Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Monica Jeffrey (AWI Past-President), and Matt Malone
For Ontario lawyers, this event is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario and contains 8.00 hours of Professionalism Content and 2.50 hours of EDI Professionalism Content.
For BC lawyers, this event is eligible for 10.50 hours of Continuing Professional Development credits with the British Columbia Law Society.
For lawyers in all other provinces and territories, consider including this activity as a part of your mandatory CPD / CLE requirements.
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Remarks & Land Acknowledgement
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Keynote: Getting the Story Right: Memory, Questioning, and Cognitive Bias in Investigations
Presenters: Carla Maclean (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Beyond Individual Complaints: Investigating Systemic Discrimination
Presenters: Frédérick Doucet (Rubin Thomlinson LLP)
10:30 AM - 11:00AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Investigating Intimate Partner Violence
Presenter: Aleksandra Pressey and Inggrid Wibowo (Williams HR Law LLP), Adriana Berlingieri (Western University)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Appropriate in the Circumstances: Responding to Workplace Incivility Without Overreach
Presenters: Aryeh Green (City of Toronto), Krupa Shah (Ricketts Harris LLP)
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Jusqu’où va la confidentialité? La réalité des enquêtes administratives au Canada
How Far Does Confidentiality Extend? The Reality of Administrative Investigations in Canada
Presenter: Caroline Briand (Langlois Avocats), Louis Drolet (Bombardier), Myriam Levesque (ALIAS), Sara Pierre (Université McGill)
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Investigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Navigating Complexity, Nuances and Human Impact
Presenters: Nathaniel Marshall (Marshall Workplace Law), Monica Jeffrey (JMJ Workplace Investigation Law LLP)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM +
Networking Dinner
Friday, May 8th, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Keynote: Best Practices for Investigating Indigenous-Specific Racism and Discrimination
Presenters: Michelle Cameron (University of British Columbia)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
A Deeper Dive: Supporting Multifaceted Analyses in the Investigation of anti-Black Racism
Presenters: Ros Salvador (Ros Salvador Law)
10:30 AM - 11:00AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Different Mandates, Same Facts: Mental Stress, Discipline, and Competing Narratives of Workplace Harm
Presenter: Shannon Sproule (Turnpenney Milne LLP), Tara Ross (Boswell Employment Law), with Moderator Michelle Bird (Bridge Legal & HR Solutions)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Investigating Gender-Based Harassment in an Age of Hegemonic Masculinity
Presenters: Robert Richler (Bernardi Human Resource Law LLP)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Beyond the Allegations: Insights from Cross-Jurisdictional Internal Workplace Investigations
Presenter: Melanie McGovern (Rio Tinto)
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
After the Investigation: Coaching as a Useful Workplace Intervention When the File is Closed but Behaviour and Dysfunction Remain
Presenters: Angela Fenton (Fenton Coaching and Consulting Inc.)
4:00PM - 4:30 PM
Questions, and Closing Remarks
Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Matt Malone
6:00 PM +
