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Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat with the Honourable Caroline Mulroney
Kicking off our 6th Transportation Summit is SNC Lavalin President and CEO Ian Edwards. This year’s summit wouldn’t have been possible without SNC Lavalin as our presenting sponsor.
Joining us for a special keynote address, the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, will share what’s next for the Toronto region’s transit and transportation infrastructure as we recover.
Ian Edwards
President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin
Ian Edwards
President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-LavalinIan L. Edwards was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SNC-Lavalin on October 31, 2019. On June 11, 2019, he was named Interim President and CEO and became a member of its Board of Directors. He has over 30 years of global experience in delivering complex infrastructure and resources projects and leading businesses in many sectors and across numerous geographies including North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
As President and CEO, he is responsible for reviewing the strategic direction of the Company on an expedited basis and in developing a plan for sustainable success that de-risks and simplifies the company’s business model and generates consistent earnings and cash flow.
Before being appointed to his current role, Mr. Edwards was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) in January 2019 where he has taken the lead in executing the initiative to simplify, focus, and grow the business and implemented numerous measures to improve the operational performance of the company, ensuring that the efficiency and project oversight measures are being successfully executed.
Mr. Edwards joined SNC-Lavalin in 2014 and was later appointed President, Infrastructure in 2015. As President, Infrastructure, he led employees within SNC-Lavalin’s global Infrastructure business and oversaw the successful turnaround and transformation of the sector.
Prior to joining SNC-Lavalin, he spent six years in senior roles with the Leighton Group, where as Managing Director, Leighton Asia, India and Offshore, he led a diverse business of 20,000 employees spanning the construction, infrastructure, oil and gas and mining sectors in 14 countries.
Mr. Edwards holds Higher and Ordinary Certificates in Civil Engineering from Lancashire University in the United Kingdom. He is an incorporated Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
The Honourable Caroline Mulroney
Minister of Transportation and Francophone Affairs
The Honourable Caroline Mulroney
Minister of Transportation and Francophone AffairsMinister Mulroney was first elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament for York-Simcoe in 2018.
Appointed Minister of Transportation in June 2019, Minister Mulroney has been focused on getting people where they want to go when they need to get there, including historic partnerships with the City of Toronto and York Region that will support the Province of Ontario’s $28.5 billion investment program in four new priority projects, overseeing an ambitious expansion of the GO rail network, and the development of regional transportation plans across the province.
Minister Mulroney also serves as Minister of Francophone Affairs. In this role, she concluded an agreement with the federal government to finance l’Université de l’Ontario français, Ontario’s first university that will be governed by and for francophones. Minister Mulroney has also served as Ontario’s Attorney General.
Before entering politics, Minister Mulroney had a career in business and law. She served as Vice President of BloombergSen Investment Partners, a Toronto-based investment firm and she spearheaded corporate and regulatory matters related to growth opportunities in Canada and the United States for Wellington Financial LP.
As a lawyer, she was an associate at Shearman & Sterling and then Associate Director of the NYU Center for Law & Business. Minister Mulroney began her career as a financial analyst in the investment banking department of Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.
Minister Mulroney is a graduate of Harvard College and the NYU School of Law.
In addition to her work in the private sector, Minister Mulroney co-founded and chaired the board of Directors of the Shoebox Project for Shelters. With local chapters across Canada and the United States, they coordinate and deliver gifts to thousands of women and girls in shelters or facing homelessness.
She is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Hospital for SickKids Foundation, the Fraser Institute and the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority, a Crown corporation and a former Governor of the National Theatre School of Canada.
Minister Mulroney and her husband Andrew Lapham have four children and a dog, Peanut.
Jan De Silva
President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jan De Silva
President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of TradeJan De Silva is President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, one of the largest and most influential business organizations in North America. She is spearheading efforts to make Toronto one of the most competitive and sought-after business regions in the world.
Jan brings to the role more than 14 years of international CEO experience building ambitious, high-growth organizations. Anchored in her leadership is her belief in the power of economic development to lift communities.
Prior to joining the Board, she served as CEO of Sun Life Financial’s Hong Kong and Mainland China businesses and co-founded and later sold Retail China Limited. Jan also served as Dean of Ivey Asia for Ivey Business School of Western University.
Highly respected for her business advocacy and government engagement, Jan has been Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chair of the Canada China Business Council in Beijing and served on the Board of the Asian Corporate Governance Association. In 2019, she was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the APEC Business Advisory Council. Jan also sits on the boards of Intact Financial Corporation, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; and, Blue Umbrella Limited, a global compliance technology company headquartered in Hong Kong.
Session 1: Recovery and the Future of Transportation
Our transportation networks are crucial for getting our front-line workers from their homes to their jobs. Highways and trains keep goods moving across our region and province ensuring access to food, medical supplies and entertainment.
This panel will explore the future of our transportation industry and draw upon lessons learned from our global neighbours in order to ensure the region’s long-term recovery.
Huang Ching-Shinn
Vice President of Taipei Metro
Huang Ching-Shinn
Vice President of Taipei MetroEducation: Master's degree in Transportation Engineering and Management of Civil Engineering Department
National Chiao Tung University
Experience:
- Director of Finance Division
- Deputy Director of Business Division
- Deputy Director of Gondola Division
- Manager of Human Resources Division
- Engineer of Planning Department
- Manager of Planning Department
- Section Chief of Operations Department
- Junior Engineer of Operations Department, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Cynthia Garneau
President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail Canada
Cynthia Garneau
President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail CanadaCynthia Garneau joined VIA Rail as President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2019. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Garneau was President of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd. since 2016, where she led an integrated strategy to keep operations competitive and viable in an ever-changing global market.
Possessing over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry, she has experience leading complex teams and projects in a number of areas of operation, including Supply Chain Management, Corporate Affairs and Government Relations.
Prior to Bell Helicopter, she held various technical and leadership roles at Bombardier Aerospace, where she helped launch several major aircraft program initiatives as part of the Strategic Sourcing group and key negotiations for the Business Aircraft group.
Cynthia Garneau has served on various boards, including the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, where she served as Chair in 2017-2018, and Aéro Montréal Aerospace Cluster in Quebec. She has also been a Board member of the Fondation de l'Hôpital Régional de St-Jérôme.
