Events and Conferences​

2023

CIM MES
March 29
Security and Liability
How to reduce Risk when deployed overseas
Neil Watson, PHD
Joseph Mercer, MBA, LLB
Alan Franklin, JD, LLB, LLM
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2019
August 19 to 23
Athabasca University, Executive MBA
Alan Franklin, JD, LLM in Washington, DC
International Business: Understanding & Managing Risks (RIBR 605)

1. International Labour Organization to the US (ILO), 900 19th St NW Suite 300
Panel on Human rights and ILO conventions
Kevin Cassidy,DC Office director and Jennifer Mansey
Plus via video from Genève
Anna Biondi and Wael Issa,
ILO senior technical adviser on Global Supply Chain
Topics included: Risk management,
Workers rights (through International Labour Standards)
Freedom of association Collective bargaining

2. Africa House - African Union Mission to the USA, 1640 Wisconsin Ave NW
Doing Business in Africa
Seraphine Manirambonas, Public Affairs Officer
Hussein Hirji, Global Affairs Canada
Alan Franklin, Athabasca University
Embassies of:
Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, DJibouti, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia

3. OECD Washington Center
OECD work on FDI and Sustainability

4. Asian Development Bank, 900 17th St NW
Doing business in South East Asia
Jeffrey Gelman, External Relations Officer, ADB
Marc Mealy
Senior Vice President-Policy
US-ASEAN Business Council
Indonesia:
Ronald Tundang, Second Secretary
Philippines:
Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Embassy Minister Counsellor for Economics
Raymond Batac, Trade Counsellor
Singapore
Samuel Chan, Economic Development Board (EDB) via video

5. OAS Organization of American States, 200 17th Street, N.W.
Guerrero Room, OAS, Main Building
Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean:
respecting human rights and tackling corruption
Mr. Luis Carlos Buob
InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights
Mr. James Lambert, OAS’s Secretary for
Hemispheric Affairs
The Summit of the Americas mandates on anti corruption
Mr. Rodrigo Silva, Dept of Legal Cooperation,
OAS Secretariat. (MESICIC)
H.E. Ambassador Montserrat Solano COSTA RICA
Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the OAS
H.E. Ambassador Carlos Jativa ECUADOR ,
Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the OAS
H.E. Ambassador Audrey Marks JAMAICA ,
Ambassador of Jamaica to the USA,
Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the OAS
H.E. Ambassador José Manuel Boza PERU ,
Permanent Representative of Peru to the OAS

6. WORLD BANK SEMINAR
International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Konrad Braunöhler, IFC Senior Counsel Legal Department, IFC
Asad Yaqub, Senior Investment Officer, Oil, Gas, Chemicals & Mining Department, IFC
MIGA
Carlos Dada, Underwriter, Global Transaction Team IBRD
Anders Hjorth Agerskov, International Tax Evasion initiative

7. Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, 3051 Massachusetts Ave NW
South Africa presentation
Malose Letsoalo (Mr) Minister: Economic
Charity Famakinwa, Dept of Trade and Industry

8. US State Department, 2401 E. St NW
Transformation of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to the Development Finance Corporation. CFIUS update.
Michael Tracton, Office Director, Office of Investment Affairs
Alan Krill, Financial economist affairs, Bureau of Economic and business affairs
Nathaniel Young, Senior Analyst, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls

9. Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Denis Chouinard, Public Affairs
Liam Stone: the work of the Alberta Office in Washington
Faheem Noor Ali: the Trade Section and its activities
Hussein Hirji: Africa : Development&trade Development Nexus issues
Captain Kristjan Monaghan,
Canadian Forces Naval Attache and Acting Canadian Defence Liaison (CDLS)

10. McLarty Associates, 900 17th St NW #800
Political Risk Assessment
Claire Kaiser, PhD, Director for Strategic Initiatives
Alma Caballero, Director for Mexico
Ali Tulbah, Managing Director
Gabriel Trebat, Regional Director
Tami Overby, Sr Director Asia

