advertising, conference sponsorships, custom projects and research. Prior to joining Rogers Publishing, she held a business development position within The Canadian Institute’s legal and financial conference division. Jillian has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Semiotics from The University of Toronto. top 

Scott DiMaggio
Scott serves as director of Canada Fixed Income and is also a member of the Global Fixed Income team for Alliance Bernstein/Alliance Capital. Prior to joining the Canada Fixed Income team, he performed quantitative investment analysis at the firm including asset-liability, asset allocation, return attribution and risk analysis. Prior to joining Alliance Capital, Scott was a risk management market analyst at Santander Investment Securities. He also held positions as a senior consultant at Ernst & Young Consulting and at Andersen Consulting. He is a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He holds a M.S. in Finance from Baruch College and a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and he is a CFA Charterholder. top 

James Donald
James is a managing director of Lazard Asset Management LLC and Head of the Emerging Markets Group. Prior to joining the Firm in 1996, James worked at Mercury Asset Management, which he joined in 1985. At Mercury Asset Management he was on the emerging markets team between 1992 and 1996, and worked on the international equity team between 1985 and 1992. James received his HBA from the University of Western Ontario. He is fluent in French and Spanish. top 

Glen Dowell
As an assistant professor, Glen teaches and researches in the area of competitive strategy in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on industry evolution, technological change, and environmental management. top 

Mark Doyle
Mark is responsible for business development and client service at Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited. Mark began working in the investment industry in 1985. Prior to joining BGI in 2000, Mark worked for a large Canadian investment management firm, specializing in indexed and quantitative investment management services, where he was responsible for marketing and client service for institutional investors. Mark received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1984. He also received his MBA from the University of Toronto in 1992. Mark holds the CFA charterholder designation. top 

Pierre Drolet
Pierre is currently coordinator of pension fund investments for Domtar Inc., a portfolio of approximately $800 million. Prior to this assignment, he was managing the bond portfolio for the pension fund. Before joining Domtar in 1996, Pierre worked for STCUM (Montréal Transit Corporation) and for the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec where he participated in the development and implementation of Value at Risk models and worked as an analyst in the fixed income department. Pierre has a master of finance from École des Hautes Études Commerciales in Montréal. top 

Morgan Eastman
Morgan is the chief investment officer for OPTrust. top 

Phillip Falls
Philip is director, Investments for the IWA - Forest Industry Pension Plan and the IWA - Forest Industry LTD Plan. He joined the Plans in 2002, following twenty years of corporate treasury, insurance, trust and pension institutional fund management experience where he managed up to $4.0 billion in portfolio assets. Philip also sits on the Boards of ACPM and UBC Imant (the University of British Columbia's Endowment and Staff Pension Plan). He is a graduate of Concordia University (Bachelor of Commerce) and the University of Western Ontario (MBA) and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).top 

Dan Foster
As the investment manager for the Pension Plan of the United Church of Canada, Dan is the primary interface between the external investment managers, the investment committee and the Church. Dan is a chartered accountant with a career in both public accounting and industry prior to coming to the United Church Pension Plan. He is a member of PIAC and has participated in various investment conferences in Canada and the US as a panellist and a speaker. He received his undergraduate commerce degree from the University of Toronto. top 

Lindsey Fuller
Lindsey is the chief investment officer for the Manitoba Superannuation Fund. top 

Diane Fulton
Diane is executive director - Investments of the $1 billion UBC Faculty Pension Plan and is on the Board of Directors of PIAC. She has a BSc in mathematics and an MBA. top 

Bruce Grantier
Bruce is the managing director, pension assets for Scotiabank. His pension asset responsibilities at Scotiabank that include investment policy and manager selection for Canadian, U.K., U.S., and other plans. He serves on volunteer investment advisory boards including Queen's University, Brandes Institute, and the Toronto Archdiocese. top 