In addition, Ms. Garneau was a member of the Economic Strategies Table on Advanced Manufacturing, an initiative launched by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development as part of the Government of Canada’s Innovation & Skills Plan, which is made up of industry leaders. Their mandate is to set ambitious growth goals, identify sector-specific challenges lay out an actionable roadmap to achieve their goals.
Possessing a Bachelor of Specialized Education as well as a Bachelor of Law, both from Sherbrooke University, she has been a member of the Québec Bar since 1994.
Elliot G. (Lee) Sander
President, Americas Region, Bombardier Transportation
Elliot G. (Lee) Sander
President, Americas Region, Bombardier TransportationLee Sander was appointed as President of Bombardier Transportation’s Americas Region in November 2018.
Prior to joining Bombardier, Mr. Sander was Managing Director, Global Transportation and US Infrastructure at Hatch Ltd. In addition, he held leadership roles at AECOM, notably as Group Chief Executive, Global Transportation and at HAKS Group. Credited with turning around several high-profile public-sector organizations in New York, he is a former Executive Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation and served as a Commissioner on the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. In addition, he is the founder of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University and co-founded the Empire State Transportation Alliance.
He holds a degree in Applied Science and International/Global Studies from Georgetown University.
Phil Verster
President & Chief Executive Officer, Metrolinx
Phil Verster
President & Chief Executive Officer, MetrolinxPhil Verster is the President & Chief Executive Officer at Metrolinx.
Phil oversees a team committed to transforming transportation in the GTHA. With a strong community and customer service emphasis, Metrolinx is delivering quality transportation services on time and on budget, and working collaboratively with our partners – all key elements to delivering on the promise of Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan.
Prior to joining Metrolinx, Phil was one of the UK’s rail leaders, having managed train operations, infrastructure builds and infrastructure management for passenger rail systems in England, Scotland and Ireland.
An engineer by training, Phil began his career in the electricity sector in his native South Africa. From 2001 to 2003, he was Depot Manager and Production Director for a UK division of Bombardier Rail. In 2003, Phil moved from the supplier side to passenger rail operations at Southeastern Trains. He then spent five years at Irish Rail, where he served in different roles, including Deputy CEO.
In 2011, Phil joined Britain’s Network Rail. His first assignment was Managing Director London North East and East Midlands Route , the second largest route in the Network Rail system. He pioneered a new approach to structured continuous improvement that delivered improved safety and train performance as well as an enhanced passenger experience. Phil put the same innovation and discipline to work in his subsequent assignment for Network Rail running Scotland’s ScotRail passenger rail service, from 2015 to 2017. In early 2017, Phil served as Managing Director of Network Rail’s East West Railway.
Phil has a Bachelors of Engineering and a Masters of Engineering, both from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. He has an MBA from the University of Newcastle Business School and an LLM Post Graduate Diploma (Commercial Law) from the University of Northumbria, both in the UK.
Huang Ching-Shinn
Vice President of Taipei Metro
Huang Ching-Shinn
Vice President of Taipei MetroEducation: Master's degree in Transportation Engineering and Management of Civil Engineering Department
National Chiao Tung University
Experience:
- Director of Finance Division
- Deputy Director of Business Division
- Deputy Director of Gondola Division
- Manager of Human Resources Division
- Engineer of Planning Department
- Manager of Planning Department
- Section Chief of Operations Department
- Junior Engineer of Operations Department, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Cynthia Garneau
President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail Canada
Cynthia Garneau
President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail CanadaCynthia Garneau joined VIA Rail as President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2019. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Garneau was President of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd. since 2016, where she led an integrated strategy to keep operations competitive and viable in an ever-changing global market.
Possessing over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry, she has experience leading complex teams and projects in a number of areas of operation, including Supply Chain Management, Corporate Affairs and Government Relations.
Prior to Bell Helicopter, she held various technical and leadership roles at Bombardier Aerospace, where she helped launch several major aircraft program initiatives as part of the Strategic Sourcing group and key negotiations for the Business Aircraft group.
Cynthia Garneau has served on various boards, including the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, where she served as Chair in 2017-2018, and Aéro Montréal Aerospace Cluster in Quebec. She has also been a Board member of the Fondation de l'Hôpital Régional de St-Jérôme.
In addition, Ms. Garneau was a member of the Economic Strategies Table on Advanced Manufacturing, an initiative launched by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development as part of the Government of Canada’s Innovation & Skills Plan, which is made up of industry leaders. Their mandate is to set ambitious growth goals, identify sector-specific challenges lay out an actionable roadmap to achieve their goals.
Possessing a Bachelor of Specialized Education as well as a Bachelor of Law, both from Sherbrooke University, she has been a member of the Québec Bar since 1994.
Elliot G. (Lee) Sander
President, Americas Region, Bombardier Transportation
Elliot G. (Lee) Sander
President, Americas Region, Bombardier TransportationLee Sander was appointed as President of Bombardier Transportation’s Americas Region in November 2018.
Prior to joining Bombardier, Mr. Sander was Managing Director, Global Transportation and US Infrastructure at Hatch Ltd. In addition, he held leadership roles at AECOM, notably as Group Chief Executive, Global Transportation and at HAKS Group. Credited with turning around several high-profile public-sector organizations in New York, he is a former Executive Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation and served as a Commissioner on the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. In addition, he is the founder of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University and co-founded the Empire State Transportation Alliance.
He holds a degree in Applied Science and International/Global Studies from Georgetown University.
Phil Verster
President & Chief Executive Officer, Metrolinx
Phil Verster
President & Chief Executive Officer, MetrolinxPhil Verster is the President & Chief Executive Officer at Metrolinx.
Phil oversees a team committed to transforming transportation in the GTHA. With a strong community and customer service emphasis, Metrolinx is delivering quality transportation services on time and on budget, and working collaboratively with our partners – all key elements to delivering on the promise of Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan.
Prior to joining Metrolinx, Phil was one of the UK’s rail leaders, having managed train operations, infrastructure builds and infrastructure management for passenger rail systems in England, Scotland and Ireland.
An engineer by training, Phil began his career in the electricity sector in his native South Africa. From 2001 to 2003, he was Depot Manager and Production Director for a UK division of Bombardier Rail. In 2003, Phil moved from the supplier side to passenger rail operations at Southeastern Trains. He then spent five years at Irish Rail, where he served in different roles, including Deputy CEO.
