SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS WITH DRONE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025, 9:30AM - 4:00PM
Course Instructor:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Director, CIFAL York
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Organizing Partner: ADERSIM
DRONE TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION AND OPEN HOUSE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025, 11:30AM - 4:30PM ET
Demonstrators:
Location: Victor Phillip Dadaleh ADERSIM Lab
CTRL+S CULTURE: AI AND HERITAGE IN A DIGITAL WORLD INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MOTOAI HACKATHON
MULTISPECTRAL MAPPING WITH DRONE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025, 9:00AM - 5:30PM
Course Instructors:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Director, CIFAL York
Dr. Adyemi Olusola, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Urban Change
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Organizing Partner: ADERSIM
CANADIAN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025
Location: York University
Organizing Partner: CS-CAN
AI and Feminism: Foundations of a Critical Dialogue on Gender, Power, and Technology
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Course Instructors:
Dr. Christo El Morr, Director, Centre for Feminist Research
Dr. Maleknaz Nayebi, Associate Director, CIFAL York
Dr. Andi Schwartz, Coordinator, Centre for Feminist Research
Dr. Bianca Beauchemin, Assistant Professor, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, York University
Dr. Habiba Rahman, PhD Candidate, Critical Disability Studies, York University
Sabina Fernandes, PhD Student, Critical Disability Studies, York University
Location: HYBRID - ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University & Online
Organizing Partner: Centre for Feminist Research
Environmental Communication Course
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025, 9:30AM - 4:00PM
Course Instructor:
Dr. Mark Terry, Adjunct Professor, Communications and Media Studies, York University
Location: Online
WORDS INTO ACTION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025
Speakers:
Sahar Safaie, Sage on Earth Consulting
Kaitlin Minvielle, First Nations Health Authority
Dr. Aaida Mamuji, Associate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Location: Swan Lake Park, Markham, Ontario
Organizing Partners: CIFAL Victoria, UNDRR
Environmental Communication Course
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025, 9:30AM - 4:00PM
Course Instructor:
Dr. Mark Terry, Adjunct Professor, Communications and Media Studies, York University
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Air Bridge 2025
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
Drone Team:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Director, CIFAL York
Mahbod Aarabi, Operations Coordinator, ADERSIM
Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Location: Stratford Municipal Airport
Organizing Partners: ADERSIM, Alliance North
SLCS LAB WATER SAMPLING WORKSHOP
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025
Workshop Instructor:
Sama Khalili, Water Quality Coordinator, CIFAL York
Location: Swan Lake Park, Markham, Ontario
Organizing Partners: ADERSIM, One WATER, Friends of Swan Lake Park
SLCS LAB DRONE PILOT WORKSHOP
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
Workshop Instructor:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Director, CIFAL York
Location: Swan Lake Park, Markham, Ontario
Organizing Partners: ADERSIM, One WATER, Friends of Swan Lake Park
SLCS LAB WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2025 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2025
Workshop Instructor:
Kathleen Elizabeth Noel
Location: Swan Lake Park, Markham, Ontario
Organizing Partners: ADERSIM, One WATER, Friends of Swan Lake Park
Tech Innovators Summer Camp: Exploring the Future
MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025 - FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025
Program Directors and Moderators:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Director, CIFAL York
Dr. Maleknaz Nayebi, Associate Director, CIFAL York
Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Mahbod Aarabi, Operations Coordinator, VPD ADERSIM Lab
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Organizing Partner: ADERSIM
Drone Pilot Course
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025 - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Instructors:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University; Director, CIFAL York
Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Mahbod Aarabi, Operations Coordinator, VPD ADERSIM Lab
Localizing the Canadian Supply Chain: Understanding Sector-Specific Impacts on U.S. Tariffs
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025
SESSION 1
Speakers:
Janna Streef, Owner, Integrated Customs Services Inc.
Brendan Sweeney, Managing Director, Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing
Moderator: Janet Song, Community Engagement & Economic Development Specialist
Topic: Eye of the Storm - US Tariffs on Automotive and
manufacturing sector
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025
SESSION 2
Speakers:
Alida Burke, CFO and co-founder, Growcer
Dr. Al Mussell, Founder & Research Lead, Agri-Food Economic Systems, Inc; Senior Research Fellow, The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI)
Sarah Lewis, Senior Manager, Deloitte Economic Advisory
Xiao Xiao, Senior Associate, Deloitte Economic Advisory
Stephen Duff, Chief Economist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agri-business
Moderator: Janet Song, Community Engagement & Economic Development Specialist
Topic: Harvesting Resilience: Navigating U.S. Tariff in Agriculture & Beyond
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025
SESSION 3
Speakers:
Stewart Muir, President & CEO, Resource Works
Jay Wilson, Director of Energy Security, Electricity Canada
Barry Penner, Senior Counsel, Energy, Environment, Public Policy & Strategic Communications
Moderator: Janet Song, Community Engagement & Economic Development Specialist
Topic: Power Shift: U.S. Tariffs and the Future of Canada's Energy Supply Chain
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025
SESSION 2
Speakers:
Audrey Hlembizky, CEO, TeamsynerG Global Consulting | Chief Innovation Officer, RJC Global Impact
Jason Rasevych, President of Anishnawbe Business Professional Association | National Leader, Waawoono Consultancy
Moderator: Janet Song, Community Engagement & Economic Development Specialist
Topic: From Mine to Market: How tariffs and trade tensions are reshaping Canada's critical minerals strategy
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2025
SESSION 5
Speakers:
Chris Conway, Stewart Muir, President & CEO, Resource Works
Howard Tam, Foodie-in-Chief, Eat More Scarborough
Martin Hillcoat, COO, PiVAL International
Moderator: Janet Song, Community Engagement & Economic Development Specialist
Topic: From Farm to Fork: Navigating U.S. Tariffs and Localizing Canada's Food & Beverage Supply Chain
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025
SESSION 6
Speakers:
Kelly Cooper, Founder & President, Centre for Social Intelligence Inc.
