Dear Treasury and Finance Professional,

We are committed to delivering another year of events presented by subject experts covering topical issues for Treasury and Finance Professionals across Ottawa’s various organizational sectors. We hope our events also continue to provide you with the opportunity to connect with your peers and perhaps make some new connections!   

Our AFP-Ottawa 2018-2019 Program Year officially launched on September 19^th,  2018 with the keynote presentation on "Ottawa Light Rail Transit P3 - Lessons Learned". Our special guest speaker, Marian Simulik,General Manager of Corporate Services and City Treasurer, City of Ottawa provided us with an informative and insightful update on the LRT project, shared lessons learned from Stage 1, and how those lessons helped in negotiations on Stage 2 of the City of Ottawa's innovative transit project.     

Our next luncheon event will be held on Wednesday, October 24^th,  2018 with our special guest speakers, Arnab Guha, Strategy Leader and Denizhan Uykur, Strategy Consultant, Omnia AI, Deloitte Canada to provide the keynote presentation titled: "The Transformation of the Financial Industry and the Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI)". In this session, Deloitte will explain what are the key shifts happening in the Financial Services sector and how banks and insurance companies are thinking about leveraging AI as a strategic accelerator towards achieving their business vision. AI has the potential to transform all aspects of business operations to maximize enterprise value in terms of revenue growth, operating margin, asset efficiency, and risk mitigation. Deloitte will present ways for financial institutions to effectively unlock value from data, technology, talent and ecosystem partnerships through the use of AI. Deloitte will also bring in real-world case studies from the industry to substantiate the transformative power of AI.

Au nom du conseil d'administration de l'AFP-Ottawa, nous tenons également à adresser des remerciements spéciaux à nos commanditaires 2018-2019:

Notre commanditaire platine : Desjardins Business

Nos commanditaire ors : Banque Scotia/Scotiabank, BMO Financial Group, RBC/Banque Royale, Banque Nationale/National Bank et L'Association Canadienne De L'Immeuble/The Canadian Real Estate Association.

Ainsi que nos commanditaires argent: Bank of America Merrill Lynch et Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business.

Merci à tous pour votre soutien précieux et continu à l'AFP-Ottawa.

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On behalf of our AFP-Ottawa Board of Directors, we extend our sincere thank you for your continued patronage.

Looking forward to seeing you on October 24^th,  2018!                                    

Best regards,                                                                                              

Anju Malhotra                                                                                          President, Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) - Ottawa