Women in Fund Finance held its inaugural event in Canada which was held at CIBC in Toronto. The event consisted of a panel discussion covering the fund finance market and covered topics ranging from the current fundraising environment, M&A activity, different forms of fund level financing, and the rating of fund finance facilities.

The panelists were Harj Shoan, Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Funds, Equities at Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan); Julian Deschatelets, Managing Partner, Renewable Power & Transition at Brookfield Asset Management); Samina Sajanlal, Managing Director, Global Fund Finance at CIBC; Peter Gargiulo, Senior Director, Fund & Asset Manager at Fitch Ratings; and Amanda Balasubramanian, Partner, Co-Head Debt Finance at Torys LLP. The panel was moderated by Ann Richardson Knox, partner and global head of fund finance at Mayer Brown in New York.

The planning committees in Canada consisted of Samina Sajanlal, Amanda Balasubramanian, Priyanka Chandran, CFA and Erin Garner, CFA and WFF has expressed its appreciation for Jenifer Lee, CPA, CA, and Amelia Meng for their support in bringing this event to life!