7:30 – 8:30am

Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast

Breakfast Sponsor

Room: Emerald Hall

Registration Sponsor

8:30 – 8:45am

Opening Ceremonies

Land Acknowledgement + Welcome

CBN Executive Welcome/Introduction, DEI Initiative

Room: Emerald Hall

MC’s:

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

Emcee Sponsor:

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

8:45 – 9:15am

Keynote Presentation

Room: Emerald Hall

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

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.

Keynote Sponsor:

9:15 – 10:35 am

Session 1

Introducing the Business Considerations of Brownfields

Room: Emerald Hall

Moderator:

Alyssa Davis, Project Manager - Terrapex

Session 1 Sponsor:

Technology Sponsor:

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

• Joanna Vince, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
• Paula Hutchison, Senior Principal Engineer, 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
• Elizabeth (“Liz”) Madden, Manager Risk Assessment, Environmental Services, Terrapex

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

• George Boire, Berkley Canada

10:35 - 10:55 am

Networking Break - Exhibitor Area

Morning Break Sponsor: 

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Hydration Station Sponsor:

10:55  - 12:10 pm

Session 2

Legal Panels and Planning Panels

Room: Emerald Hall

Moderator:

Stuart Eddy, Senior Associate Engineer - Assessments and Remediation, Onterris

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
• Hannah Chessel, Geosyntec Consultants
• Raj Kehar, WeirFoulds LLP

Presentation: Title to come

• Adam Derry, Director of Engineering, 360 Engineering & Environmental Consulting

12:10  - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Networking

Lunch Sponsor:

Room: Emerald Hall

1:00  -  2:00 pm

Session 3

Innovations in Dirt (and Water)

Moderator:

Chris Desousa, Professor School of Urban & Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University

Jeff Moore, Student, Toronto Metropolitan University

Session 3 Sponsor:

Stream 1

Transformative Project Profiles

 Room: Queen Victoria Hall

Presentation: Unlocking Brownfield Value at Charlie West

• Steve Russell, Senior Risk Assessment
  Specialist and Toxicologist, MTE Consultants
• Nicole Vasey, Sales / Development Coordinator, Momentum Developments

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: Emerald 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 Development Project Manager, Remea Canada

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Session 4

Innovations in Data & Projects

Moderators:

Prasoon Adhikari, Manager Environmental Compliance and Utility Performance, City of Kitchener

Alyson Neufeld, Regional Lead East, EnVision Consultants

Session 4 Sponsor:

Stream 1

Data and Technical Innovation

Room: Queen Victoria 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: From Sparse Data to Reliable Plumes: Spatiotemporal Contaminant Estimation Using INLA-SPDE, soil sample and sensor data

• Dr. Steven D. Siciliano, Professor, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan

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

• Robert Irwin, Technical Manager Inorganic Chemistry, SGS North America

Stream 2

Brownfield Redevelopment Case Studies

 Room: Emerald 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: Adapting Risk Management Measures to Evaluating Building Design

• Vanessa Grande, Lead Risk Assessment,
  EnVision Consultants
• David Wong, Regional Lead - East Environment, EnVision Consultants

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Networking Break - Exhibitor Area 

Afternoon Break Sponsor:

Room: Queen Victoria Hall

3:30 - 4:40 pm

Session 5

Closing - Back to Business, bringing it all together 

Room: Emerald Hall

Moderator:

Ryan Moniz, Vice President, XS Soil Solutions Inc.

Session 5 Sponsor:

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

• Emma Kirsh, Principal Hydrogeologist, SLR

• Quinn Rochon, Gowlings Associate, Vancouver Office

• Kathryn Matheson, Team Leader, Risk Assessment & Toxicology, SLR

Presentation: Navigating CMHC Financing for Brownfield Projects

• Maria Bhersafi, Knowledge Transfer Specialist, CMHC

4:40  -  5:10 pm

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

5:10  -  5:35 pm

Closing Ceremonies

Room: Emerald Hall

HUB AWARDS

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Closing Remarks

5:35 - 7:00 pm

Reception

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