Ombreta Networking Event – Tax-Smart Investing for Businesses | September 2026
Join one of Vancouver’s most sought-after networking gatherings, bringing together leaders from the Italian business and expat community.
Experience networking the Italian way, through a relaxed and welcoming aperitivo designed to spark genuine connections.
📅 Thursday, September 24, 2026
⏰ 5:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Italian Cultural Centre
3075 Slocan St, Vancouver, BC V5M 3E4
Tax-Smart Investing for Businesses
Hosted by BMO Private Wealth and The Wright Curran Wealth Advisory Group of BMO Nesbitt Burns, this Ombreta will explore practical approaches to tax-smart investing for business owners.
Speakers
Sam Agosti
Associate at the Wright Curran Wealth Advisory Group of BMO Nesbitt Burns
The Wright Curran team has been providing financial planning advice and wealth management to individuals, business owners, and corporations for over 30 years. Their Investment Advisors hold both PFP and CIM designations, and are fully licensed brokers including options and derivatives. Sam holds a business degree from Santa Clara University, where he graduated with high honors, before moving to Vancouver in 2024 and transitioning to Private Wealth Management.
Corporate Class and tax-smart investing are pillars of their strategy. Often, optimizing investment returns after tax remains one of the most overlooked pieces of investing, but an after-tax return is what eventually ends up in an investor’s pocket.
Patrick Ruscitti
Partner at MNP Assurance and Accounting
Patrick works with privately held corporations and family-run businesses, helping them strategically plan for growth, succession, asset protection, investment, obtaining or relieving debt, and minimizing taxes.
With a mix of public practice and entrepreneurial experience, Patrick excels at explaining complex strategic, tax, and accounting matters in a way that is easy to understand. A trusted advisor to his clients, he has assisted in several company sales, purchases, mergers, and expansions, and has advised against moving forward with such transactions when that was the best move for his client.
Inspired by Venice’s timeless ombra tradition, the “little shadow” where friends gather after work for a glass of wine, Ombreta has become Vancouver’s anticipated Italian networking event.
Each month, members, entrepreneurs, executives, and diplomats come together in an elegant yet informal setting to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate the essence of Italian hospitality.
Ombreta is where meaningful relationships grow over engaging conversations, Italian-style stuzzichini, and a complimentary aperitivo.
🎟 Tickets
ICCCW Members: $30 + tax
Non-Members: $35 + tax
For more information, e-mail iccbc@iccbc.com or call 604.682.1410 (M/F 9am to 5pm).
