Seventh Annual National Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction - Program at a Glance

12:00 - 13:00

Registration

13:00 - 13:40

Opening of the Roundtable

• Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (video message)
• Michel Picard, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Elder: Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Mohawk community

13:40 - 15:00

Talk Show - Resilient Communities

Moderator: Alex Kaplan, Swiss Re

• Louise Bradette, City of Montréal
• Toby Bellis, City of Calgary
• Fiona Dercole, District of North Vancouver
• Yvonne Doolittle, Government of Northwest Territories

15:00 - 15:15

Health Break

15:15 - 15:35

In Focus: Stepping Up Youth Engagement

• Dr. Robin Cox, Royal Roads University

15:35 - 17:00

Interactive Session – Understanding the Risk of Post-Disaster Violence Across Generations, Gender and Relationships

Moderator: Sarah Sargent, Canadian Red Cross

• Judi Fairholm, Canadian Red Cross
• Dr. Laurie Pearce, Justice Institute of British Columbia
• Tina Burian, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

17:00 - 17:15

Close of Day and Preview of Day2

• Lori MacDonald, Public Safety Canada

17:30

Site Visit #1 - Emergency Measures Coordination Centre, Montréal

8:00 - 9:00

Registration (continued)

9:00 - 9:20

Day 2 Opening Remarks and Recap of Day 1

• Gina Wilson, Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada
• Louis Morneau, Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management, Quebec representative
• Elder: Celine Thusky, Algonquin community

Recap of Day 1

• Sarah Sargent, Canadian Red Cross

9:30 – 9:45

Presentation from Ouranos

• Alain Bourque, Ouranos

9:45 - 10:25

Keynote Address

• Peter Colohan, Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

10:25 - 10:45

Sendai Implementation and Overview – Fifth Regional Platform for the Americas

• Lori MacDonald, Public Safety Canada

10:45 - 11:00

Health Break

11:00 - 12:30

Parallel Sessions

Parallel Session 1: Wildland Fire Strategy

Moderator: Michael Norton, Natural Resources Canada

• Julie Fortin, Government of Québec
• Paul Kovacs, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
• Cliff Buettner, Prince Albert Grand Council
• Dr. Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta

Parallel Session 2: Understanding Disaster Risk in Indigenous Communities

• Luke Swan, Ahousaht First Nation
• Marc D'Aquino, Ahousaht First Nation
• Curtis Dick, First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbia
• Melanie Goodchild, University of Waterloo
• John McDermott, First Nations (Alberta) Technical Services Advisory Group
• Tracey Anderson, Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation
• Richard Kent, Prince Albert Grand Council
• Todd Kuiack, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

Parallel Session 3: Moving Forward with Sendai: A Workshop on Canadian Youth Perspectives

Moderators: Dr. Robin Cox, Royal Roads University and Dr. Leila Scannell, Royal Roads University

• Tiffany Hill, Royal Roads University
• Roxanna Trask, Royal Roads University
• Brooks Hogya, Royal Roads University

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-14:45

Talk Show: Translating Science to Risk Knowledge

Moderator: Dr. Satyamoorthy Kabilan, Conference Board of Canada

• Dr. Mark Williamson, Centre for Security Science, Defence Research and Development Canada
• Paul Kovacs, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
• Matthew Lynch, World Council on City Data
• James Waller, Guy Carpenter

14:45 - 15:00

Health Break

15:00 - 16:10

Interactive Session - Public-Private Partnership in Disaster Risk Reduction

Moderator: Lori MacDonald, Public Safety Canada

• David Greenall, ARISE
• David McGown, Insurance Bureau of Canada
• Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Swiss Re

16:10 - 16:30

Concluding Remarks

• Stephanie Durand, Public Safety Canada

16:45

Site Visit #2 - Emergency Measures Coordination Centre, Montréal