Two full days of structured, impactful presentations, networking, along with tasty food, and drinks!
Many presentations on core aspects for enhancing a business, done by big names in their respective categories
Suzanna Crescenzo - How to improve company valuation
Blair Dwyer - Tax law planning
Brian Fraser and David Kirby - Staff career planning
Marty Hasselbach - Strategic Planning and Implementation
Presenters
Suzanna Crescenzo
Suzanna has nearly 30 years of experience in finance and accounting — and over 15 years focused exclusively on valuation, damages, and forensic work.
Her career has moved across the full financial landscape, from a Big Four accounting firm and Big Five financial institutions to a boutique valuation practice. That range of experience means she understands how businesses operate, how financial records are constructed, and where the complexity tends to hide. Suzanna holds three designations that reflect the breadth of that work: Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). I have been qualified as an expert witness in the BC Supreme Court and other British Columbia tribunals.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Suzanna attended the University of British Columbia where she attained her Commerce Degree with a concentration in Finance in 1997.
Blair Dwyer
Blair has been practicing tax and estate planning law since 1985, first on Bay Street in Toronto and since 1992 in Victoria. He has been rated by Martindale Hubbell a lawyer peer review system, as AV® Preeminent™, which is the highest possible rating a lawyer can receive, achieving this means Blair shows impeccable skills and the highest ethical standards a lawyer can have. Blair was a former tax partner in the national law firm McCarthy Tétrault (resigned from the partnership in 1992 in order to move to Victoria), was seconded for a year to the Ottawa head office (Rulings Directorate) of the Canada Revenue Agency. While there, Blair dealt with corporate reorganization, leasing and financing questions from across Canada, has spoken at numerous seminars and conferences and is a past instructor in Advanced Taxation at the University of Victoria Law School.
Brian Fraser
Brian Fraser leads Amsel Business Solutions. He is an Entrepreneur and Engineer that has worked in the engineering consulting industry since 2005.
In 2012, Brian founded Celerity Engineering Limited with his business partner Diane Crombie. Since then, many lessons have been learned, many books read, and many successes have been had with the firm growing to one of the prominent Building Code and Fire Engineering firms in Western Canada with offices in Vancouver, Victoria, and Regina.
David Kirby
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David is a Senior Product Design Lead with a proven track record of guiding teams through complete product lifecycles. From initial concept to successful launch and ongoing optimization, He ensures exceptional user experiences for digital applications and services. David's passion lies in crafting well-performing, simple, and engaging designs that drive user satisfaction and business growth. This passion for innovation extends across a wide range of industries. From Telco TV to composable checkouts, David had the privilege of working on cutting-edge solutions. Witnessing the growth of the people he managed into true professionals while pushing the boundaries of design has been incredibly rewarding.
Marty Hasselbach
Marty is an Executive leader with extensive experience and a proven track record in accelerating innovation, facilitating strategic growth, maintaining financial oversight, building effective teams, implementing large scale cultural change initiatives, optimizing operational management and driving diversity & inclusion within the education, media and technology sectors through the differing stages of business growth. Marty's specialties include strategic planning and implementation, defining and shaping Culture, and optimizing operations along with many other respected qualities.