AGM / Christmas Workshop
Friday December 6, 2024
Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre
Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
AGM Business
Review of the minutes of the 47th Annual General Meeting
Financial Update
Appointment of Auditor 2024 Financial Statements
Election of Board of Directors 2025
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Break
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m
Class Actions & Mass Torts – Definitely Not Cookie Cutter and Carefully Considering Your Strategic Response
Presented by: Kirk Boggs – Partner, Lerners LLP and Michael Dunk – Associate, Lerners LLP
Description: Today, many public entity sectors are faced with the daunting task of protecting their organizations from class action and mass tort lawsuits. In this session, we will discuss these types of lawsuits and the importance of the strategy, thought, and custom-tailored approach public entities need to consider when defending these actions. Class actions and mass torts can be a beast or behemoth and careful planning, and approaches are critical to success.
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Defending Police Service Boards
Presented by: Alex Morrison – Senior Counsel, Clyde & Co. and Keith Geurts – Partner, Clyde & Co.
Description: A discussion on defending police service boards and their officers in civil claims and the range of damages arising from these claims.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Motivational Speaker – “You Can Count on Me!”
Presented by: Dan Comiskey – Former CFL Offensive Lineman
Description: Life is a team game just like football. The margin for error in either game is so small that a step in the wrong direction makes the difference between winning or losing and between living or dying. The other constant in both games is the need for absolute commitment. Everyone must be 100 percent accountable to their team and this commitment is essential for any degree of success.
We know that small choices lead to large consequences over time for ourselves and the world around us. Incremental choices lead to huge outcomes that improve or detract from our lives. Our choices affect more than the person making them. Our choices affect our family and friends, and people we don’t know, in ways we’d never imagine. Two things that must be considered as we strive to take care of our own families and our teams around us are the commitment that we need to make to each other and the power that we have with every decision we make as we uphold that commitment.
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Seasonal Lunch and Networking