Speakers
Conference Co-Chairs
Robert Fenton
Director, Legal Services
Calgary Police Service
R. Kyle Friesen, O.O.M
General Counsel, Legal Services
Surrey Police Service
Fiona Wilson, M.O.M
Deputy Chief Constable
Vancouver Police Department
Distinguished Faculty
Blaine R. Beaven
Senior Legal Counsel
Saskatchewan Firearms Office
Oren Bick
Senior Counsel
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Nathan Buckham
Director, Strategic Technology & Corporate Projects
BC Corrections, Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General
David Butcher K.C.
Partner
Wilson Butcher LLP
Supt. Lisa Byrne, O.O.M.
Investigative Services
Vancouver Police Department
Neil Dubord, O.O.M
Chief Constable
Delta Police Department
Rob Farrer
Director Pacific/North Region
National Police Federation
Melissa Granum, MBA
Executive Director
Surrey Police Board
Brook Greenberg, K.C.
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Chair of the Mental Health Task Force
Law Society of British Columbia
Ryan Hira
Legal Counsel
Hira Rowan LLP
Erin Hobday
Legal Counsel
Independent Investigations Office of BC
Sgt. Gina Horley
NCO - Confidential Informer and Agent Unit (CIAU)
EDIV RCMP
Jim Hughes
Chief Legal Technology Counsel
British Columbia Prosecution Service
Conor King
Inspector
Victoria Police Department
Jason Laidman
Deputy Chief of Administration
Victoria Police Department
Norm Lipinski, O.O.M
Chief Constable
Surrey Police Service
Acting Inspector Christian Lowe
Internet Child Exploitation Unit, Special Investigation Section
Vancouver Police Department
S/Sgt. Mark McVicar
Certified In‑House Counsel, Legal Risk & Management Officer
Calgary Police Service
David T. McKnight
Partner
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Christine McLean
Director of Labour and Employee Relations
Vancouver Police Department
Elizabeth O’Grady
Deputy Chief Federal Prosecutor, Calgary Regional Office
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
The Honourable Wally Oppal, K.C.
Senior Counsel
Boughton Law Corporation
Martine Sallaberry
General Counsel, Office of the Chief
Medicine Hat Police Service
Harj Sidhu, M.O.M
Deputy Chief
Delta Police Department
Sgt. L.C. Lewis Stone
Acting NCO i/c, EDIV Operations NCO of the Confidential Informant Analysis Unit (CIAU)
RCMP
Insp. Derek P. Thibodeau
OIC Professional Responsibility Unit
“E” & “M” Division, RCMP
