Agenda

2025 Agenda

(Subject to change)

Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

12:00 pm
– 7:00 pm

Registration
(Olympic Foyer)

1:00 pm
– 2:45 pm

What is New with PFAS
(Bronze Room)

Moderator:
Lindsay Paterson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.

Panelists:
Anand Srivastava, Willms & Shier Environmental Law
George (Bud) Ivey, Ivey International
Permveer Bains, Element Materials
Tim Russel, Barr Engineering

2:45 pm
– 3:00 pm

Networking Break
(Olympic Foyer)

3:00 pm
– 4:30 pm

AI The Future is Friendly…
(Bronze Room)

Moderator:
Kevin French, VEI Contracting Inc.

Panelists:
Amy Gainer, Clear-Site Solutions
BJ Min, EcoAI
Paul Hurst, WSP Canada Inc.
Ryan Tulloch, Pro Delta Project Inc.

4:30 pm
– 5:00 pm

ESAA Annual General Meeting (AGM)
(
Bronze Room)

5:00 pm
– 7:00 pm

Reception Sponsored by:

ESAA Summit – Wine & Cheese Opening Reception
(Olympic Foyer)

Join ESAA and your fellow delegates for a wine and cheese reception in the Olympic Ballroom Foyer. The reception will feature a selection of wine and beer along with a number of cheese, meats and accompaniments.

Drink Tickets Sponsored by:

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

8:00 am
– 9:15 am

Networking Breakfast

(Olympic Gold/Silver)

Sponsored by:

8:15 am
– 8:30 am

Opening Remarks
(Olympic Gold/Silver)

Todd Latham, MC 

8:30 am
– 9:45am

Opening Keynote Panel
(Olympic Gold/Silver)

Moderator:
Darel Baker, Co – Founder of Keldar Leadership

Why Being a Leader is so Important?
Darel Baker, Co – Founder of Keldar Leadership

Sponsored by:

bvlabs

9:45 am
– 10:00 am

Networking Break
(Olympic Foyer)

10:00 am
– 12:00 pm

TBA
(Olympic Bronze)

Moderator:
TBA

Panelists:
TBA

TBA
(Explorer Room)

Moderator:
TBA

Panelists:
TBA

12:00 pm
– 2:00 pm

Glynnis Hood, PhD, Environmental Biology and Ecology, University of Alberta, at her home on March 9, 2022.

Keynote Lunch
(Olympic Gold/Silver)

Compound Interest: Are Beavers the New Ecological Restoration Tool?
Dr. Glynnis Hood, Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Alberta

Sponsored by:

2:00 pm
– 2:20 pm

Networking Break
(Olympic Foyer)

2:15pm
– 3:30 pm

Nature Walk

Brian and Dee Keating, Going Wild

2:20 pm
– 4:40 pm

TBA
(Olympic Bronze)

Moderator:
TBA

Panelists:
TBA

TBA
(Explorer Room)

Moderator:
TBA

Panelists:
TBA

5:00 pm
– 8:00 pm

Reception Sponsored by:

Summit Reception
Woody’s Pub

After a full day of taking in all the great information from the panel discussions, please join us for our evening reception.

Drink Tickets Sponsored by:

Osprey

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

7:30 am
– 8:15 am

5K Run

Todd Latham, Actual Media

8:00 am
– 9:15 am

Networking Breakfast

(Olympic
Gold/Silver)

Sponsored by:

Ambipar NEW Logo - Black

9:15 am
– 11:30 am

TBA
(Olympic
 Bronze)

Moderator:
TBA

Panelists:
TBA

TBA
(Explorer Room)

Moderator:
TBA

Panelists:
TBA

11:30 am
– 11:45 am

Networking Break
(Olympic Foyer)

11:45 am
– 2:00 pm

Team Canada’s Beijing 2022 Chef de Mission, Catriona Le May Doan photographed in Calgary, Alberta on January 11, 2022. Leah Hennel / COC

Closing Lunch Keynote
(Olympic Gold/Silver)

Achieving Your Full Potential
Catriona Le May Doan, Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist, President and CEO of Sport Calgary

Sponsored by:

2:00 pm
– 2:15 pm

 Closing Comments

Erin Ciezki, ESAA Executive Director
Todd Latham, Actual Media

* Agenda subject to change