CONFERENCE PROGRAM - subject to change
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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Registration, Networking Breakfast, Session Floor Transition |
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8:30 AM – 8:55 AM |
Opening Ceremonies Sponsored by |
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9:00 AM – 9:45 AM |
Developing Site Strategy – From a Developer’s Perspective
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9:45 AM – 10:30 AM |
Waterfront Redevelopment: Opportunities and Lessons Learned
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10:30 AM – 11:00 AM |
Coffee and Networking Break |
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11:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
Back from the Brink: Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic Engines
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11:45 AM – 12:20 PM |
Redeveloping Brownfield Sites for Solar Energy Ericka Wicks, Regional Sector Leader for Renewable Energy and Energy Transition, Stantec Kyle Jones, Civil Designer, Stantec
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12:20 PM – 12:30 PM | Session Floor Transition | |||
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch and Networking |
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1:00 PM – 1:45 PM |
Hands in the Dirt: Transforming Urban Brownfields into Thriving Communities Keynote Speaker: Jen Angel, CEO, Evergreen Sponsored by |
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1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Session Floor Transition | |||
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2:00 - 2:35 PM |
Technology Innovations Pitches: Evolution and Lessons learned over 21 years remediating brownfields with Persulfate Jean Pare, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, CHEMCO
An Easier way to overcome the extent practicable requirement Daniel Brenner, Senior Project Manager, VEI Contracting Inc.
Accelerating Brownfield Redevelopment through Innovative Soil Mixing and Risk Management Martin Pothier, Business Development Project Manager, Remea Suvish Melanta, Grounded Engineering (Moderator) |
Interim Uses of Brownfields
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2:35 PM - 3:00 PM |
The Evolving Role of a Chemist in Brownfield Remediations
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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Coffee and Networking Break |
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3:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
Evolution: A Review of the Regulation of Brownfields from the 1990s to Today and Beyond Joanna Vince, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP John Georgakopolous, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP Anand Srivastava, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
Municipal Environmental Initiatives: Area-wide evaluations to streamline projects Kyle VanderMeer, Environmental Engineer, City of Guelph Brooke Wallace, Environmental Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants Inc. Jacky So, Montrose Properties (Moderator) |
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4:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Brownfield Development: Evolving Legal Risks, Liabilities and Opportunities Janet Bobechko, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
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Developing a Contaminated Lands Strategy: Municipal Needs and Legal Obligations
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4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Session Floor Transition/Networking | |||
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM |
Closing Ceremonies and 2025 CBN HUB Awards recognizing individual excellence in brownfields Sponsored by
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5:15 PM – 7:00 PM |
Networking Reception |