Speakers
Conference Co-Chairs
Elaine Ahn
Director of Legal Services Section Calgary Police Service
Ryan R. Dawodharry
Deputy Regional Director and Senior Counsel, British Columbia Regional Office Justice Canada
R. Kyle Friesen, O.O.M
General Counsel, Legal Services Surrey Police Service
Chief Superintendent Wendy Mehat M.O.M.
Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit BC RCMPSpeaker Faculty
Simon Authier
Legal Advisor Vancouver Police Department
Shaheen Baber
Hate Crime Policy Officer Glasgow City Council, Scotland (UK) Retired Superintendent, Police Scotland
Joel Benayon
Program Manager, Facial Comparison Technology (FCT) Ontario Provincial Police
Jessica Berglund
Chief Civilian Director Independent Investigation Office of BC
Ian Bulmer
Vice-President – Collective Bargaining Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association
Insp Lynae Chodat
Professional Standards Section Delta Police Department
Kristen Cruise
Legal Counsel Delta Police Department
Warren Driechel
Chief of Police Edmonton Police Service
Brad Fawcett
Special Provincial Constable Justice Institute of British Columbia Police Academy
Claire Feltrin
Counsel | Privacy AI, & Cybersecurity Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Hailey Finnigan
Manager, Communications Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia,Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - B.C.
Shannon Gerrie
Crown Counsel, Deputy Director (Acting) BC Prosecution Service
Claire Hatcher
Partner Johnson Doyle Nelson & AndersonCounsel
Vancouver Police Union, B.C. Police Association
Erin Hobday
Legal Counsel Independent Investigations Office of BC
Samuel Hope
Vice President Committed2Change Consulting
Carly Hyman
General Counsel British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
Jennifer Johnston
Vice-President B.C. Crown Counsel Association
Zilla Jones
Counsel Jones Law Office
Stephen Lee
Assistant Commissioner, Federal Policing Pacific Region RCMP Heather Magnin
Administrative Crown Counsel, Commercial, Regulatory & Oversight Prosecutions, Criminal Appeals & Special Prosecutions BC Prosecution Service, Ministry of Attorney General
Superintendent Kurt Martin
Information Management Division Edmonton Police Service Mathy Mulumba
Senior Program/Policy Analyst Justice Canada
Gloria Ng
Co-Founder/Lawyer Platform LitigationPresident
Criminal Defence Advocacy Society (CDAS)
Adam Norget
Director, HR Legal Services & Legal Counsel, Human Resources Division Edmonton Police Services
Hon. Wally Oppal, K.C.
Former Attorney General Government of British ColumbiaJudge (ret.)
British Columbia Court of Appeal
Nina Patel
Regional Director General, Pacific Region, Canada Border Services Agency Staff Sgt. Damien Pearson
Sensitive Investigations Unit (SIU), Behavioral Analysis Team (BAT) Calgary Police Service
Nils Preshaw
Partner Kornfeld LLP
Mike Procyk M.O.M.
Deputy Chief Constable Surrey Police Service
Prabhu Rajan
Commissioner Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner Alexandra Rice
Senior Counsel Public Prosecution Service of Canada Inspector Jeff Ringelberg
Operations officer, Transnational Serious Organized Crime (TSOC) & Clandestine Laboratory Team (CLEAR) RCMP Federal Policing, NorthWest Region – Alberta
Harj Sidhu, M.O.M
Chief Constable Delta Police Department S/Sgt. Cam Stewart
NCO i/c Legal Application Support Team (LAST) RCMP E Division HQ
Jessica Thomson
Executive Director, Corporate Services Police Review Commission (Alberta)
Colin Watson M.O.M.
Chief Constable Abbotsford Police Department