Hailey Quiquero, Technical Manager WoodWorks Ontario
Marc Hollin, National Representative, Research Department, UNIFOR
Moderator: Janet Song, Community Engagement & Economic Development Specialist
Topic: From Forest to Foundation: Strengthening Canada's Wood Supply Chain Amid U.S. Tariffs
AI and Feminism: Foundations of a Critical Dialogue on Gender, Power, and Technology
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Course Instructors:
Dr. Christo El Morr, Director, Centre for Feminist Research
Dr. Maleknaz Nayebi, Associate Director, CIFAL York
Dr. Andi Schwartz, Coordinator, Centre for Feminist Research
Dr. Elaine Coburn, Associate Professor, International Studies, Glendon College, York University
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Organizing Partner: Centre for Feminist Research
March Break Youth Day Camp
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025, 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Program Directors and Moderators:
Dr. Ali Asgary, Director, CIFAL York
Dr. Maleknaz Nayebi, Associate Director, CIFAL York
Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Mahbod Aarabi, Operations Coordinator, VPD ADERSIM Lab
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Organizing Partner: ADERSIM
From Distanced to Connected: COVID-19 Five-Years On
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025, 9:00AM - 9:00PM
Research Team:
Dr. Aaida Mamuji, Associate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Dr. Jack Rozdilsky, Associate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Dr. Mac Osazuwa-Peters, Postdoctoral Researcher, York University
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Mass Vaccination Challenges: Lessons from Canadian First Nations and Remote Communities Symposium & Mass Vaccination Exercise
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025, 8:30AM - 4:00PM
Speakers:
Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, Medical Health Officer, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Saskatchewan
Dr. Grace Akinjobi, Manager of Public Health, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Saskatchewan
Laura Hrdlicka, Public Health Nurse, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Saskatchewan
Dr. Michelle Driedger, Professor and Head, Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Solaine Laroche, RN, BN, Manitoba Métis Federation
Ainsley Balkwill, RN, BN, Manitoba Métis Federation
Location: ADERSIM EOC, Schulich Building, York University
Organizing Partners: Y-EMERGE; Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Civilian Drone Technology Open House
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025, 1PM-4PM ET
Demonstrators:
Illumin Drone Show Company Inc.
Location: Victor Phillip Dadaleh ADERSIM Lab
Student Nurses' Voices Speaker Series
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. Febes Catalina T. Aranas; Dame Anne Marie Rafferty; Janet Babasola; Susan McLatchie; Alexandra Durrant; Jessa Asis; Dr. Fatma Eltawil; Hadier Kandil; Edwin Umiten; Angel Lou C. Rala; Hannah Martina Cardaño; Margaret Ruddy; Dr. Ramesh Perumal; Dr. Rodolfo A. Guillergan Jr.
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices: Grassroots to Global
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024
SESSION 2
Speakers: Rosemarie L. Josey; Cheska Santos; Joseph Stapleton; Kimberly Lugo; John Duffy; Marc K. Balatero; Sarah Galaise; Brigid Milburn; Agostinho A. C. Araújo; Lucas Gardim; Dr. Donna Nickitas; Dr. Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes; Dr. Ben Inventor; Dr. Khaldoun Aldiabat
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from the Western Hemisphere
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
SESSION 3
Speakers: Dr. Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo; Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo; Dr. Nthabiseng A. Phaladze; Dr. Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi; Amankwa-Mensah Dufie Ama; Bolanle Ayarna Williams; Keleobogile Mokwena; Mothibedi Logong Nelson; Ria Hira; Ithuteng Leshabela
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from Africa
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025
SESSION 4
Speakers: Elizabeth Iro; Dr. Hyeonkyeong Lee; Dr. Pearl Ed G Cuevas; Dr. Ying Helen Wu; Megumi Teshima; Dr. Jean Ross; Kyua Kim; Yuna Kim; Rhyan A. Hitalla; Mae Angeline Lontoc; Huiying Wang; Rongrong Guo; Kiri Fukushima; Nana Saito; Bailey Beecher; Daniela Gaylarawan
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from the Western Pacific
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025
SESSION 5
Speakers: Dr. Phalakshi Manjrekar; Ai Tanimizu; Dr. Vaishali Rajsinh Mohite; Professor Asiya Ibrahim; Dr. Unmona Borgohain Saikia; Dr. Diki Wamgmo; Dr. Supapak Phetrasuwan; Aleena Thomas; Christy Anna Saji; Hawwa Laila Luthfee; Shameela Ali; Arzoo Ahmed; Mikee Borgohain; Akash Pradhan; Jigdrel Yeshi Sangay; Chaleekul Kongthong; Supatsorn Aphaisuwan
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from Southeast Asia
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025
SESSION 6
Speakers: Cyril Ritchie; Dr. Sharon Martinelli; Dr. Zeliha Tulek; Dr. Ananda Fernandes; Dr. María F. Jiménez Herrera; Dr. Marika Lo Monaco; Matthew Jarred Hurrell; Sarah Pitcher; Ecem Colak; Hande Bulut Canbaz; Francisco Ferraz; Francisca Lopes; Vanessa Vicente Cabedo; Abril Jiménez; Alessandro Vullo; Nilaxshana Nixon Jesusinran
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from Southern Europe
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025
SESSION 7
Speakers: Manuel Ballota; Mary Malone; Dr. Alina Kushkayan; Dr. Kristina Mikkonen; Tuba Ansari; Esha Sudera; Nikola Osmulska; Natasha Green; Lusine Asatryan; Manan Gasparyan; Adam Graham; Paula Ropponen
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from Northern Europe
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2025
SESSION 8
Speakers: Dr. Naeema Al-Gasseer; Dr. Rubina Barolia; Dr. Julie Benbenishty; Dr. Eman Alshawish; Dr. Abdulkarim Agga; Neelam Mushtaq; Iffat Allana; Nada Sattar; Saar Zelig; Kamel Ahmad Dababseh; Zehad Musbah Daraghmeh
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Maria Theresa Panizales
Topic: Student Nurses' Voices from the Middle East
Virtual Reality Open House 2.0
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2024, 1PM-4PM EST
Demonstrators:
Dr. Laurie M. Wilcox & Dr. Robert Allison
Location: Victor Phillip Dadaleh ADERSIM Lab
Drones for Public Health, Safety, Risk, Humanitarian and Emergency Management Speaker Series
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024
SESSION 1
Speaker: Stephanie Lapointe, Operations Manager & Flight Instructor, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Laws and Regulations for Disaster Management
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2024
SESSION 2
Speaker: Cliffton Cross, Council Member, Frog Lake First nation
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Connecting Frog Lake First Nation: Innovative Applications of Drone Technology
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2024
SESSION 3
Speaker: Reg Fountain, MA DEM, CEM; Director, Operations & Emergency Management, ÎIyârhe Nakoda Nation
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Drone Support and Emergency Management on the Stoney Nakoda Nation
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025
SESSION 4
Speaker: Philip Reid; Wildfire Business & Capability Development at Alberta Wildfire Management Headquarters
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Integrating RPAS Into Complex Aviation Operations: Mixing Crewed and Uncrewed Aircraft Safely During Emergency Response
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
SESSION 5
Speaker: Wade Hawkins; Research Chair, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability Hub at CIRUS: Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Achievements
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025
SESSION 6
Speaker: Vaidehi Jadeja, B.A.Sc., P.Eng.; Manager, Operations and Sustainability; RPAS Pilot (Advanced Operations), Transport Canada Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Operations and Training Corporation (RPASOTC)
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Drones for Environmental Science: Innovations in Bathymetric Mapping, Mineral Exploration, Contaminant Tracking, and Vegetation Health Monitoring
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025
SESSION 7
Speaker: Rahul Singh; Founder and Executive Director, GlobalMedic
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: RescUAV: An overview of GlobalMedic’s award winning drone program
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025
SESSION 8
Speakers: Shahab Moeini; Director, SubSphere Corporation
Saeedeh Madani; Project Manager and Geospatial Scientist, SubSphere Corporation
Gabriela Salazar; Project Manager and Geospatial Scientist, SubSphere Corporation
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: AI-Enhanced Drone-Based Demining Solution
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025
SESSION 11
Speaker: Andy Olesen; Director, Canadian Emergency Responders Robotic Association
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: The Use of Heavy Lift Drones in Avalanche Mitigation
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025
SESSION 9
Speakers: Kate Klassen; Training & Regulation Specialist, InDro Robotics Inc.
