TOPICS & PRESENTERS*
March 31 & April 1, 2026

* Please note that program and speakers are subject to change.

DAY ONE:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

TRACK 1 (Hall A)

8:00 a.m. to
8:50 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

8:50 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.

OPENING REMARKS (Hall A)

9:00 a.m. to
10:00 a.m.

KEYNOTE: Reclaiming Transportation Corridors as Performative Landscapes – Stormwater Management in Linear Parks: Lessons from Case Studies​

Presenter:
Isabel Castilla, Field Operations

10:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.

Evaluating the Role of Catch Basin Inserts in Stormwater Maintenance Strategies​

Presenter:
David Lembcke, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)​

10:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.

Building Capacity to Scale up GI Implementation for a More Resilient Toronto​​

Presenters:
Yusra Sani, Niloufar Mohajerani, and Adriana Gomez, City of Toronto

11:30 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.

Navigating the CLI-ECA: Practical Steps for Developing Stormwater Operation and Maintenance Manuals​

Presenters:
Samantha Paquette and Marjorie Prentice, GEI Consultants Canada

12:00 p.m. to
1:15 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.

Streamlining Permissions for Storm Water Management Works through the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry

Presenters:
Juwairia Obaid and Pujan Shrestha, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)

1:45 p.m. to
2:15 p.m.

Community Engagement for Long-Term Success of Green Infrastructure

Presenters:
Luisa Martinez, RAINscapeTO and Jennifer Leung, City of Toronto

2:15 p.m. to
2:45 p.m.

Holding Back the Floodwaters – Design and Implementation of a Temporary Riverine Floodwall Along Little Etobicoke Creek​

Presenters:
Chris Denich and Chad Cota, Aquafor Beech Ltd.

2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:15 p.m. to
3:45 p.m.

Insights from 15 Years of School Rain Gardens: Successes, Challenges, and Community Impact​

Presenter:
Amanda Slaght, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)​

3:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.

The Pond-Wetland-Park Continuum: Making Multi-Benefit Stormwater Work

Presenter:
Anton Skorobogatov, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.​

4:15 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby)

TRACK 2 (Hall F)

8:00 a.m. to
8:50 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

8:50 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.

OPENING REMARKS (Hall F)

9:00 a.m. to
10:00 a.m.

KEYNOTE: 3-D Ecosystem Design, Corridor Optimization and Construction for Risk Reduction of Ecosystem Restoration Projects​

Presenter:
David Bidelspach, 5 Smooth Stones Restoration

10:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.

Still Creek Rainwater Management Enhancements – Reconnecting Landscapes​

Presenters:
Rohan Hakimi and Jacqueline Snyder, AECOM​

10:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Sky to Surface

Presenter:
Jenny Hill, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

When the Storms Returned: A Creek’s Test of Repair, Resilience, and Mother Nature’s Unscripted Lessons​

Presenter:
David Meikle, Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc.​

12:00 p.m. to
1:15 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.

Flow Forward: Barrie’s Evolution in Managing Stormwater Infrastructure​

Presenters:
Robert Amos, Aquafor Beech Ltd. and Jake Reid, City of Barrie

1:45 p.m. to
2:15 p.m.

Building A New Complete Corridor System to Integrate Stormwater, Habitat, and Humans​

Presenters:
Jordan Teeple, Montrose Environmental Solutions Canada Inc. and Adrienne Sones, City of London

2:15 p.m. to
2:45 p.m.

Are Urban Stormwater Ponds a Net Climate Positive or Negative?​

Presenters:
Stephanie Slowinski, University of Waterloo and Brendan Hummelen, CF Crozier & Associates Inc.

2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:15 p.m. to
3:45 p.m.

Development and Application of Ottawa’s New Erosion Risk Assessment Methodology​

Presenters:
Robin McKillop, SLR Consulting and Tim Yoon, City of Ottawa

3:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.

Vegetation Controlled Riffles​

Presenters:
Michael Dhanraj and Heather Amirault, Stantec Consulting

4:15 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby)

DAY TWO:
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

TRACK 1 (Hall A)

8:00 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

9:00 a.m. to
9:30 a.m.

Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence

Presenter:
Andy Erickson, University of Minnesota

9:30 a.m. to
10:00 a.m.

Lakeview Village: Large-Scale Implementation of LID Stormwater Systems​

Presenters:
Andrew Fata, Urbantech Consulting and Geoffrey Russell, City of Mississauga

10:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.

Retrofit BMPs: When Competing Issues and Competing Interests Make It Complicated​

Presenter:
Laurel Morgan, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.​

10:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.

Fostering Community-Based Low Impact Development (LID): A Deep Dive Into Scaling Residential Stormwater Management Through Municipal-Community Collaboration (Panel)​

Presenters:
Alexia Da Poupada, Green Venture; Stephan Meloche, EnviroCentre; and Taylor Ross, Reep Green Solutions

12:00 p.m. to
1:15 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.

From Pilot to Proof: Two Years of Performance Monitoring on Canada’s First CSA-Compliant Smart Blue Roof​

Presenters:
Phil James and Kyle Vander Linden, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)

1:45 p.m. to
2:15 p.m.

Evaluating Storm Sewer Exfiltration: Hydraulic Efficiency and Water Quality in Tight Soils​

Presenters:
Adrienne Sones, City of London and Clare Robinson, Western University

2:15 p.m. to
2:45 p.m.

Flood Damage-Based Prioritization of Retrofit Opportunities for At-Source Stormwater Retention in the Humber River Watershed​

Presenters:
Mila Mahya and Yuestas David, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:15 p.m. to
3:45 p.m.

Building Climate-Resilient Highway Drainage Systems in Northern Ontario: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Presenters:
Yolanda Fang and Amin Owrangi, AtkinsRéalis Inc.

3:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.

The Real Value of Communicating Climate Change​

Presenter:
Christopher Davidson, WSP Canada Inc.

TRACK 2 (Hall F)

8:00 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

9:00 a.m. to
9:30 a.m.

City of London Guidance Document for CLI ECA Schedule F: SWM Pond Sediment and Excess Soil Beneficial Reuse Evaluations​

Presenters:
Francine Kelly-Hooper, GHD and Jeff Hachey, City of London

9:30 a.m. to
10:00 a.m.

Hydraulically-Applied Erosion Control Products – In Place of Regular Hydroseeding/Terraseeding/Rolled Erosion Control Blankets

Presenter:
Rod Anderton, SCS Consulting

10:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.

Indigenous Led Watershed Restoration: A Collaborative Model for Building Climate Resiliency in the Fraser Valley, BC​

Presenter:
David Miekle, Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc.

10:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.

City of St Albert Erosion and Sediment Control Practices to Protect the Sturgeon River​

Presenter:
Camille Chalifoux, Stantec Consulting

11:30 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.

Adaptive Scope Management to Respond to Rapidly Changing Site Conditions – A Case Study in the Design and Implementation of Two Emergency Slopes Failures Along the Rouge River​

Presenters:
Timothy Ng and Vithusan Jeyakanth, City of Markham; Jacob Ursulak, Aquafor Beech Ltd.

12:00 p.m. to
1:15 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.

Building the River from the Ground Up: A Contractor’s Perspective on River Channel Construction​

Presenter:
Sajid Alimohamed, QM Environmental​

1:45 p.m. to
2:15 p.m.

Erosion and Sediment Control in Canada’s Arctic: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned​

Presenter:
Nicholas Schulz, Kilgour & Associates Ltd.

2:15 p.m. to
2:45 p.m.

Reactive versus Proactive: Managing Legacy Infrastructure Risks in Floodplain and Riparian Zones​

Presenters:
Peter De Carvalho and Andrew Doherty, Stantec Consulting

2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:15 p.m. to
3:45 p.m.

“How Much Can This Stream Handle?”: The Evolution of Erosion Thresholds and Field-Based Assessment in Ontario’s Stormwater Practice​

Presenter:
Paul Villard, GEO Morphix Ltd.

3:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.

Innovative Vegetated Slope Stabilization Along the DVP Using Soil Nailing and HPTRM

Presenters:
Anna Paris, Maccaferri and Reuben Shanthikumar, City of Toronto