About this Event
Join us on Tuesday Nov 19, 2024 from 4:00pm - 6:30pm to learn from our guest speakers and network with business owners and share ideas.
The main entrance is at Wellington & Simcoe with elevators up to the 11th floor in the main lobby. There is parking below the building which is accessible to the public for paid parking.
Networking Session
Join other business owners and executives during the networking sessions. Food and drink are available during our networking time following the speakers.
Guest Speakers
Topic: Mergers & Acquisitions
Christina Kotsiomitis, CPA
Associate, Royal Bank of Canada Mid-Market Mergers & Acquisitions Group
Focus: The Current Landscape - Mergers & Acquisitions
Christina Kotsiomitis is an Associate with RBC’s Mid-Market Mergers & Acquisitions Group where she works as part of the team’s business development and origination efforts across the organization. In her role, Christina is focused on providing advice to owners of private businesses and RBC partners with respect to planning, structuring and executing M&A transactions in a variety of succession and growth-related situations. Prior to transitioning into the business development side of the Mid-Market M&A team she was on the execution side for three years where she was directly involved in all aspects of an M&A deal. Prior to joining RBC, Christina worked at Deloitte LLP where she led audit and review engagements for a variety of clients. Christina holds a Bachelor of Arts, Honours Business Administration, and a Graduate Diploma in Financial Accounting from Ivey Business School and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).
Prem Lobo, CPA, CA, CBV, CFE, CPA (US), CFF, AM, ABV, CEIV, CIA
Principal, Cohen Hamilton Steger
Focus: Knowledge is Power - Why Valuations of Business Interests are Critical in M&A, Shareholder Buyout, and a Multitude of Other Business Contexts
Prem Lobo specializes in the quantification of damages, business valuations and forensic accounting. In 2013, Prem was named the “Top Chartered Business Valuator under 40” by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (“CICBV”) and in 2014 and 2016, he was awarded the Communicator Award by the CICBV.
Prem has qualified and testified as a forensic accountant, business valuator and loss quantification expert in Ontario, Quebec, Jamaica, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Bermuda, pursuant to the English Arbitration Act. He has taught accounting courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels at York University’s Schulich School of Business and the University of Ontario and has authored or co-authored six accounting-related textbooks and study guides. Prem currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Business Valuators Institute (CBVI) and Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
RBC Executive Conference Facilities, 155 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Canada
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