Alex Wilson; COO, Spexi
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: Mapping with Meaning: Emergency Response and Risk Management Under Canada's Progressive Drone Rules
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025
SESSION 10
Speaker: Steve Donovan; Operations Manager, Foremost UAS Test Range
Moderator: Mishal Arif, Technologist, Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Topic: BVLOS Testing at the Foremost UAS Test Range and Developing an Exit Strategy to Fly BVLOS Successfully Outside the Range
Drone Pilot Microcredit Course
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2024
Instructor: Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University; Director, CIFAL York
Business Continuity and Resilience Speaker Series
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, York University; Director, CIFAL York; Dr. Santosh Kumar, CEO, International Institute of Security and Safety Management
Moderator: Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Topic: Unfolding Challenges of Business Continuity and Resilience
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024
SESSION 2
Speaker: Dr. Krishna S. Vatsa, Member NDMA, Formerly Region Advisor, South Asia, UNDP and Disaster Recovery Advisor UNDP, New York
Moderator: Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Topic: Business Continuity for Building Financial Resilience
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024
SESSION 3
Speaker: Dr. Gianluca Riglietti, Senior Consultant , Business Continuity and Organizational Resilience, PANTA RAY
Moderator: Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Topic: Business Continuity Management: Learning from Practice
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025
SESSION 4
Speaker: Dr. Riana Steen; Associate Professor, BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Auditing and Business Analytics
Moderator: Francesco del Carpio, Operations Coordinator, CIFAL York
Topic: Resilient Business Continuity Management System: Preparing for the unexpected
Climate Change Displacement Dialogue Series
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
SESSION 1
Speaker: Dr. Yvonne Su, Director, Centre for Refugee Studies; Assistant Professor, Department of Equity Studies, York University
Moderator: Nilanjana Ganguli, Doctoral Student, Climate Change & Health, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
Topic: Redefining Climate Frontiers: Migration, Displacement, and Global Resilience
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024
WEBINAR 2
Speaker: Dr. Will Greaves, Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Victoria
Moderator: Nilanjana Ganguli, Doctoral Student, Climate Change & Health, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
Topic: Beyond a Bed for the Night: The Limits of Humanitarianism for Responding to Domestic Climate Disasters
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2024
SESSION 3
Speaker: Dr. Erica Bower, Human Rights Watch Climate Displacement Researcher
Moderator: Nilanjana Ganguli, Doctoral Student, Climate Change & Health, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
Topic: Reimagining "Community" Engagement: Lessons from Climate-related Planned Relocation
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025
SESSION 4
Speaker: Dr. Nausheen Anwar; Professor of City and Regional Planning, Institute of Business Administration, Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, Karachi, Pakistan; Director, Karachi Urban Lab
Moderator: Nilanjana Ganguli, Doctoral Student, Climate Change & Health, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
Topic: The Politics of Extreme Heat & Displacement in South Asia: A View from Urban Pakistan
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
SESSION 5
Speaker: Dr. Ginbert Permejo Cuaton
Moderator: Nilanjana Ganguli, Doctoral Student, Climate Change & Health, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
Topic: Uncovering the Drivers of Climate Gentrification in the Global South: Case Study of Tacloban City, Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025
SESSION 6
Speaker: Dr. Hein de Haas; Professor, Sociology, University of Amsterdam; Professor, Migration and Development, University of Maastricht; Director, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford
Moderator: Dr. Yvonne Su; Director, Centre for Refugee Studies; Assistant Professor, Department of Equity Studies, York University
Topic: Climate refugees: The fabrication of a migration threat
Supporting Breastfeeding in the Community Webinar Series
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
WEBINAR 1
Speakers: Mrs. Moenie Der Kleyn; Dr. Alberto Heart; Dr. Alison Bernard
Moderator: Vicki Blackman
Topic: Look & Latch: Responsive Feeding and Understanding Feeding Cues
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024
WEBINAR 2
Speakers: Dr. Maria Carmen Collado; Professor Michael Abou-Dakn; Dr. Wendy Thomson
Moderator: Dr. Ali Asgary
Topic: Beyond Milk: Breastfeeding and Mastitis
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024
WEBINAR 3
Speakers: Mrs. Andrea Jordan, Ms. Mary Thompson, Dr. Chang Yen-li Chain, Professor Silke Mader
Moderator: Vicki Blackman
Topic: Beyond the Basics: Breastfeeding and Vulnerable Groups
WaterWise: Graduate Research Event
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024
3-Minute & Poster Presentation Competitions
Humanitarian & Emergency Response Operations Simulations Microcredit Course
MONDAY, AUGUST 26 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024
Instructor: Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University; Director, CIFAL York
Sustainable Economic Growth and Prosperity Speaker Series
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024
SESSION 1
Speaker: Alia Abbas, Economic Development Professional
Moderator: Francesco del Carpio
Topic: Empowered Economies: Sustainable Development for a Better Tomorrow
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
SESSION 2
Speaker: Dana Abou Shackra, Entrepreneurship Programs Specialist
Moderator: Alia Abbas
Topic: The Entrepreneurship Strategy: How Entrepreneurship Can Bolster Community and Economic Development
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024
SESSION 3
Speakers: Ramona Gallagher, Manager of MyMainStreet, CUI; David Kwok, Director of Entrepreneurship, YSpace; Jason Rhule, President of Evolution Data
Moderator: Dana Abou Shackra
Topic: Empowered Economies: Sustainable Development for a Better Tomorrow
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024
SESSION 4
Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Gora, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, York University; Alia Abbas, Economic Development Professional
Moderator: Francesco del Carpio
Topic: SDGs, Economy, and Entrepreneurship in Practice: Advancing Safe Drinking Water Solutions from the Arctic to the Great Lakes
International World Water Day and World Environment Day Panel Discussion
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 05, 2024