In 2011, Phil joined Britain’s Network Rail. His first assignment was Managing Director London North East and East Midlands Route , the second largest route in the Network Rail system. He pioneered a new approach to structured continuous improvement that delivered improved safety and train performance as well as an enhanced passenger experience. Phil put the same innovation and discipline to work in his subsequent assignment for Network Rail running Scotland’s ScotRail passenger rail service, from 2015 to 2017. In early 2017, Phil served as Managing Director of Network Rail’s East West Railway.
Phil has a Bachelors of Engineering and a Masters of Engineering, both from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. He has an MBA from the University of Newcastle Business School and an LLM Post Graduate Diploma (Commercial Law) from the University of Northumbria, both in the UK.
Shaunna Conway
Partner, Deloitte
Shaunna Conway
Partner, DeloitteShaunna is a Partner with Deloitte Digital and is the Advertising, Marketing and Commerce offering leader in Canada. Shaunna works with clients on developing and delivering on digital transformation programs that span strategy, people, process and technology, and which put the customer at the centre. As a trusted advisor to her clients, she connects the dots between sales, service, marketing, commerce, and online and offline customer experience to drive engagement, retention, loyalty and acquisition.
Shaunna’s industry experience includes retail, financial services, gaming, transportation and telco.
Neil Pakey
Chief Executive Officer, Nieuport Aviation
Neil Pakey
Chief Executive Officer, Nieuport AviationNeil Pakey is the Chief Executive Officer at Nieuport Aviation. He has served as the CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, the CEO of Peel Airports Group, as Managing Director of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Head of Marketing for Manchester Airport plc. Neil was the Senior VP Network Marketing at the Vantage Airports Group. Neil was a National Expert to the European Commission’s Air Transport Policy Division for three years, working on air transport liberalization and regional airport access. Neil also currently chairs RABA, the UK’s Regional and Business Airports Group. Neil holds a Master of Science in Transport Planning and Management from the University of Westminster and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Neil was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire for services to Tourism and was named the IOD Director of the Year for Merseyside in 2007.
Shaunna Conway
Partner, Deloitte
Shaunna Conway
Partner, DeloitteShaunna is a Partner with Deloitte Digital and is the Advertising, Marketing and Commerce offering leader in Canada. Shaunna works with clients on developing and delivering on digital transformation programs that span strategy, people, process and technology, and which put the customer at the centre. As a trusted advisor to her clients, she connects the dots between sales, service, marketing, commerce, and online and offline customer experience to drive engagement, retention, loyalty and acquisition.
Shaunna’s industry experience includes retail, financial services, gaming, transportation and telco.
Neil Pakey
Chief Executive Officer, Nieuport Aviation
Neil Pakey
Chief Executive Officer, Nieuport AviationNeil Pakey is the Chief Executive Officer at Nieuport Aviation. He has served as the CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, the CEO of Peel Airports Group, as Managing Director of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Head of Marketing for Manchester Airport plc. Neil was the Senior VP Network Marketing at the Vantage Airports Group. Neil was a National Expert to the European Commission’s Air Transport Policy Division for three years, working on air transport liberalization and regional airport access. Neil also currently chairs RABA, the UK’s Regional and Business Airports Group. Neil holds a Master of Science in Transport Planning and Management from the University of Westminster and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Neil was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire for services to Tourism and was named the IOD Director of the Year for Merseyside in 2007.
Session 2: Opening Doors with Regionally Interconnected Transportation Systems
Traditionally, regional transit has emphasized the peak period movement of workers to and from the downtown core, but as people continue to work from home, and job opportunities emerge in different areas of the region, transportation networks must change.
This panel will explore the creation of an anywhere-to-anywhere, integrated, regional transportation network that could connect people to economic opportunities, and employers to talent, ensuring that the Toronto region builds back better through recovery and into the future.
- Dr. Jonathan English, Director of Policy, Transportation and Infrastructure, Toronto Region Board of Trade (Host)
- Yvonne Rene de Cotret, Partner, Transportation and Future of Mobility Practice Lead, Deloitte (Presenter)
- Daniel Bergeron, Chief Planning Officer, Greater Montreal’s Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority (Panelist)
- Paul Blumenthal, Member of the board, Molinari Rail Group (Panelist)
- Angela Gibson, Head of Strategy and Foresight, Toronto Transit Commission (Panelist)
- Michele Molinari, President and CEO, Molinari Rail Group (Panelist)
- Charles Wheeler, Executive Vice-President, Comtech Group (Moderator)
Jonathan English
Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jonathan English
Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure, Toronto Region Board of TradeJonathan English is the Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure at the Toronto Region Board of Trade. He has written on transportation and other issues for publications including the Globe and Mail and Bloomberg CityLab. He has a doctorate in urban planning from Columbia University, with research examining suburban transit policy and the relationship between transit service levels and transit demand from a historical perspective. His research has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, Vox, Wired, CBC, and NPR.
Yvonne Rene de Cotret
Partner, Transportation and Future of Mobility Practice Lead, Deloitte
Yvonne Rene de Cotret
Partner, Transportation and Future of Mobility Practice Lead, DeloitteYvonne leads Deloitte Canada’s Transportation and Future of Mobility practice. Over her 25 year career, she has collaborated with Canadian and US policy makers, government authorities and operators, to define and implement service innovations to enable the safe and efficient flow of passengers and freight, across all modes of transportation. She has consulted on numerous transformation programs involving regional and municipal public transit operators, passenger and freight rail operators, postal and logistics operators, air and sea port authorities, as well as border security agencies. Her current efforts focus on the disruptive impacts of new technologies on the transportation industry and the future of mobility within the Canadian market.
Yvonne has been actively sought by Canadian policy makers to participate in national and regional industry forums, such as Federal Minister Garneau’s Innovation Roundtable Series. She has also held board positions with the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), WTS International, and TECHNATION.
Daniel Bergeron
Executive Director, Transportation Planning and Mobility, Autorité Règionale de Transport Métropolitain
Daniel Bergeron
Executive Director, Transportation Planning and Mobility, Autorité Règionale de Transport MétropolitainRegistered engineer (Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec)
Chair of the Organizing Authorities Committee and Policy Board
Member of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Board member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)
Daniel Bergeron holds the position of Executive Director of Transportation and mobility planning at the Montreal regional metropolitan transportation Authority (ARTM). In this capacity, he’s responsible of the strategic development plan, funding policy, fare system and service standards of public transport services in Montreal region.
