Speakers

Conference Chair

Robert R. Shouldice

Partner and Chair - Public Infrastructure Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Utilities – A Key Challenge to Urban Transit Project Delivery

April 27, 2017 • 1:30 pm

Speaker Faculty

Valerie Blinch

Vice President, Infrastructure
Fengate

The Process of Qualifying and Submitting a Bid – Challenges for Project Companies and Owners

April 26, 2017 • 11:15 am

Danielle Bury

Senior Advisor, Hamilton LRT, Rapid Transit, Capital Projects Group
Metrolinx

Transit and Sustainable Urban Integration

April 27, 2017 • 11:00 am

Jeffrey Busby

Director, Infrastructure Program Management
TransLink, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority

Transit and Sustainable Urban Integration

April 27, 2017 • 11:00 am

Paul S. Collins

Senior Manager, Utilities, Capital Projects Group
Metrolinx

Utilities – A Key Challenge to Urban Transit Project Delivery

April 27, 2017 • 1:30 pm

Catherine Doyle

Partner
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Process of Qualifying and Submitting a Bid – Challenges for Project Companies and Owners

April 26, 2017 • 11:15 am

Simon Dupuis

Manager, Procurement and Funding
City of Ottawa – Confederation Line

The Process and Challenges of Procurement – Present and Future

April 26, 2017 • 1:45 pm

Amanda Farrell

President and CEO
Partnerships BC

Is it Time for a National P3 Staging Plan for Major Public Transportation Projects?

April 26, 2017 • 9:15 am

Chris Gentile

Technical Manager, Valley Line LRT
City of Edmonton

Progress on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT – General Project Update

April 27, 2017 • 9:45 am

Chris Gauer

Divisional President, Major Projects
Infrastructure Ontario

Is it Time for a National P3 Staging Plan for Major Public Transportation Projects?

April 26, 2017 • 9:15 am

Lawren Green

Vice President Finance and Development
Kiewit

Effective Performance-Based Output Specifications for Transit Infrastructure Projects

April 26, 2017 • 4:30 pm

Colin Hill

Deputy Project Director, Civil
TransEd

Progress on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT – General Project Update

April 27, 2017 • 9:45 am

Richard Holder

Manager Rail Systems and Operations Integration
City of Ottawa

The Process and Challenges of Procurement – Present and Future

April 26, 2017 • 1:45 pm

Johanna Hoyt

Design Project Manager
TransEd

Progress on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT – General Project Update

April 27, 2017 • 9:45 am

Josh Jones

Project Manager, Owners Engineer Team
Valley Line LRT – AECOM

Progress on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT – General Project Update

April 27, 2017 • 9:45 am

Georg Josi

Design Review Manager, SUI/Structures Owners Engineer Team
Valley Line LRT – DIALOG

Transit and Sustainable Urban Integration

April 27, 2017 • 11:00 am

Lindsay Karpetz

Director, Light Rapid Transit Project Director Hurontario LRT & Hamilton LRT
Infrastructure Ontario

The Process and Challenges of Procurement – Present and Future

April 26, 2017 • 1:45 pm

Fabiola MacIntyre

Manager, Green Line LRT
City of Calgary

Transit and Sustainable Urban Integration

April 27, 2017 • 11:00 am

Tom Middlebrook, P.Eng

Senior Vice President, Business Development
Dragados Canada

Is it Time for a National P3 Staging Plan for Major Public Transportation Projects?

April 26, 2017 • 9:15 am

Chris Moran

Chris Moran
EllisDon Capital

The Process of Qualifying and Submitting a Bid – Challenges for Project Companies and Owners

April 26, 2017 • 11:15 am

Kimberly (Moser) Newhouse

Manager, Community Relations, ION Rapid Transit
Region of Waterloo

Public and Community Engagement

April 27, 2017 • 3:30 pm

Rob Pattison

Senior Vice President, Light Rail Transit
Infrastructure Ontario

Utilities – A Key Challenge to Urban Transit Project Delivery

April 27, 2017 • 1:30 pm

Andrew Philip

Vice President, Market Segment Leader
AECOM

Is it Time for a National P3 Staging Plan for Major Public Transportation Projects?