Fluid Perspectives: Navigating the Future of Water
Academic Panel: Convergence in Water
Speakers: Dr. Evalyna Bogdan; Dr. Kathy Lynn Young; Dr. Luz Adriana Puentes Jácome; Dr. Pulin Mondal; Dr. Raymond Kwong
Moderator: Dr. Marina Friere-Gormaly
Government, Industry & Not-for-Profit Panel: All for Water and Water for All
Panelists: Andrew Wilson; Fred Peters; Kevin Matthews; Michael Piotrowski; Nicola Crawhall
Moderator: Dr. Sayed Imran Ali
Student Representative Panel: Arefeh Shamskany; Diego Alejandro Hernández Ospina; Shiva Akhtarian
Moderator: Dr. Ali Asgary
Governance, Science & Technology of Mass Evacuations Speaker Series
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. M. Ali Ülkü; Erica Fleck; Dr. Ahsan Habib
Moderator: Dr. Aaida Mamuji
Topic: The Role of Transportation and Humanitarian Supply Chains in Mass Evacuation Planning
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2024
SESSION 2
Speakers: Dr. Tara McGee; Jennifer Jesty; Michelle Gervais; Maia Foster-Sanchez
Moderator: Dr. Eric Kennedy
Topic: Mass Evacuation and First Nations
Unboxing the SDGs for People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024
SESSION 1
Speakers: Lisa Cole; Michelle Tsui-Woods
Moderator: Matias de Dovitiis
Topic: Designing for Equity and Inclusion in Education with k2i academy, Lassonde School of Engineering
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2024
SESSION 2
Speaker: Christian Van Buskirk
Moderator: Matias de Dovitiis
Topic: Framing Curriculum Through the Lens of SDGs
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024
SESSION 3
Speaker: Dr. Kshamta Hunter
Moderator: Matias de Dovitiis
Topic: Advancing SDGs through Transformative and Justice-Informed Pedagogies
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024
SESSION 4
Speaker: Dr. Minna Allarakhia
Moderator: Matias de Dovitiis
Topic: Connecting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals to the STEAM Curriculum (Grades 2-13) - Fostering Purpose Based Learning for the Whole Student
MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024
SESSION 5
Speaker: Sandra Peniston
Topic: Integrating Sustainable Development Goals into Nursing Education: Empowering Nurses as Catalysts for Change
Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Steele
Topic: Embedding equity, diversity and social justice into the curriculum of a Digital Humanities class
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024
SESSION 6
Speaker: Dr. Shital Desai
Topic: Life-centred Futures: Sustainability, Interaction Design, and AI
VR Open House
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024, 1PM-4PM EDT
Demonstrators:
Location: Victor Phillip Dadaleh ADERSIM Lab
Solar Eclipse Safety Tips and Cool Tricks
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Sarah Rugheimer; Dr. Robin Metcalfe; Dr. Elaina Hyde
Location: Virtual Zoom Webinar
World TB (Tuberculosis) Day
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Patricia Espinoza Lopez; Dr. Cesar Ugarte-Gil; Dr. Jude Kong; Dr. Loukia Aketi Paizanos; Prof. Tayalati Yahya; Dr. Bruce Mellado
Location: Virtual Zoom Webinar
Nurses' Voices Speaker Series
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. Pamela F. Cipriano; Kathleen McCourt, CBE; Dr. Gloria Chan; Cyril Ritchie; Lynne Chase
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Barbara Dossey
Topic: Nurses' Voices: Grassroots to Global
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023
SESSION 2
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Donna Nickitas
Speakers: Rosemarie L. Josey; Dr. Jose Castillo III; Dr. Caroline Ortiz; Dr. Isabel Mendes; Sharon Taylor
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
Topic: Nurses' Voices from the Western Hemisphere
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024
SESSION 3
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sheila Tlou
Speakers: Andre Gitembagara; Dr. Edna Tallam-Kimaiyo; Dr. Fhumulani Mulaudzi; Jeniffer Mukhwana; Kenneth Maduka; Eugenia Ngambir
Moderators: Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo
Topic: Nurses' Voices from Africa
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024
SESSION 4
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Iro
Speakers: Jill Iliffe; Dr. Megumi Teshima; Dr. Pearl Ed Cueva; Dr. Sue Kim; Dr. Nelia Silloriquez; Anah Aikman
Moderator: Dr. Maria Theresa "Tess" Panizalez
Topic: Nurses' Voices from the Western Pacific
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024
SESSION 5
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deepika Cecil Khakha
Speakers: Dr. Ramesh Venkatesa Perumal; Dr. Tazeen Saeed Ali; Maynul Hasan; Mana Kumari Rai; Mariyam Shifaana Hussain
Moderator: Dr. Phalakshi Manjrekar
Topic: Nurses' Voices from Southeast Asia
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
SESSION 6
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paul De Raeve
Speakers: Dr. Alina Kushkyan; Dr. Karen Bjøro; Dr. Elsa Vitale; Dr. Dorota Kilańska; Dr. Zeliha Tulek; Maria Cutajar
Moderators: Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright; Dr. Deva-Marie Beck
Topic: Nurses' Voices from Europe
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024
SESSION 7
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Amelia Tuipulotu
Speakers: Dame Anne Marie Rafferty; Dr. Doreen Harper; Dr. Hyeonkyeong Lee; Dr. Naeem Al-Gasseer; Dr. Nthabiseng A. Phaladze; Dr. Phalakshi Manjrekar
Moderators: Cyril Ritchie; Dr. Deva-Marie Beck
Topic: Nurses' Voices into the Future
Climate Change Emergencies & Cultural Heritage Speaker Series
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. Koorosh Attarian, Associate Professor, Architecture, Jundishapur University; Postdoctoral Fellow, York University
Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University; Director, CIFAL York
Topic: Global Assessment of the World & National Heritage Sites to Climate Change & Extreme Events
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 2
Speaker: Dr. Bruno Genito, Professor of Archeology, Department of Asia and the Mediterranean, University of Naples "L'orientale"
Topic: The Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional Cultural Heritage: Case of Helmand River Basin in Sistan (Eastern Iran)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dave Simpson, Heritage Resilience, International National Trusts Organization
Topic: Withstanding Change; Heritage Amongst Climate Uncertainty
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Rosa Milito, Secretary General of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability + Climate Change
Topic: Climate Action and Cultural Heritage connection: a synopsis of International efforts to strengthen the connection
MONDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Mario Santana Quintero, Professor, Architectural Conservation and Sustainability, Carleton University & Past Secretary General at International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
Topic: Adapting to Change: Overview of the Climate Emergency Impacting UNESCO World Heritage