Mr. Bergeron began his career as a research associate in transportation and then as a project manager for a major transportation planning consulting firm. He worked at the Agence métropolitaine de transport from 1997 to 2016 and then served as deputy to the President of the Transition Committee responsible for implementing the new legislation transforming the organization and governance of public transit in the region metropolitan area of Montreal.
Paul Blumenthal
Member of the Board, Molinari Rail Group
Paul Blumenthal
Member of the Board, Molinari Rail GroupPaul Blumenthal is a rail professional with 30 years of executive experience in SBB passenger transport, including 10 years as a member of the SBB Management Board. In his role as the responsible director, Paul Blumenthal has successfully contributed to the introduction of Rail 2000 and the Neat Lötschberg, among other things. Paul Blumenthal has renewed SBB's train fleet for several billion Swiss francs, thus contributing to SBB's strong market position.
Paul Blumenthal has been a professional board member since 2010 and has been able to contribute his know-how to various administrative and supervisory boards. His many years on the Supervisory Board of ÖBB are worth mentioning, as are his seats on the boards of directors of tourist railways such as the Rhätian Railway and Zentralbahn. The spin-off Glacier- Express is the latest product with a very successful revival in 2019.
Jonathan English
Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jonathan English
Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure, Toronto Region Board of TradeJonathan English is the Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure at the Toronto Region Board of Trade. He has written on transportation and other issues for publications including the Globe and Mail and Bloomberg CityLab. He has a doctorate in urban planning from Columbia University, with research examining suburban transit policy and the relationship between transit service levels and transit demand from a historical perspective. His research has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, Vox, Wired, CBC, and NPR.
Yvonne Rene de Cotret
Partner, Transportation and Future of Mobility Practice Lead, Deloitte
Yvonne Rene de Cotret
Partner, Transportation and Future of Mobility Practice Lead, DeloitteYvonne leads Deloitte Canada’s Transportation and Future of Mobility practice. Over her 25 year career, she has collaborated with Canadian and US policy makers, government authorities and operators, to define and implement service innovations to enable the safe and efficient flow of passengers and freight, across all modes of transportation. She has consulted on numerous transformation programs involving regional and municipal public transit operators, passenger and freight rail operators, postal and logistics operators, air and sea port authorities, as well as border security agencies. Her current efforts focus on the disruptive impacts of new technologies on the transportation industry and the future of mobility within the Canadian market.
Yvonne has been actively sought by Canadian policy makers to participate in national and regional industry forums, such as Federal Minister Garneau’s Innovation Roundtable Series. She has also held board positions with the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), WTS International, and TECHNATION.
Daniel Bergeron
Executive Director, Transportation Planning and Mobility, Autorité Règionale de Transport Métropolitain
Daniel Bergeron
Executive Director, Transportation Planning and Mobility, Autorité Règionale de Transport MétropolitainRegistered engineer (Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec)
Chair of the Organizing Authorities Committee and Policy Board
Member of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Board member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)
Daniel Bergeron holds the position of Executive Director of Transportation and mobility planning at the Montreal regional metropolitan transportation Authority (ARTM). In this capacity, he’s responsible of the strategic development plan, funding policy, fare system and service standards of public transport services in Montreal region.
Mr. Bergeron began his career as a research associate in transportation and then as a project manager for a major transportation planning consulting firm. He worked at the Agence métropolitaine de transport from 1997 to 2016 and then served as deputy to the President of the Transition Committee responsible for implementing the new legislation transforming the organization and governance of public transit in the region metropolitan area of Montreal.
Paul Blumenthal
Member of the Board, Molinari Rail Group
Paul Blumenthal
Member of the Board, Molinari Rail GroupPaul Blumenthal is a rail professional with 30 years of executive experience in SBB passenger transport, including 10 years as a member of the SBB Management Board. In his role as the responsible director, Paul Blumenthal has successfully contributed to the introduction of Rail 2000 and the Neat Lötschberg, among other things. Paul Blumenthal has renewed SBB's train fleet for several billion Swiss francs, thus contributing to SBB's strong market position.
Paul Blumenthal has been a professional board member since 2010 and has been able to contribute his know-how to various administrative and supervisory boards. His many years on the Supervisory Board of ÖBB are worth mentioning, as are his seats on the boards of directors of tourist railways such as the Rhätian Railway and Zentralbahn. The spin-off Glacier- Express is the latest product with a very successful revival in 2019.
Angela Gibson
Head, Strategy & Foresight, Toronto Transit Commission
Angela Gibson
Head, Strategy & Foresight, Toronto Transit CommissionAngela Gibson is a Registered Professional Planner with over 17 years of urban planning experience focused on creating complete and connected communities through facilitating the synergies between land use and transportation planning.
Angela is the Head of Strategy and Foresight for the TTC, where she leads long term strategic planning covering everything from fare policy, 5-Year service planning, new bus priority lanes, emerging systems and accessibility planning. Prior to joining the TTC in August 2020, Angela worked for Metrolinx where she was responsible for strengthening regional partnerships and developing executive governance frameworks with agencies and municipalities. Angela worked for various municipal governments including York, Durham and the Town of Ajax in the capacity of leading intergovernmental relations, transportation planning, diversity and inclusion programs and strategic plans. As a city builder Angela has led a number of major regional initiatives including transportation planning for urban growth centres and universal accessibility programs.
Angela is an alumnus of the University of Toronto Urban Planning program where she has established a scholarship for visible minorities in the Urban Planning field at the University of Toronto to help support continued diversity within the planning profession.
Michele Molinari
President & CEO, Molinari Rail Group
Michele Molinari
President & CEO, Molinari Rail GroupMichele Molinari is the founder, owner and President of the Molinari Rail Group, with headquarters in Switzerland. Michele is an electrical and transport engineer who has gained a lot of experience in various transportation projects around the world. Molinari Rail Group specializes in engineering and transportation projects – especially regarding railway vehicles – over more than 25 years. Molinari Rail Group does engineering and integration of rail vehicle systems and carries.
