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12th Annual National Family Business Day Celebration

Feb 19, 2016

Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre


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The Canadian Association of Family Enterprise, Southwestern Ontario is pleased to announce the chapter’s 12th Annual Family Business Day Celebration in partnership with the Business Families Centre at the Ivey Business School.

Date: Friday, February 19, 2016
Time: 7:30 am - 9:45 am
Location: Best Western Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Street, London

Registration Deadline: February 12, 2016.

Keynote Speaker: Patricia Saputo, Board of  Directors, Saputo

Founded in 1954 by new Canadian immigrants from Italy, the Montreal based Saputo family built their eponymously named firm into the largest dairy processor in Canada, third largest cheese producer in the Unites States, third largest dairy processor in Argentina and fourth largest in Australia making Saputo one of the top ten  dairy processors in the world. Now a publically listed firm, third generation family member Patricia is chief financial officer of Placement Italcan Inc., a holding company and family office. Patricia is responsible to protect, diversify and grow the investments of her enterprising family branch. She remains a Board member of Saputo Inc. and her training in wealth management, succession and estate planning position her well to understand the needs of a transitioning entrepreneurial family. Patricia will share some of her experiences in the tradition of our celebration of family enterprise.

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