Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Monica Jeffrey (AWI Past-President), and Matt Malone
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)
6:30 PM +
Cocktails & Networking Dinner
*Please note seats are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.
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
Moving Past One-Size-Fits-All: Intersectionality in Trauma-Informed Workplace Investigations
Presenters: Claudia Zehl and Zahida Virani (OSACO Group)
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 +
Networking Cocktail Reception
*Please note seats are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.