Emilian Groch
Emilian joined the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board (ATRF) in 1994 as chief executive officer. He is chair of the Government Relations Committee of the Pension Investment Association of Canada, and chair of the Edmonton Firefighters' Supplementary Pension Plan Committee. Emilian was a founding director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance. He obtained a B.Sc. Honours (Applied Mathematics in Statistics) and a Certificate of Employee Benefits Administration from the University of Alberta. Emilian is a recent graduate of the Director's Education Program at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, and is an Institute-Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors. top 

Peter Hadden
Peter graduated in Business Organisation from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, in 1979. He had 18 years portfolio management experience prior to joining Baillie Gifford. Peter joined Baillie Gifford in 2001 as a director in the Institutional Clients Department and has responsibility for North American clients. top

Paul Halpern
Paul is a professor of finance and the Toronto Stock Exchange chair in capital markets at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is chair of the advisory board of Canadian Investment Review and the associate director of the Capital Markets Institute at the University of Toronto. He received his PhD in finance from the University of Chicago and has published research and applied papers for both academic and practitioner journals. He has published a corporate finance textbook, Canadian Managerial Finance, and is the editor of Financing Growth in Canada. top  

Robert Harleman
Robert, a senior vice president, joined Alliance Bernstein/Alliance Capital in 1990. As a senior member of the institutional investment management side of the firm, he works with a variety of clients including corporations, public funds, endowments, and foundations. Prior to AllianceBernstein, Robert was at CBS Inc. from 1980 to 1985, where he worked as a senior account executive for the television stations division of CBS. In 1985, Robert started in the securities industry as an associate at the First Boston Corporation. In 1988, he joined Greenwich Capital Markets as a vice president in the Mortgage Backed Securities division. Robert earned a B.A. from Union College. top  

Shaun Hegarty
As vice-president, International Equities at CIBC Global Asset Management, Shaun is the co-leader of the EAFE Equity team. After almost a decade of senior business management and operations positions working with biotechnology and mining firms in Australia, Indonesia, Africa, and Europe, Shaun started his investment career as portfolio manager at Jarislowsky, Fraser in 1998, and joined CIBC Global Asset Management in 2002. He has a Bachelor of Applied Sciences from Queensland Institute of Technology in Brisbane, as well as an MBA from Concordia University in Montreal. Shaun has become a sought after thought and opinion leader in the business press including Report On Business Television, Investment Executive, National Post and Les Affaires. top 

Robert Heinkel
Rob has served on the UBC Faculty Pension Plan for over 15 years and serves on other boards as well. He is a Professor of Finance at UBC, teaching investments and corporate finance. top 

Melissa Horwood
Melissa joined Rogers Media in 2002 as conference co-ordinator and has recently been appointed to conference planner. She brings to her position wide-ranging organizational and project management skills including a diploma in marketing communications and advertising media. Melissa currently manages eight annual conferences for Benefits Canada, Canadian Investment Review and Canadian Healthcare Manager magazines as well as additional events for the Financial Services Group. top 

Peter Jarvis
Peter is the chief investment officer of Bimcor Inc. top 

Jim Hinks
Jim is the director, Pension Assets for the TransCanada Corporation. top 

Bob Kamp
Bob is vice-president Investment Management for TELUS Corporation. He heads up a group responsible for managing a broadly diversified investment portfolio for the TELUS defined benefit plans. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the University of Alberta Endowment Fund and is a member of PIAC. Prior to joining TELUS, he managed portfolios and conducted research for Alberta Investment Management and the Ontario Treasury. top 

Andrew Karolyi
Andrew holds the Charles Webb Professorship in Finance in the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University. His research focuses on asset and corporate financial management in international financial markets and he is an active consultant to major investment firms, corporations, banks and stock exchanges. He is the director of the OSU Student Investment Management (SIM) program which, at $20 million in assets, is the largest student-run investment fund in the U.S. and Canada. His academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Economics from McGill University and and MBA and PhD from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. top 

Richard Laflamme
Richard is the general manager of Régime de retraite Université du Québec and is responsible for both sides of the pension fund. Richard has been in the pension business for 22 years and is a member of the ACPM and Canadian Pension and Benefits Iinstitute and a CFA. top 

