Fred C. Manning School of Business

2004 Acadia Distinguished Business Speaker Series
Free Public Lectures
Sponsored by the McConnell Foundation

Date & Location

Topic

Speaker

Title

Company

Friday, Sept. 17, 2004
KCIC Auditorium
Time: 2:30
Co-sponsored by ACSBE
Thoughts on the Music Industry Bill Garrett

Bio

Managing Partner Borealis Records

Wednesday, Sept.  22, 2004
KCIC Auditorium
Time:  7-8 pm

Online Competitive Intelligence

David Campbell

Bio

Vice President

Shift Central

The Dell
Business Model

Lawrence Pentland

Bio

Vice-President and General Manager

Dell Inc.

*Thursday, Oct. 14th, 2004
Old Orchard Inn
Time: 6:30 pm

LEADERSHIP: Moving in the Right Direction

Alex MacBeath

Bio

Executive Partner & CEO

Grant Thornton, LLP

Tuesday, Oct. 19th, 2004
Location: Huggins Science Hall, Room 10
Time: 7:00 pm
Corporate Crime, Corporate Law, and the Perversion of Democracy Harry Glasbeek

Bio

Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar Osgoode Hall Law School

Wednesday, Oct.  20, 2004
Atlantic Theatre Festival
Time:  7-8 pm

Emera: The Past & The Future

David Mann

Bio

President and CEO

Emera

Wednesday, Oct.  27, 2004
Atlantic Theatre Festival
Time:  7-8 pm

"Eastlink: Not for the Faint of Heart."

Dan McKeen

Bio

Co-CEO

Eastlink

Wednesday, Nov.  3, 2004
KCIC Auditorium
Time: 7-8 pm

Managing in Periods of Rapid Change 

Susan Mitton

Bio

Regional Director of Radio

CBC Radio

Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004
KCIC Auditorium
Time: 7-8 pm

TBA Frank Clegg

Bio

President Microsoft Canada Co.

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004
KCIC Auditorium
Time:  7-8 pm

Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Alex Jurgens

Bio

Executive Director,
Technical Services & Quality Control

Sepracor Inc.

To be rescheduled
KCIC Auditorium
Time:  7-8 pm

Thoughts on the Retirement Industry

Diane Campbell

Bio

President and CEO

Berkeley Holdings Ltd.

Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005
 KCIC Auditorium
Time: 7-8 pm

A Journey to the Truth: Receiving "Top Box" Customer Satisfaction at Enterprise. Jacques Juneau

Bio

Vice President and General Manager Enterprise
Monday, Feb. 14, 2005
Location:  Wheelock Hall Lounge
Time:  10:00am
Thoughts on the Airline Industry Peter Bowler

Bio

CEO American Eagle Airlines
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005
KCIC Auditorium
Time: 7-8 pm
Public Health/Private Delivery Ralph Carter

Bio

CEO Insight Medical Imaging
Monday, Mar. 7, 2005
KCIC Auditorium
Time: 7-8 pm
Reinventing a Business - Lessons Learned & Future Plans Henry Demone

Bio

CEO Highliner Foods
Monday, Mar. 14, 2005
Location: TBD
Time: TBD
Thomson Learning and Higher Education: Trends and Transitions in Teaching and Learning. Ron Dunn

Bio

President & CEO,
Academic & International Group
Thomson Learning
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2005
KCIC Auditorium
Time: 7-8pm
Thoughts on the Retirement Industry Diane Campbell

Bio

President and CEO Berkeley Holdings Ltd.
Date: Mar. 10, 2005
Location: Hall of Fame Room
Time: 10am

 

Corporate Governance in a post Enron world. Karyn Brooks

Bio

VP & Controller BCE (Bell Canada Enterprises)