artsScene Toronto is pleased to announce the first half of its 2012 Arts and Business Leaders Breakfast Series**, kicking off next week with the leadership behind the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games: Roger Garland (Chair) and Don Shipley (Creative Director of Arts, Culture, and Festivals). 

These two gentlemen have the impressive task of overseeing the cultural content of the Games, putting Toronto’s and Canada’s talent on the international stage as more than 10,000 athletes and officials from over 40 countries attend the Games.  Roger may also touch upon his experience as the Founding Chair of Soulpepper Theatre, a company that has quickly become a Toronto institution.  Not to be missed!  Please find all details below, and purchase your tickets here.

**All breakfasts are being generously hosted by Manulife Financial at their 200 Bloor St. E. location, and tickets to the first breakfast as well as discounted packages of tickets for all three are available by clicking here.  Part I of the 2012 breakfast series will include the following speakers:
 
Wednesday, March 14th: Roger Garland and Don Shipley on the cultural component of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games (full details below)

Wednesday, May 16th: Mary Hofstetter on her past 11 years as President and CEO of the Banff Centre for the Arts

Wednesday, June 13th: Aubrey Dan (Founder and President of Dancap Private Equity Inc., Dancap Global Asset Management, and Tony-Award winning Dancap Productions) on his experience in the real-life version of “The Producers.”