Achievements
External consultant and adviser to railway operators and rolling stock manufacturers in various stages of the life cycle of a railway operation, maintenance organisation and development/production of rolling stock.
External consultant and adviser for business development, market analysis and bid preparation in various countries and projects, e.g. Corredor Ferroviario Bioceanico Central.
Support in the definition of a new maintenance organisation during the tender phase, including business planning and cost calculation, various international projects and tenders.
Charles Wheeler, B.E.S.
Executive Vice President, Comtech Group Inc.
Charles Wheeler, B.E.S.
Executive Vice President, Comtech Group Inc.Charles leads Comtech's integrated consulting and advisory services for our key market sectors including transit, infrastructure and facilities. Charles has almost 40 years of professional experience focusing on the planning, engineering, management and control of complex multi-billion urban infrastructure programs and projects.
Angela Gibson
Head, Strategy & Foresight, Toronto Transit Commission
Angela Gibson
Head, Strategy & Foresight, Toronto Transit CommissionAngela Gibson is a Registered Professional Planner with over 17 years of urban planning experience focused on creating complete and connected communities through facilitating the synergies between land use and transportation planning.
Angela is the Head of Strategy and Foresight for the TTC, where she leads long term strategic planning covering everything from fare policy, 5-Year service planning, new bus priority lanes, emerging systems and accessibility planning. Prior to joining the TTC in August 2020, Angela worked for Metrolinx where she was responsible for strengthening regional partnerships and developing executive governance frameworks with agencies and municipalities. Angela worked for various municipal governments including York, Durham and the Town of Ajax in the capacity of leading intergovernmental relations, transportation planning, diversity and inclusion programs and strategic plans. As a city builder Angela has led a number of major regional initiatives including transportation planning for urban growth centres and universal accessibility programs.
Angela is an alumnus of the University of Toronto Urban Planning program where she has established a scholarship for visible minorities in the Urban Planning field at the University of Toronto to help support continued diversity within the planning profession.
Michele Molinari
President & CEO, Molinari Rail Group
Michele Molinari
President & CEO, Molinari Rail GroupMichele Molinari is the founder, owner and President of the Molinari Rail Group, with headquarters in Switzerland. Michele is an electrical and transport engineer who has gained a lot of experience in various transportation projects around the world. Molinari Rail Group specializes in engineering and transportation projects – especially regarding railway vehicles – over more than 25 years. Molinari Rail Group does engineering and integration of rail vehicle systems and carries.
Achievements
External consultant and adviser to railway operators and rolling stock manufacturers in various stages of the life cycle of a railway operation, maintenance organisation and development/production of rolling stock.
External consultant and adviser for business development, market analysis and bid preparation in various countries and projects, e.g. Corredor Ferroviario Bioceanico Central.
Support in the definition of a new maintenance organisation during the tender phase, including business planning and cost calculation, various international projects and tenders.
Charles Wheeler, B.E.S.
Executive Vice President, Comtech Group Inc.
Charles Wheeler, B.E.S.
Executive Vice President, Comtech Group Inc.Charles leads Comtech's integrated consulting and advisory services for our key market sectors including transit, infrastructure and facilities. Charles has almost 40 years of professional experience focusing on the planning, engineering, management and control of complex multi-billion urban infrastructure programs and projects.
Breakout Session: Closing the Gap in Infrastructure Financing, Presented by Deloitte
Deloitte estimates that in the next 50 years Canada will require up to $22 trillion in infrastructure investments to meet its growth and policy objectives. To successfully deliver that quantum of infrastructure, Canada will need a long-term plan that identifies and prioritizes infrastructure investments and includes a plan for funding and financing investments. The cost of the investment, competing government priorities, and ever-expanding levels of public debt, mean that tax dollars will become increasingly scarce to fund major infrastructure projects.
What alternative funding models and strategies exist? How can we prevent the emergence of a funding gap?
Join Craig Walter, Partner, National leader of Deloitte’s Infrastructure practice and the Americas leader of Deloitte’s Infrastructure M&A to discuss this and more.
Breakout Session: Innovating through the global pandemic for the future of Aerospace and Rail in Ontario, Presented by Bombardier
Ontario is home to an ecosystem of highly skilled employees, small and medium sized businesses and academic institutions that are the envy of jurisdictions worldwide. Leveraging the innovations that have stemmed from the pandemic challenges, aerospace and rail in Ontario are well positioned for growth. This breakout session will dive deep into each industry and their plans for a post-COVID future.
Featuring Josée Ouellet, Vice President, Services Americas, Bombardier Transportation, and Graham Kelly, Vice President, Global Operations and Toronto Site, Bombardier Aviation this promises to be an insightful and thought-provoking discussion.
Breakout Session: Rebooting the Economy with Digital Construction, President by SNC Lavalin
“Digital” is often seen as a misunderstood and trending buzzword; where putting ‘digital’ in front of a phrase suddenly makes it exciting. However, for SNC-Lavalin, digital technology, combined with our engineering expertise and deep industry knowledge allow us to deliver greater insights to our clients, faster and better. Find out more about how digital drives construction from our key experts, including Dale Clarke, President, Infrastructure Services, SNC-Lavalin and Neil Thompson, Director of Digital Construction, Atkins.
Featuring Josée Ouellet, Vice President, Services Americas, Bombardier Transportation, and Graham Kelly, Vice President, Global Operations and Toronto Site, Bombardier Aviation this promises to be an insightful and thought-provoking discussion.
Breakout Session: Streamlining U.S. Travel at Billy Bishop Airport to Keep Our Economy Moving, Presented by Nieuport Aviation
Nieuport Aviation is the owner and operator of the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Working with PortsToronto, Transport Canada and US Homeland Security, we are working to bring a new U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Preclearance Facility to the downtown Toronto airport. Pre-clearance streamlines transborder air travel by eliminating customs reviews upon arrival in the U.S., and has government approval on both sides of the border.
Join us for a discussion with Nieuport CEO, Neil Pakey, on how we’re building this critical piece of infrastructure and what it means for the recovery of Toronto’s Visitor Economy moving forward.
Keynote with Dean Stoneley, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company in Canada
Hear from Ford Canada’s President and CEO Dean Stoneley in a special keynote presentation. He’ll be joined by Toronto region Board of Trade President and CEO Jan De Silva for a fireside chat on what’s next for the auto industry.
