2026 CRHNet Symposium

2026 CRHNet Symposium

2026 CRHNet Symposium

7:30am MDT

Registration and Breakfast Atrium

8:30am MDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks PIC 120/122 - Full Conference Hall

9:00am MDT

Assessing the Assessment: Finding the Method That Measures Up PIC 232Kari Tyler • Chad Pacholik How Do You Plan for Recovery? PIC 233Sophie Guilbault • Chaka Zinyemba Reliving the Lessons: Rethinking Emergency Management and Disaster Risk Reduction leadership from an intergenerational perspective PIC 122 - Split Conference HallJohn Leonard • Aaliyah Karyn Paige Calliou • Astokomii Smith • Sheri Lysons • Lilia Yumagulova

10:30am MDT

Nutrition Break Atrium

11:00am MDT

Advancing Minoritised Ethnic Communities’ Understanding of Urban Flood Governance Through Serious Gaming PIC 232Blessing Mucherera Examining the landscape of stress in Canadian emergency managers PIC 233Jennifer Spinney Taking vulnerability out of HRVA PIC 122 - Split Conference HallLaurie Pearce The role of meteorology in DRR: Integrating Weather Data and Consultation into Community Resilience PIC 120 - Split Conference HallAlysa Pederson

12:00pm MDT

1:00pm MDT

Lightning Talks: Round 1 PIC 120/122 - Full Conference Hall

1:10pm MDT

Theme A: Exploring Disaster Risk Reduction Systems PIC 120 - Split Conference HallPaddy Enright • Eric Kennedy • Jen McEachen Theme B: Turning Insight into Action PIC 122 - Split Conference HallScott Ramey • Christine Buttkus • Paul Flavell • David Woodruff

1:20pm MDT

Accessibility and the Federal Emergencies Act PIC 120 - Split Conference HallJen McEachen Research to Reality: AI Emergency Intelligence for Every Agency PIC 122 - Split Conference HallScott Ramey

1:26pm MDT

Building a taxonomy: Coding barriers to wildfire mitigation in municipal governments PIC 120 - Split Conference HallEric Kennedy From Exercise to Action: Embedding Operational Learning into Your Emergency Management Program PIC 122 - Split Conference HallPaul Flavell

1:32pm MDT

Community Risk: Advancements in Risk Assessment Visualization PIC 122 - Split Conference HallDavid Woodruff

1:38pm MDT

Leveraging Scenario-Based Stress-Testing to Protect Health from Cascading, Compounding and Combined Hazards PIC 120 - Split Conference HallPaddy Enright Living the Lessons: Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Education PIC 122 - Split Conference HallChristine Buttkus

1:45pm MDT

Discussion: Exploring Disaster Risk Reduction Systems (Lightning Talks) PIC 120 - Split Conference HallLilia Yumagulova • Paddy Enright • Eric Kennedy • Jen McEachen Discussion: Turning Insight into Action PIC 122 - Split Conference HallBlessing Mucherera • Scott Ramey • Christine Buttkus • Paul Flavell • David Woodruff

2:15pm MDT

Cold Brew Coffee Connections: Posters and Networking Atrium

3:10pm MDT

Lightning Talks: Round 2 PIC 120/122 - Full Conference Hall

3:15pm MDT

Theme C: Community-Powered Resilience PIC 122 - Split Conference HallAmber Rushton • Amanda Sobierajski • Tim Conrad • Sherry Greene Theme D: Beyond the Yellow Tape PIC 120 - Split Conference HallJackie Kloosterboer • Sydney Fraser • James Wheeler-Hebert • Rachael Oliver

3:20pm MDT

Out of the Ark: Rethinking Animal Welfare in Disasters PIC 120 - Split Conference HallJames Wheeler-Hebert The Power of Preparedness: Building a Resilient Community Before Disaster Strikes PIC 122 - Split Conference HallAmanda Sobierajski

3:26pm MDT

First Moments Matter: Designing Realistic ESS Exercises That Build Confidence Under Pressure PIC 120 - Split Conference HallJackie Kloosterboer The Intricate Fabric of Cultural Intelligence and Social Impact PIC 122 - Split Conference HallAmber Rushton

3:32pm MDT

Doing Disasters Inside Out PIC 122 - Split Conference HallTim Conrad Strengthening Hospital Resilience Through Multi-Site Emergency Training Design PIC 120 - Split Conference HallSydney Fraser

3:38pm MDT

Can AI Help Solve Socio-Economic and Community Safety Challenges in First Nations Communities? PIC 122 - Split Conference HallSherry Greene From Idea to Practice: Creating the Conditions for Community-Led Recovery PIC 120 - Split Conference HallRachael Oliver

