CANECT 2023 Speakers
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| 1A – Environmental Regulation & Compliance 2023 | |
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| Course Chair: Len Griffiths, Partner | Bennett Jones LLP |
| Course Chair: Sarah Gilbert, Partner | Bennett Jones LLP |
| Gord Reusing, Principal | GHD |
| Julia Schatz, Partner | Bennett Jones LLP |
| Venetia Whiting, Associate | Bennett Jones LLP |
| 2A – Ontario’s Excess Soils Regulation and Contaminated Sites | |
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| Course Chair: Janet Bobechko, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, Partner | WeirFoulds LLP |
| Dr. Krista Barfoot, Infrastructure Sector Leader | SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. |
| Pamela Cameron, Senior Project Manager, Business Development Leader | XCG Consulting Limited |
| Pamela Castillo, Manager, Compliance and Service Delivery | Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority |
| David Hopper, Senior Engineer, Manager – Site Assessment and Remediation | BluMetric Environmental Inc. |
| Denise Lacchin, Regional BD Lead, Ontario / Senior Environmental Engineer | WSP Canada Inc. |
| Chris Lompart, Land Use Policy, Environmental Policy Branch | Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks |
| Monisa Nandi, Senior Environmental PM, Soil and Groundwater Quality | City of Toronto |
| Dr. Theresa Phillips, National Risk Assessment Lead, Environmental Due Diligence & Remediation | Pinchin Ltd. |
| Jeff Scorgie, Partner | WeirFoulds LLP |
| Ben Sweet, BSc, MEng, EP, Director of Environmental Technologies | QM Environmental |
| 2B – Due Diligence in Environmental Prosecutions: A Mock Trial | |
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| Course Chair: Marc McAree, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Course Chair: Matthew Gardner, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Oshin Gharabegian, Senior Project Manager | BlueFrog Environmental Consulting Inc. |
| April Neary, Environmental Scientist | BlueFrog Environmental Consulting Inc. |
| Gerry Parrott, P.Geo., QP, Founder | BlueFrog Environmental Consulting Inc. |
| Julia Pejic, Senior Project Manager | BlueFrog Environmental Consulting Inc. |
| Alessia Petricone-Westwood, Senior Associate Lawyer | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| 2C – Air Quality Challenges in Environmental Compliance, Climate Change, and Decarbonization | |
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| Course Chair: Brad Bergeron, Vice President Industry, Senior Project Manager, Principal | RWDI |
| Course Chair: John Georgakopoulos, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Giselle Davidian, Senior Associate Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Kirk Easto, Project Manager, Principal | RWDI |
| Sarah Pellatt, Air Quality Team Leader, Associate | RWDI |
| Jacquelyn Stevens, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Joanna Vince, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Annik White, Senior Project Manager, Associate | RWDI |
| 3A – Water & Wastewater: Regulation and Compliance 2023: An Interactive Case Study | |
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| Course Chair: Julie Abouchar, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law and in Indigenous Legal Issues by the Law Society of Ontario | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| Course Chair: Rosanna DiLabio, Environmental Affairs Manager | ERCO Worldwide |
| Linda Byron, Owner/Director | Blue Heron Environmental |
| Bianca Salive, Associate Lawyer | Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
| 3B – Environmental Management Systems: The Journey from EMS to Environmental, Social, Governance | |
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| Course Chair: Randy Sinukoff, Senior Environmental Consultant | Stantec Consulting Ltd. |
| Sid Baksh, Senior Project Manager | ADEC Innovations |
| Vince Chiricosta, Contract Manager | Veolia Resource Solutions / Total Waste Management |
| Kelly Deeton, Director, Environmental and Operational Sustainability, Legal and Regulatory Compliance | BMO Financial Group |
| Michael DeWit | ICF Consulting |
| Peter Hitchen, General Manager | Veolia Resource Solutions / Total Waste Management |
| Stella Karnis, Senior Director, Environment | CN Rail |
| Janet Bobechko, Partner | WeirFoulds LLP |
| 3C – Dealing with Environmental Emergencies and Spills | |
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| Course Chair: Janet Bobechko, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, Partner | WeirFoulds LLP |
| Valerie Bowering, Manager | Spills Action Centre (SAC), Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks |
| Bernie Derible, Deputy Minister and Commissioner of Emergency Management Ontario | Government of Ontario |
| Lori Festarini, P.Geo., Qualified Person | |
| Dr. Janya Kelly, Senior Climate Change Specialist | WSP |
| Rob Read, Senior Program Officer | Environment and Climate Change Canada |
| Carl Spensieri, Vice President, Environment | Berkley Canada |