April 26, 2017 • 9:15 am

Mark Romoff

President and CEO
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships

Keynote Address – Supporting the Urban Transit Tidal Wave

April 27, 2017 • 9:15 am

Thomas Schmidt

Commissioner Transportation and Environmental Services
Region of Waterloo

The Process and Challenges of Procurement – Present and Future

April 26, 2017 • 1:45 pm

Divya Shah

Senior Vice President, Transaction Finance
Infrastructure Ontario

Is it Time for a National P3 Staging Plan for Major Public Transportation Projects?

April 26, 2017 • 9:15 am

Derrick M. Toigo

Executive Vice President, Civil - Roads and Transit
Infrastructure Ontario

The Process and Challenges of Procurement – Present and Future

April 26, 2017 • 1:45 pm

Danielle Townley

Director, Transaction Legal
Infrastructure Ontario

The Process of Qualifying and Submitting a Bid – Challenges for Project Companies and Owners

April 26, 2017 • 11:15 am

Vernita Tsang

Vice President, Legal
Fengate

The Process of Qualifying and Submitting a Bid – Challenges for Project Companies and Owners

April 26, 2017 • 11:15 am

Eric MacDonald

Senior Vice President, Utilitie
Aecon

Utilities – A Key Challenge to Urban Transit Project Delivery

April 27, 2017 • 1:30 pm

Paul Martin

Senior Vice President
Plenary Group

Is it Time for a National P3 Staging Plan for Major Public Transportation Projects?

April 26, 2017 • 9:15 am

Arsalan Zargar

Director
EllisDon Capital

Effective Performance-Based Output Specifications for Transit Infrastructure Projects

April 26, 2017 • 4:30 pm

Paul Johnson

Director, LRT Project Coordination Light Rail Transit Office
City of Hamilton

Public and Community Engagement

April 27, 2017 • 3:30 pm

François Maurin

HESOP Product Manager
Alstom

Developments in Railway Electrification and Using Innovation to Reduce the Cost of Electrification

April 26, 2017 • 3:45 pm

Douglas Sanders

Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Robert R. Shouldice

Partner and Chair - Public Infrastructure Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Utilities – A Key Challenge to Urban Transit Project Delivery

April 27, 2017 • 1:30 pm

Hon. Amarjeet Sohi

Minister of Infrastructure & Communities
Government of Canada

Keynote Address: Investing in Canada: A Long Term Plan to Build the Urban Transit of the 21st Century

April 26, 2017 • 10:45 am

Ian Wardley

Consultant
Stewart Group

Transit and Sustainable Urban Integration

April 27, 2017 • 11:00 am

Andrew Gillespie

Vice President/Sr. Director-Systems Projects
Gannett Fleming Transit and Rail Systems

Developments in Railway Electrification and Using Innovation to Reduce the Cost of Electrification

April 26, 2017 • 3:45 pm

James J. Gillies

Chief, Electrification- Rail Systems Engineering Rail & Transit Canada
WSP

Developments in Railway Electrification and Using Innovation to Reduce the Cost of Electrification

April 26, 2017 • 3:45 pm

Tara Kuuskman

Manager, Planning & Design Toronto, Distribution Planning & Records
Enbridge Gas Distribution

Jennifer Verellen

Director-Rail Systems Engineering Rail & Transit Canada
WSP

Developments in Railway Electrification and Using Innovation to Reduce the Cost of Electrification

April 26, 2017 • 3:45 pm

Eileen Waechter

Director, Airport Planning
Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)

The Emerging Role of Airports and Requirements for Transit Development

April 27, 2017 • 2:45 pm

Workshop Leaders:

Vincent Liu

Director
Dutch Infrastructure Fund

Catherine Deluz

Senior Vice President, Project Finance
Moody’s Investors Service