June 1st , 2009: "Health is your Wealth", with Honourable Margarett R. Best, Minister of Health Promotion and peers.

June1st: Healthcare Challenge Discussion Theme: Health is your Wealth It is recognized that the greatest gains in the improvement of the health of Canadians over the next few decades will be in reduction in premature disease & death. A significant percentage of deaths in Canada from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes could be reduced or delayed through primary prevention. What are the key preventive strategies & tools to help mitigate the burgeoning health & economic costs of chronic disease?

Confirmed panelists to date:

• Honourable Margarett R. Best, Minister of Health Promotion
• Pat Campbell, CEO, ECHO Ontario

Note: Other panelists to be confirmed soon. Please feel free to suggest panelists.

Location: Shamba Foundation, 48 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  www.shamba.ca

Time(EST): 11:00am – 12:30pm Luncheon Meet-&-Greet: 12:30-1:30pm Broadcast

Live broadcast registration sold out, free webcast

open  on www.directengagement.com home page.

June 15th, 2009

Hon. Harinder Takhar Minister of Small Business & Consumer Services: ‘SME Series

Discussion Theme: Single Sales Tax: Increasing Competitiveness

The business community and politicians from different sides of the isle concurred that the harmonization of the sales tax introduced in the 2009 Ontario Budget is perhaps the most important thing Ontario could do to save jobs and position its economy for future growth.  Experts agree that the single sales tax will assist SMEs competitive position. Learn more on how the Single Sales Tax will benefit your organization and how you can take advantage of it.

Panelists confirmed and in order top-to-bottom in which they will speak:

• □        Honourable Harinder Takhar, Minister of Small Business & Consumer Services
• □        Vinay Kamboj, Controller, Polytarp Products www.polytarp.com an SME
• □        Darcy McNeill, Director of Communications, Ministry of Finance
• □        Terry Parsons, President, Taurus Stampings www.taurusstampings.com an SME
• □        Rick Spence, SME Columnist, Financial Post
• □        Ted Wigdor, Vice-President, Government & Corporate Affairs, CGA

Location: Ontario Investment & Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35 Flr, Toronto, Ontario (at the Eaton Centre)

Times (EST):

• □        11:15am-12.25pm Lunch Meet-&-Greet
• □        12:30pm-1:30pm Broadcast

Please email events@directengagement.com  or info@directengagement.com to inquire about seating availablity. Please include full name, title, organization for each person that would like to attend the above broadcast.

June 18th, 2009

Hon. David Caplan, Minister of Health & Long-Term Care ‘Healthcare Challenge, Peer-to-Peer Roundtable series’ 

June 18th: eHealth: Moving towards superior patient outcomes & cost-effectiveness

Ontario is a world-leader in the planning, design and implementation of information technology to achieve superior patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness.  It is also an excellent opportunity for fostering development of a world-leading Canadian health technology industry. eHealth Ontario is a new organization that will lead the development and implementation of eHealth in Ontario. eHealth Ontario’s mandate is to harness technology to improve patient care and safety.  In March, eHealth Ontario will finalize Ontario’s eHealth Strategy.  Learn more about eHealth Ontario, Ontario’s eHealth Strategy and how they will drive results for patients through information technology and the opportunities they provide to healthcare professionals and the IT community.

Confirmed panelists to date:

• Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Health & Long-Term Care
• Grad Conn, Senior Director, Global Consumer Health Strategy, Microsoft Corp.
• Dr. Michael Evans, Family Physician & Associate Professor, St. Michael’s Hospital
• Dr. Evans is currently launching The Health Media & Innovation Lab at the new Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital
• Dr. Alan Hudson, Lead – Access to Services & Wait Times, Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care

For the Fall of 2009, Date to be announced.   All registrations for the above broadcast will be honored and moved forwarded to the rescheduled date or may be moved to any upcoming open Peer-to-Peer Roundable Broadcast of your choice.  Please email events@directengagement.com  or info@directengagement.com to inquire about seating availability and or to have your registration moved to a different Peer-to-Peer Roundtable of your choice. Please include full name, title, organization for each person that would like to attend the above broadcast and or registered for the above broadcast.