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WELCOME TO THE 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES November 25 – 26, 2014 OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 24: FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel TORONTO, ON The most up-to-date and practical information available, including: benchmarking audit committee performance cybersecurity and privacy risk internal fraud risk oversight of financing …and much more. KEYNOTE SESSION: Funding Our Retirement Jim Leech, Former President and CEO, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Bill Morneau, Executive Chairman, Morneau Shepell REGISTER ONLINE AT: cpacanada.ca/CFAC Program information is correct at time of print. For the most current information visit cpacanada.ca/CFAC

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WELCOME TO THE 10TH ANNUAL

CONFERENCE FOR AUDIT COMMITTEESNovember 25 – 26, 2014OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 24: FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Sheraton Centre Toronto HotelTORONTO, ON

The most up-to-date and practical information available, including:

• benchmarkingauditcommitteeperformance

• cybersecurityandprivacyrisk

• internalfraudrisk

• oversightoffinancing

…and much more.

KEYNOTE SESSION:Funding Our Retirement

Jim Leech, Former President and CEO,

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Bill Morneau, Executive Chairman,

Morneau Shepell

REGISTER ONLINE AT: cpacanada.ca/CFAC

Program information is correct at time of print. For the most current information visit cpacanada.ca/CFAC

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FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER, VISIT: cpacanada.ca/CFAC

CONFERENCE FOR AUDIT COMMITTEESNOVEMBER 25-26, 2014 OPTIONAL WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 24 • SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO HOTEL TORONTO, ON

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WHO SHOuLd ATTENd

• chairsandcurrentauditcommitteememberswhowanttobemore

effective in their role

• CFOs,CEOs,andotherseniorexecutiveswhoworkwiththeiraudit

committees

• CPAs,CAs,CGAs,CMAs,lawyersandotherprofessionalswho

consultwithauditcommittees

• prospectiveauditcommitteememberswhowanttounderstand

more about the role

WHY YOu SHOuLd ATTENd

• hearvaluableinsightsonriskoversight

• receivepracticalguidanceonhowtodealwithcybersecurityand

privacyrisk

• learnhowauditcommitteescanoperatemoreeffectively

• networkwithpeers,membersofauditcommitteesfromacross

Canadaandprofessionalsdealingwithsimilarchallenges

This conference is for current and prospective audit committee

memberswhowanttogetuptospeedonemergingissuesand

tolearnhowtomaximizetheirowneffectiveness.Italsoprovides

aforumforexchangingideaswithcolleaguesandlearningbest

practices.Thisyear’sconferencecoversimportanttechnicalupdates,

alongwithdiscussionsofthecriticalissuesandchallengesfacing

audit committee members.

CPDHours:Allconferenceparticipantswillreceive16CPDhours.

LEAvE ThIS CONFERENCE ARMED TO CONFRONT ThE MANy ChALLENgES FACINg AUDIT COMMITTEES TODAy.

CONFERENCE AdVISORY COMMITTEE

John Caldwell, Corporate director

Gigi Dawe, CPA Canada

Mike Garvey, Audit Committee Chair

Sue Matthews, Audit Committee Chair

Pam Robertson, CPA Canada

NEW FOR 2014 – OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPFundamentals of Audit Committee Membership • Monday, November 24, 2014 • 9 am to 4 pm

Inthispractical,hands-onworkshop,youwilllearntheessentialstohelpyouserveasaneffective auditcommitteemember.Withlike-mindedprofessionalsandourexpertfaculty,youwillexplore:

• rolesandresponsibilitiesofboards,auditcommittees,chairsandmembers

• differencesbetweentheboardsandauditcommitteesofpubliccompanies,privateentitiesand not-for-profitorganizations

• assessingthebenefitsandrisksofserving,andhowtomitigatetherisks

• findingtherightorganizationforyou,andhowtogetaskedtoserve

• skillsyouwillneedtobringtothetable

• puttingitallintopractice:experiencea“bestpractices”mockauditcommitteemeeting

CPDHours:AllworkshopparticipantswillreceivesixCPDhours

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CONFERENCE FOR AUDIT COMMITTEESNOVEMBER 25-26, 2014 OPTIONAL WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 24 • SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO HOTEL TORONTO, ON

