Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Monica Jeffrey (JMJ Workplace Investigation Law LLP, and AWI President), and Matt Malone (University of Ottawa)
Thursday, June 5, 2025
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration and Breakfast Buffet (University of Ottawa – CRX Building)
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Investigating Elected Officials
Presenters: Lisa Southern, Marisa Cruickshank, and Deanna Brummitt (Southern Butler Price)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Federal Update: Marentette, Brown, D.A., and more
Presenters: Jessica Kearsey (Deloitte) and Avneet Grewal (Deloitte)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The Boundary Between Managerial Authority and Workplace Harassment: What Does The Case Law Say?
Presenter: Krupa Shah (Mortimer Khoraych)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
The Toughest Obstacles: Major Case Management Issues
Presenters: Shannon Anthony (City Of Toronto), Paul Gee (Gold Standard Investigations), Christopher Edwards (Soloway Wright LLP), with Moderator Jennifer White (Sportsafe Investigations Group)
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch in the Dining Hall
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Keynote: When AI Joins The Investigation
Presenter: Eli Makus (Van Dermyden Makus)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Spotlight On Workplace Investigations In Law Enforcement And National Security Settings
Presenters: Joy Hulton (Hulton Workplace Resolutions), Lavinia Latham (Alphonse Latham LLP), Jeanette MacLean (MacLean Investigations), with Moderator Jo-Ann Fennessey (The Jo-Ann Fennessey Centre)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Year In Review: Key Jurisprudence On Reliability And Credibility
Presenter: Fiona McFarlane (KSW Lawyers)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
After The Investigation...
Presenters: Madeleine Loewenberg (Loewenberg Psarris Workplace Law LLP), Sandeep Joshi and Sandhya Kohli (Kushneryk Morgan LLP), with moderator Leanne Walsh (West Coast Workplace Law)
Friday, June 6, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
“My Sincere Apologies” – Evidentiary Treatment Of Apologies
Presenters: Caroline Briand and Annie Bourgeois (Langlois Lawyers LLP)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Conflicting Human Rights and the DEI Backlash
Presenters: Aleksandra Pressey (Williams Hr Law LLP), Wanda Shreve (Wanda Shreve Law Professional Corporation), Lauren Bernardi (Bernardi Human Resource Law LLP), with moderator Nathaniel Marshall (Marshall Workplace Law)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Organizational Culture For and From Investigations: A Comment On The Latest Federal Statistics
Presenter: Marie-José Bourassa (Newleaf Performance)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Nuances Of Investigations Related To Disability
Presenter: Andre Goh (Ontario Power Generation)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch in the Dining Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Adaptability And Alignment: The Keys To Smooth Internal Workplace Investigation Operations
Presenters: Louis Winston (McMaster University), Emily Kaufer (Air Canada), Angela Campbell (McGill University), with Moderator Peter Matukas (Matukas Workplace Investigations)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Trends, Challenges, And Standards With Investigating Sexual Violence
Presenter: Asha Rampersad and Shannon Sproule (Turnpenney Milne LLP)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The New Frontiers Of Evidence In Workplace Investigations: Deep Fakes, Similar Fact Evidence, and Beyond
Presenters: Inna Koldorf and Zeinab Yousif (Miller Thompson LLP), Cory Boyd (Co-Managing Partner of Rubin Thomlinson LLP), Kristin Eliot (Barker Hutchinson)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
What is Next for Workplace Investigations? Balancing Fairness, Transparency, and Privilege
Presenters: Sarah Crossley and Laura Freitag (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP)
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Concluding Remarks
Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Monica Jeffrey (JMJ Workplace Investigation Law LLP, and AWI President), and Matt Malone (University Of Ottawa)
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