CME AGM & Business Lunch with TSX president Kevan Cowan

Annual General Meeting

Registration 11:15am 
Meeting 11:30am - 12:00pm 
PCEC, RiverView Room 4, second floor 
The AGM includes the election of the CME Office Bearers for 2013 - 2014

Annual Business Lunch - Competing for Capital

Registration 12:00pm 
Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm 
BelleVue Ballroom One, second floor 
Guest: Kevan Cowan, President of the TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities

Registration is essential.

COMPETING FOR CAPITAL

A Canadian Perspective 
The value of Western Australia’s mineral and petroleum industry in 2011–12 reached just over $106 billion, an increase of 4.4 per cent over the previous financial year. 

Sustaining this growth relies on continuing discoveries that will lead to new projects and expansions. Investment in exploration and emerging producers is essential to the future of the WA resources sector. 

CME has invited special guest Kevan Cowan, President of Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Markets and Group Head of Equities to discuss the challenges in accessing capital and the barriers for attracting investment. Mr Cowan brings a unique understanding of how policies which act to incentivise investment can be utilised to secure this future growth. 

Mr Cowan will present an overview of the TSX, compared and contrasted with the ASX. He will discuss the recent trends impacting access to capital and innovations in this field.

Speaker Profile
Kevan Cowan is President of TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group. Kevan joined the Toronto Stock Exchange's Canadian Dealing Network in 1997 as General Counsel. Prior to that Kevan was a partner in a major Canadian law firm. Since 1997, Kevan has been closely involved in the transformative changes that have occurred in the Canadian public markets, serving as Director of the Canadian Dealing Network, Senior Vice President of TSX Venture Exchange, Senior Vice President, Business Development of Toronto Stock Exchange, and President of TSX Venture Exchange. Kevan assumed his current role in 2008, and is responsible for the equities business of TMX Group, including Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and related trading and issuer services.