Monday, June 14
Ilse Treurnicht CEO, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto	Opening Keynote: Innovation, investment and the future The head of one of Canada's leading innovation institutes talked about Canada's economic and social challenges and the future role for SRI and conventional investment. Moderated by: Doug McGee, Alterna Savings Ilse Treurnicht presentation slides, Monday, June 14, 2010 Sponsored by
Nicholas Parker Executive Chairman, Cleantech Venture Network	Innovations in Cleantech Investing One of the global experts on cleantech shared his thoughts on new opportunities in public market investment and venture capital in the cleantech sector. Nicholas Parker presentation slides, Monday, June 14, 2010 Moderator Martin Grosskopf, Director, Sustainability Research and Portfolio Manager for Acuity, then led a conversation on the topic with Nicholas and the audience. Read Laura Tozer's conference blog (June 14): Innovations in cleantech investing Sponsored by
Todd Hirsch, Senior Economist, ATB Financial, Calgary Michelle de Cordova, Manager, Sustainability Research, Northwest & Ethical Investments LP, Vancouver Karina Litvack, Head of Governance & Sustainable Investment Team, F&C Investments, London, England	Engaging with the Oilsands Sector A panel of experts talked about the prospects for the Alberta oilsands, and how investors are sharing concerns and raising awareness on one of Canada's most serious environmental problems. Moderated by: Eugene Ellmen, SIO Read Michelle de Cordova's pre-conference blog (June 3rd): SRI in the oil sands: a contradiction in terms, or a challenge we can meet? Read Sucheta Rajagopal's conference blog (June 17): Engaging with the oil sands sector Sponsored by
Tuesday, June 15
Chris Coulter Senior Vice President, Strategy and Collaboration, GlobeScan Inc. & Benjamin Commerie Lead advisor in marketing research, Specialized Savings Products Division, Desjardins Group	The Public and Investor Mind-Set Chris Coulter, who last presented to the SIO conference in 2005, provided an update on public and investor attitudes on corporate sustainability and responsibility in a time of economic turmoil. Benjamin Commerie provided the results of new research of Desjardins members on their attitudes toward SRI. Moderated by: Dermot Foley, Vancity Investments Chris Coulter presentation slides, Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Benjamin Commerie presentation slides, Tuesday, June 15, 2010 version française Read Benjamin Commerie's pre-conference blogs (June 11): Les attitudes du public et des investisseurs envers l'investissement socialement responsable / Attitudes towards socially responsible investment Read Doug Watt's conference blog (June 18): Advisors key to SRI sales strategy Sponsored by    &
Steve Schueth, President and Chief Marketing Officer, First Affirmative Financial, Colorado Springs, Colorado Cara MacMillan, commentator on SRI and financial advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns, Ottawa Beth Jones, long-time SRI investor and Associate Director, Green Communities Canada	Elements of Success for the SRI Advisor: Tips from the Experts Moderated by: Don Wilson, Freedom 55 Financial The panel had a conversation about how advisors should talk to their clients on SRI issues. How to turn an interested prospect into an SRI client. Are clients changing? Are they different now than from the 1990s? And what are the lessons from this? Read Valentina Bellicova's pre-conference blog (June 11): Elements of success for the SRI advisor Read Doug Watt's conference blog (June 15): Tips from the experts Read Doug Watt's article (June 18): SRI Advisors: Be true to yourself
Janice Gross Stein Director, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto	The G20 and Financial Re-Regulation Janice Stein presentation slides, Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Janice Stein is a renowned commentator on international affairs. She spoke to the conference on the outlook for the G20 meeting in Toronto in June 2010.
Kevin Ranney, Global Director, Responsible Investment Services, Jantzi-Sustainalytics Paul Hannon, Executive Director, Mines Action Canada	Responsible Investment and Cluster Munitions Kevin Ranney and Paul Hannon discussed their responses to cluster munitions. Moderated by: Eugene Ellmen, SIO Sponsored by
Lisa Hayles, Senior Client Relationship Manager, EIRIS, London, England Cindy Rose, Head of SRI Research, Aberdeen Asset Managment Inc., Edinburgh, Scotland Kees Gootjes, Project Manager Responsible Investments, VBDO (Culemborg, Netherlands), association member of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif)	SRI: The View from Europe Europe is often hailed as a model for ESG research and asset management. Is the reputation warranted? A research provider, asset manager and asset owner presented their perspectives. Moderated by: Eugene Ellmen, SIO Read Lisa Hayles' pre-conference blog (June 10): The view from Europe Sponsored by &
The Award provides us with an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the leading lights in the Canadian SRI industry. As well, we will build a narrative of the growth of socially responsible investing in Canada around the accomplishments and contributions of our Award finalists and recipients. Eugene Ellmen, SIO Executive Director   The SIO thanks the SRI Award Committee: Don Wilson, Chair Gary Hawton Doug McGee Sarah Smith	Dinner & Canadian SRI Lifetime Achievement Award On June 15, 2010, the conference featured the presentation of the inaugural Canadian SRI Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the Canadian socially responsible investment industry. Congratulations to Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics, voted by professional peers as recipient of the 2010 Canadian SRI Lifetime Achievement Award! Read Doug Watt's conference blog (June 15): Michael Jantzi wins lifetime achievement award Michael (right) shares this photo with nominee finalists Bill Davis (left) and Moira Hutchinson (centre). Peter Chapman, also an Award nominee finalist, is not shown in the photo. Photo courtesy of Jantzi-Sustainalytics Read about our four nominee finalists here.
Wednesday, June 16
David Berge, Senior Vice-President, Social Finance, Vancity Alex Kjorven, Development Manager, Access Community Capital Fund Betsy Martin, Senior Advisor, Community Foundations of Canada	Impact Investing: Innovations for Social Finance in Canada Moderated by: Tom Haubenreisser, Sarona Asset Management Experts discussed innovations and collaboration on investment in community economic development and social enterprise. Read Alex's Kjorven's pre-conference blog (June 7): Impact Investing: Problem solving while profit seeking Read Karim Harji's conference blog (June 17): Impact Investing: Innovations for social finance in Canada Sponsored by:
Gerhard Pries, President, Sarona Asset Management, Waterloo, Ontario Mamdouh Foad, Executive Director, Egyptian Association for Community Initiatives and Development (EACID), Aswan, Egypt Joan Trant, Executive Director, International Association of Microfinance Investors, New York City, USA	International Microfinance: Making Microfinance Institutions a New Asset Class Moderated by: Alan Harman, Scotia McLeod Read Joan Trant's pre-conference blog (June 10): Microfinance Investing: Doing well by doing good Sponsored by:
Charles Black, Chair, Pension Board, United Church of Canada Stephen Brown, Director of Corporate Governance and Associate General Counsel, TIAA-CREF, New York City, USA Frank Coleman, Executive Vice President, Christian Brothers Investment Services, New York Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics	Luncheon: Divestment and Engagement: Are there limits to corporate engagement? Moderated by: Gary Hawton, Meritas Mutual Funds The closing luncheon featured a conversation on the long-standing debate in the SRI industry on the merits of divestment vs. engagement. Read Farnam Bidgoli's conference blog (June 18): Divestment and engagement Sponsored by: