The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced the final agenda, discussion topics and list of panellists for the roundtable on June 9, 2015 to discuss the issues outlined in OSC Staff Consultation Paper 15-401. The Consultation Paper proposed a new whistleblower program to encourage the reporting of serious misconduct of Ontario securities law to the OSC.
The OSC roundtable will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the 22nd floor of the Commission’s offices, located at 20 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario.
Interested parties who wish to attend the event are asked to send an email with full contact information to sdmello@osc.gov.on.ca to register as space is limited.
Media interested in attending the roundtable should contact media_inquiries@osc.gov.on.ca to register.
The agenda and schedule of panel participants is as follows:
Agenda
Time |
Topic |
Panelists |
8.30 – 9.00 a.m. |
Arrival/Check-in |
|
9.00 – 9.15 a.m. |
Introduction and Opening Remarks |
Mary Condon |
9.15 – 10.00 a.m. |
Topic 1: Effectiveness of Whistleblower Programs |
Mary Condon Marian Passmore John Pecman Jane Norberg |
10.00 – 10.45 a.m. |
Topic 2: Whistleblower Protections - Anti-Retaliation Measures and Whistleblower Confidentiality |
Alan Lenczner Connie Craddock Daniel Pugen David Hausman Jordan Thomas |
10.45 – 11.00 a.m. |
Break |
|
11.00 – 11.45 a.m. |
Topic 3: Impact of an OSC Whistleblower Program on Internal Compliance Systems |
Tim Moseley Megan Telford Sheila A. Murray Linda Fuerst Christine Wiedman
|
11.45 – 12.00 p.m. Closing