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

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

Steve Bowen

Moderator
Steve Bowen

Chief Science Officer
Gallagher Re

Speaker
Dave Sills
Executive Director, Northern Tornadoes Project
Western University

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Speaker
Julian Brimelow
Physical Sciences Specialist, Applied Environmental Prediction Science, Prairie & Northern Region
Environment Canada

Morning Concurrent Session B
10:45 am - 11:45 am
A Roadmap for Community Resilience

Shawna Peddle

Speaker
Shawna Peddle
Managing Director
Partners for Action

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12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Keynote Address
Fireside Chat - Community Resilience: An Indigenous View

Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil

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

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Early Afternoon Concurrent Session A
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Canadian Climate & Data 101

Caroline Floyd

Facilitator:
Caroline Floyd

Director
CatIQ

Early Afternoon Concurrent Session B
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Local Spotlight on a 2024 CAT

Late Afternoon Concurrent Session A
2:05 pm - 3:05 pm
What’s New in Flood Models

Speaker
Erika Schurr
Chief Actuary
Travelers Canada

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Late Afternoon Concurrent Session B
2:05 pm - 3:05 pm
CAT Management Toolbox

3:05 pm - 3:35 pm
Networking Break

Session Sponsor

3:35 pm - 4:45 pm
2024 CAT

4:45 pm - 5:05 pm
Student Delegate Presentations

5:05 pm - 6:00 pm
Cocktail Reception

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