Charles Lee
Charles is the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management, and Professor of Accounting and Finance at Cornell University. He is currently on leave from Cornell, and holds the position of Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Research at Barclays Global Investors (BGI) in San Francisco. Charles has received numerous awards for both his research and teaching. He is a Chartered Accountant from Ontario, Canada, and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1990. From 1990 to 1996, he was a faculty member at the University of Michigan Business School. In 1995-96, he was Visiting Economist to the New York Stock Exchange. top 

Chris Lees
Chris, CFA, has been a member of Baring Asset Management's Global Equity Group since its inception in 2002. He is an investment manager responsible for EAFE and Global portfolios. He joined Baring Asset Management in 1990, working first with the fixed income team, the UK Equity team, the Asset Allocation team and then the US Equity team. Chris graduated wfrom London University with a B.S. in Geography in 1989. He was awarded his CFA designation in 1995. top 

Deborah Lewis
As first vice-president of Distribution and Business Management, Deborah runs the North American institutional sales, service, and operations of CIBC Global Asset Management. Prior to joining CIBC Global Asset Management in 1994, Deborah spent over a decade servicing pension clients at several Canadian trust, life insurance, and fund management companies. Deborah is a CFA charterholder. top 

Patrick Loria
Patrick is a pension board member for the University of Western Ontario. He has a Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics from the University of Calgary. top 

Claude Macorin
Claude is managing director, Investments at the University of Guelph, Office of Investment Management where he is responsible for the University's Pension Plan and Endowment Fund. Prior to joining the University of Guelph, Claude was a Portfolio Manager at McGill University and spent several years as a manager and senior analyst at Canadian Bond Rating Service. Claude is a CFA and a member of PIAC and the ACPM. top 

Jacques Marleau
Jacques is director, financing, treasury and pension funds at the City of Montreal and president of the board of trustees for the City of Montreal Pension Fund. Previously, he served at the finance department of the City of Montreal as budget and planning director. He was also an economist for the provincial government and the Bank of Canada. top 

Gayle McDade
Gayle is manager of Debt and Investments for the City of Regina. In this capacity, she oversees the investments of the city's pension and benefit plans as well as the city's corporate assets. Gayle is a CFA charterholder and is actively involved in PIAC and the CFA Society of Saskatchewan. top 

Kevin McDowell
Kevin is a portfolio manager in the External Fund Management group at Alberta Investment Management. The group is responsible for over $12 billion of Alberta Investment Management's $50 billion in assets through 12 products and 45 mandates, both domestically and internationally. As a portfolio manager, Kevin is responsible for extenal manager selection, monitoring and research, and new product development. He has an MBA and is a CFA charterholder. top 

Jim McGuigan
Jim (James) is a partner with the Global Private Equity Group of Capital International, Inc. (one of the Capital Group Companies) and a member of the firm's Private Equity Management Committee. He joined the Capital International Private Equity Funds (CIPEF) team in April 2000 after spending over 16 years as a lawyer and later as an investment banker handling cross-border mergers & acquisitions and direct investment transactions. Jim received a JD from the University of Oregon School of Law and a BS in finance from the University of Oregon. He is based in the San Francisco office and is fluent in Japanese. top 

Joy McLaughlin
Joy is a Senior Account Manager for Benefits Canada, Avantages, Canadian Investment Review and the CPF Directories. She is responsible for the management of existing clients and business development related to those Rogers Inc. publications. Prior to joining Rogers, Joy held various sales positions with CP Rail, ICS Courier Services and IE:Money and Investment Executive. Joy has an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University. top 

Roger Melançon
Roger is the senior advisor benefits for the National Bank of Canada. He has worked at the National Bank of Canada for 35 years with 30 of those in Human Resources where he worked, in part, in cash compensation. He was also responsible for the employee benefits program. In 1990, Roger set up a flexible employeee benefits program and, in 2000, developed an internal governance structure for the pension plan and continue to focus on workplace attendance management. top 

