Conference Program - Canadian Brownfields Network

Preliminary Agenda - Draft - subject to change

Time	Session
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM	Registration, Networking Breakfast, Session Floor Transition
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM	Opening Ceremonies Sponsored by
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM	Developing Site Strategy – From a Developer’s Perspective Panelists: Tiago Do Couto, Director Land Development, Minto Group Ashley MacInnis-Murdoch, Senior Manager, Land Development & Projects, City Homes Elizabeth Gillin, VP Development, Daniels Peter Sutton, Vice President, Environmental Services, Terrapex Shannon Hunt, Senior Project Manager, Durham Branch Manager, Terrapex (Moderator)
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Waterfront Redevelopment: Opportunities and Lessons Learned Panelists: Gord Wichert, Technical Director – Aquatic Ecology, SLR Consulting Neil Loewen, Senior Associate, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies Mark Koberg, Principal, Baird & Associates Annelise Grieve, Principal, Strategic Environmental Planning Solutions Krista Barfoot, Sector Lead, Infrastructure - Canada, SLR Consulting
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Coffee and Networking Break
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Back from the Brink: Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic Engines Panelists: Colin McColman, Director, Environmental & Social Risk, Scotiabank Bruce Tunnicliffe, President, VEI Contracting Inc. (formerly Vertex Environmental Inc.) Carl Spensieri, President, Steamboat Insurance Agency Inc.
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM	Redeveloping Brownfield Sites for Solar Energy Ericka Wicks, Regional Sector Leader for Renewable Energy and Energy Transition, Stantec
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM	Session Floor Transition
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch and Networking
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM	Hands in the Dirt: Transforming Urban Brownfields into Thriving Communities Keynote Speaker: Jen Angel, CEO, Evergreen Sponsored by
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM	Session Floor Transition
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1:45 PM - 2:20 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	Interim Uses of Brownfields Chris DeSousa, Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University Jeremy Cresswell, Toronto Metropolitan University
2:20 PM - 2:45 PM	The Evolving Role of a Chemist in Brownfield Remediations Terry Obal, Specialty Testing Practice Leader, SGS North America	Session
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM	Coffee and Networking Break
3:15 PM – 3:45 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	Municipal Environmental Initiatives: Area-wide evaluations to streamline projects Kyle VanderMeer, Environmental Engineer, City of Guelph Brooke Wallace, Environmental Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants Inc.
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Brownfield Development: Evolving Legal Risks, Liabilities and Opportunities Janet Bobechko, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP	Developing a Contaminated Lands Strategy: Municipal Needs and Legal Obligations Stephanie Huyssen, Senior Environmental Officer, City of Barrie Katie Thompson, Manager of Environmental Risk Management and Compliance, City of Barrie Gabrielle Kramer, Partner, BLG LLP Franz Lopez, Counsel, BLG LLP
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 - nominations open until April 30th!
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM	Networking Reception

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