March 17-18, 2009 
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Diane Francis One of Canada's Leading Business Writers Staying on Course in Uncertain Times

"I don't consider myself a journalist who covers business," says Diane Francis, "but rather a business person who delivers insight through journalism." This is an important distinction to make. Anyone can recite the business headlines; only those, like Francis, who possess a thorough understanding of the business world, can make sense of the headlines. An Editor-at-Large at The National Post, a bestselling author, and a broadcaster, Francis is an accessible guide through the pitfalls and opportunities facing Canadian companies both at home and on the world stage.

She is the author of several bestselling books, including 2008's Who Owns Canada Now?, which examines the transformation of the Canadian economy in the past generation, and profiles 75 Canadian billionaires, many of whom were not even on the radar a decade ago. Francis is also a Media Fellow with the World Economic Forum, and an advisor to several corporations. She is the Distinguished Visiting Professor at Canada's largest business school, the Rogers School of Management at Ryerson, and was a  Fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She writes an article on marketing for the New York Sun, and is a contributor to The Huffington Post.

Chris Mathers Canada’s Super Sleuth

Chris Mathers ran the Corporate Intelligence Division of one of the top accounting firms in the world.He also provides technical expertise and script consultation to filmmakers on crime, law enforcement, terrorism and espionage as president of his own film/television consulting company.
Most recently he consulted on New Regency Productions’ Don’t Say a Word, starring Michael Douglas. After 20 years with the RCMP, this multi-lingual sleuth was employed as an undercover agent, personally infiltrating criminal groups in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. He has conducted numerous international investigations for FBI, DEA, US Customs Service, Interpol, Scotland Yard and various European federal agencies.