A spirit of celebration prevailed throughout our 20^th Annual Meeting “Corporate Counsel: Building the Foundation for Success” held concurrently with the 400^th Anniversary festivities in beautiful Québec City.

The program presented an in-depth examination of the most pressing legal and business management issues facing corporate counsel to help them build a solid foundation for a successful in-house practice. The conference was a great success, and attracted many delegates from the host province and across the country.

The conference co-chairs were Robert Lebeau, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Sun Life Financial and Brigitte Catellier, Vice President – Legal Affairs and Secretary, Astral Media Inc.

Our expert faculty included senior corporate counsel from major Canadian businesses and leading lawyers from the top law firms in the country. We are most grateful for the contributions of in-house counsel from many of the largest and most successful corporations based in Québec, including Desjardins Financial Security, sanofi-aventis Canada Inc., Cascades Inc., Axa Canada Inc., Gaz Métro, Pharmascience Inc., CIBC, National Bank Financial, BMO Capital Markets, Air Canada, VIA Rail - and many, many more.

Our plenary and keynote speakers provided conference attendees with their unique insight and perspectives on corporate complicity for international human rights abuses, the U.S. Presidential election and what it means for Canadian business, entrepreneurship in Québec, executive coaching and career development.

Our keynote speakers included:

Mark Busgang
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Warnex Inc.

Debra Forman, PCC
Certified Executive Coach
Pinstripe Coaching, Executive Coaching and Training

John Ibbitson
Political Journalist
Globe & Mail Columnist

The Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Binnie
Supreme Court of Canada

Thank you for joining us in Québec City for our 20^th Annual Meeting!

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Upcoming Meetings
2009 - Dublin, Ireland, August 16 – 18

Past Meetings
2008 - Quebec City, QC
2007 - Calgary, AB
2006 - St. John's NL
2005 - Vancouver, BC