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Sandra Peterson – CEO of Bayer CropScience
Friday June 1, 2012
11:30 am to 1:15 pm
Fairmont Palliser – Crystal Ballroom
133 9th Avenue SW
Sandra Peterson is one of the top female executives in the world.
Over the past 20 years, Peterson has worked across six diverse industries in high-profile positions that saw her running entire divisions for global brands such as Whirlpool, Nabisco and Merck-Medco. Throughout this time, she launched several new product lines and took on the challenge of launching new business units and building profits.
In 2010, Peterson became CEO of Bayer CropScience, one of the world leaders in crop production and seed technologies.
Join us for an informative conversation with this high level CEO who sets the global direction of a $10-billion company with a global workforce of more than 20,000 people.
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Improving communication during a period of corporate change
The only thing that’s certain in today’s fast-paced business world is that change is inevitable. Touchy areas such as management changes, corporate realignments, the introduction of new internal processes and technologies, as well as significant growth initiatives all need to be navigated absolutely perfectly to make sure a business gets the full benefit of the change its undertaking. And yet, the track record for most businesses isn’t that great – with only one in three corporate changes succeeding, according to survey by the consulting firm McKinsey and Company, which polled 3,199 global executives on the success of their corporate changes.
Speaking to the Calgary Chamber on April 23, 2012, Lindsay Hutter, global director of H+K Strategies change and internal communications practice, offered managers a number of tips on how to effectively communicate during a period of change.
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Terry Campbell – President of Canadian Bankers Association
Friday May 25, 2012
7:15 am – 9:00 am
Calgary Chamber – ENMAX Ballroom
100 6th Avenue SW
Since the global financial crisis banks have been subject to intensifying regulation. These efforts have raised questions as to whether these moves strike the right balance between stability and competition or have they gone too far – perhaps even inadvertently adding more risk into the financial system.
Join us for a conversation with Terry Campbell, president of the Canadian Bankers Association, for an in depth look on how banks will continue to serve communities across Alberta while working to ensure that the growing list of domestic and international regulations doesn’t limit how they meet the needs of customers in the future.
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Potash – The business of feeding a growing world
The CEO of Potash Corp., the world’s largest fertilizer corporation, has no illusions as to the ups and downs that can happen in his business – or any business for that matter. “In our business, you can go from the outhouse to the penthouse,” said Bill Doyle, joking to an audience of Calgary businesspeople last week. Of course, the goal is always to get and stay in that middle ground, he added.
Doyle spoke at a Calgary Chamber event on May 2, 2012, during which he outlined a few key drivers such as global population growth and an expanding middleclass in developing countries that he believes will support continued demand for his business.
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Government relations for a small business (members only event)
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Thursday May 31, 2012
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Calgary Chamber – ENMAX Ballroom
100 6th Avenue SW
The government relations landscape has changed. No longer is it a place where business can voice their concerns on issues affecting their business directly to government. Instead they need to form coalitions with other like-minded businesses to make their voice heard.
Join us for a breakfast with Jason Hatcher, partner with Spotlight Strategies, one of Alberta’s premier boutique government relations and communications consulting firms. Over the past four years, Hatcher has been part of the team responsible for managing the last two winning provincial election campaigns. He also has extensive experience helping organizations develop government advocacy strategies, and will touch on the following topics:
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Building coalitions with other businesses to leverage the power of numbers to get your voice heard
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Using the proper channels to influence government decision-makers and legislative action
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Planning information campaigns to create awareness about issues affecting your business
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Take Stock! Alberta – Investors’ Forum
Thursday June 7, 2012
10:30 am – 6:30 pm
Calgary Chamber – ENMAX Ballroom
100 6th Avenue SW
Alberta is ripe with investment opportunities that span well beyond the resource sector.
Join us for Take Stock! Alberta – an inaugural investors’ forum that showcases more than 20 publicly traded Alberta-based companies from outside resource production that are poised for remarkable growth.
Learn about small to midsized companies in areas such as finance, oil and gas services and technology with market caps ranging from $5 million to more than $500 million, and discover your next investment opportunity.
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