CatIQ Connect 2025

February 4 - 5, 2025 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre

February 4, 2025 - All times Eastern Standard

8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Registration Opens

Say hello and pick up your badge at the registration desk.

8:00 am - 8:35 am
Breakfast

Fuel up for a day of catastrophe content!

Session Sponsor

8:35 am - 9:15 am
Welcome Address, Opening Remarks and 2024 CATs in Review

Laura Twidle

Speaker
Laura Twidle
President and CEO
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.

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Nevina Kishun

Speaker
Nevina Kishun
President
MSA Research

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9:15 am - 10:15 am
Climate Attribution and Canadian Catastrophes

10:15 am - 10:45 am
Networking Break

Session Sponsor

Morning Concurrent Session A
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Severe Convective Storm Trends in Canada

Kimberly Roberts

Moderator
Kimberly Roberts

Head of Americas Peril Advisory
Guy Carpenter

Julian Brimelow

Speaker
Dr. Julian Brimelow
Acting Section Manager
Environment and Climate Change Canada

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Speaker
Adam Brainard
Chief Meteorologist
Weather Modification LLC

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Speaker
Dave Sills
Executive Director, Northern Tornadoes Project
Western University

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Morning Concurrent Session B
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Equity-Driven Community Resilience

Shannon Miedema

Speaker
Shannon Miedema
Director, Environment & Climate Change
Halifax Regional Municipality

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Shawna Peddle

Speaker
Shawna Peddle
Associate Vice-President
Citizenship at Co-operators

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11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Buffet Lunch

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Keynote Address
Fireside Chat

Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil

Speaker
Tyrone McNeil
President & Tribal Chief
Stó:lo Tribal Council

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Early Afternoon Concurrent Session A
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Canadian Climate & Data 101

Caroline Floyd

Facilitator:
Caroline Floyd

Director
CatIQ

pouriya-jafarpur

Speaker
Pouriya Jafarpur
Climate scientist
Canadian Centre for Climate Services

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Early Afternoon Concurrent Session B
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Wildfire Prevention

kim-connors

Speaker
Kim Connors
Executive Director
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre

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Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
Diverse Approaches to Resilient Action

Late Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm
Diverse Approaches to Resilient Action: An Interactive Game

Janot Mendler de Suarez

Speaker
Janot Mendler de Suarez
Visiting Research Fellow
Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future

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Speaker
David A. Dodd
CEcD/FM/HLM, Founding President/CEO
International Sustainable Resilience Center, Inc

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Speaker
Alex Korb
Head of Parametric Insurance Practice
ICEYE

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Late Afternoon Concurrent Session B
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
Inundated with CATs: A Claims Perspective

Panel To Be Announced

3:05 pm - 3:35 pm
Networking Break

Session Sponsor

3:50 pm - 4:50 pm
Jasper Recovery and What Comes After

Moderator
Rob de Pruis

National Director, Consumer & Industry Relations
Insurance Bureau of Canada

Speaker
Cheryl Spencer-Morley
Founder and CEO
Spencer Morley Consulting

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Speaker
Daryl Black
Executive Coaching, Corporate Training, Leadership Development, Team Building, Business Consulting, Management Consulting

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Speaker
Tim Kenney
VP Programs and Field Operations
Team Rubicon Canada

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4:50 pm - 5:15 pm
Student Delegate Presentations

Session Sponsor

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Cocktail Reception

Mingle with your peers, view posters and chat with our student delegates, and try out this year’s signature cocktail as we wind down from a full day of catastrophe content.

Session Sponsor

February 5, 2025 - All times Eastern Standard

8:00 am - 4:45 pm
Registration Opens

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Resiliency in Canada's Housing Market

Kathryn Bakos

Moderator
Kathryn Bakos

Managing Director, Finance and Resilience
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

Speaker
Steve Mennill
Planning, Housing Finance & Policy Consultant

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10:00 am - 10:30 am
Networking Break

Session Sponsor

Morning Concurrent Session A
10:30 am - 11:30 am
What’s New in Flood Models

Moderator
Joseph Becker

Senior Vice President
Guy Carpenter

Erika-Schurr

Speaker
Erika Schurr
Chief Actuary
Travelers Canada

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Speaker
Robin Bourke
Engineering Advisor
Public Safety Canada

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Speaker
Alain Pietroniro
Professor and Chair in Sustainable Water System in a Changing Climate at University of Calgary
University of Calgary

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Speaker
Brett Williams
Senior Product Manager
Verisk Analytics

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Morning Concurrent Session B
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Decoding Building Codes in Canada

gary-martin

Moderator
Gary Martin

Research Associate
Carleton University

Marianne Armstrong

Speaker
Marianne Armstrong
Initiative Leader - Climate Resilient Built Environment Initiative
National Research Council Canada

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Speaker
Stefanie Coleman
Sustainable and Resilient Housing Industry Lead
Natural Resources Canada

11:35 am - 12:35 pm
Communicating Flood Risk

Phil Donelson

Moderator
Phil Donelson

Director of Climate & Catastrophic Risk
Insurance Bureau of Canada

Sarka Cerna

Speaker
Šárka Černá
Head of Client Solutions
Aon Impact Forecasting

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Jessica Strauss

Speaker
Jessica Strauss
Manager
Public Safety Canada

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12:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Buffet Lunch

1:10 pm - 1:50 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Presentation

Paul Kovacs

Keynote Speaker
Paul Kovacs

Executive Director
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
2024 Flood Events

Panel To Be Announced

Afternoon Concurrent Session B
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
Nature-Based Solutions: When and How Can They Be Insured?

K-Neale

Moderator
Kim Neale

Vice President Resilient Habitats
WWF-Canada

joanna eyquem

Speaker
Joanna Eyquem
Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

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Speaker
Dipika Deol
Senior Client Manager, Vice President, Public Sector Solutions
Swiss Re

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3:05 pm - 4:05 pm
Earthquake: Managing Capacity for “The Big One”

Speaker
Alister Campbell
President & CEO
PACICC

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Speaker
Iann Villar
Vice President
Gallagher Re

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4:05 pm - 4:30 pm
2025 CATs: The Forecast Says?

Steve Bowen

Speaker
Steve Bowen
Chief Science Officer
Gallagher Re

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4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Closing Remarks

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