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Speakers + Panels

Hear from our keynote speaker and expert panel as they explore the growing uncertainty that could impact our sector, and discuss how to successfully navigate during unsettled times and grow your environmental business.

Networking

Enjoy numerous networking opportunities with 150+ business professionals from across the environment and cleantech industry. Plus opportunities to connect with key Ministry policy staff and other stakeholders.

Industry Roundtables

Our popular series of off-the-record policy discussions with Ministry staff. Nine roundtables on: Brownfields, Energy, Climate Change, PFAS, Environmental Infrastructure, Excess Soil, Resource Recovery, Water, and new this year, Labour.

Program

8:00 - 8:45

Registration and Networking

Light breakfast served

8:45 - 9:00

Event Opening

9:00 - 10:15

Policy Roundtable Session #1

• Excess Soil
• Climate Change
• Environmental Infrastructure

10:15 - 10:30

Networking and Transition Break

10:30 - 11:00

Keynote Address - Increasingly Uncertain Times and What they Could Mean for the Environment Sector

• Giles Gherson, President & CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade

11:00 - 12:00

Expert Panel: Growing Your Environmental Business in Uncertain Times

• Anouk Trudel, CEO, Veolia Canada
• David Harper, President, Kilmer Brownfields
• Tim Murphy, SVP Environmental Performance, Walker Industries
• Mark Vanderheyden, COO, RWDI
• Moderator: Denise Lacchin, Senior Principal, Environment Engineer, WSP

12:00 - 1:15

Lunch and Fireside Chat with the Deputy Ministers

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch and Fireside Chat with the Deputies

• Deputy Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks,

Serge Imbrogno

• Moderated by John Wilkinson, Former Minister of the Environment
• Additional Deputy Ministers invited

1:15 - 2:30

Roundtable Session #2

• Brownfields
• Water
• Energy

1:00 - 2:30

Roundtable Session #2

• Brownfields
• Water
• Energy

2:45 - 4:00

Roundtable Session #3

• PFAS
• Resource Recovery
• Labour

2:30 - 2:45

2:45 - 4:15

Roundtable Session #3

• PFAS
• Resource Recovery
• Labour

4:00 - 4:45

4:45 - 6:30

5:00 - 6:30

Event Reception

With remarks from Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Hon. Andrea Khanjin

Event Reception

Roundtables

9:00 - 10:15

Climate Change

Leveraging Climate Risk Assessment for a Resilient Ontario

• Gordon McBean, Policy Research Chair, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
• Tom North, Director, Adaptation and Resilience Branch, MECP (invited)

Excess Soils

What’s Next With Excess Soils?

• Cameron Parrack, Manager of Programs and Stakeholder Relations, RPRA
• Reema Kureishy, Senior Policy Anaylst, MECP
• Chris Lompart, Manager, Land Use Policy, MECP

Environmental Infrastructure

Building Resilient Infrastructure

• Indra Maharjan, Director, Corporate Facilities, Energy and Infrastructure, City of Hamilton

1:15 - 2:30

Brownfields

Expediting Brownfield Developments to Create more

Affordable Housing

• Chris Lompart, Manager, Land Use Policy, MECP
• Adam Leus, Manager, Brownfields, MECP
• Kyle VanderMeer, Environmental Engingeer, City of Guelph

Energy

Ontario Opportunities for Clean Energy Investment

• Dave Devereaux, Director Resource Planning, IESO

Water

• Indra Maharjan, Director, Corporate Facilities, Energy and Infrastructure, City of Hamilton

2:45 - 4:00

PFAS

PFAS: Provincial Approach, Policy Tracking,

and Research Updates

• Tim Fletcher, Manager, Water Standards, MECP
• Michelle Zehr, Manager, Ecological Standards, MECP
• Kela Weber, Professor, Director Environmental Sciences Group, RMC

Resource Recovery

Promoting Competition & Technology Neutrality:

Organics Processing and EPR

• Speakers from the MECP (invited)
• Speakers from RPRA (invited)

Speakers

Minister

Andrea Khanjin

The Hon. Andrea Khanjin, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, will offer remarks at our reception.

Giles Gherson

Giles is the President & CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade. He has held multiple Deputy Minister roles, most recently as Minister of Economic Development.

Serge Imbrogno

Serge is Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister of Energy.

Jason Fitzsimmons

Jason is Ontario's Deputy Minister of Energy. Previously, Jason held the role of Chief Corporate Affairs and Customer Care Officer with Hydro One.

John Wilkinson

John is the former Ontario Minister of the Environment. He serves on the Board of Directors of Greenfield Global and is President and CEO of Wilkinson Insight Incorporated.

Moderator

Denise Lacchin

Denise is Senior Principal, Environmental Engineer at WSP. She has 30+

years of experience with brownfield development and soil management. Denise is an ONEIA Board Member.

Geoff Boyd

Geoff is the Vice President of Resource Recovery at Walker Industries.

David Harper

David is the President of Kilmer Brownfields. His leadership at the Canadian Brownfield Network (CBN) has encouraged policy and regulatory reforms for brownfield redevelopment in Canada

Anouk Trudel

Anouk is Country Director and CEO of Veolia Canada. She has more than 25 years of experience managing transformational and strategic projects across many industries.

Mark Vanderheyden

Mark is RWDI’s Chief Operating Officer. Since joining RWDI in 1989, he has held a variety of technical and leadership roles. Mark previously served as an ONEIA Board Member and Chair

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