CONFÉRENCE NATIONALE ET
AGA 2026 DE CAILBA

Fairmont Empress 721 Government Street Victoria, C.-B.
du 13 au 15 avril 2026

Quand le moderne rencontre l’iconique.
Niché sur le port intérieur de Victoria, le légendaire Fairmont Empress est au cœur de la vie sociale et des affaires de la ville depuis 1908. Conçu par l’architecte de renom Francis Rattenbury pour les voyageurs d’élite du Canadian Pacific Railway, l’hôtel est rapidement devenu un symbole de grandeur — et le demeure encore aujourd’hui.

Désigné lieu historique national et nommé parmi les 21 hôtels emblématiques au monde par National Geographic, l’Empress séduit par son élégance intemporelle alliée à des commodités modernes. De la royauté aux chefs d’État, en passant par les célébrités, ce lieu emblématique a accueilli le monde entier.

À quelques pas de la vibrante Government Street, des excursions d’observation des baleines, des musées et bien plus encore — et à seulement 30 minutes des Butchart Gardens — c’est le cadre idéal pour la Conférence nationale et AGA 2026 de CAILBA.

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Calendrier des événements

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Lundi 13 avril 2026
12 h à 15 h	Installation du salon des commanditaires de CAILBA - Upper Pavillion
12 h à 15 h	Réunion et dîner de la conformité (réservé aux membres du comité de conformité de CAILBA) – Rattenbury Room
17 h 30 à 19 h 30	Bureau d’inscription de CAILBA ouvert – Conservatory
18 h à 21 h	Réception de bienvenue et Salon commercial – Commanditaire Diamant RBC Assurances – Upper Pavillion
Mardi 14 avril 2026
7 h à 8 h 30	Déjeuner – Commandité par Empire Vie – Palm Court/Lobby Lounge
8 h 30 à 9 h	Bienvenue et AGA de CAILBA – Président de CAILBA, Adrien Legault – Crystal Ballroom
9 h à 10 h	L’économie et les marchés financiers - CONFÉRENCIER, Sébastien Mc Mahon, vice-président, allocation d’actifs, stratège en chef, économiste sénior et gestionnaire de portefeuilles, iA Groupe financier. Présenté par iA Groupe financier, commanditaire Diamant - Crystal Ballroom
10 h à 10 h 30	Pause réseautage – Commandité par L’Équitable - Upper Pavillion
10 h 30 à 11 h 30	Table ronde sur la Gouvernance et la réglementation – Stephen Frank, président-directeur général, ACCAP; James McCarten, vice-président, Information et analyse, Manuvie – Modératrice : Barb Leighton - Crystal Ballroom
11 h 30 à 12 h 30	Table ronde sur le développement commercial – Bassam El-Chami, vice-président et directeur régional des ventes, RBC Gestion de patrimoine; Kirk McMillan, président, Gryphin Advantage; Sean Downey, président, Financière Horizons. Modérateur : Andrew Fink - Crystal Ballroom
12 h 30 à 1 h 30	Dîner - Commandité par Manuvie – Palm Court/Crystal Ballroom
13 h 30 à 14 h 30	Paysage politique : Entretien avec Ali Ghiassi; Tim Murphy, vice-président exécutif et directeur de la stratégie chez Aecon; Andrea van Vugt, directrice des opérations et responsable du pôle Commerce chez Wellington Advocacy - Crystal Ballroom
14 h 30 à 15 h 30	Agents – Réels et virtuels, CONFÉRENCIER, Kartik Sakthivel, directeur des systèmes d’information, John Hancock – Crystal Ballroom
15 h 30 à 17 h 30	Période de réseautage personnel
17 h 30 à 19 h	Réception Gala et salon commercial – Commandité par Sun Life – Upper Pavillion
19 h à 20 h 30	Souper Gala - Commanditaire Diamant BMO – Crystal Ballroom
19 h à 20 h 30	Service de vin du souper Gala – Commandité par ivari – Crystal Ballroom
20 h à 22 h	Spectacle Gala - Commanditaire Diamant Desjardins – The Dimes Band - Crystal Ballroom
Mercredi 15 avril 2026
7 h 30 à 9 h	Déjeuner – Commandité par Beneva – Palm Court/Lobby Lounge
9 h à 10 h	Table ronde sur la technologie – Mike Daicoff, vice-président des technologies de l’information et directeur des systèmes d’information, ivari; Julie Martin, vice-présidente principale des opérations, PPI; François Levasseur, vice-président des alliances mondiales et des acquisitions, Equisoft; Kartik Sakthivel, directeur des systèmes d’information, John Hancock; Modérateur : Chris Connelly - Crystal Ballroom
10 h à 10 h 30	Pause réseautage – Commandité par Equisoft - Palm Court
10 h 30 à 11 h 30	Table ronde provinciale sur la réglementation – Amina Deiab, directrice générale, Alberta Insurance Council; Janet Sinclair, directrice générale, Insurance Council of British Columbia; Melissa Perreault, directrice des pratiques de distribution et des organismes d’autorégulation, Autorité des marchés financiers; Sarah Butler, gestionnaire des permis, Commission des services financiers et des services aux consommateurs du Nouveau-Brunswick - Modératrice : Nina Kavalinas - Crystal Ballroom
11 h 30 à 12 h 30	Table ronde du président – Rohit Thomas, président-directeur général, BMO Assurance; Michel Martineau, Vice-président principal, Assurance des particuliers, Desjardins; Renée Laflamme, vice-présidente exécutive, Assurance des particuliers, Épargne et retraite, iA Groupe financier; Maria Winslow, vice-présidente principale, Assurance des particuliers et des groupes, RBC Assurance; Modérateur : Adrien Legault, président de CAILBA – Crystal Ballroom
12 h 30 à 1 h 30	Dîner - Commandité par Canada Vie – Palm Court/Crystal Ballroom

Faits saillants sur les conférenciers

2026

Sébastien McMahon

After 10 years of experience in the public and private sectors, Sébastien joined iA Financial Group’s diversified funds and economy team in January 2013. Since 2022, Sébastien holds the roles of Chief Strategist, Senior Economist, V-P of Asset Allocation and portfolio manager at iA Global Asset Management, with assets closing in on $20 billion. These roles
allow him to express his passion for numbers, words, and communication. Sébastien acts as IA Financial Group’s spokesperson and guest speaker on economic and financial matters in the media and conference circuit.

