Professional Program

SUNDAY 13 JANUARY

6.30pm - 8.30pm

Official Conference Opening Cocktail Reception for delegates and registered partners and families. (Whistler Blackcomb Ski School to be in attendance) Cheakamus Function Room - The Residence Inn by Marriott

MONDAY 14 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am	Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room - for delegates only
7.45am - 8.00am	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
Sessions 1 & 2
8.00am - 10.00am	Chair:	Mr Ron Dean-Willcocks Principal Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
	Speaker:	Mr John Star Managing Director Star Corporate
	Topic:	Asset Protection
	Speaker:	Mr Frank Kraemer Executive Director Canadian Bar Association - British Columbia
	Topic:	Issues facing the Canadian Lawyer in the New Millenium
	Speaker:	Mr Ron Usher Staff Lawyer - Practice Opportunities The Law Society of British Columbia
	Topic:	Doing Business on the Internet - the issue of security
Sessions 3 & 4
4.15pm - 4.30pm	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
4.30pm - 6.30pm	Chair:	Mr Christopher Brown Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
	Speaker:	Mr Michael Hewitt Partner Singleton Urquhart, Lawyers Vancouver, British Columbia
	Topic:	Professional Malpractice and Negligence
	Speakers:	Mr Frank Barr President Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia Assistant Auditor General - British Columbia
		Mr Barry Mottershead Director of Member Services Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
	Topic:	2001 - a Canadian Perspective
6.30pm - 7.30pm	Open Forum

TUESDAY 15 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am	Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room - for delegates only
7.45am - 8.00am	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
Sessions 5 & 6
8.00am - 10.00am	Chair:	Mr Ian Purchas Principal Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
	Speaker:	Mr Peter Wright Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
	Topic:	The Minefield of Employment Law
	Speaker:	Ms Frances Beck Corporate Lawyer and Author
	Topic:	How to Start an Investment Club
Sessions 7 & 8
4.15pm - 4.30pm	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
4.30pm - 6.30pm	Chair:	Mr John Star Managing Director Star Corporate
	Speaker:	Mr John Sheahan Chairman, Australian Litigation Fund Pty Limited
	Topic:	Exposure of the Professional Adviser to a Negligence Action - a Litigator's Perspective
	Speaker:	Mr Ian Gamble Canadian Tax Attorney Thorsteinssons, Tax Lawyers
	Topic:	Tax Structures for Investing: a Canadian View
6.30pm - 7.30pm	Open Forum

WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY

Full day at leisure

THURSDAY 17 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am	Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room - for delegates only
7.45am - 8.00am	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
Sessions 9 & 10
8.00am - 10.00am	Chair:	Mr Adam Shepard Principal Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
	Speaker:	Mr Anthony Bell Chief Executive Officer Bell Partners Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers
	Topic:	Business Planning & Strategic Modelling
	Speaker:	Mr Christopher Brown Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
	Topic:	ACCC - Latest Developments
Sessions 11 & 12
4.15pm - 4.30pm	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
4.30pm - 6.30pm	Chair:	Mr Peter Wright Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
	Speaker:	Mr Alan Beasley Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer BNP Paribas Asset Management Limited
	Topic:	The Economic Environment Favouring Australian Equities
	Speaker:	Ms Tara Bell Physiotherapist and OH&S Consultant Customer Relations Manager, NSW IRS - Total Injury Management
	Topic:	Workplace Health & Safety
6.30pm - 7.30pm	Open Forum

FRIDAY 18 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am	Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room - for delegates only
7.45am - 8.00am	Session Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room
Session 13
8.00am - 10.00am	Chair:	Mr Alan Beasley Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer BNP Paribas Asset Management Limited
	Speaker:	Mr Ron Dean-Willcocks Principal Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
	Topic:	Voluntary Administrations - Mock Creditors Meeting - know your rights
9.30am - 11.30am	Ski Race event at the Pontiac Race Course, Whistler Mountain, for delegates and registered partners and children. Please be on time.
11.30am - 1.00pm	Lunch at the Glacier View Stage in the Roundhouse Lodge, Whistler Mountain.
Session 14
5.00pm - 6.30pm	Chair:	Mr Stuart Ariff Partner Star Dean-Willcocks Crosbie Insolvency Administrators, Newcastle
	Open Session for Review of Conference Issues
6.30pm - 8.30pm	Official Conference Closing Cocktail Function for delegates and registered partners and families. Ski Race Presentation Cheakamus Function Room

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