Pre Conference - Sunday April 18

Early Registration

Informal Gathering / Networking - Woody's Pub

Day 1 Program - Monday April 19

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking

Conference Opens

Welcome and Introduction of Moderators:
- Alex Eddington, Conference Chair and VP AAC
- Greg Hart, Human Effort, Calgary
- Rob Abbott, Abbott Strategies, Calgary

Keynote Speaker:

Dr Dianne Saxe

Dr Dianne Saxe, Ph.D. in Law. Heads the environmental law firm, Saxe Law Office in Toronto. Widely published and internationally respected on Environmental Law. Click here for Dianne's Bio and Website.

Refreshment Break

Session 1:

Advanced and Innovative Tools and Techniques - An Industry Perspective

Organizations are more complex than ever. How are management systems improved to deliver expected performance? How well do audits actually verify these expectations? Once you've done audits - what next? This session provides specific examples of how leading organizations are using tools and techniques to meet expectations and provide senior management with useful and accurate decision making feedback.

Mark Schwarz, Nova Chemicals, Calgary - Case Study: Nova Chemicals Approach to Risk Based EHS Auditing.

Kevin Dunn, Inter Pipeline Fund, Calgary - Analysis of Audit Findings for Performance Improvement.

Andy Ciupa, Syncrude Canada Ltd, Calgary - Auditing EHS and OIMS at Syncrude - Increasing the Relevance of Audits and Building Internal Audit Capacity. (OIMS: ExxonMobil's Operational Integricy Management System).

Piotr Zerbe, BC Hydro, Vancouver - So, your EMS is suitable, adequate and effective. How do you know?

Additional speakers are currently being considered for this session.

Refreshment Break to be held 10:15 - 10:45 AM.

Lunch Speaker:

Westray Mine Disaster

Gordon Walsh, Calgary

Gordon was working at the Westray Mine when one of the worst accidents in Canadian history happened. This event led to landmark changes to the Canadian Criminal Code - Bill C-45. Gordon shares his experience and knowledge on events leading up to the accident and how the all parties involved dealt with the aftermath. A unique presentation that all EHS practicitioners must see.

Session 2:

New Tricks for Old Dogs - Advances in Audit Techniques

To stay ahead of the game, Auditors need to keep developing their skills and capabilities, sometimes even learning from other disciplines. This session provides new innovative ways of conducting common audit tasks required of any audit.

Dana Rodden, Metacentre, Vancouver - Detecting Validity and Deception in Interviews and Statements.

Judy Federorick, ERM, Toronto - Auditing to Improve Performance: Using Safety Intervention to Motivate Action.

Refreshment Break

Session 3:

Innovations Revealed - Quick-Fire Selection of Top Performing Approaches

This session will contain 10 minute presentations by participants, sponsors and exhibitors on EHS innovations. This session is aimed at stimulating ideas and solutions for conference participants by having numerous focussed presentations on practical approaches.

Evan Jones, Golder Associates, Vancouver - Auditing EHS and OIMS at Syncrude - Making It Happen

Greg Hart, Human Effort, Calgary. - Explaining Audit Tree

Kevin Dunn, Inter Pipeline Fund, Calgary - Risk Matrices: Proper Design and Use.

Stephanie Meyer, Stratos Inc., Ottawa - How to assess alignment with the corporate sustainability vision.

Adrienne Turner, ISNetworld, Calgary

Milan Dayalal, Dakota Software, Rochester, New York

Reception

Dinner and Entertainment

An evening of dining, socializing, entertainment - included as part of conference registration.