Dean Stoneley
President and CEO, Ford Motor Company of Canada
Dean Stoneley
President and CEO, Ford Motor Company of CanadaDean Stoneley is president and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, appointed to the position in February 2019. He leads Ford of Canada's operations across the country, including a national headquarters, three regional offices, three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, two parts distribution centres, two R&D sites, and three Connectivity and Innovation centres.
Ford employs approximately 7,000 people in Canada, while an additional 18,000 people are employed in the more than 400 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across the country.
During his 27 years at Ford, Stoneley has held a variety of global leadership roles in sales and marketing in Canada, United States, South Africa and Asia Pacific.
Prior to his current position, Stoneley was vice president and director of marketing for Changan Ford’s National Dealer Sales Distribution joint venture in China. Stoneley has previously served as vice president marketing and vice president sales for Ford Asia Pacific region based in Shanghai, China.
Stoneley attended the University of Western Ontario and holds an honours degree in Political Science. He is married with three children and enjoys music, photography, fine arts and is a car and motorcycle enthusiast.
Jan De Silva
President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jan De Silva
President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of TradeJan De Silva is President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, one of the largest and most influential business organizations in North America. She is spearheading efforts to make Toronto one of the most competitive and sought-after business regions in the world.
Jan brings to the role more than 14 years of international CEO experience building ambitious, high-growth organizations. Anchored in her leadership is her belief in the power of economic development to lift communities.
Prior to joining the Board, she served as CEO of Sun Life Financial’s Hong Kong and Mainland China businesses and co-founded and later sold Retail China Limited. Jan also served as Dean of Ivey Asia for Ivey Business School of Western University.
Highly respected for her business advocacy and government engagement, Jan has been Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chair of the Canada China Business Council in Beijing and served on the Board of the Asian Corporate Governance Association. In 2019, she was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the APEC Business Advisory Council. Jan also sits on the boards of Intact Financial Corporation, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; and, Blue Umbrella Limited, a global compliance technology company headquartered in Hong Kong.
Fireside chat with Michael Lindsay, President and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario
We’re excited to welcome President and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario, Michael Lindsay for a special fireside chat with Toronto Region Board of Trade President and CEO Janet De Silva.
Michael Lindsay
President and Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Ontario
Michael Lindsay
President and Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure OntarioMichael Lindsay is President and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario (IO). He was appointed CEO in November 2020. In this role, he works closely with his Executive team and with partners in both the public and private sectors to build, manage, finance and enhance the value of the Province's assets. Michael Lindsay rejoined Infrastructure Ontario as President, Project Delivery, in 2019, bringing his extensive experience supporting a range of innovative public and private partnerships. Prior to returning to Infrastructure Ontario in 2019, Michael served as Special Advisor to the Government of Ontario on the upload of the Toronto subway system.
Michael also previously served as Head of Strategic Partnerships & Government for the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (“IMCO”). As the Global Director of Infrastructure Planning & Advisory at Hatch, Michael helped governments create public private partnerships (“P3s”), and helped private investors effectively negotiate the terms and scope of those partnerships.
From 2014 to 2016, Michael was Senior Vice President of Commercial Projects at Infrastructure Ontario. In that role, he was responsible for commercial transactions related to the financing, development, and
divestiture of public assets in Ontario (e.g. land, buildings, services). His team structured P3s related to
energy, transit and social infrastructure, and contracted private entities to deliver services through a
range of outsourced models. Prior to this, Michael was an Associate Principal with McKinsey & Company, where he was a core leader of the Canadian Public Sector Practice. He helped provincial and federal ministries reduce costs, improve service, and analyze the effectiveness of money spent on economic development and innovation.
Michael is a graduate of Oxford (MPhil) and Queen's University (BAH).
Jan De Silva
President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jan De Silva
President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of TradeJan De Silva is President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, one of the largest and most influential business organizations in North America. She is spearheading efforts to make Toronto one of the most competitive and sought-after business regions in the world.
Jan brings to the role more than 14 years of international CEO experience building ambitious, high-growth organizations. Anchored in her leadership is her belief in the power of economic development to lift communities.
Prior to joining the Board, she served as CEO of Sun Life Financial’s Hong Kong and Mainland China businesses and co-founded and later sold Retail China Limited. Jan also served as Dean of Ivey Asia for Ivey Business School of Western University.
Highly respected for her business advocacy and government engagement, Jan has been Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chair of the Canada China Business Council in Beijing and served on the Board of the Asian Corporate Governance Association. In 2019, she was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the APEC Business Advisory Council. Jan also sits on the boards of Intact Financial Corporation, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; and, Blue Umbrella Limited, a global compliance technology company headquartered in Hong Kong.
Session 3: Maximizing Value in Infrastructure Construction
The Toronto region is grappling with the increasing cost of delivering vitally needed transportation infrastructure. As governments face unprecedented financial demands through recovery, optimizing the delivery of infrastructure by employing global best practices is becoming increasingly essential.
The meaningful insights gained from this discussion are designed to aid policymakers as they look to deliver the type of affordable transit infrastructure the Toronto region needs.
- Dale Clarke, President, Infrastructure Services, SNC Lavalin (Panelist)
- Eric Goldwyn, Research Scholar, NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban Management (Panelist)
- Juan Tébar Molinero, Director of Railway Operation, Engineering and Maintenance, Metro de Madrid (Panelist)
- Danielle Townley, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Infrastructure Ontario
- Stephen Wickens, Transportation Researcher and the Author of report, Station to Station
- Cherise Burda, Executive Director, City Building, Ryerson (Moderator)
Dale Clarke
President, Infrastructure Services, SNC-Lavalin
Dale Clarke
President, Infrastructure Services, SNC-LavalinDale Clarke is President, Infrastructure Services for SNC-Lavalin. Dale is responsible for growing the high-performing infrastructure services business in the core geographies of Canada, USA and UK including its Infrastructure Operations & Maintenance, Power, Grid and Industrial Solutions and Construction and Project Management businesses.
Dale is an engineering graduate of Queen’s University and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He has 30 years of international experience with roles in engineering, project management and corporate leadership, particularly in Canada, Africa and Latin America. He has been with SNC-Lavalin since 1996.
