Friday, 12 December 2008
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, 17 December 2008, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before Women in Capital Markets (WCM).
Topic:
From Hindsight to Foresight
Time:
12:20 (Eastern Time)
Place:
Concert Hall
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
100 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Lock-up:
At 10:35 (Eastern Time), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo. The lock-up will be held at the Bank's head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 12:05 (Eastern Time). (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)
For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Nathalie Smith at 613 782-7382 before noon on Tuesday, 16 December. For media wishing to attend the event, please contact Cindy Gareau, WCM Executive Director, at 416 502-3614 or by email at administrator@wcm.ca.
Distribution:
The Governor's text will be available at 12:05 (Eastern Time):
Press Conference:
At approximately 13:30 (Eastern Time), the Governor will hold a press conference in Salon B.
Webcast:
Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible from this location: www.bankofcanada.ca/en/real.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.
