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Speeches and presentations

An archive of Akin's speeches and presentations.
The material is archived on this site on the day of the presentation.

October 14, 2004 - Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Banff, Alberta . Why should lawyers talk to reporters? Why do reporters want to talk to lawyers. Akin's notes for a panel discussion on "Dealing with the Media in IP Cases."

May 7-8, 2004 - Canadian Association of Journalists Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. Akin to lead a workshop on blogs for journalists and to participate in a panel discussion on blogs and their effect on journalism.

April 13, 2004 - Today's "New News" Environment: Succesfully Meeting New Demands for Getting Your Message Out. A presentation to the Media Relations Summit, Toronto, Ontario.

"First it was the tech meltdown.  Then, the war on terrorism grabbed the headlines.  In a news environment dominated by an uncertain economy and global unrest, how can media relations professionals create stories that find their way "above the fold" and on the nightly news?  Hear and learn directly from this panel of experienced journalists how your stories can be crafted to compete with the news that is dominating today's media." 

March 2004 - Outsourcing and Corporate Culture: A presentation to CIOs at a breakfast meeting sponsored by RIS Inc.

"... just as with outsourcing and other organization transformation, the success of convergence it turns out had much less to do with what the number crunchers and policy makers thought about it and much more to do with the cultural issues."

June, 2003 - Does IT Matter? Yes, it does A speech at a two Bell Canada events in Ottawa and Toronto.

June 16, 2003 -LONDON, Ont. Media Matters: A panel discussion at the annual conference of The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education held at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

May 22-23, 2003 - TORONTO: Computer-Assisted Reporting Workshops at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Journalists held in Toronto, Ontario.

Feb. 18, 2003 - TORONTO: What do reporters want from investor relations professionals? A speech to a luncheon meeting of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute