Speaker lineup at the 2008 RIMS Canada Conference

A star-studded speaker lineup at the 2008 RIMS Canada Conference delivered rich and emotionally-charged content, challenging delegates to rethink their risk management processes and policies. Among them, Stephen Lewis, co-director of AIDS-Free World, and former special envoy to the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered a stirring talk about the AIDS crisis in Africa and the economic crisis here in North America. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged delegates to take action on the environmental crisis facing Canada and the U. S. From the RIMS community, Joseph Restoule, incoming president of RIMS, Janice Ochenkowski, president of RIMS, Kim Hunton, chair of the RIMS Canada council, Mary Roth, executive director of RIMS, and Nancy Chambers and Susan Meltzer, co-chairs of the conference, all spoke of the current issues and successes of Canada’s risk management community.