Media Advisory - Scotiabank Agriculture, Fertilizers and Chemicals Conference to be Broadcast on Web

TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets will host its 2012 Agriculture, Fertilizers and Chemicals Conference: Growing the Market in Toronto on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. This year's event brings global management teams together to address key issues in the sector. Audio portions of the presentations will be broadcast live on the web beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Scheduled presenters and times* are:

9:00 a.m. 
9:40 a.m. 
10:10 a.m. 
10:50 a.m. 
11:20 a.m. 
11:50 a.m. 
12:50 p.m. 
1:20 p.m. 
1:50 p.m. 
2:20 p.m. 
2:50 p.m. 
3:20 p.m. 
3:50 p.m. 
NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, David Asbridge, President and Senior Economist
Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgertner, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
PotashCorp, Wayne Brownlee, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
CF Industries Holdings Inc., Stephen R. Wilson, Chairman and CEO
Agrium Inc., Leslie O'Donoghue, EVP Operations
Stonegate Agricom Ltd., Mark Ashcroft, President and CEO
Methanex, Michael Macdonald, Senior Vice President (SVP) Global Operations
Canexus, Gary Kubera, President and CEO
Chemtrade Logistics Inc., Mark Davis, President and CEO
Alliance Grain Traders, Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO
The Andersons, Nick Conrad, VP Finance and Treasurer
Ag Growth International, Gary Anderson, CEO
Vicwest Inc., Colin Osborne, President and CEO

Listeners may access the conference live via a web audio link at www.gbm.scotiabank.com .  The conference will be archived on the Global Banking and Markets website for three months.

* Agenda is subject to change. See www.gbm.scotiabank.com for most current schedule.

Since 1998, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets' Industry Conferences have been ranked No. 1 in Canada by independent surveys.

Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets provides corporate and investment banking and capital markets products and services to corporate, institutional and government clients across the globe. The Bank has over 30 Global Banking and Markets offices around the world and more than 300 relationship managers, organized around industry specialties. For more information, please visit www.gbm.scotiabank.com.

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With more than 81,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates serve some 19 million customers in more than 55 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With assets of $670 billion (as at July 31, 2012), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

 

SOURCE: Scotiabank

For further information:

Devinder Lamsar, Scotiabank Media Communications, 416-933-1171, devinder.lamsar@scotiabank.com