TORONTO, CANADA - November 14, 2008 - According to the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) in Canada, risk and uncertainty are the new business certainties. Says Executive Director David Petrie, "The only thing we can count on is living in uncertain times. Unwary businesses will suffer unless they take steps to avoid these problems."

Petrie identified good governance as a way for businesses to protect themselves. "I mean governance in its truest sense - being proactive about the way your company governs itself and responds to social concerns," he said.

To assist, ICSA is offering a Symposium on Risk, Uncertainty and Effective Governance in Toronto December 4-5. The Symposium will focus on managing risk; understanding and benefiting from sustainability as a driver of success; and the role of treasury in governing financial risks - money laundering, fraud and the credit crisis.

"This Symposium will give participants meaty content to help them survive and prosper through these difficult times," said Petrie.

What:

Symposium: Risk, Uncertainty and Effective Governance

Who:

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators(ICSA) in Canada Corporate secretaries, governance and compliance officers, general counsel and lawyers and accountants whose practice includes regulatory compliance and governance.

When and Where:

December 4-5, 2008, starts 8:30 am
The Albany Club, 91 King Street East, Toronto

Details and Pre-registration:

www.icsacanada.org/symposium

About ICSA

ICSA Canada, a federally incorporated not-for-profit and leading voice
for governance professionals, is the Canadian Division of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), established in 1891 with an international network of 45,000+ corporate secretaries and governance professionals.

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