CatIQ Connect 2025
February 4 - 5, 2025 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre
February 4, 2025 - All times Eastern Standard
8:00 am
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7:00 pm
Registration Opens
Say hello and pick up your badge at the registration desk.
8:35 am
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9:15 am
Welcome Address, Opening Remarks and 2024 CATs in Review
Speaker
Laura Twidle
President and CEO
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.
Speaker
Nevina Kishun
President
MSA Research
9:15 am
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10:15 am
Climate Attribution and Canadian Catastrophes
Research Scientist, Climate Research Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada
Morning Concurrent Session A
10:45 am
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11:45 am
Severe Convective Storm Trends in Canada
Moderator
Kimberly Roberts
Head of Americas Peril Advisory
Guy Carpenter
Speaker
Dr. Julian Brimelow
Acting Section Manager
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Speaker
Adam Brainard
Chief Meteorologist
Weather Modification LLC
Speaker
Dave Sills
Executive Director, Northern Tornadoes Project
Western University
Morning Concurrent Session B
10:45 am
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11:45 am
Equity-Driven Community Resilience
Moderator
Sharmalene Mendis-Millard
Speaker
Shannon Miedema
Director, Environment & Climate Change
Halifax Regional Municipality
Speaker
Shawna Peddle
Associate Vice-President
Citizenship at Co-operators
11:45 am
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1:15 pm
Buffet Lunch
12:15 pm
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1:15 pm
Keynote Address
Fireside Chat
Speaker
Tyrone McNeil
President & Tribal Chief
Stó:lo Tribal Council
Early Afternoon Concurrent Session A
1:30 pm
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2:15 pm
Canadian Climate & Data 101
Facilitator:
Caroline Floyd
Director
CatIQ
Speaker
Pouriya Jafarpur
Climate scientist
Canadian Centre for Climate Services
Early Afternoon Concurrent Session B
1:30 pm
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2:15 pm
Wildfire Prevention
Managing Director
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Speaker
Kim Connors
Executive Director
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:20 pm
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2:50 pm
Diverse Approaches to Resilient Action
Late Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:50 pm
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3:20 pm
Diverse Approaches to Resilient Action: An Interactive Game
Speaker
Janot Mendler de Suarez
Visiting Research Fellow
Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
Speaker
David A. Dodd
CEcD/FM/HLM, Founding President/CEO
International Sustainable Resilience Center, Inc
Speaker
Alex Korb
Head of Parametric Insurance Practice
ICEYE
Late Afternoon Concurrent Session B
2:20 pm
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3:20 pm
Inundated with CATs: A Claims Perspective
Panel To Be Announced
3:50 pm
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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
Speaker
Daryl Black
Executive Coaching, Corporate Training, Leadership Development, Team Building, Business Consulting, Management Consulting
Speaker
Tim Kenney
VP Programs and Field Operations
Team Rubicon Canada
5:15 pm
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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
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4:45 pm
Registration Opens
8:00 am
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9:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
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10:00 am
Resiliency in Canada's Housing Market
Moderator
Kathryn Bakos
Managing Director, Finance and Resilience
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
Speaker
Steve Mennill
Planning, Housing Finance & Policy Consultant
Morning Concurrent Session A
10:30 am
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11:30 am
What’s New in Flood Models
Moderator
Joseph Becker
Senior Vice President
Guy Carpenter
Speaker
Erika Schurr
Chief Actuary
Travelers Canada
Speaker
Robin Bourke
Engineering Advisor
Public Safety Canada
Speaker
Alain Pietroniro
Professor and Chair in Sustainable Water System in a Changing Climate at University of Calgary
University of Calgary
Speaker
Brett Williams
Senior Product Manager
Verisk Analytics
Morning Concurrent Session B
10:30 am
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11:30 am
Decoding Building Codes in Canada
Moderator
Gary Martin
Research Associate
Carleton University
Speaker
Marianne Armstrong
Initiative Leader - Climate Resilient Built Environment Initiative
National Research Council Canada
Speaker
Stefanie Coleman
Sustainable and Resilient Housing Industry Lead
Natural Resources Canada
11:35 am
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12:35 pm
Communicating Flood Risk
Moderator
Phil Donelson
Director of Climate & Catastrophic Risk
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Speaker
Šárka Černá
Head of Client Solutions
Aon Impact Forecasting
Speaker
Jessica Strauss
Manager
Public Safety Canada
12:30 pm
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1:50 pm
Buffet Lunch
1:10 pm
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1:50 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Presentation
Keynote Speaker
Paul Kovacs
Executive Director
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:10 pm
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3:00 pm
2024 Flood Events
Panel To Be Announced
Afternoon Concurrent Session B
2:10 pm
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3:00 pm
Nature-Based Solutions: When and How Can They Be Insured?
Moderator
Kim Neale
Vice President Resilient Habitats
WWF-Canada
Speaker
Joanna Eyquem
Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
Speaker
Dipika Deol
Senior Client Manager, Vice President, Public Sector Solutions
Swiss Re
3:05 pm
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4:05 pm
Earthquake: Managing Capacity for “The Big One”
Speaker
Alister Campbell
President & CEO
PACICC
Speaker
Iann Villar
Vice President
Gallagher Re
4:05 pm
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4:30 pm
2025 CATs: The Forecast Says?
Speaker
Steve Bowen
Chief Science Officer
Gallagher Re
4:30 pm
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4:45 pm
Closing Remarks
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