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AGEnDA DAY ONE — TUESDAY, NOvEMBER 25, 2014

7:30 – 8:30 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 – 9:30 Opening Remarks and Keynote Address: Think Big: How to Harness Big Data to Drive Your Business ForwardSpeaker:DavidCorrigan,IBMCorporation

9:30 – 10:15 Overview of the Role of the Audit Committee: Strategy, Growth, Company Performance, Reporting and Risk OversightSpeaker:TBD

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:15 Managing Relationships of the Audit Committee: Understanding the Different Perspectives of the External Auditor, Internal Auditor and the CFOSpeaker:MaureenSabia,Chairman,CanadianTireCorporationLimited

11:15 – 12:00 Benchmarking Audit Committee PerformanceSpeaker:DonLinsdell,Ernst&YoungLLP

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH

1:15 – 2:00 Managing Internal Fraud Risk: Culture, Occupational Fraud and WhistleblowingSpeaker:MatthewMcGuire,MnPLLP

2:00 – 2:45 Managing Cybersecurity and Privacy Risk: What the Audit Committee Needs to KnowSpeaker:StevenLeo,IBMCanada,andSamSamarah,IBMUSA

2:45 – 3:00 BREAK

3:00 – 3:30 Update from the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB)Speakers:BrianGabel,CanadianPublicAccountabilityBoard

3:30 – 4:15 Financing Options for the Business: How the Audit Committee Can Add valueSpeaker:ScottKeyworth,CIBCCapitalMarkets

4:15 NETWORKING RECEPTION

AGEnDA DAY TWO — WEDNESDAY, NOvEMBER 26, 2014

7:30 – 8:30 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 – 9:30 Keynote Address: Funding Our RetirementSpeakers:JimLeech,formerPresidentandCEO,OntarioTeachers’PensionPlan,andBillMorneau,Chairman,MorneauShepell

9:30 – 10:15 The Increasing Cost of Being a Public Company: Does It Always Make Sense to Remain Public?Speaker:JonathanSimmons,OMERSAdministrationCorporation

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:15 The Future Direction of Corporate Reporting: Financial Reporting and BeyondSpeakers:KarynBrooks,Chair,CanadianPerformanceReportingBoardandAlanWillis,AlanWillisandAssociates

11:15 – 12:00 An Overview of the Latest Developments in Accounting Standards, and How to Ensure Management Keeps You in the Loop Speaker:LindaMezon,Chair,CanadianAccountingStandardsBoard

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:00 – 1:45 Succession Planning within the CFO Office, Internal Audit and Audit CommitteeSpeaker:MaryLouMaher,KPMGLLP

1:45 – 2:30 Assessing the Performance and value-Add of the External AuditorsSpeaker:AxelThesberg,Advisor,CPACanada

2:30 – 2:45 BREAK

2:45 – 3:30 Not-for-Profit versus For-Profit Audit Committees: How Do the Challenges Differ in These Two Worlds?Speaker:MikeGarvey,AuditCommitteeChair

3:30 – 4:15 The Role of Internal Audit: How It Can Support and Improve the Effectiveness of the Audit CommitteeSpeaker:CarmenRossiter,CentreofExcellenceforGovernance,RiskManagementandControl,SchulichExecutiveEducationCentre

4:15 CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

Note: Agenda information is accurate at time of printing. For the most current conference information, visit: cpacanada.ca/CFAC

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DAy ONE – TUESDAy, NOvEMBER 25, 2014

7:30 – 8:30 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 – 9:30 OPENING REMARKS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Think Big: How to Harness Big Data to Drive Your Business Forward

We’veallheardofbigdata.Buthowmanyorganizationsarereallyusingittotheiradvantage?Sadly,notnearlyenough.Whilemanyorganizationswanttoinvestinanalytics,notenoughareinvestinginthedatarequiredforanalysis.Buttherearesomewhohavetrulyfiguredouthowtogaininsightandturnitintobusinessvalue.Inthiskeynoteyouwillhearaboutthebigdataopportunity,learnhoworganizationshavecapitalizedonit,andunderstandthetypical-usecasesandpatternstheyhavefollowed.