Kartik Sakthivel

Kartik Sakthivel, Ph.D., is the Chief Information Officer at John Hancock. A member of the Global Technology and US leadership teams, Kartik is responsible for technology strategy and architecture, as well as supporting product design and delivery, operational excellence, and optimizing transformation and value creation.

Prior to joining John Hancock, Kartik served as the Vice President and global Chief Information Officer for LIMRA LOMA and LL Global, a non-profit worldwide trade association for the financial services industry. He has held leadership roles in companies of all sizes, ranging from small and midsize firms to Fortune 100 organizations across multiple industries. Kartik has authored several books on AI and business leadership and speaks frequently on these topics.

Kartik holds a Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science (with a focus on information quality and a dissertation on best practices for AI) and a graduate certificate in Information Quality from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He also received a Master’s Degree in Computer Information Systems/IT and an M.B.A. from Southern New Hampshire University.

Rohit Thomas

Rohit Thomas is Senior Vice President, BMO Financial Group. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Life Assurance Company. Rohit has held various roles of increasing responsibility in the Insurance Industry ranging from Product, Pricing, Finance and Corporate roles covering Life & Health, Wealth and Annuity products. Rohit rejoined BMO in March 2023 as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Insurance. Rohit is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, and Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Renee Laflamme

Renée Laflamme is Executive Vice-President, Individual Insurance, Savings and Retirement at iA Financial Group. She manages this sector’s operations and activities across Canada. She is responsible for the growth strategy for the individual Insurance, savings and retirement, as well as all distribution, underwriting, product development, marketing and administration activities. She is also responsible for leading the operations of PPI Management, and is a member of the company's executive committee.

Renée Laflamme has a Bachelor of Administration from Laval University and is a chartered accountant and chartered financial analyst. In 2017, she was awarded the title of Fellow CPA. In 2022 and again in 2024, Ms. Laflamme won the Finance et Investissement Top Leader Award for Quebec in the “Leaders/Executives in the Financial Industry” category. In 2023, Renée was named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women's Executive Network (WXN) in the “Executive Leaders” category. She also supports a number of philanthropic organizations, including Centraide Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches, where she has been a member of the major donations committee for several years.

Ms. Laflamme joined iA Financial Group in 1998, after ten years with a large accounting firm. In 2004, she became Vice-President of Mortgage Loans and in 2010, Vice-President of Group Savings and Retirement. In 2015, she was promoted to the Strategic Planning Committee and to the role of Executive Vice-President, Group Benefits and Retirement Solutions. Since February 2018, she has assumed responsibility over the Canadian activities and operations of the Individual insurance and Savings and Retirement sector.

Michel Martineau

Michel holds a degree in business administration and has been with Desjardins Group since 1996.Over the years, Michel has occupied various management positions, mainly in operations in claims and sales. He's overseen the development of business units in a range of environments, including client relation centres, claims operations and the caisse network.

In 2016, Michel took the opportunity to build on his vast experience by becoming the head of a major Canada-wide operational group as Vice-President, Claims. His responsibilities included sound claims management, operational performance and client experience. What's more, he supervised the transformation of bodily injury operations outside Quebec, the simplification of home and auto processes as well as the digital shift in Claims.

In the spring of 2023, Michel took on a new challenge as Vice-President, Individual Insurance in the Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance Executive Division. He is known within Desjardins for his diligence and unifying, people-focused leadership that delivers concrete action and results.

Maria Winslow

As Senior Vice President, Individual & Group, Products and Pricing, Maria Winslow leads the strategic direction and execution of RBC Insurance’s product and pricing portfolio. She is responsible for the overall product strategy, ensuring alignment with both client needs and overall business objectives.

Maria is recognized for her ability to drive efficiencies and differentiated service, inspiring her team to embrace an innovative, empowering, customer-focused mindset throughout the product lifecycle. She guides her team to create solutions that are adaptable to market needs, fosters seamless cross-collaboration to ensure alignment on goals, and prioritizes innovation based on customer feedback and market insights.

With over 25 years of insurance industry experience across product management, creditor, sales, operations, marketing and actuarial roles, Maria uses a holistic view to find synergies across the organization to create efficiencies, increase accountability and accelerate decision-making. She was the driving force behind the creation of RBC Insurance’s participating whole life product suite and simplified life and disability portfolio.

In addition to leading a high-performing team, Maria also plays a critical role in shaping the culture at RBC Insurance as the current Executive Sponsor to the Insurance Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council and as a past chair for the RBC Insurance Employee Giving Campaign for several years. She is also an Executive Sponsor for the RBC Stronger Together Employee Resource Group which empowers women across the organization.

Driven by her passion to help others, Maria is committed to mentoring the next generation of leaders, volunteering in her local community, and advocating for improved access to women’s healthcare and financial wellness.

Maria holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Concordia University.