December 8, 2023 | 11:30am ET
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Sandra Haskins, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Capital Power
With over 30 years of financial experience, Sandra leads all Capital Power’s financial functions including Treasury, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Tax and Investor Relations. She is also responsible for our Enterprise Risk Management processes. Prior to her current role, Sandra served for over two years as the Vice President, Finance and Treasury during which time she raised $1.2 billion in debt and equity financing. Sandra also held the role of Vice President, Forecasting and Analytics, responsible for Capital Power’s Budget & Forecasts, Corporate Financial Projections, Valuations and Market Assessment and Forecasting functions. Sandra has been with Capital Power since its IPO in 2009 at which time she served as the Controller. She was also accountable for the Capital Power Finance Development and Accreditation Program, which recruits accounting graduates and provides work experience and study support for a Chartered Professional Accountant designation. Sandra holds a CPA-CMA designation and received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Prior to working at Capital Power, Sandra has 11 years of experience in several financial leadership roles at Manulife Financial, as well as three years of experience as a controller at Wawanesa Life. Sandra is currently a Board Member of MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Caroline Sawamoto, Principal and Co-Founder, irlabs
Caroline is a Principal and Co-Founder at irlabs. She has over 15-years of investor relations and capital markets experience across various exchanges and industries. She has supported numerous financing activities, both public and private, and helped raise over $650 million of capital. Caroline began her investor relations career with Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in 2006. Her passion for making an impact through clean energy solutions led her to join Ballard Power Systems Inc. and Westport Fuel Systems Inc., both of which are dual-listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges. Prior to co-founding irlabs, she was Investor Relations Manager at Alabaster Homes, a privately-owned real estate development company in Vancouver. She is known for her diligence, poise and can-do attitude.