CI Energy Group’s 3rd Annual PR & External Communications for Energy

Gain the skills and knowledge to successfully navigate complex external communications challenges. CI Energy Group’s PR & External Communications for Energy conference boasts an impressive faculty of industry thought leaders to offer practical insight into existing and emerging trends and challenges dominating the PR energy sector today. Our in-depth sessions will allow you to: Develop…

Indigenous & Aboriginal News

Missing Out on the Boom by Greg Quinn, posted on Valley News Gina Bouchie raises her infant son, Lewis, in a home with no running water and a slop-bucket toilet while a wood stove keeps them warm through the Canadian winter. She worries about her food budget halfway through each month, with the welfare check…

Anti-Money Laundering – Industry News

The coin prince: inside Bitcoin’s first big money-laundering scandal What last week’s arrest of Charlie Shrem means for the virtual currency A week ago, 24-year-old Charlie Shrem landed at JFK, home from giving a talk about the virtual currency Bitcoin at an e-commerce convention in Amsterdam. The trip had gone well. Shrem’s speech made the front…

Public Procurement – Industry News

Tories to tackle broken military procurement system The equipment needs of the Canadian military will be assessed with a more skeptical eye under the Harper government’s new system of defence procurement. The strategy, released Wednesday, also puts greater emphasis on arms exports by developing policies to “support international sales opportunities.” The plan introduced by Public…

Supply Chain News

InfoFuse and 3Gtms Announce Partnership, posted on SYS-CON Media InfoFuse and 3Gtms announced a partnership between the two corporations. InfoFuse is a global provider of a broad range of best in class supply chain and logistics services and solutions. 3Gtms is a developer of innovative next generation transportation software for shippers, brokers and LSPs.  [Read…

Indigenous & Aboriginal News

Walkers from Mushkegowuk Territory Head to Ottawa, posted on Net News Ledger In their 21st day of this spiritual journey, the “Omushkegowuk Walkers” continue their spiritual journey to deliver a strong message from the Aboriginal People (and all Canadians)of Canada to the Prime Minister of Canada and all Provincial Governments and Premiers across Canada; Honourably…

Anti-Money Laundering – Industry News

Top Bitcoin executives charged with money laundering in US Two Bitcoin executives have been charged in the US with conspiring to commit money laundering by selling more than USD one million of the digital currency to users of an illicit online drugs bazaar ‘Silk Road’. India-born US Attorney Preet Bharara brought the criminal charges in…

Women in Leadership – Industry News

Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey results To ensure that corporate culture supports—not hinders—the ability of women to reach top management, companies must address mind-sets and develop a more inclusive, holistic diversity agenda. Female executives are ambitious and sure of their own abilities to become top managers, though they are much less confident…

Anti-Money Laundering – Industry News

HSBC is paying $2 billion, or 5 weeks’ worth of its profit, to avoid criminal charges in drug cartel laundering case The Justice Department agreed to suspend criminal charges against the world’s largest bank and its US subsidiary for five years if the bank agreed to pay the penalty. US regulators continue to find weaknesses…

Supply Chain News

QuantiSense Releases Supply Chain & Logistics Analytics Application, posted on PRWeb QuantiSense, Inc., a leading provider of retail business intelligence and retail analytics software & services, today announced the release of the QuantiSense Supply Chain & Logistics analytics application.  With QuantiSense software, retailers can now analyze and track the flow of merchandise from manufacturer to…