Ottawa Event: “Disruption and Transformation – The Board’s Role in Overseeing Opportunities and Risk” on Wednesday, January 24, 2018

You’re invited to Women Get On Board's Event in Ottawa on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018:

“Disruption and Transformation – The Board’s Role in Overseeing Opportunities and Risk”

In the face of increasing disruption, organizations are increasingly undergoing widespread transformations to maintain their relevance and support future growth. While this presents opportunities to add value and create new customers, services, and products, it also creates new challenges and risks that need to be managed. This session will explore the role of the board in supporting C-suite decisions and exercising oversight on how and when to transform their business.

KPMG LLP, our National Strategic Partner is pleased to host this event with
Women Get On Board.

Moderator

Lori O'Neill, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, CPA

Lori is a corporate director and independent financial and governance consultant. She currently serves as a board member and chair of audit committee on several boards, including publicly traded and privately owned technology companies and Crown Corporations. Lori also currently assists several growth companies with strategic transactions, M&A, public offerings, due diligence.

She previously served over 24 years in leadership of one of the world’s leading professional services firms, including various National partnership roles, with a focus on advising growth companies from start-up to multinationals, supporting complex transactions, private and public equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions in Canada and the U.S.

Lori has a Bachelor of Commerce with Highest Honours from Carleton University, and is accredited as a FCPA, FCA (Honor Roll) in Ontario, a CPA in the US, and has the ICD.D designation.

Panelist
Nancy Chase, CPA, CA, CIA, CGAP, CRMA

Nancy is a Partner in KPMG’s Risk Consulting Practice in Ottawa and the Advisory Geographic Leader for Regions East. She has more than 20 years of experience in enterprise risk management (ERM), internal and IT audit, performance measurement, evaluation, Board training, and internal control advisory services. Nancy has extensive experience leading the development and implementation of ERM and control frameworks, and in advising and assisting clients undergoing significant change and transformation by strengthening their governance and oversight of risks and controls to support the monitoring of results and the successful achievement of transformation objectives.

Nancy is a board member of the Institute on Governance and chairs their Financial Reporting and Risk Oversight Committee. She is also a Board member and the Audit Committee Chair of Canadian Women in Technology and Communications.

Panelist
Richard Monkman, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Corporate Services

Richard Monkman joined Kinaxis® as chief financial officer and vice president, corporate services in October 2005. Richard brings to the Kinaxis management team more than 30 years of finance experience, the vast majority of which within the high tech industry.

With a broad technical and financial skill set, and rich experience in financing, business development, and corporate growth and restructuring, Richard and his team deliver value beyond the P&L line, by ensuring the finance agenda aligns, influences and delivers on Kinaxis' overall corporate strategy. Also a significant priority for Richard and the executive group is our ongoing financial accountability and general corporate governance.

Prior to joining Kinaxis, Richard held chief financial officer and other senior finance positions with leading software, services and other public and private high technology companies; most notably, he has held senior finance roles with Nokia, SHL Systemhouse and ISM Corp.

In addition to his Chartered Accountant designation, Richard holds both a Master of Applied Science degree and a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.

Date:
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

Time:
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Registration and Networking
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Panel discussion
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Networking

Place:
KPMG LLP offices
150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800
Ottawa, ON K2P 2P8
613-212-5764
www.kpmg.com

Please purchase your ticket by Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018.
Please note that tickets are transferrable but no refunds or exchanges for this event are available.

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Women Get On Board is a leading member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. We do this through an engaged community of women and men in Canada committed to advancing gender diversity in the boardroom.