Speaker:DavidCorrigan,IBMCanada

9:30 – 10:15 Overview of the Role of the Audit Committee: Strategy, Growth, Company Performance, Reporting and Risk Oversight

The audit committee provides assurance to the board through its oversight and monitoring of the organization’sinternalcontrolsystem,corporatereporting process (including financial reporting), regulatorycomplianceandtheeffectivenessoftheexternal and internal audit functions. But it also playsakeyoversightroleinotherareassuchasthegrowthstrategyoftheorganization,developmentofkeyperformancemetricstoevaluateprogress,andriskoversight.Thissessionwillsetthecontextfortheaudit committee’s developing mandate.

Speaker:TBD

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:15 Managing Relationships of the Audit Committee: Understanding the Different Perspectives of the External Auditor, Internal Auditor and the CFO

Audit committees need to create, manage and sustain a complex set of relationships, involving the board of directors, the audit committee chair, management(particularlytheCFOandtheCEO),the external auditors and the internal auditor. Audit committees must also understand and manage the dynamicamongtheirmembers.Thisisnoteasyandis time consuming, but it is the effectiveness of these workingrelationshipsthatwilldothemosttoensuretheintegrityofacompany’sfinancialreportinganddisclosures.Thissessionwillfocusonmanagingthesedifferentrelationships.Itwillalsodiscusshowauditcommitteesshouldsetveryclearexpectationsforthemselvesandforallthepartieswithwhomthecommittee interacts, and have the courage to hold

people, including themselves, accountable (should theirexpectationsnotbemet)andtotakecorrectiveaction if required.

Speaker:MaureenSabia,Chairman,CanadianTireCorporation

11:15 – 12:00 Benchmarking Audit Committee Performance

The activities of an audit committee and its interactionswithmanagementandthefullboardofdirectorsvarysignificantlyamongcompanies.Thepurpose of the session is to provide participants withaperspectiveonthebestpracticesofaneffective audit committee in various areas including: natureandextentofinformationprovidedbymanagementandinternalaudit;stayingcurrentwithregulatorydevelopments,andauditcommitteeself-assessments,includingfinancialliteracy.

Speaker:DonLinsdell,Ernst&YoungLLP

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH

1:15 – 2:00 Managing Internal Fraud Risk: Culture, Occupational Fraud and Whistleblowing

Audit committees have broad responsibilities to overseethemanagementofrisk,thesafeguardingoftheorganization’sassetsandthereportofmanagement’sstewardshiptoitsshareholdersandotherstakeholders.Theseresponsibilitiesarenotnew.Butsocialmediahasoftenheightenedtheconsequencesoffailurebyputtingadditionalpressureonauditcommitteesandregulatorsalike.Basedoncurrentbestpractices,thissessionwillofferpragmaticinsightintohowmembersofanauditcommitteeshouldleadtheirorganizationinstrengtheningthe“tonefromthetop”insettinguppoliciesandprocedurestominimizeoccupationalfraud.

Speaker:MatthewMcGuire,MnPLLP

2:00 – 2:45 Managing Cybersecurity and Privacy Risk: What the Audit Committee Needs to Know

Businesses are adopting mobile, social media, big dataandtheCloudtoanalyzeandshareinformationatunprecedentedrates.Thisinfluxofnewinnovation,technologies, and end-points pushes more and morebusinesstransactionsoutsidecompanywallsandcompletelytransformsenterprisesecurityasweknowit.Asthetraditionalnetworkperimeterpermanentlydissolves,itismoredifficulttodefendcompanydatafromtheincreasinggapsinsecurity,andtoverifythatusersaccessingdataareprotected.Thequestionsarewhetheryourcompanyhastheright policies and processes in place to manage the riskand,moreimportantly,whoisprovidingthegovernanceandoversightoftheexecution?LearnabouttheessentialstepsinmanagingITrisk,andhowtoaskinformedquestions.