Dale is based in Toronto, Ontario and is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO). He is also an active member in the Toronto Region Board of Trade and a participant in various business forums.
Eric Goldwyn
Research Scholar, NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban Management
Eric Goldwyn
Research Scholar, NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban ManagementEric is a Research Scholar at NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban Management. He received his Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Columbia University. He leads the Transit Costs Project, which examines the cost drivers of transit-infrastructure projects. He teaches courses on urban planning and urban studies and his writing on cities and transportation technology has been published in academic journals and popular press outlets.
Juan Tébar Molinero
Director of Railway Operation, Engineering and Maintenance, Metro de Madrid
Juan Tébar Molinero
Director of Railway Operation, Engineering and Maintenance, Metro de MadridWith almost 20 years of experience in the railway sector, Juan Tébar Molinero currently oversees a team committed to providing the best service maintaining the highest standards of safety and technical expertise in Metro de Madrid’s network.
With a profile strongly linked to the management of contracts and railway infrastructure works in the public sector, prior to joining Metro de Madrid, Juan worked at ADIF (“Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias”), where he held the position of High-Speed Railway Network Infrastructure Director. He has commissioned several High-Speed Lines (Córdoba-Málaga, Antequera-Granada, Vandellós-Tarragona and Monforte del Cid-Beniel), beginning their operational life while managing their construction developing assurances, risks and mitigations analyses. He specializes in the construction of tunnels and underground works, having participated in the construction of nearly 25 miles of rail tunnels.
Juan holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Civil Works by the University of Granada, as well as post-graduate studies in “Security, Quality and Resource Optimization” also by the University of Granada.
Juan is also an active member in the Spanish Association of Tunnels and Underground Works (AETOS) managing committee and a participant in several business forums as well as national and international projects.
Danielle Townley
Senior Vice President, Procurement
Danielle Townley
Senior Vice President, ProcurementDanielle is responsible for the day-to-day operations of IO’s procurement function. She provides senior strategic leadership to a team of professionals tasked with executing and providing commercial and strategic advice to all of IO’s capital procurements and commercial transactions, in full collaboration with IO’s
real estate, project delivery, legal and finance professionals.
Danielle was formerly a Vice President, Procurement and spent five years as a member of IO’s Transaction Legal team, focused primarily on transit P3 projects.
Dale Clarke
President, Infrastructure Services, SNC-Lavalin
Dale Clarke
President, Infrastructure Services, SNC-LavalinDale Clarke is President, Infrastructure Services for SNC-Lavalin. Dale is responsible for growing the high-performing infrastructure services business in the core geographies of Canada, USA and UK including its Infrastructure Operations & Maintenance, Power, Grid and Industrial Solutions and Construction and Project Management businesses.
Dale is an engineering graduate of Queen’s University and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He has 30 years of international experience with roles in engineering, project management and corporate leadership, particularly in Canada, Africa and Latin America. He has been with SNC-Lavalin since 1996.
Dale is based in Toronto, Ontario and is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO). He is also an active member in the Toronto Region Board of Trade and a participant in various business forums.
Eric Goldwyn
Research Scholar, NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban Management
Eric Goldwyn
Research Scholar, NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban ManagementEric is a Research Scholar at NYU’s the Marron Institute of Urban Management. He received his Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Columbia University. He leads the Transit Costs Project, which examines the cost drivers of transit-infrastructure projects. He teaches courses on urban planning and urban studies and his writing on cities and transportation technology has been published in academic journals and popular press outlets.
Juan Tébar Molinero
Director of Railway Operation, Engineering and Maintenance, Metro de Madrid
Juan Tébar Molinero
Director of Railway Operation, Engineering and Maintenance, Metro de MadridWith almost 20 years of experience in the railway sector, Juan Tébar Molinero currently oversees a team committed to providing the best service maintaining the highest standards of safety and technical expertise in Metro de Madrid’s network.
With a profile strongly linked to the management of contracts and railway infrastructure works in the public sector, prior to joining Metro de Madrid, Juan worked at ADIF (“Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias”), where he held the position of High-Speed Railway Network Infrastructure Director. He has commissioned several High-Speed Lines (Córdoba-Málaga, Antequera-Granada, Vandellós-Tarragona and Monforte del Cid-Beniel), beginning their operational life while managing their construction developing assurances, risks and mitigations analyses. He specializes in the construction of tunnels and underground works, having participated in the construction of nearly 25 miles of rail tunnels.
Juan holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Civil Works by the University of Granada, as well as post-graduate studies in “Security, Quality and Resource Optimization” also by the University of Granada.
Juan is also an active member in the Spanish Association of Tunnels and Underground Works (AETOS) managing committee and a participant in several business forums as well as national and international projects.
Danielle Townley
Senior Vice President, Procurement
Danielle Townley
Senior Vice President, ProcurementDanielle is responsible for the day-to-day operations of IO’s procurement function. She provides senior strategic leadership to a team of professionals tasked with executing and providing commercial and strategic advice to all of IO’s capital procurements and commercial transactions, in full collaboration with IO’s
real estate, project delivery, legal and finance professionals.
Danielle was formerly a Vice President, Procurement and spent five years as a member of IO’s Transaction Legal team, focused primarily on transit P3 projects.
Stephen Wickens
Transportation Researcher & Author
Stephen Wickens
Transportation Researcher & AuthorStephen Wickens is a transportation researcher and the author Station to Station, a recent report produced for the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario about the soaring costs of transit infrastructure in the Toronto area. He is also a semi-retired journalist who has worked more than 40 years at newspapers including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Financial Post. He has written extensively on urban affairs, public transit and real estate.
Cherise Burda
Executive Director, City Building Ryerson
Cherise Burda
Executive Director, City Building RyersonCherise Burda is Executive Director of City Building Ryerson, university-wide collaboratory for research, learning and engagement to advance sustainable urban solutions. Prior to joining Ryerson University in 2015, Cherise was the Ontario Director of the Pembina Institute, where she championed transportation, climate and clean energy policy in Ontario. In 2013, she was appointed to the Premier of Ontario’s transit investment strategy advisory panel. She currently sits on a number of working groups, including the City of Toronto’s affordable housing advisory panel and the Metrolinx’ project evaluation advisory panel.