11. Embassy of Argentina, 1600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W
Doing Business in Argentina
Pablo Rodriguez Brizuela, Head of the Economic-commercial Section

12. Foley Hoag LLP, 1717 K Street
International Investment Issues
Kenneth Juan Figueroa, Partner
Arselan Suleman, Counsel

13. Paul Hastings LLP, 875 15th St NW
Forum on corruption
Nat Edmonds, Partner
Pia Vining, Sr Director, Due Diligence, TRACE International

14. Morrison & Foerster LLP
2000 Pennsylvania, NW, Suite 6000
Seminar on Political Risk Insurance and project financing
Frederick E. Jenney, Partner

15. Keith Minty
Case Studies

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Thursday February 21st, 2019
CIM MES Vancouver is pleased to present
Reconciling the Conflict Between Securities Law Disclosure Obligations and Protecting the Corporation. How and What Should a Company Disclose in Regard to Corruption Issues in the Operating Jurisdiction

Alan Franklin, JD, LLM
Daniela Chimisso dos Santos, BA, LLB, LLM, SJD (Can.)
Principal Consultant, Invenient Solutions Consulting
Chris Collins, B.Sc., P.Geo., MBA
Chief Mining Advisor, Corporate Finance, British Columbia Securities Commission
John Hinze, CPA, CA
Director, Corporate Finance, British Columbia Securities Commission
Joseph Ringwald, PEng, FCIM, CD
President and CEO, ScoZinc Mining

Segal Graduate School of Business - Simon Fraser University
500 Granville Street,  Vancouver
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​Alan Franklin, JD, LLM presents
International legal business risk in ASEAN countries: Tools to understand and reduce it.  
The Asian Development Bank  presenters are:
Ms. Sunniya Durrani-Jamal,  Country Director  
Poullang Duong, Senior Economics Officer Cambodia Resident Mission Asian Development Bank
Saturday February 9th, 2019
RULE International Programs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia


2018
20 November, 2018
Segal Graduate School of Business
 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
Entering a Corrupt Jurisdiction: Analyzing and Reducing Risk
Alan Franklin, JD, LLM and
Joseph Ringwald, PEng, FCIM, CD, President and CEO of ScoZinc Mining
Former Director of Transparency International Canada

20 October
International Law Week-end (ABILA) New York
Why International Law Matters
Alan Franklin: Corporate Liability Under Customary International Law:
is the tail wagging the dog?
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​14-15 September
Business and Human Rights Scholars Association  
Stern Centre for Business and Human Rights  New York University New York, NY
Alan Franklin: Business and Human Rights: The View From Here, There, And Everywhere


2017
  Political Risk Insurance as a Management Tool
For International Business Risks Part 2
 
Global Business Risk Management
Management and Economic Society of the Canadian Institute for Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum,
Professional Risk Management International Association 
 
PART 2 April 18th, 2017 4:00 to 7:00 pm

Segal Graduate School of Business 
Simon Fraser University
500 Granville St.  Room SG 2800 (2nd floor)
Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6
 
This seminar will build upon the concepts that were discussed in the first seminar in this series which was held on Jan. 31, 2017.  A summary of the first seminar will be provided for those who did not attend the first seminar.  See below.
Presenters:
Alan Franklin Global Business Risk Management, Managing Director, Vancouver, B.C.
Marcus Williams Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank Group) Acting Sector Manager & Lead Operations Officer – Energy and Extractive Industries
Sean Dunphy, Vice President, Political Risk Insurance AIG Seattle, WA

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January 31st, 2017 Part 1 Reference:
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Welcome Address and Presenters introductions Alan Franklin
​                                    Global Business Risk Management, Managing Director, Vancouver, B.C.
Presenters:
Alan Franklin GBRM Managing Director, Vancouver, B.C.
Roger Schwartz, Aon Crisis Management Senior Vice President - Political Risk Practice Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Matthew Jerke, Underwriter, Export Development Canada
Chantel Brazeau, Senior Underwriter, Export Development Canada
Keith Minty, Chief Operating Officer, Aurvista Gold Corporation and Partner, GBRM, Toronto.
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