Registration, Networking Breakfast, Session Floor Transition

Opening Ceremonies

Councillor Dianne Saxe, Welcome Video

Health Benefits of Walkable Cities

Dr. Gillian Booth, Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at Unity Health Toronto

FCSAP Demand Forecast, Phase V

Scott Thompson, Manager Environmental Remediation Environmental Services and Contaminated Sites, Ontario Region Public Services and Procurement Canada

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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)

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Waterfront Redevelopment: Opportunities and Lessons Learned
Panelists:

• Gord Wichert, Technical Director – Aquatic Ecology, SLR Consulting
• Neil Loewen, Senior Associate, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies
• Mark Kolberg, Principal, Baird & Associates
• Annelise Grieve, Principal, Strategic Environmental Planning Solutions
• Krista Barfoot, Sector Lead, Infrastructure - Canada, SLR Consulting (Moderator)

Coffee and Networking Break

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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 Agencies Inc. (Moderator)

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

Allan Lloyd (Moderator)

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Lunch and Networking

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Hands in the Dirt: Transforming Urban Brownfields into Thriving Communities

Keynote Speaker: Jen Angel, CEO, Evergreen

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2:00 - 2:30 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

• Chris DeSousa, Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
• Jeremy Cresswell, Toronto Metropolitan University
• Monique Punt, MPunt Environmental Consulting (Moderator)

The Evolving Role of a Chemist in Brownfield Remediations

• Terry Obal, Specialty Testing Practice Leader, SGS North America

• Suvish Melanta, Grounded Engineering (Moderator)

Playing in the Dirt – interim activation strategies in waterfront revitalization

• Jed Kilbourn, Associate Vice President, Development, Waterfront Toronto 

Coffee and Networking Break

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Evolution: A Review of the Regulation of Brownfields from the 1990s to Today and Beyond

Joanna Vince, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

John Georgakopoulos, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

Anand Srivastava, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

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Municipal Environmental Initiatives: Area-wide evaluations to streamline projects

Kyle VanderMeer, Environmental Engineer, City of Guelph

Brooke Wallace, Environmental Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants Inc. 

Stuart Eddy, Montrose Environmental (Moderator)

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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
• Jacky So, Montrose Environmental (Moderator)
   

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Closing Ceremonies

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2025 CBN HUB Awards recognizing individual excellence in brownfields

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Networking Reception

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