8:45 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
9:25 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Municipal Litigation Risk Management: Emerging Municipal Construction Challenges
Presented by: Jeff Reitsma, MBA, PMP, P. Eng – Practice Lead, Construction – 30 Forensic
Description: Please join 30 Forensic Engineering’s Construction team as we review recent experience in files highlighting areas of litigation risk for municipalities and their agents, including:
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- Increased frequency and intensity of storms;
- Small-scale renewable energy installations;
- Innovative materials & methods of construction; and,
- Green infrastructure.
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Data Breach Security and Management After a Breach
Presented by: Shane Morganstein, Associate – BLG
Description: As a cybersecurity lawyer and breach coach, Shane is regularly retained to help walk public sector organizations through their cyber crises. In his “year in review” presentation, Shane will speak to the cybersecurity and incident response trends he’s seen in 2023 and with applicable laws, strategic communications, and crisis management principles in mind, walk the audience through a simulated catastrophic ransomware incident.
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11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Errors and Omissions from a Housing Market/COVID Perspective
Presented by: Avril Allen & George Pakozdi- Boghosian & Associates LLP
Description: Please join the team at Boghosian + Allen to discuss the implication to public sector entities from housing market increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will explore the types of claims and trends to expect in the near future as property owners come to terms with any building issues they discover with constricting mortgage payments.
1:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Networking lunch and adjournment