Speakers:StevenLeo,IBMCanadaand Sam Samarah, IBM uSA

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

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2:45 – 3:00 BREAK

3:00 – 3:30 Update from the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB)

ThissessionwillhighlightsomeoftherecentdevelopmentsatCPAB,whichhasissuedaProtocolsettingouthowauditfirmscommunicateCPAB’sinspection findings to audit committees. Together auditors and audit committees build confidence in financial reporting. CPAB believes audit committees canalsoplayaroleinenhancingauditqualitybymoving along the continuum of compliance to governanceandbyinfluencingauditdebates.HearCPAB’sthoughtsonhowauditisevolvingandlearnaboutCPAB’sinitiativestoimproveauditquality.

Speaker:BrianGabel,CanadianPublicAccountabilityBoard

3:30 – 4:15 Financing Options for the Business: How the Audit Committee Can Add value

Should the audit committee mandate be broadened toincluderesponsibilityfortheoversightoffinancing?Manyauditcommitteemembersareuniquelypositionedtobeabletoassesstheenterprise’s capital structure and to help develop futurefinancingstrategiesconsistentwiththeoverallstrategyforthebusiness.Determininghowtofinancegrowth,findingtheoptimalcapitalstructure, and assessing the tradeoffs of the various options,areareaswhereanauditcommitteecanadd significant value. This session explores the role of the audit committee in the oversight of financing.

Speaker:ScottKeyworth,CIBCCapitalMarkets

4:15 NETWORKING RECEPTION

DAy TWO – WEDNESDAy, NOvEMBER 26, 2014

7:30 – 8:30 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 – 9:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Funding Our Retirement

ToomanyCanadianswillfacepersonalchallengesintheirretirementyears.Companieswillplaya direct role in funding a major portion of the financialobligations,eitherthroughtheirownpension or retirement plans, federal and provincial pensionplansortaxes.Thespeakerswillprovidetheir unique insights on the major issues, opportunities and possible consequences for Canadianbusiness,inthiswide-rangingarea.

Speakers:JimLeech,formerPresidentandCEO,Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and Bill Morneau, Chairman, Morneau Shepell

9:30 – 10:15 The Increasing Cost of Being a Public Company: Does It Always Make Sense to Remain Public?

Whiletherearemanyadvantagesforacompanytooperateasapubliccompany,thefocusonshort-termgrowth(andquarterlyresultsinparticular) can influence the direction of operating andinvestingdecisionsthatmaynotbeoptimalforthecompany.Thissessionwillcomparetheadvantages and disadvantages of operating as a publiccompanyandcontrastthosecharacteristicswiththoseofaprivatecompany.

Speaker:JonathanSimmons,OMERSAdministration Corporation

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:15 The Future Direction of Corporate Reporting: Financial Reporting and Beyond

Someinvestors,regulators,andotherstakeholderswantreportingonmattersbeyondfinancialsregardinganentitywithwhichtheyaredealing.Some suggest that financial reporting is less useful inacomplexenvironmentinwhichintangibleassetsandotherfactorsplayacrucialroleinvaluecreation.Althoughtheauditcommitteemaytakecomfortintheaccuracyoffinancialreports,stakeholdersmaywanttolookbeyondbackward-lookingfinancialreportstoreportingthatprovidesa more complete picture of long-term prospects, theorganization’sstrategyandhowthecompanyplanstocreatevalue.Thissessionwillreviewinformationthatcouldbesharedandhowtheauditcommitteedecideswhetheritisrelevantforinvestors.Sessionspeakerswilldebatehowbest to provide a clear and relevant picture ofacompany’sfinancialconditionandfutureprospects.

Speakers:KarynBrooks,Chair,CanadianPerformance Reporting Board, and Alan Willis, Alan Willis and Associates

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11:15 – 12:00 An Overview of the Latest Developments in Accounting Standards, and How to Ensure Management Keeps You in the Loop

Inthepastyeartherehavebeenseveralnewandimportant amendments to accounting standards inCanada.Thissessionwillprovideahigh-leveloverviewofthemostimportantchanges(andanticipated future changes) in IFRS, ASPE and not-for-Profitstandards.Itwillalsoprovideadvicetoauditcommitteemembersonhowtoensuremanagementappropriatelybriefsthemonissuesaround standards adoption and implementation.