3:45pm MDT

Discussion: Beyond the Yellow Tape PIC 120 - Split Conference HallSophie Guilbault • Jackie Kloosterboer • Sydney Fraser • James Wheeler-Hebert • Rachael Oliver Discussion: Community-Powered Resilience PIC 122 - Split Conference HallChaka Zinyemba • Amber Rushton • Amanda Sobierajski • Tim Conrad • Sherry Greene

5:00pm MDT

Hockey Night Networking The Canadian Ice House

7:30am MDT

Breakfast Atrium

9:00am MDT

Disaster Risk Reduction Roundtable: The Future of DRR in Canada PIC 120/122 - Full Conference Hall

10:30am MDT

Nutrition Break Atrium

12:00pm MDT

1:00pm MDT

Re-centering Impacted People: A Meta-Analysis of Best Practices for Engaging Disaster-Affected Individuals PIC 233Kayla Klatt • Erica Woolf Researching Wise Practices for Wildfire Management with Remote First Nations PIC 232Ana T. Gonzalez • Lance Robinson Panel - The evolving profession of Disaster and Emergency Management PIC 120/122 - Full Conference HallBettina Williams • Michel Dore • Darren Blackburn • Emma Chong

1:15pm MDT

Human-Centered Continuity Planning: Putting People at the Core of Business Resilience PIC 233Claire Mechan

1:30pm MDT

Inclusive and Equitable Wildfire Evacuation of Older Adults in Edson, Alberta PIC 233Tara McGee • Sumaira Niazi • Mahed Choudhury

1:35pm MDT

It Takes a Village: How to Scale a Community Wildfire Resilience Program PIC 232Jason Brooks

1:45pm MDT

Combining human insight and AI PIC 233Mark Masongsong

2:00pm MDT

Q&A Session with Insight Talk Presenters PIC 233Kayla Klatt • Mark Masongsong • Erica Woolf • Claire Mechan • Sumaira Niazi • Mahed Choudhury

2:15pm MDT

Nutrition Break Atrium

2:45pm MDT

Disaster Risk Reduction Roundtable: The Future of DRR in Canada (Part II) PIC 120/122 - Full Conference Hall

6:30pm MDT

EM Industry Night Art Gallery of Alberta

7:30am MDT

Breakfast and Registration Atrium

8:30am MDT

Keynote Address: Mayor of Jasper PIC 120/122 - Full Conference HallRichard Ireland

9:15am MDT

Identifying and Understanding Drivers of Green Infrastructure for Flood-Risk Reduction PIC 232Tarisai Mudiwa Panel: Integrating science and local and Indigenous knowledge for climate-related DRR PIC 233Mahed Choudhury • C. Emdad Haque • Mahmood Fayazi • Jaime Waucaush-Warn • Dr. Ranjan Datta Voices from Jasper: Mobilizing Community Agency in a Changing Climate PIC 120/122 - Full Conference HallDr. Brooklyn Rushton • Paulette Dubé

9:30am MDT

Does Power Shape Resillience? PIC 232Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen

9:45am MDT

When Information Is Infrastructure: Rethinking Communications in an Era of Cascading Risk PIC 232Shawna Bruce

10:00am MDT

Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association PIC 232Jeannette MacInnis

10:15am MDT

Q&A with Insight Talk Presenters PIC 232Jeannette MacInnis • Tarisai Mudiwa • Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen • Shawna Bruce

10:20am MDT

Nutrition Break Atrium

10:30am MDT

Ready for It': Learning from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour about concert safety PIC 232Jack Rozdilksy Panel: Beyond the Lot Line: System-Level Debris Approaches for Equitable Recovery PIC 233Rob de Pruis • Tim Kenney • Michael Higgins Systems-Based Approaches Embedding Indigenous Leadership and Cultural Safety in Humanitarian Evacuation Management PIC 120/122 - Full Conference HallTiffany Leung • Ernie Louttit

11:00am MDT

Reimagining Recovery: Transforming Community Assets into Resilience PIC 232Kandy White

11:30am MDT

Advancing Community Resilience in Hinton: Lessons from Hinton’s Roots for Resilience PIC 232Dr. Brooklyn Rushton • Alana Meier Climate Change, Governance Gaps, and Rising Indigenous Vulnerability to Wildfires: Lac LaRonge PIC 120/122 - Full Conference HallC. Emdad Haque • Somashree Chattapadhya Panel: Accessibility and Community Connections PIC 233Jen McEachen • Jack Rozdilksy

12:00pm MDT

Disaster and Emergency Management as a Complex Adaptive System: Relationships, Brokerage, and Emergent Actors PIC 232Todd Miller

12:30pm MDT

Closing Remarks and Lunch Atrium

2026 CRHNet Symposium