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Lydia Miller, Chief Architect, Built Heritage, Parks Canada
Topic: Climate Change in Heritage Places: Parks Canada's Climate Change Adaptation Workshops
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Giuseppe Forino, Lecturer in Planning, University of Salford, United Kingdom
Topic: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Challenges: A Multi-Factor Perspective from Coastal Areas in North Wales, United Kingdom
MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Monia Del Pinto, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Topic: Spatial Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Threats in World Heritage Cities
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Henrik Shoenefeldt, Professor of Sustainability in Architectural Heritage, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Kent
Topic: Architectural Biographies of Resilience: An Inquiry into the Significance of Historic Adaptations for Sustainable Conservation
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Deniz Ikiz Kaya, Assistant Professor in Heritage & Climate Change, Department of the Built Environment, TU/e, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Topic: Building a climate resilient heritage future together: Inclusive and participatory processes for impact assessment and climate adaptation planning of coastal heritage
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Cecilie Smith-Christensen, World Heritage Catalysis, Founder and Catalyst, and Lead Developer of UNESCOs Visitor Management Assessment & Strategy Tool (VMAST)
Topic: World Heritage Tourism Futures: Enhancing Communities Adaptive and Transformative Capacity through Collaborative Finance
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Constanze Fuhrmann, Head of Unit, Environment and Cultural Heritage at DBU (German Federal Environmental Foundation)
Topic: Climate Change and Cultural Heritage in Germany: Current Perspectives and Responses
MONDAY, JUNE 03, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Fergus Maclaren, President, ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee
Topic: Destination resilience challenges facing African World Heritage sites: Applying Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation approaches to Tourism Planning and Management
MONDAY, JULY 08, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Antonio Gómez-Palacio, Chair and founding partner of DIALOG Design
Topic: It's About People: Anchoring the Stewardship of Land and History in a Vision for the Future
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Linda Shetabi, Director of Conservation Program at the Division of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong
Topic: Inconsistency of national and international policy with sustainable development and heritage conservation
MONDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Mike O'Rourke, Climate Change Archaeologist, Government of the Northwest Territories, Culture & Heritage Division
Topic: It's not so much about what we do, as it is about how we do it: Management Responses to Climate Impacts on Archaeological Sites in the Northwest Territories, Canada
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speakers: Dr. Angela Lombardi, Associate Professor, Architecture, Historic Preservation, University of Texas San Antonio
Dr. Saadet Toker-Beeson, Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Interim Director of the School of Architecture & Planning, University of Texas San Antonio
Topic: Enhancing Disaster Resilience on the Texas Gulf Coast: A Framework for Historic Places of Worship and their Communities
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speaker: Candice Bogdanski, PhD (ABD); Senior Heritage PlannerSenior Heritage Planner, Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Topic: Localizing Global Imperatives: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change at the Municipal Level
MONDAY, FEBRAURY 3, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speaker: Marcus R. Létourneau, PhD, MCIP, RPP, CAHP, CIPM; President M. R. Letourneau and Associates Inc.
Topic: ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same’: Reflections on the integration of climate change considerations and risk management into Ontario’s Heritage Policy Framework
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speaker: Dr. Matthias Ripp; Senior Heritage Manager, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany
Topic: Urban Heritage Resilience: An Integrated and Operationable Definition from the SHELTER and ARCH Projects
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speakers: Carlos Morell; B.Arch, MS Conservation, CAHP, Principal at GBCA
Eric Charron; M. Arch, OAA, CAHP, Architect at Diamond Schmitt Architects
Topic: Climate and Flood Resistance for Heritage Buildings
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan S. Bell; Vice President, World Monuments Fund
Topic: World Monuments Fund Climate Heritage Initiative: three pillars for climate adaptation at cultural heritage places
MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speakers: Alireza Farrokhi; Manager, Heritage Places Conservation Division
Evan Oxland; Built Heritage Advisor, Parks Canada
Topic: Disaster Risk Management at Canadian Heritage Places
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EDT)
Speaker: Mitchell May, OAA, CAHP, CPHD; Associate at Giaimo + Associates Architects
Topic: From Policy to Parapets: Scales of Heritage and Climate Adaptation
Emergency Management in Hospitals and Healthcare
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 1
Speaker: Kassondra Stockman, Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Halton Healthcare
Topic: Application of the Ontario IMS in Healthcare Settings
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 2
Speaker: Amanda Kaczmarek, Director of Quality and Risk, Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
Topic: Red Lake Hospital Evacuation
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 3
Speaker: Mike Dickie, Acting WZ Manager of Emergency Preparedness - Corporate Services, Nova Scotia Health
Topic: Wildfire Impacts: Adapting Healthcare Delivery in South West Nova Scotia
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 4
Speaker: Andrew Moull, Manager, Disaster and Emergency Management, Hamilton Health Sciences
Topic: Temporary Patient Housing
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 5
Speaker: Tammy Ryan, Quality Specialist, Sault Area Hospital
Topic: Code Silver: Weapons Threat/Active Killer
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
SESSION 6
Speaker: Jayme Paterson, Emerging Preparedness Specialist and Co-Chair of the Code Orange Steering Committee, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Speaker: Moira Hennebury, Managery of Emergency Preparedness, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Topic: Mass Casualty Incidents: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Maintaining Preparedness for Infrequent Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2024 SESSION 1
