Finance Seminar Series

2025-2026

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Seminar Date Time and Place Presenter Presentation Information
Friday, September 12, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Gregory Craig (MBA 1992), Senior Investment Counsellor, RBC PH&N Investment Counsel The Changing Role of the CFO
Friday, September 19, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Gary Hon, Senior Investment Counsellor, RBC, PH&N Investment Counsel Investment Advisory and Counselling
Friday, September 26, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Tony Lau (MF 2012), Corporate Development, Ontario Power Generation Take-aways From A Diversified Career In Finance
Friday, October 3, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Ovais Khan (MBA 2016),  AVP, Credit Risk Management, Canadian Western Bank Mr. Ovais Khan (MBA 2016),  AVP, Credit Risk Management, Canadian Western Bank
Friday, October 10, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Andrew McIntyre (MBA 1993), Managing Director, Segwin Consulting Ltd. When Theory Meets Reality
Friday, October 17, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Mithun Dig (MBA 2013), Director, Cash Management Product, Commercial & Business Banking, CIBC Transaction Banking Product & Sales
Friday, October 31, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Ms. Philippa Flint (MBA 1994), Managing Director and Chief of Staff, CPP Investments An Insider’s View of CPP Investments
Friday, November 14, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Brad Duce, Principal, Mercer Canada Mercer’s Wealth Practice
Friday, November 21, 2025 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Hosted at Scotiabank Panelists
Hamoon,Yousefzadeh, Director, Trade Floor Risk Management, Global Fixed Income
Victoria, Guo, Director, Market Risk Analytics and Central Office -Market Risk- Enterprise
Yahan Jiang, Senior Manager, Trade Floor Risk Management, Global Fixed Income
Delores Xuan, Manager, Treasury Market Risk – Liquidity & Interest Rate Risk
Guy, Zhang, GRM Active Associate
Jessica Zhu, Market Risk Intern
Oby, Nwaoshai, HR-Campus Recruiter
Capital Markets Risk Management
Opening Remarks: 10:00 AM – 10: 20 AM
Scotiabank Market Risk Team – Yahan Jiang
Professor Melanie Cao, Professor Gregory Pau and Dr. Minerva Cernea
Presentation by Scotiabank Risk Management Team: 10:20 AM- 11:00 AM
Q&A: 11:00 AM-11:10 AM
Networking: until 12:00 PM
Friday, November 28, 2025 10:30AM-12:00PM Zoom Mr. Raj Ray (MBA 2009), Managing Director, Metals & Mining Research, BMO Capital Markets Career in Equity Research
Friday, January 16, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Loren Schwartz (MBA 2006), Senior Director, Capital Markets Regulatory Technology, CIBC Capital Markets Capital Markets Technology
Friday, January 23, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Matt Wallace (MBA 2007), Executive Director and Head of Structured Product Distribution, CIBC Capital Markets From Alternative Outsider to Core Portfolio Tool: Structured Notes
Friday, January 30, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Ms. Marina Pomerantz (BBA), Portfolio Management Public Equities, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Capital Markets Investing and Portfolio Allocation
Friday, February 6, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Vincent Chang (MF 2011), Director, Risk Management, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Fixed Income Portfolio Management & Analytics
Friday, February 27, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Orest Przyo (BBA 2004), Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking, BMO Capital Markets Technology in Investment Banking
Friday, March 6, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Mr. Denis Laguine (MBA 2003), Manager Director, Interest Rate Risk Measurement, RBC Corporate Treasury and
Mr. Colin Cong (MF ’15), Senior Manager, ALM Risk Measurement, RBC Corporate Treasury
Asset-Liabilities and Interest Rate Management in Banking
Friday, March 27, 2026 10:30AM-12:00PM SSB W133 Ms. Liqiao Zhang, Portfolio Manager, CPP Investment Board Equity Derivatives Trading & Sales