Australian Accountants Conference
Whistler Blackcomb
13 to 20 January 2001

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

Principal Sponsor:
Star Dean-Willcocks
Business and Insolvency Solutions

Supporting Sponsors:
• Gillis Delaney Brown- Lawyers
• BNP Paribas Asset Management Limited
• Beacon Investment Management Services Limited
• BT Portfolio Services

SUNDAY 14 JANUARY

6.30pm - 8.30pm
Opening Reception and Cocktail Party for delegates and registered accompanying persons and children

Cheakamus Function Room

MONDAY 15 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am
Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room for delegates only

7.30am - 7.45am
Conference Registration - The Cheakamus Function Room

Sessions 1 & 2:
8.00am - 10.00am

Chair:	Mr Ron Dean-Willcocks Director Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
Topic:	Liability of Directors
Speaker:	Dr Bruce Butcher General Counsel - Sydney Gas Company NL Former General Counsel; Special Projects Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Topic:	Occupational Health and Safety - Traps and Trends
Speaker:	Mr Bruce Hodgkinson Barrister

Sessions 3 & 4:
4.30pm - 6.30pm

Chair:	Mr Christopher Brown Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
Topic:	Professional Malpractice and Negligence
Speaker:	Mr Michael Hewitt Partner Singleton Urquhart, Lawyers Vancouver, British Columbia
Topic:	Asset Protection for Directors
Speaker:	Mr John Star Director Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions

6.30pm - 7.30pm
Open Forum

TUESDAY 16 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am
Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room for delegates only

Sessions 5 & 6:
8.00am - 10.00am

Chair:	Mr Kevin Wyld Managing Director Beacon Investment Management Services Limited
Topic:	GST- The First Six Months/ Implications for the Practitioner
Speaker:	Mr Peter Wright Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
Topic:	GST- The Canadian Experience
Speaker:	Ms Rosemary Anderson Chartered Accountant Partner, R J Anderson & Associates Limited Vancouver, British Columbia

Sessions 7 & 8:
4.30pm - 6.30pm

Chair:	Mr John Star Director Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
Topic:	Meeting the challenges of the profession in the new millennium – A Canadian perspective
Speaker:	Mr Richard Rees Chief Executive Officer Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
Topic:	The Ralph Report
Speaker:	Mr Christopher Brown Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers

6.30pm - 7.30pm
Open Forum

WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY

Full day at leisure

THURSDAY 18 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am
Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room for delegates only

Session 9 & 10:
8.00am - 10.00am

Chair:	Mr Ian Purchas Director Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
Topic:	How, Where and Why to Invest in the Year 2001
Speaker:	Mr Alan Beasley Managing Director BNP Paribas Asset Management Limited
Topic:	Stress Reduction and Anxiety Management
Speaker:	Ms Susan Tanner Consultant Psychologist

Session 11:
4.30pm - 6.30pm

Chair:	Mr Ron Dean-Willcocks Director Star Dean-Willcocks Business and Insolvency Solutions
Topic:	Myers-Briggs Workshop Assessment of Personality Type - A Tool for Successful Management and Negotiation
Speaker:	Ms Jennifer Nicholas Aspen, Colorado

6.30pm - 7.30pm
Open Forum

FRIDAY 19 JANUARY

7.00am - 7.45am
Breakfast will be served in the Spearhead Room for delegates only

Sessions 12 & 13:
8.00am - 10.00am

Chair:	Mr Alan Beasley Managing Director BNP Paribas Asset Management Limited
Topic:	An Economic Overview and Investment Opportunities in the Technology Sector in the USA
Speaker:	Mr Gordon Fallone Managing Director Sands Brothers, San Francisco
Topic:	Financial Planning - is it right for your practice?
Speaker:	Mr Kevin Wyld Managing Director Beacon Investment Management Services Limited

10.30am - 12.30pm
Picnic Ski Race Day at Kokanee Race Centre, Blackcomb Mountain for delegates and registered accompanying persons and children

Please be on time, race events followed by lunch (from 11:30pm to 1:00pm)

Session 14:
5.00pm - 6.30pm

Chair:	Mr Peter Wright Partner Gillis Delaney Brown, Lawyers
	Open Session for Review of Conference Issues

6.30pm - 8.30pm
Closing Cocktail Party & Trophy Presentation for delegates and families

Cheakamus Function Room