Speakers:
Andrea McCormick, Senior Manager, Quality Management & Emergency Preparedness, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Yvonne Howard, Quality Improvement Specialist, Emergency Preparedness, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Karen-Denise Cyr, Provincial Director, Emergency and Continuity Management, Emergency Response Services, Shared Health, Manitoba
Topic: Network Outage / Infrastructure Failure (Code Grey)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2024 SESSION 2
Speaker: Keith Hansen, Co-Director, Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals; Director, Center for Preparedness & Emergency Response Solutions; Instructor, Department of Epidemiology, Emergency Preparedness, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Topic: Moving Preparedness Forward: Healthcare Emergency Management Professional Standards & Certification
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 3
Speakers:
Simon Bridgland, RN, Emergency Management Specialist, Risk, Niagara Health
Joshua Marshall, ABCP, Emergency Management Specialist, Risk, Niagara Health
Topic: Code Maroon: The Evolution of A Severe Weather COOP
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 4
Panelists:
Andrew Moull, Manager, Disaster and Emergency Management, Hamilton Health Sciences
Eileen Benedictus, Manager of Risk, Privacy, and Emergency Preparedness, North Bay Regional Health Centre
Grayson Cockett, Emergency Management Officer, Alberta Health Services
Shannan Saunders, Director of Emergency Management, Mount Sinai, New York
Topic: Mass Notification Systems and Fan-Out Processes
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 5
Speakers:
Rick Caddick, Deputy Chief, Quinte West Fire Department
Dave Pym, Manager, Occupational Health, Safety, and Security, Quinte Health
Topic: Hazmat Response for Rural Hospitals - A Focus on Partnerships
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 6
Speakers:
Shaun O'Mara, Manager, Facilities Emergency Management, Island Health
Paul Wechselberger, Critical Infrastructure, Emergency, and Business Continuity Management Specialist, Facilities Maintenance & Operations, Island Health
Topic: Water Resiliency and Water Outage Planning for Hospitals
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 7
Speakers:
Matthew Woodall, Lead Emergency Management Advisor, St. John Area, Horizon Health Network
Dr. Christopher Doiron, Emergency Physician & Disaster Management Lead, Saint John Regional Hospital
Topic: How Horizon Health Network is Preparing for Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 8
Speakers:
Natasha Bloomberg, Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist, University Health Network
Lisa Colangelo, Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist, University Health Network
Katie Thomson, Emergency Preparedness Analyst, University Health Network
Topic: Creating University Health Network's COVID-19 Pandemic After Action Report
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2025 SESSION 1
Speakers:
Maddy Laberge, Manager, Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health, Health Emergency Management, BC
Gloria Hertz; Manager, Business Continuity, Provincial Health Services Authority, BC
Joel Van Huizen; Health Emergency Management Specialist, Provincial Health Services Authority, BC
Topic: Planning for Evacuations: Toolkit for Patient-Centered, Risk-Based Healthcare Relocation
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2025 SESSION 2
Speaker:
Natasha Hewitt, Advisor, Health, Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Brockville General Hospital
Topic: When the planned becomes unplanned: Strengthening Business Continuity Amid a 72-hour Code Grey Loss of Network Infrastructure
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2025 SESSION 3
Speaker:
Lisa Tarini, BSc.; Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario
Topic: Code Aqua: Flooding at Health Sciences North
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, 12:00PM-1:30PM (EDT)
2025 SESSION 4
Speakers:
Chris Teichroeb, Manager, Lower Mainland Fire Safety Program, Emergency Management B.C.
Simon Bridgland, RN; Emergency Management Specialist, Niagara Health
Braeden Cockburn, Fire Marshall, Trillium Health Partners
Shawn Constantin, Security Supervisor, Health and Safety Advisor, Collingwood General & Marine Hospital
Mark McCormick, Fire Safety Officer, Halton Healthcare
Craig Brandon, Fire Life Safety Coordinator, Calgary and Central Zone, Alberta Health Services
Topic: Code Red: Fire Drills
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2025 SESSION 5
Speaker:
Shannan Saunders, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Support Services, Collingwood General & Marine Hospital
Topic: Building Resilience in Healthcare: Strengthening Our Responses to Challenges
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2025 SESSION 6
Speakers:
Kassondra Stockman-Sousa, Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Halton Healthcare
Chris Khokhar, Emergency Preparedness Consultant, Nova Scotia Health – Central Zone
Dr. Delwin Ferguson, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Nova Scotia Health - Central Zone
Andrew Moull, Manager, Disaster and Emergency Management, Hamilton Health Sciences
Topic: Air Quality Events for Hospitals: Code Grey - External Air Exclusion
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2025 SESSION 7
Speakers:
Scott Blessin, Senior Director, Health Emergency Management BC, Lower Mainland
Craig Brown, Senior Scientist of Climate Change and Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Topic: 2021 BC Heat Dome: Lessons in Extreme Heat
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025, 12:00PM-1:30PM (EDT)
2025 SESSION 8
Speakers:
Laura Kentie, Specialist, Patient Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Joseph Brant Hospital
Grayson Cockett, Emergency Management Officer, Alberta Health Services
Haajra Khan, Director, Enterprise Risk and Emergency Preparedness, Trillium Health Partners
Scott Brumwell, Manager – Northern Zone, Emergency Preparedness, Facilities Management and Support (FMS), Nova Scotia Health
Gregory Dunn, Lead Emergency Management Advisor, Horizon Health Network, Moncton, New Brunswick
Topic: Code Yellow: Missing Patients and Residents
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2025 SESSION 9
Speaker:
Dave Saunders, Provincial Coordinator, Health Emergency Continuity Management, Provincial Integrated Protection Services, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Topic: From Evacuation to Recovery: Lessons from the North Shore Fire
ESG in Practice
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 1
Speaker: Claire Bennett, Director, ESG and Climate Change National Capital Region ESG Lead, PWC
Topic: ESG Reporting Drivers and Trends
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 2
Speaker: Vibhor Rohatgi, Associate at ESG Global Advisors Inc.
