2016 Speaker Presentations & Program

View the 2016 Conference Program.

Please note that some presentations contained proprietary information and cannot be posted online. We post as many as possible respecting the wishes of the presenter. 


20/20 Vision – The Future of Business in 2020 – Tod Maffin, Author & Internet Strategist


Employer Restructuring – OMERS Implications – Cynthia Crysler, Senior Vice President, OMERS


Achieving Managed Growth Through Diversification – Benjamin Grunfeld, Director, Energy Practice, Navigant


Healthcare Benefit Costs – What’s Coming Down the Drug Pipeline – Barbara A. Martinez, Practice Leader, Drug Benefits Solutions, Great-West Life Assurance Company


Making a Rainy Day Shine - Managing Weather Risk – John Coleman, CFA, Director, Structuring & Origination, eWeatherRisk, Inc.


Disability Management Best Practices – Charmaine Alexander, Senior Advisor in Best Practice & Innovation, Desjardins


Sunrise Propane - A Cautionary Tale of Public Safety & Company Responsibility – Alan Mark, Partner, Litigation Group, Goodmans
Monitoring Your Cyber Posture – Doug Westlund, VP, Strategic Planning & Implementation Services, AESI
Absence Management – Kristen Coady, Director, Absence Management Solutions, Morneau Shepell
Increasing the Effectiveness of Your ERM Program – D. Jody Hamade, Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management, Ontario Power Generation
Alcohol/Drug Trends & Strategies – Barb Butler, President, Barbara Butler & Associates
Workplace Trends to Watch – Anne Gallop, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Leading Through Change - So Now What? – Robert Harris, Author & Consultant, Schulich School of Business