Finance & Risk Management Career Conference

The Finance & Risk Management Career Conference aims at bringing together employers and graduate students interested in Finance, Risk Management, Economics, Financial Mathematics and/or Financial Engineering. There are speakers during this event which are professionals working in Finance and Risk Management who will be talking about career perspectives in their industry and simultaneously organizations will have kiosks on the premises in order to interact with students & recruit potential employees. Conference on finance and risk management jobs The conference consists of professionals working in Finance and Risk Management industry. They will speak about career perspectives in their industry, give an overview of their typical day at work, what qualification they are looking for and share their recipes for success. Speakers:

Chris Turchansky, Managing Director, Investment Management, ATB

Kevin Orpana, Managing Director, Credit Scorecards & Portfolio Management, ATB

Grant Marsden, Assistant Vice President, Risk Management, AIMCo

Eric Pedde, Portfolio Manager, External Fund Management, AIMCo

Thomas Haber, Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk Management, Epcor

Bob Hillman, Vice President Finance, Insurance Services, AMA

Matt Evans, Senior Manager, Investor Relations, CWB

Janie Angus, Investment Analyst, External Program, WCB

Employer kiosks 5-10 potential employers are expected to set up recruitment kiosks to interact with students & recruit potential employees.

Finance & Risk Management Career Conference March 19th, 2013 (Starting at 10:00 AM)

University of Alberta

Conference Timetable 10h00 - 10h30: Registration and opening 10h30 - 12h00: Conferences/presentations (6 speakers) 12h00 - 13h30: Break and networking 13h30 - 15h00: Conferences/presentations (6 speakers) Meeting Venue

Students' Union Building (SUB), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J7 - Rooms 2-702 and 2-725 + CAPS Resource Centre 2-100. To register for the event There is no cost to attend this conference. You can register from the following links:

PRMIA Edmonton Chapter

CFA Society Edmonton

Professional Risk Manager (PRM™) Bursary Program The Professional Risk Manager (PRM™) designation is an independent validation of skills and commitment to the highest standard of professionalism, integrity, and best practices within the risk management profession, offered by PRMIA. PRMIA’s Edmonton chapter will award PRM Bursaries to selected Alberta full time students, which provide the winners with complimentary registration of the PRM exams as well as the PRM Handbook. The value of this award is approximately CAD$1000. The PRM Bursaries program is now open for applications through Feb 28, 2013. Applications will be evaluated by PRMIA Edmonton’s steering committee and recipients of the PRM Bursary will be presented their award at the career conference. To apply for the PRM Bursary For more details about PRM bursary program and to apply, please go to the following link: PRM Bursary Application