Topic: How to Devise a Corporate ESG Strategy
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 3
Speaker: Prathmesh Raichura, Partner, Risk Consulting, ESG, KPMG
Topic: ESG and Value Creation
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 4
Speaker: Emrul Hasan
Topic: ESG Landscape and Trends: Understanding Challenges and Implications
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 5
Speaker: Gordon Drake, Senior Manager, Deal Advisory, Global Infrastructure Advisory, KPMG LLP
Topic: Decarbonization
VR/XR Based Training & Education Speaker Series: Knowledge and Experience Sharing
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025 12:00PM-1:00PM (ET)
SESSION 19
Speakers:
Michale Rosas, Vice-President & General Manager, Virtualware
Fernando Blasco, Director of Sales in North America, Virtualware
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Mohammadi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University
Topic: Building an IL/VR (Immersive learning/Virtual reality) Training environment in Industry 5.0
Inside the PH EOC During Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Lessons and Opportunities Symposium & Next Generation Pandemic Exercise
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 & FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Speakers: Heather Jeffrey; Dr. Kieran Moore; Laurie Hunter; Dr. Syed Shah; Dr. Ian Arra; Dr. Parminder Thiara; Dr. Grace Akinjobi; Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka; Tricia Corrin; Dr. Lisa Waddell; Dr. Barry Pakes; Shanna Hoetmer
Location: York University
Organizing Partners: Y-EMERGE; Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Climate Change, Extreme Events, Public Health & Resettlement in Malawi: Public, Policy, Science & Technology Perspectives, Leveraging Deep Learning and Data Science Solutions
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 & FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023
Location: Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Organizing Partners: Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health; Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences; Malawi University of Science and Technology; Lead Southern and Eastern Africa; AI4PEP Network
Sponsor: inq.
Canada's Response to Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023
Speakers: Neil Bauman; Salamatu Mohammed; Rahul Singh, Melanie Wubs; Rebecca Tjon-Aloi; Hanan Moalim; Mikaal Wahab
Moderators: Sonia Singh; Media Hadi
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023
Speakers: Bren Melles; Marwa Khobieh; Samina Sami; Sima Acan
Moderators: Dr. Harris Ali
Climate Change and Global Occupational Health and Safety
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023
Speakers: Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia; Dr. Vijay Kumar Chattu; Dr. Byomkesh Talukder; Dr. Desai Chan
Moderators: Dr. Eric Kennedy; Sonia Sanita; Dr. Godfred O. Boateng; Dr. Byomkesh Talukder; Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia; Raphael Costa
UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023
Topic: Water Security, Disasters, and Resilience in a Changing Climate: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions
Speakers: Dr. Sapna Sharma; Swani Keelson; Dr. Jessica Keeshig-Martin; Dr. Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning; Dr. Mary Bunch; Dr. Dave Atkinson; Karin Gardes; Dr. Annie Feighery;
Moderators: Dr. Patricia Elaine Perkins
AI for Global Health Challenges and Lessons Learned
SESSION 1 MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Collins N. Udanor, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka
Topic: Responsible AI Healthcare Applications for Developing Countries
Speaker: Dr. Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University
Topic: AI for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
SESSION 3 MONDAY MARCH 20 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Ignatius Ezeani, Senior Research Associate, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University
Topic: A Case for Inclusive Natural Language Processing
SESSION 4 MONDAY APRIL 3 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Gabriel, Software Engineer, OpenMined
Topic: Lessons Learned from AI Applications in Health
Speaker: Dr. Christo El Morr
Associate Professor of Health Informatics, School of Health Policy and Management, York University
Topic: A Technocentric or a Humancentric Society
Speaker : Dr. Mpho Raborife
Deputy Director, Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg
Topic: AI for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: An African Perspective
Emerging & Systemic Risks Monthly Lectures
Preparedness for Nuclear Conflicts: Reuse of former nuclear bunkers in Canada
Dr. Jack Rozdilski, Associate Professor
Disaster and Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2022, 12PM-1PM
Solar Storms and Their Impacts on Society and Technological Systems
Dr. Afshin Rezaei-Zare, Associate Professor
Electric Engineering and Computer Science, Department, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 2022, 12PM-1PM EST
Rethinking Vulnerability
Dr. Jason von Meding, Associate Professor
Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Forward Looking Climate Change Vulnerability and Resiliency Planning in the Electricity Sector
Dave Baumken, Consultant, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resiliency, Adjunct Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management , York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Fire and Floods in Our Own Backyard: Examining Climate Change Displacement and Internal Migration in Canada
Dr. Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor, Department of Equity Studies
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2023 12PM-1PM EST
Forecasting COVID Using a Hurricane Model
Dr. Taha Jaffer, Head of Wholesale Banking and Global Treasury AI , Scotiabank
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Five Leadership Principles for the New Generation of Emergency Managers
Ed Conley, Author, Speaker, and Crisis Management Coach
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY MAY 18, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Heatwave Preparation in a High-Rise Community
Lidia Ferreira, Community Engagement Specialist, Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW)
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY JUNE 15, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Coordinating Ontario's Poultry Industry's Response to Disease through Preparedness and Prevention
Maggy Watson, Operations Lead, Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC)
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY JULY 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Pandemic Urbanism
Dr. Syed Harris Ali, Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Emerging Pedestrian Safety Risks: Pioneer Tactical Urban Planning and Sidewalk Robot-Pedestrian Simulations
Dr. Gunho Sohn, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University; Inaugural Director of Mobility Innovation Centre (MOVE), York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Rapid Disaster Damage Assessment Speaker Series
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Imran
Senior Scientist and Lead of the Crisis Computing team, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Topic
The Role of AI and Non-Traditional Data Sources for Rapid Damage Assessment
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Dr. David Henderson, Director of the Cyclone Testing Station, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University
Topic: Do You Know Why You Are Doing This Damage Investigation?
Speaker 2: Damon McGillivray, Coordinator, Building Inspections, Development Approvals and Building Safety, Planning and Development, City of Calgary
Topic: Performing Rapid Damage Assessments
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7, 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Aparna Tandon, Senior Programme Leader, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis. Sustaining Digital Heritage, Co-Chair INSARAG Flexible Response Subgroup on Heritage Safeguard (Honorary), ICCROM, Rome, Italy.
Speaker 2: Jui Ambani, Conservation Architect, Consultant for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Action. Programme Assistant, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Programme, ICCROM, Rome, Italy
Topic: Post-Event Damage and Risk Assessment for Cultural Heritage
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Charles Huyck, Founding Partner and Executive Vice President, ImageCat Inc.