Speaker:LindaMezon,Chair,CanadianAccountingStandards Board

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:00 – 1:45 Succession Planning within the CFO Office, Internal Audit and the Audit Committee: Falling between the Cracks?

TherelationshipoftheauditcommitteewiththeCFO and the internal auditor is fundamental to its abilitytoperformeffectively.Whenthepeopleinthese positions change, it can have a significant effectontheauditcommittee.ButhowmanyauditcommitteesareactivelyinvolvedinsuccessionplanningwiththeCFOofficeandinternalaudit?Areauditcommitteesmissinganopportunityto be engaged in the talent management and compensationplanningintheseappointments?Learn about best practices in succession planning andhowtheycanbenefittheauditcommittee.

Speaker:MaryLouMaher,KPMGLLP

1:45 – 2:30 Assessing the Performance and value-Add of the External Auditor

Akeyoversightactivityofauditcommitteesis the annual assessment of the performance and effectiveness of the external auditor. Audit committeesevaluatethequalityofanauditbyassessingthevalueofwrittenreportsfromtheauditoraswellasothercommunications.Theymayparticularlyvaluecommunicationthathelpsthemto fulfill their governance responsibilities more effectively.Theauditisakeyelementofthefinancialreportingprocess.Itisthereforeinacompany’sinterest that audit committees explore means for enhancingthequalityandvalueofaudit.Thissessionwillexploreakeyunansweredquestionofhowtodefine and assess a value-add audit.

Speaker:AxelThesberg,Advisor,CPACanada

2:30 – 2:45 BREAK

2:45 – 3:30 Not-for-Profit versus For-Profit Audit Committees: How Do the Challenges Differ in These Two Worlds?

Theresponsibilitiesofpubliccompanyauditcommitteesareconsideredtobewelldefinedinthevarious corporations acts, regulators’ pronouncements andbusinessliterature.Thisisnotalwaysthecasewiththenot-for-profitworld,whichisoftenwhereone begins as a board member and audit committee member.Fundamentally,themember’sresponsibilities

areequallyassignificantasthoseinapubliccompany,buttheyareoftennotaswellunderstood.Innot-for-profitorganizations,particularlysmallerones,therecanbeasenseofinformalityamongtheboardmembersandmanagementalikethatdetractsfromproperandcarefuloversight.Thissessionwillidentifyanumberofthesedifferencesandoffersuggestions for managing them.

Speaker:MikeGarvey,AuditCommitteeChair

3:30 – 4:15 The Role of Internal Audit: How It Can Support and Improve the Effectiveness of the Audit Committee

Aneffectiverelationshipbetweentheauditcommittee and internal audit is fundamental to internalaudit’sabilitytodelivervalue.Internalauditors assist in the audit committee’s assessment of program effectiveness and the relevance of processesandprocedures.Aswell,bymonitoringandreportingoninternalcontrol,riskmanagement,and governance processes, internal audit provides theauditcommitteewithcriticalinformationaboutcontrolissuesandpotentialrisks.Thissessionwillreviewbestinternalauditpracticesthatmovebeyondatraditionalmonitoringroletoexplorewaysto enhance value through a productive relationship betweeninternalauditandtheauditcommittee.

Speaker:CarmenRossiter,CentreofExcellenceforGovernance,RiskManagementandControl,Schulich Executive Education Centre

4:15 CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

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WELCOME TO THE 10TH ANNUAL

CONFERENCE FOR AUDIT COMMITTEESNovember 25 – 26, 2014OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 24:

FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Sheraton Centre Toronto HotelTORONTO, ON

REGISTER ONLINE AT: cpacanada.ca/CFAC

The most up-to-date and practical information available, including:

• benchmarkingauditcommitteeperformance• cybersecurityandprivacyrisk• internalfraudrisk• oversightoffinancing

…and much more

KEYNOTE SESSION:Funding our Retirement

Bill Morneau, Executive Chairman, Morneau Shepell

Jim Leech, Former President and CEO,

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan