Past Speakers

Co-Chairs

Giovanni Cautillo

President
Ontario General Contractors Association

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

February 25, 2022 • 9:00 am

Howard Krupat

Partner
DLA Piper

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

February 25, 2022 • 9:00 am

Speaker Faculty

Matthew Baginski

Procurement and Contracts Manager
Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors

Revisiting Project Scope: Best Practices for Change Orders After the Contract Has Been Signed

February 25, 2022 • 3:30 pm

Faren Bogach

Founder and Lawyer
Construct Legal

Tips, Trends and Tools to Manage Risk at the Procurement Stage

February 24, 2022 • 4:00 pm

Andre Brace

Senior Director, Construction Solutions
FTI Consulting

Managing Your Project’s COVID Related Risks and Delays

February 24, 2022 • 10:15 am

Laura Brazil

Partner
McMillan LLP

Allocating Risk and Discerning the Role of Subtrades in Construction Projects

February 25, 2022 • 10:30 am

Graham Brown

Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Practical Tips on Construction Liens: Lesser-Known Pitfalls and Where Companies Go Wrong

February 24, 2022 • 1:45 pm

Lia Bruschetta

Associate, Litigation
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Alternative Dispute Resolutions– Rethinking the Approach and Determining Which Method Is Right for You to Resolve Problems and Avoid Going to Court

February 24, 2022 • 11:30 am

Chris Burr

Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Surety Bonds: Avoiding Insolvency and Practical Tools to Protect Your Project Outcome

February 25, 2022 • 11:30 am

Mark A.D. Coleman

Partner
Forbes Chochla Leon LLP

Best Practices for Mitigating Environmental and Geotechnical Risks in Construction Projects

February 25, 2022 • 2:45 pm

Bill Deley

Principal and Assistant General Counsel
GHD

Understanding the Ethical and Relationship Issues in Construction Joint Venture Projects and Damages Prevention

February 25, 2022 • 1:30 pm

Justin DeMerchant

Contracts and Legal Director
Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors

Revisiting Project Scope: Best Practices for Change Orders After the Contract Has Been Signed

February 25, 2022 • 3:30 pm

Paul Dipede

General Counsel
Corebuild Construction Ltd.

Tips, Trends and Tools to Manage Risk at the Procurement Stage

February 24, 2022 • 4:00 pm

Andrew Heal

Partner
Heal & Co. LLP

How the Amended Ontario Construction Act is Working and Impacts of this Procedural Change Across the Construction Industry

February 24, 2022 • 9:15 am

Andrea Lee

Partner
Glaholt Bowles LLP

Leveraging Technology to Manage Risk

February 24, 2022 • 3:00 pm

Bill Lett

Managing Principal
Lett Architects

Assessing the Risks, Challenges and Benefits Associated with Integrated Project Delivery (“IPD”) and Other Delivery Models

February 25, 2022 • 9:05 am

Jessica Liefl

Manager of Facility Planning and Development, Corporate Facilities Department
City of Barrie

Assessing the Risks, Challenges and Benefits Associated with Integrated Project Delivery (“IPD”) and Other Delivery Models

February 25, 2022 • 9:05 am

Rosemarie Lipman

Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Digital and Data Engineering
EllisDon

Leveraging Technology to Manage Risk

February 24, 2022 • 3:00 pm

Ian Marshall

Vice President, Commercial & Legal
Bot Construction Group

Alternative Dispute Resolutions– Rethinking the Approach and Determining Which Method Is Right for You to Resolve Problems and Avoid Going to Court

February 24, 2022 • 11:30 am

Brent Mauti

Chief Technology Officer
Turner Fleischer Architects Inc.

Leveraging Technology to Manage Risk

February 24, 2022 • 3:00 pm

Kenneth Movat

Partner
Fogler Rubinoff LLP

Practical Tips on Construction Liens: Lesser-Known Pitfalls and Where Companies Go Wrong

February 24, 2022 • 1:45 pm

Iain Peck

Partner
Stieber Berlach LLP

Understanding the Ethical and Relationship Issues in Construction Joint Venture Projects and Damages Prevention

February 25, 2022 • 1:30 pm

Robert Poole

Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Managing Your Project’s COVID Related Risks and Delays

February 24, 2022 • 10:15 am

Sahil Shoor

Partner
Gowling WLG

Managing Your Project’s COVID Related Risks and Delays

February 24, 2022 • 10:15 am

Jakub Slominski

Procurement Manager
Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constuctors

Revisiting Project Scope: Best Practices for Change Orders After the Contract Has Been Signed

February 25, 2022 • 3:30 pm

Michael Swartz

Partner
Weir Foulds LLP

Alternative Dispute Resolutions– Rethinking the Approach and Determining Which Method Is Right for You to Resolve Problems and Avoid Going to Court

February 24, 2022 • 11:30 am

Tara Wishart

Manager, Contract Surety Claims, Ontario/Atlantic Region
Intact Insurance

Surety Bonds: Avoiding Insolvency and Practical Tools to Protect Your Project Outcome

February 25, 2022 • 11:30 am

Lindsay Worton

IPD + Continuous Improvement Coach
Chandos Construction

Assessing the Risks, Challenges and Benefits Associated with Integrated Project Delivery (“IPD”) and Other Delivery Models

February 25, 2022 • 9:05 am