Topic: Rapid Damage Assessment: Damage Detection, Modeling, and Multi-Modal Reconnaissance
Recording of Session 4
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Disaster & Emergency Management
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Dr. Kelly Thomson, Associate Professor, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Topic: Masculinity and Responses to Emergency: The Double Bind
Speaker 2: Dr. Alice Cullingford, Associate Faculty, Disaster and Emergency Management Program, Royal Roads University.
Topic: Addressing Workplace Culture in Fire and Emergency Services
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Ben Gallagher, Emergency Management Specialist, City of Mississauga
Topic: Community Driven Resilience: Empowering Diverse Communities to Drive Disaster Resilience
Speaker: Linnea Warren May, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Topic: Measuring Equity in the Context of Disaster Resilience and Response
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Chauncia Willis, Co-Founder & CEO Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM)
Topic: Disaster Bias vs. Disaster Privilege: Race, Gender, and Social Status as Determinants of Recovery
Speaker 2: Alain Normand
Chair of the NGO Alliance and Consulting Associate, ADRA Canada
Topic: We have come a long way but we are not there yet
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Noémie Gonzalez Bautista, PhD in Anthropology, Independent Researcher, Expertise in Applied Anthropology
Topic: Deconstructing the Gender Binary: A Necessity to Build a More Inclusive and Anti-Colonial Emergency Management
Speaker : Susamma Seeley, MPA, CEM, and PhD Student & Adjunct Professor, University of Delaware
Topic: Moving Beyond DEI: Identity and Multicultural Competency in EM
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Waruszynski, Defence Scientist with Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis under Chief Military Personnel, Canadian Department of National Defence
Topic: Challenges of Diversity and Inclusion During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications on Canadian Defence Emergency Management and Preparedness
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Spinney, Assistant Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Topic: The Social Life of Structures: Exploring Individual Experience and the Diversity of Impacts From Severe Wind Events in Ontario
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker : Brandy Mai, Owner, CEO, and Consultant, CrisisTalker. JD & Ga-CEM
Topic: Neurodiversity Considerations in Disaster Operations
Speaker: Dr. Rodric Bowman, Director, Northeastern Operations for the Olson Group, LTD. Emergency Management and Resiliency researcher, practitioner, and thought leader
Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Emergency Management Programs and Practice
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AND JUSTICE
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Deborah Lightman
Topic: Incorporating Equity into Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan
Speaker: Andréanne Doyon
Topic: Transportation Equity from a Climate Action Plan Perspective
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Todd Litman
Topic: Transportation Planning for Equity, Opportunity and Health
Speaker 2: Mahtot Gebresselassie
Topic: Emerging Transportation and Disability
Link to recording
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY MAY 11 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Michael Collens
Topic: Transit Justice and Metrolinx: Next Stop Equity
Speaker 2 & 3: Mohsen Alavi & Mohammed Mohith
Topic: Transportation justice in student travel: some preliminary results from the studentmove to project
SESSION 4 WEDNESDAY MAY 25 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Linda Rothman
Speaker 2: Sarah Richmond
Speaker 3: Emily McCullough
Topic: Equity Challenges in the Built Environment and Child Pedestrian Injuries- Integration of Evidence and Public Health
SESSION 5 WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Keynote Speaker: Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI
Topic: Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Adverse Impacts of Discriminatory Enforcement on Black Mobility
Speaker 2 & 3: Carla Mays & David Capelli
Topic: Transportation Equity: Disease, Crime and Violence
SESSION 6 WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Lindsey Kindrat
Topic: Resilient Transit and Resilient Communities
Speaker 2: Lisa D’Abbondanza
Topic: Resilient Transit and Resilient Communities
SESSION 7 WEDNESDAY JULY 06 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Robyn Brown
Topic: Inclusionary Zoning and Gender-Based Design
Speaker 2: Ana-Francisca de la Mora
Topic: Gender-Based Design: Making Travel Easier For Everyone
World Water Day, A solutions-Driven Workshop on Climate Impacts on Freshwater, March 22, 22022
Disaster Ethics
David Etkin, Professor of Disaster & Emergency Management, York University. Disaster Ethics, February 16, 2022.
IMPROVING THE ECONOMY WHILE ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT DIALOUGE (IEEED) Speaker Series)
IEEED Speaker Series (information and recordings)
Session 1: Energy Transition: The Apollo Project of our Time with Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations
Session 2: Top Climate Solutions
Session 3: You, Me and sustainability, with Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair, York University
Session 4: Disasters, Environment & Economy, with Ali Asgary, Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Session 5: Lina Brand Correa, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Session 6: Eric Miller, Director of Ecological Footprint Initiative, York University
Session 7: Steve Cohen, Senior Vice Dean, School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, City of New York & Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital
AGENT BASED MODELLING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (ABMfPH) SPEAKER SERIES
Transparency and Credibility of Complex Models: Experiences Validating an Agent-Based Model of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Speaker: Dr. Anna Bershteyn
Assistant Professor of Population Health, New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM ES
In the wild: A case study of an embedded ABM and hybrid modelling team during the COVID-19 pandemic
Speaker: Dr. L. Kurt Kreuger
CEO of Kreuger Consulting
FRIDAY MARCH 11 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM ES
Luxury or Necessity? The value & limits of microcontact data in characterizing communicable disease transmission
Speaker: Dr. Nathanial Osgood
Professor, Computational Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics Lab, University of Saskatchewan
FRIDAY MARCH 25 20222
12:00PM-1:00PM
ABM modelling in public health: Is it worth the effort and what have we learned over the past two years?
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Ng, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Senior Scientist at the Public Health Agency of Canada
FRIDAY APRIL 8 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EST
Scaling an Agent-Based Model for Infectious Disease Spread in Ireland
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Hunter, Data Scientist, Technological University Dublin
FRIDAY APRIL 22 2022
12:00PM-1:00PM
The value of agent-based modelling in immunization research: An economic evaluation of the chickenpox vaccine
Speaker: Dr. Ellen Rafferty, Health Economist, Institute of Health Economics and an Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta
FRIDAY MAY 6, 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EDT
Applying agent-based modeling to the study of violence and trauma: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Tracy, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University at Albany School of Public Health, State University of New York at the Public Health Agency of
FRIDAY MAY 20, 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EST
An Overview of Agent-Based Simulation Modeling with Examples
Speaker: G. Wade McDonald, M.Sc., Ph.D. Student, Computational Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics Lab (CEPHIL), Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Date & Time: FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022, 12:00PM-1:00PM
AGENT BASED MODELLING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (ABMfPH) SPEAKER SERIE
Multi-level Joint Action for Climate, Nature and People