Richard Nino
As vice-president of Business Development, Richard heads up CIBC Global Asset Management's institutional sales activities throughout North America. Rick was most recently involved in launching CIBC Global Asset Management's U.S. subsidiary, and played a key role in its phenomenal sales success. Rick joined CIBC Global Asset Management in 1998 following almost two decades of human resources and executive leadership experience at a number of leading Canadian firms. He has served as chair and principal steward for two major pension plans and is a former board member of SERVE Canada. Rick has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from McMaster University. He has completed the IVEY School of Business Executive program in Marketing and in 2005 was awarded the Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation through McMaster University's Directors College. top 

Carlo Novati
Carlo is director, Fund Management for the Ontario Power Generation pension fund. He is responsible for all aspects of the pension fund's investment activities, including governance, compliance, asset allocation, manager selection and oversight, and monitoring fund performance. He has an engineering degree, an MBA and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. top 

Sandra Nuttall
Sandra is senior vice-president of AllianceBernstein where she is responsible for marketing and client servicing of the company’s clients in Canada. Prior to joining Alliance in 1996, Sandra was a senior consultant in the asset-consulting group of Towers Perrin where she worked with clients on a variety of issues, including the development of investment policy, manager structure, and governance issues. top 

Randall O'Leary
Randall joined Baring Asset Management in 1998 and is responsible for all aspects of the firm's Canadian operations. Prior to joining Baring, he was Director of Marketing for SEAMARK Asset Management for five years and spent the previous seven years with Royal Trust where he managed a number of specialty functions such as Performance Measurement and Portfolio Analytics. Randall received his B.Com., Finance and B.Arts (Hons), Economics from St. Mary's University in Halifax and his MSc. in International Business from the Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh Scotland. top 

Paul Owens
Paul is plan manager and chief executive officer for the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan. He is responsible for the strategy, design and implementation of the plan’s asset and liability functions. Prior to joining the CAAT Pension Plan in 1995, he spent 13 years at The Bank of Nova Scotia where, as director of pensions, he was responsible for the design and administration of the bank’s worldwide pension programs. He has an MBA from Queen’s University. top 

Bill Pacula
Bill graduated with a BA in Philosophy from Washington College in 1972 and has 30 years experience working with pension and other tax-exempt fund sponsors in North America. He joined the Institutional Clients Department of Baillie Gifford in 2001 as a Director and is part of the firm's business development team based in New York. top 

Tim Pardee
As regional head, Western Canada, Tim is responsible for RBC Dexia Investor Services' custody business in the four Western provinces. RBC has two full-service operational centres in Western Canada: Vancouver and Calgary. Tim has been involved in the pension industry for almost 20 years, providing consulting, investment management and custodial services to institutional investors. He has completed a broad array of industry courses and graduated with an MBA from the University of Western Ontario in 1981. top 

John Poos
John is the director, Global Pensions at Nortel. He is responsible for investment oversight for all DB and DC plans maintained by Nortel around the globe. He is a member of the Investment Practices Committee of PIAC and the Ontario Bar. top 

Marc Poupart
Marc is director, pension and retirement programs at the Hudson's Bay Company. In this role he oversees pension plan administration of multiple plans, both DB and DC. His responsibilities include overseeing pension governance, investment performance and reporting to the pension committee of the board of directors. He also oversees the development of communication and education programs for over 45,000 active and retired members. Marc's other areas of responsibility include pension and benefit accounting, senior executive benefits management and taxation advisory. He is a chartered accountant. top 

Paul Pugh
Paul has had extensive experience in managing investment portfolios and organizations in the insurance, endowment, mutual fund, and pension areas. Currently, he is the senior vice-president, Public Investments, at OMERS where he is responsible for all public investment activity. Prior to joining OMERS Paul was the Chief Investment Officer at Alberta Revenue. In previous lives, Paul has had senior roles at Prudential Assurance, Empire Life, and Sun Life as well as being a partner in an investment management firm. Paul was born and raised in Montreal and received his B.Sc. and M.B.A. degrees from McGill university. Paul holds a CFA Charter and is a member and past President and director of the Toronto Society of financial Analysts. He has served on industry committees and participated in numerous seminars and conferences. top 

