MIABC Presents:
Regulatory Landscape
Panel Luncheon
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
Moderator
Mark Baron
Richards Buell Sutton LLP
Partner
Mark Baron is a Partner and the leader of both its Real Estate Department and the Commercial Lending Practice Groups. His preferred practice area is commercial lending, but he has significant experience in commercial real estate transactions and insolvency. Mark regularly acts for chartered banks, credit unions, life insurance companies, private lenders, public institutions and large private companies in commercial lending transactions. He advises on all manners of secured loan transactions from complex syndicated mortgage loans to asset-based commercial loans, including all ancillary matters corollary to these loan structures.
He serves as counsel to the Mortgage Investment Association of British Columbia. Mark is a regular contributing author and presenter for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
Mark has volunteered for numerous organizations and continues to be active in the community. He is a past member for many years of the board of directors for the Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver Fraser Branch, and was tasked with the legal responsibilities of overseeing the amalgamation of three long-standing branches into the current branch. He currently sits on the board of the West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association and volunteers to coach both kids hockey and boys soccer. Previously he was active with the Kats Rugby FC, and was a long time delegate to the Vancouver Rugby Union. Mark was a regular contributor to The Greater Vancouver Food Bank in capacities ranging from volunteering to sorting food at the warehouse, to assisting other groups with the organization of charity events and fundraising.
Guest Speakers
Jonathan Wong
Partner - Audit
KPMG LLP
Jonathan is an Audit Partner at KPMG in the Greater Vancouver Area, serving both public and private companies for over 17 years. He has worked with clients across diverse sectors including financial services, technology and consumer markets, providing audit, accounting and advisory services. In addition to serving clients, Jonathan has served several roles within the firm, including leading innovation and staff recruitment.
Oana Constantin
Vancouver Business Centre Manager
BDC
Oana leads a team of dynamic commercial and mid-market relationship managers serving the Vancouver market through financing and advisory services. Since joining BDC in 2006, she has been working with hundreds of Lower Mainland businesses in a wide variety of sectors and at various stages of growth. Oana is currently serving as the President of the Vancouver Chapter of the Risk Management Association and has also served on the Board of Directors of the Association for Women in Finance in recent years. Oana holds a First Class Honors BBA degree in Finance and Management Science from Simon Fraser University.
Event Details
11:45 a.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Guest Speakers
Cost
$80 (incl. GST) MIABC Members
$100 (incl. GST) Non Members
$25 (incl. GST) Students
