Meet the Speakers

2026 Fall Symposium

Meet the Speakers

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, QC

Our 2026 lineup brings together leaders, practitioners, and researchers from across the resilience discipline. Select any speaker to read their bio and see the session they are presenting.

Opening Keynote

Rory Gardiner

Award-Winning Comedian, CCMA-Nominated Artist & TEDx Speaker

Unshakeable Resilience

Closing Keynote

Eric J. McNulty

Associate Director, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, Harvard University

Leaders as Truth Tellers: Building Trust Amidst Uncertainty

Morning Sessions · 9:00 – 10:15 AM

Claire Mechan

Micro-Resilience: Building Executive Muscle Memory

Presenter

Suzanne Bernier

Hantavirus, Hackers & #Hashtags — Are You Prepared?

Crisis Management & Communications Consultant

Raiman Dilag, CBCP

Integrating IMS and IT for Ransomware Response Exercises

CIO, Township of King

Heather Watson, ABCP, CEMC

Integrating IMS and IT for Ransomware Response Exercises

Township of King

Colleen Simpson

Integrating IMS and IT for Ransomware Response Exercises

Late-Morning Sessions · 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Justin Marchand

Overview of Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Steve Palubiski

Plans Don't Decide. Leaders Do.

MBCP

Garth Tucker
Building a Trustworthy System with an AI Collaborator - A Business Continuity Case Study

CBCP

Nancy Holloway-White
Building a Trustworthy System with an AI Collaborator - A Business Continuity Case Study

CBCP/CBCA

Afternoon Sessions · 1:00 – 2:15 PM

Denys Fiialko

What Your Dependency Map Isn't Showing You

Founder, Failcast

Harold Nwariaku, FCIPS

You Cannot Recover Faster Than Your Slowest Supplier

Head of CIPS Americas · Founder & Partner, Procurement and Supply Chain Consultants LLC