Francois Quinty
Francois joined VIA Rail Canada in 2003 and now acts as director Investment Management, overseing all the investments of the corporation defined benefit pension plans with $1.6 billion in assets, as well as other corporate financial assets. He holds a bachelor in Finance from the University of Quebec in Montreal and is a CFA chartholder. top 

Zeda Redden
Zeda is the treasurer for Emera Inc. and Nova Scotia Power. In this role Zeda is responsible for banking and investment banking relationships, cash management, capital access strategy, foreign exchange hedging and pension asset management. She is also a Financial witness in NSPI rate applications. She holds a CMA designation with MBA and Bachelor of Commerce degrees. top 

Ian Rennie
Ian is a principal at Putnam PanAgora Integra Canada, running the Western Canada region. He is a graduate of McGill University (BSc.), has an MBA from McMaster University, and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the Calgary Society of Financial Analysts. Ian has worked as an equity analyst for a number of Canadian investment dealers, and lectured in Finance at the University of Reading, England. top 

Patrick Ryan
Patrick is a vice-president and portfolio manager at Lazard Asset Management. He is responsible for generating investment ideas and carrying out the different steps of the investment process. top 

Michelle Savoy
Michelle is president of Capital Guardian (Canada), Inc. with client relations and marketing responsibilities. Prior to joining our organization in 1998, she spent a brief period as an Executive Search Consultant of Spencer Stuart & Associates, Inc. Prior to that, she spent eleven years at CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Inc. in a variety of institutional client relationship roles, most recently as managing director and global head of sales. Michelle earned a BBA in finance and marketing from the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts and is based in our Toronto office. top 

Susan Service
Susan has been in the pension field for 25 years. She is currently responsible for pensions and investments at the University of Victoria. The pension responsibilities include administration, accounting, governance, and compliance. Susan is an accountant by profession and is a member of the ACPM, CPBI and PIAC. top 

Rajiv Silgardo
Rajiv is the chief executive officer of BGI Canada. In this role, he has overall responsibility for BGI's operations in Canada and is responsible for the coordination of Barclays Group business activities in Canada. He is also the Chief Investment Officer locally. Rajiv has over 20 years of experience in investment management. He received his CFA designation in 1990. Prior to that, Rajiv earned his MBA in 1982 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his Bachelor of Commerce (honors) and Master of Commerce degrees from Delhi University in 1978 and 1980. Rajiv is a member of the TSX Trading Advisory Committee. top 

John Sinclair
John is the president and chief executive officer of the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation. He is also the Chief Investment Officer in which he is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of the investment activity for over $7B in pension plan assets. Prior to joining the corporation, in June of 2000, he had worked in a number of corporate and structured finance positions with a well known global investment bank. A native of New Brunswick, he holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, and a Master's in Business Administration with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. top 

Yves Slater
Yves is director of actuarial, development and strategic planning at Commission Administrative des Régimes de Retraite et d'Assurances. CARRA is the administrator of the provincial public sector pension plans in Québec, where there are 512,000 active members and 190,000 retirees. Yves also coordinates the activities of the investment committees of the main plans which assets, invested at the Caisse de dépôt et placement, amount to $40 billion. Yves is a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. top 

Todd Smith
Todd is the treasurer of Torstar Corporation, a broadly based media company that includes almost 100 newspapers and related services, as well as book publishing worldwide. He is responsible for the management of the company's pension fund. He also oversees insurance, borrowing, investment, cash management and real estate matters. He obtained his BBA from Wilfrid Laurier and his MBA from McMaster University and was previously a Financial Analyst & Portfolio Manager before he joined the Torstar Group of Companies in 1980. top 

Frank Sposato
Frank is a senior vice-president and is responsible for Client Service/Marketing with Lazard Asset Management. He has been working in the investment field since 1997. Prior to joining Lazard in 1997, Mr. Sposato was a Vice President at the Segal Company consulting to Taft-Hartley and Public Benefit Plans. Mr. Sposato has a B.S. from Cornell University in Industrial & Labor Relations. top 

