The Modernizing of Gaming and Lottery in Ontario will have 3 areas of focus. These are:
1. Become more customer-focused
2. Expand regulated private sector delivery of lottery and gaming
3. Renew OLG’s role in oversight of lottery and gaming.

This proposed reform could see key public priorities like healthcare and education benefit from the additional annual Net Profit to the Province of $1.3 billion by 2017. Over the 6-year transformation period, OLG will provide an additional $4.6 billion to the Ontario government. Employment will grow by over 2,300 net new jobs in the industry (in new gaming facilities and related amenities, as well as in digital gaming design and management), as well as an estimated 4,000 service sector jobs in hotels, restaurants, entertainment centres, and retail.

This session will provide an overview of OLG's Modernization plan with a focus on the Ontario Gaming market.

Presented by:
Larry Flynn, Senior Vice President, Gaming, Ontario Lottery and Gaming
Sam Heath, Vice President, Strategy, Ontario Lottery and Gaming
Brenda Gibbons, Executive Director of Procurement and Administration, Ontario Lottery and Gaming

President & CEO, OLG

Rod was most recently P&CEO of Shepell.fgi, one of North America’s leading providers of health and productivity solutions for employers and organizations. Under his leadership, Shepell.fgi offered integrated services improving the health and productivity of eight million employees and their families from over 7,000 organizations in Canada, and 54 other countries.

Prior to joining Shepell.fgi, Rod was Chief of Staff to Mayor Mel Lastman during his first term as the leader of the newly amalgamated City of Toronto from 1997 to 2000.

Aside from being selected for various prestigious awards such as Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 by the Caldwell Partners and the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, Rod is the Founding Chair of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Transforming Lives Gala.

Rod is a graduate of the MBA program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Literature from the University of Western Ontario in London.

In the world of general business today, good corporate governance and strong corporate ethics are paramount for companies to succeed from a financial, social responsibility and corporate reputation standpoint. As a highly government regulated industry, companies in the Gaming industry must ensure that they operate at the highest level of governance and corporate ethics.

But what does this really mean for companies, Boards and management in today’s new world of governance and corporate ethics as they ensure that their company maintains the social license?

A panel of some of Canada’s most experienced business and Gaming company directors will engage in a lively panel discussion of Governance, Corporate Ethics and offer their insight on some of the Gaming industry’s immediate challenges.

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Moderator:
William Dimma, Director, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

Panelists:
Clare Copeland, CEO, Falls Management Company
Renzo Francescutti, National Partner-in-Charge of Ethics, Independence & Audit Risk Management, KPMG LLP
Paul Godfrey, Chair, Ontario Lottery and Gaming

James J. Murren, Chairman and CEO, MGM Resorts International

Jim Murren became Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International in 2008, just as the global financial crisis approached its crescendo.  In the face of monumental challenges, he stabilized the company by rallying its 50,000 employees and leading a $3.8 billion financing effort that pulled MGM back from the brink. 
 
Although well known in the financial industry, Jim’s early interest was in art and urban studies, a passion which evolved during his undergraduate years at Trinity College, where he studied art history and urban planning. 
 
Murren's first exposure to the financial markets began when he joined the Wall Street firm of Cyrus J. Lawrence (CJL) as a securities analyst.  He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst certification in 1991 and quickly rose through the ranks eventually becoming the youngest member of the company's board of directors in its 100+-year history
 
Murren had established himself as a leading analyst in the restaurant, hotel and gaming industries, engineering a pivotal recapitalization for client MGM Grand Inc. in 1996.  His status as an innovative thinker and cutting-edge analyst was cemented when he served as a Managing Director and the Director of U.S. Equity Research for global banking giant Deutsche Bank.
 
In 1998, Murren joined MGM Grand Inc. as CFO and a member of its board.  He was the architect of $15 billion worth of acquisitions over the next seven years, transforming MGM into the largest gaming company in the world.
 
In 1999, the board added President to his title, and he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2007.  As COO, Murren had crafted an extensive reorganization of the company and imagined and inspired the development of CityCenter, which is now providing new jobs and careers for 12,000 men and women. 
 
One year prior to the historic opening of CityCenter, Murren was named Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts.
 
John Mack, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley believes that “Jim’s background and experience with financial markets, management and operations has enabled him to provide exceptional leadership to MGM during an unprecedented period of turbulence in the economy and capital markets.”
 
A long-standing member of the Board of Directors of the American Gaming Association, Murren was elected as its Vice-Chairman in 2012. 
 
Murren is an active participant in a number of civic and non-profit organizations, including serving as a trustee of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was an original founder of the Nevada Cancer Institute, and is currently a member of its Board of Directors.

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