7:30am – 8:30am

Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

8:30am – 8:45am

Opening Ceremonies

Land Acknowledgement + Welcome

CBN Executive Welcome/Introduction, DEI Initiative

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

MC’s:

• Suvish Melanta, Senior Associate, Environmental Engineering Services, Grounded Engineering
• Krista Barfoot, Infrastructure Sector Leader, SLR Consulting (Canada) Inc.

• Monisha Nandi, Director of Environment and Development Engineering, Kilmer Brownfield Management Limited
• Meggen Janes, Executive Director, CBN
• Reanne Risdale, PhD Candidate
  Toronto Metropolitan University

8:45am – 9:15am

Keynote Presentation

As CEO of Northcrest Developments, Derek Goring is leading one of Canada’s most ambitious urban transformations - a City within a City - with the redevelopment of the 150-hectare former Airport Lands into a vibrant, sustainable, and connected mixed-use community. Drawing on his extensive experience with Waterfront Toronto, Infrastructure Ontario, and First Gulf, Derek has helped reimagine some of Toronto’s most complex brownfield sites. In his keynote, he will showcase how Northcrest addressed the financial and environmental considerations that shaped their early decisions. Derek will also share insights into Northcrest’s development vision and phasing strategy, the key challenges and opportunities associated with transforming this vast site, and how the economics of short-term activation and long-term investment are driving one of Toronto’s most exciting redevelopment stories.

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

• Derek Goring, CEO, Northcrest Developments
• Meggen Janes, Executive Director, CBN

9:15 am – 10:35 am

Session 1

Introducing the Business Considerations of Brownfields

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Moderators tbd: 2

Presentation: Solving Challenging Brownfield Issues: Integrating Technical and Legal Perspectives

• Joanna Vince, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
• Kelvin Journal, Senior Geoscientist, Geosyntec

Presentation: Can brownfield redevelopment be a vehicle for social justice in marginalized communities and Indigenous communities? A Canadian policy perspective

• Reanne Ridsdale, PhD Candidate, Toronto Metropolitan University

Presentation: From Risk to Redevelopment: Case Studies in using Environmental Risk Assessment as an Innovative Brownfield Solution

• Peter Sutton, Vice President, Environmental Services, Terrapex

Presentation: What you need to know about environmental insurance and how it can help

• George Boire, Berkley Canada

10:35 am - 10:55 am

Networking Break - Exhibitor Area

Room: Emerald Hall

10:55 am – 12:15 pm

Session 2

Legal Panels and Integration Panels

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Moderators tbd

Panel: Exploring Environmental Closure from a Consulting and Legal Perspective - What Are You Really Getting???  An Interactive Panel

• Tim Whalen, Managing Principal and Environmental Engineer, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
• Jennifer Danahy, Partner, Gowlings WLG

Presentation: The Rise of PFAS Drinking Water Class Actions in Canada: Insights for Environmental Professionals

• Nathan Adams, Lawyer, Mann Lawyers LLP

Panel: Unlocking Brownfields: Planning, Environmental and Consulting Integration for Project Success

• Janet Bobechko, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch and Networking

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Session 3

Innovations in Dirt (and Water)

Moderators tbd: 2

Stream 1

Profile of Brownie Award Finalists/Winners

 Room: Emerald Hall

Presentation: Charlie West Project

• Steve Russell, Senior Risk Assessment Specialist and Toxicologist, MTE Consultants

Presentation: Revitalization of an Urban Waterway through a Risk-Based Approach

• Timothy Damdar, Environmental Risk Assessor, SLR (Canada) Consulting Ltd.

Presentation: From Flooded Valley to Resilient Creeks: Indigenous-Led Climate Adaptation in Action

• Mike McGarragan, National Manager of Business Development, Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc.

Stream 2

Remediation and Rejuvenation

 Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Presentation: Rejuvenation of the Former Northfield Coal Mine, Success to the Local Community

• Erin O'Brien, Regional Manager, Geoenvironmental, Tetra Tech Canada Inc.

Presentation: Remediation Case Studies Gone Wrong: From Bench- to Full-Scale & the Cost of Assumptions

• Bruce Tunnicliffe, President, VEI Contracting Inc.

Presentation: The Past, Present, and Future of Passive Groundwater Barrier Systems: Building Lasting Solutions for Canadian Brownfield Redevelopment

• Martin Pothier, Business Business Development Project Manager, Remea Canada

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Session 4

Innovations in Data & Projects

Moderators tbd: 2

Stream 1

Data and Innovation

 Emerald Hall

Presentation: Digital Transformation in Brownfield Redevelopment: Practical Solutions for Risk and Efficiency

• Michael Doucet, National Lead Strategic Growth and Retention, ALS Canada Ltd.

Presentation: Title to come

• Lulu Peng, Technical Advisor, LiORA

Presentation: Measurement Uncertainty in Laboratory Test Results: "Understanding what your results really mean…”

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

Stream 2

Brownfield Redevelopment Case Studies

 Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Presentation: The Rollercoaster Ride of Unexpected – How we Prepare, Investigate and Adapt

• Albert Ho, Senior Director, Environmental Programs, First Capital REIT
• Reilly Andrews, Team Lead and Senior Environmental Engineer, WSP

Presentation: Nth-Hour Brownfields: When ESM, RSC, and Construction Collide (A Case Example)

• Sean Morris, Senior Engineering Technologist, Grounded Engineering Inc.
• Emily Terpstra, Project Engineer, Grounded Engineering Inc.

Presentation: Beyond the RSC: Collaboration, Data, and Business Decisions from the LCBO Lands Redevelopment

• Vanessa Grande, Lead Risk Assessment, EnVision Consultants

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Networking Break - Exhibitor Area 

Room: Emerald Hall

3:30 pm - 4:20 pm

Session 5

Closing - Back to Business, bringing it all together 

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Moderator tbd

Panel: YZD: A Data Driven Pathway to Responsible Development

• Jesse Zuker, Vice President Infrastructure, Northcrest Developments

Presentation: Navigating CMHC Financing for Brownfield Projects

• Maria Bhersafi, Knowledge Transfer Specialist, CMHC

4:30 – 5:00

Presentation: C40 presents the findings of their European study and aspects that lean on the business angle

• Michael O'Neill Project Manager, Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods, Urban Planning and Design

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Closing Ceremonies

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

HUB AWARDS

Closing Remarks

5:30 pm -7:00 pm

Reception