Anne-Marie Thomas
Anne-Marie acts as a general investment management consultant to Dalhousie University pension and endowment plans. Formerly, chief investment officer and lead Fixed Income Portfolio manager at a large Canadian asset management firm. top 

Michel Toupin
Michel is managing director of the Laval University Pension Funds. Previously, he served as director, treasury operations for the Quebec Minister of Finance and as an analyst at the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Quebec. He is a member of PIAC and ACPM. top 

Nick Thomas
Nick is an investment manager in Baillie Gifford International LLC's European equity team with responsibility for EAFE mandates. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1998 and is a graduate of Cambridge University and a CFA charterholder. top 

Garry Tramer
Garry is the general manager of the Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan (SHEPP) which is the largest defined benefit pension plan in the province.  The plan has over 40,000 active, retired and deferred healthcare members with assets in excess of $2.5 billion.  He is responsible for all aspects of administration of the plan and investment of the fund and reports to a jointly trusteed employee/employer appointed Board.  Garry is a Certified Management Accountant and has been actively involved in the CPBI at the regional and national levels. top 

Terri Troy
The HRM Pension Plan Committee has appointed Terri Troy as chief executive officer in Halifax. Troy is responsible for the overall management of the HRM pension plan, a multi-employer pension plan with pension assets of approximately $984 million. Her career spans over 17 years in the financial services industry in Canada with a focus on pension
management, investment management, and corporate strategy. Most recently, she was responsible for the oversight
and management of pension assets in excess of $7 billion for one of Canada’s leading financial services organizations. top 

Gretchen Van Riesen
Gretchen is currently vice-president Global Pension and Benefits at CIBC, where her role covers benefits policy and design, and pension investment and governance. With over 30 years in the pension and benefits industry, Gretchen is current Chair of the Pension Investment Association of Canada, a past chair of the Association of Canadian Pension Management, past chair of the Advocacy and Government Relations Committee of the ACPM, on the Pension and Benefits Advisory Committee of the Canadian Bankers Association, and on the Pension and Benefits Policy Committee of the Board of Trade. top 

Gerry Wahl
Gerry is the assistant treasurer for Teck Cominco Limited, with responsibility for the governance and management of investments and plan structure for the firm's Canadian and foreign operations. He is also involved in developing and managing the security and trusts related to reclamation, Health and Welfare (and WCB) in Canada and the US. Gerry is a graduate of UBC, a CMA and has a MBA. Formerly Gerry was the Controller at Cominco's Sullivan Mine and also spent several years in working in the tax with Cominco and CRA. He also was a director for the College of the Rockies and East Kootenay Chamber of Mines for several years, currently chairs the BC Mining Association Finance Committee, is a director of Cominco (UK) and a member of four company pension committees. top 

Blake Walker
Blake is the director, Pension Investments with the Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP) in Edmonton.  He manages asset mix policy, manager structure, and provides ongoing support to the Board of Trustees on investment issues. He is formerly the Vice-president and Treasurer of the Farm Credit Corporation in Regina and Director, Investments and Liability Management with Saskatchewan Finance. Blake is currently a member of the City of Edmonton Investment Committee and the President of the Edmonton Chartered Financial Analysts Society. top 

John Walks
John is a vice-president and head of FX Sales and Trading for State Street Global Markets in Canada.  John joined State Street in 1997 and has over over 17 years of experience in the FX and treasury field.  He is a graduate of the University of Toronto where he received his Bachelor of Commerce. top 

Laurence Waring
Laurence joined the UAPP in March of 2005 and is responsible for oversight and investment policy development for the UAPP Fund. Previously, he was director of External Fund Management at Alberta Investment Management. top 

Andrew Waters
Andrew is currently a risk advisor at RBC Dexia Investor Services. Andrew holds the CFA designation and has been awarded the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and the Professional Risk Manager (PRM) Designation from the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA).