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OSC Announces Roundtable Agenda for Third Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions


TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2017 /CNW/ - The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced the agenda and list of panellists for the upcoming roundtable on the third review of disclosure relating to women on boards and in executive officer positions.

The results of the review were published today in CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-309 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions ? Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices. The roundtable will feature a panel discussion on the results of the review, as well as the benefits, challenges and experiences associated with the existing disclosure requirements relating to women on boards and in executive officer positions.

The OSC roundtable will take place on October 24, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on the 22nd floor of the OSC's offices, located at 20 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario.

Interested parties who wish to attend the roundtable should register online by visiting the OSC's website. As space is limited, we encourage registration by Friday, October 13, 2017. A transcript will be posted on the OSC's website following the roundtable.

Media interested in attending the roundtable should contact [email protected].

The agenda and list of panellists is as follows:

 

Time

 

Topic

 

Presenters/Panellists

 

8:30 ? 9:00 a.m.

  

Registration

 

9:00 ? 9:10 a.m.         

  

Introduction and opening remarks

  

Maureen Jensen
Chair and CEO, OSC

 

 

9:10 ? 9:20 a.m.

  

Presentation of the results

  

Jo-Anne Matear

Manager, Corporate Finance, OSC

 

Sandra Heldman

Senior Accountant, Corporate Finance,  

OSC

   

Katie DeBartolo

Accountant,Corporate Finance,
OSC

 

9:20 ? 10:40 a.m.









 

  

Panel Discussions


Topic 1: The Results
A discussion of the key findings
from the review and reactions to

the results.


Moderator:
Huston Loke
Director, Corporate Finance, OSC

Topic 2: What Should the OSC do  

Next?
Should any changes be made to the
existing disclosure requirements
relating to women on boards and in
executive officer positions?
Is there additional information needed
to make informed investment and
voting decisions?
Are we asking for any information that
is not useful for decision-making?
Is there a need for further regulatory
action? For example, would setting
guidelines regarding gender diversity-
related governance practices be
helpful?
Where do we go from here?


Moderators:
Maureen Jensen
Chair and CEO, OSC

AnneMarie Ryan
Lead Director, OSC

  

Donald K. Charter

Chairman and Director, IAMGold 

Corporation; Director, Lundin Mining 

Corporation, Dream Office REIT and

Sprott Resource Holdings Inc.

 

Judy Cotte

V.P. & Head, Corporate

Governance & Responsible

Investment, RBC Global Asset 

Management

 

Cheryl Graden

Senior Vice President,

Group Head of Legal and Business

Affairs, Enterprise Risk Management
and Government Relations and
Corporate Secretary, TMX Group
Limited

Carol Hansell

Founding Partner, Hansell LLP

  
Eileen Mercier
Professional Director


Hugh O'Reilly
President and CEO, OPTrust


Debra Sisti
Head of Canadian Governance
Research, ISS


Tanya van Biesen
Executive Director, Catalyst Canada

 

10:40 ? 10:55 a.m.

  

Questions and answers

Moderator:
Huston Loke
Director, CorporateFinance, OSC

 

 

10:55 ? 11:00 a.m.

  

Concluding remarks

  

Maureen Jensen

Chair and CEO, OSC

The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in the capital markets. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.gov.on.ca

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