Agenda

Wednesday November 19, 2025



8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ethics in Crisis Management Workshop - Navigating Integrity Through Chaos and Crisis  

In times of crisis, ethical clarity can mean the difference between trust and turmoil. This interactive one-day workshop is designed for business continuity, emergency management, and resilience professionals seeking to lead with integrity under pressure. 

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Tabletop Exercise

This high-intensity tabletop exercise simulates a ransomware attack on a critical public sector organization. Led by a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with first-hand experience managing ransomware incidents in critical systems, this in-person session immerses participants in the heat of decision-making during an escalating crisis.


Thursday November 20, 2025



7:30 am - 8:00 am
Registration Open
Breakfast
Start your day off right in the Grand Salon with a nutritional breakfast and networking.

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker


Chris Mathers, Crime, Risk, and Cybersecurity Expert


9:15 am - 10:00 am
City Strong, Business Strong: The Urban Planning-Business Continuity Connection
Marion Benkaiouche reveals how urban planning shapes

community resilience through a comprehensive analysis of business continuity approaches across Canada, the UK, and Australia. Through expert interviews and focus groups, we've uncovered surprising patterns in how different regions approach business continuity - from Canada's economic-focused regulations to the UK and Australia's more integrated approaches.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions


  • Modern IT disaster recovery: ensuring continuity in the age of cyber-attacks, Tarek Habib

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

  • Monter de niveau en planification de la continuité des activités: comment nous avons adapté nos pratiques pour couvrir de longs projets, Etienne Després

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions

2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
  • Modernizing Resilience  with Criticality Scoring, Garth Tucker, Nancy Holloway-White
  • Fieldnotes from the Grey Zone:  An Emergency Management Perspective on Business Continuity, Complexity and Collaboration, Caroline Mellor
  • Bâtir la résilience organisationnelle :  du concept à la capacité d’agir, Akli Feraoun


4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Session
Chantal Hébert,  Resiliency in Times of Political Uncertainty

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Reception
Join us as we wrap up a day of dynamic discussions and shared insights with a closing reception that brings together business continuity professionals from coast to coast. Celebrate the connections made, the knowledge exchanged, and the collective commitment to strengthening our national network. This is your opportunity to continue the conversation, forge new partnerships, and toast to a united vision of resilience.