The Canadian Institute’s

Media Relations

Meeting the Challenges of a New Media Landscape

Thursday, April 29 to Friday, April 30, 2010
The Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Conference Co-Chairs

Mark Hunter LaVigne, APR, M.A.
President
Hunter LaVigne Communications Inc.

Peter Spurway
Vice President
Corporate Communications,
Retail and Community Development
Halifax International Airport Authority

Speakers

David Cochrane
Provincial Affairs Reporter
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador

Philip Croucher
Managing Editor
Metro Halifax

Richard Foot
Senior Writer
Canwest News Service

Leona Hobbs
Vice President
Social Media Group

Savior A. Joseph
Director, Digital Marketing
Colour

Laura Lee Langley
Assistant Deputy Minister
Communications Nova Scotia

Joel Levesque, APR, FCPRS
Vice President, Public Affairs
Moosehead Breweries Limited

Sean Lewis
Consultant
MT&L Public Relations

Richard McInnis
Director, Strategic Business Development and Channels
Radian6

Jim Meek
Senior PR Counsel
Bristol Group

Carman Pirie
Principal
Kula Partners

Amy Thurlow, APR
Chair, Public Relations Department
Mount Saint Vincent University

Kevin Ward
Atlantic Bureau Chief
The Canadian Press