Before returning to Toronto in 2006, Cherise spent twelve years in British Columbia where she held roles as senior researcher with University of Victoria’s Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy and program director with the David Suzuki Foundation in Vancouver. She holds an M.A. in environmental policy from University of Victoria, a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and a Bachelor of Education, both from University of Toronto. She has authored over forty research reports, journal articles, book chapters and other publications, and is a regular panelist and presenter.
Stephen Wickens
Transportation Researcher & Author
Stephen Wickens
Transportation Researcher & AuthorStephen Wickens is a transportation researcher and the author Station to Station, a recent report produced for the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario about the soaring costs of transit infrastructure in the Toronto area. He is also a semi-retired journalist who has worked more than 40 years at newspapers including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Financial Post. He has written extensively on urban affairs, public transit and real estate.
Cherise Burda
Executive Director, City Building Ryerson
Cherise Burda
Executive Director, City Building RyersonCherise Burda is Executive Director of City Building Ryerson, university-wide collaboratory for research, learning and engagement to advance sustainable urban solutions. Prior to joining Ryerson University in 2015, Cherise was the Ontario Director of the Pembina Institute, where she championed transportation, climate and clean energy policy in Ontario. In 2013, she was appointed to the Premier of Ontario’s transit investment strategy advisory panel. She currently sits on a number of working groups, including the City of Toronto’s affordable housing advisory panel and the Metrolinx’ project evaluation advisory panel.
Before returning to Toronto in 2006, Cherise spent twelve years in British Columbia where she held roles as senior researcher with University of Victoria’s Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy and program director with the David Suzuki Foundation in Vancouver. She holds an M.A. in environmental policy from University of Victoria, a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and a Bachelor of Education, both from University of Toronto. She has authored over forty research reports, journal articles, book chapters and other publications, and is a regular panelist and presenter.
Session 4: Powering our Economy with Movement of Goods
As the global pandemic reached our shores, we retreated into our homes. Cut off from family and friends, essential goods and services still needed to make it to our front doors. How goods are transported, and how quickly, directly impacts our ability to work, engage and keep our economy moving forward.
This panel will explore different ways goods move across our region and province, including long-haul transportation, aviation, logistics of movement, and the people that make it happen. It will examine this rapidly changing industry, and uncover its policy and infrastructure needs so that it can further enhance its role in the recovery.
- Marcy Burchfield, Vice President, Economic Blue Print Institute, Toronto Region Board of Trade (Host)
- Dan Bresolin, Vice President, Intermodal, CN (Panelist)
- Ryan Ernst, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations, Deloitte (Panelist)
- Dr. Genevieve Giuliano, Professor, METRANS Transportation Center (Panelist)
- Eileen Waechter, Director, Corporate Partnerships, Greater Toronto Airports Authority (Panelist)
- Chad Schella, General Manager, Government and Community Affairs, Canada Post (Moderator)
Marcy Burchfield
Vice President, Economic Blueprint Institute
Marcy Burchfield
Vice President, Economic Blueprint InstituteMarcy Burchfield is the Vice President of the Economic Blueprint Institute (EBI), a strategic initiative of the Toronto Region Board of Trade with the goal of developing an economic blueprint for the Innovation
Corridor. In response to the COVID crisis, EBI released Shaping Our Future: A Playbook for Rebooting and Reimagining the Regional Economy in Ontario's Innovation Corridor, that outlines three transformations and a set of critical actions to build the Toronto region back stronger.
Prior to joining the Board in 2018, Marcy led the Neptis Foundation, a think tank on the forefront of regional planning whose research and programming has influenced significant provincial policy files in land use, transportation, and economic development. To broaden the impact of the Foundation’s research, Marcy led the conceptualization and development of the Neptis Geoweb, a unique web-based mapping and informatics tool used to inform engaged stakeholders and the public on complex policy matters. Marcy holds a graduate degree from the University of Toronto and volunteers her time on advisory councils and boards.
Dan Bresolin
Vice President, Intermodal
Dan Bresolin
Vice President, IntermodalAs Vice President of Intermodal, Dan is responsible for all Sales and Marketing components of CN’s International, Domestic, Supply Chain Sales (Regional), CN Worldwide, and CN’s Asia Marketing Teams.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Consumer Product Supply Chain, Dan’s primary role is to enable CN’s customers to win in their markets and help create CN’s next generation of Railroaders. Prior to this role, Dan was responsible for the full scope of the Sales and Marketing areas of CN’s International book of business including managing all relationships with Ocean Carriers and Port Stakeholders on the three coasts that CN serves. Before that, Dan was the Director of Marketing, Intermodal International, accountable for all aspects of pricing, strategy, new product development, and contract analysis for CN’s entire Intermodal International business.
Dan has also held leadership positions in Sales at CN including Director of Sales in International and Director of Strategic Sales in Domestic Intermodal. Dan joined CN in April, 1999 as a Domestic Intermodal Account Manager based in Toronto ON. Dan takes great pride in his knowledge and experience in rail operations and has taken full advantage of CN’s Management operations training programs. During his 20 years at CN, Dan has qualified as both a Rail Conductor and an Intermodal Crane Operator. Dan is a Graduate of Brock University in St. Catherines Ontario and currently lives in Stoney Creek ON with his wife and two children.
Ryan Ernst
Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations, Deloitte
Ryan Ernst
Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations, DeloitteRyan leads Deloitte’s Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations and the national Ground Transportation advisory practice, driving the sale and delivery of complex supply-chain transformations. His work focuses on combining leading business strategy and processes with advanced technology to create operations that are flexible, scalable, and collaborative.
Genevieve Giuliano
Professor, METRANS Transportation Center
Genevieve Giuliano
Professor, METRANS Transportation CenterProfessor Giuliano’s research areas include relationships between land use and transportation, transportation policy analysis, travel behavior, and information technology applications in transportation. Current research includes examination of relationships between urban form, online shopping behavior, and local freight demand; market potential for zero emission trucks; reducing local impacts of truck traffic, and applications for transportation system analysis using archived real-time data. She has published over 170 papers and given invited lectures around the world.
Professor Giuliano is a past Chair of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board, and of the Council of University Transportation Centers. She has received numerous distinguished scholarship and service awards including the TRB Distinguished Service Award (2006), the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship Award (2007), the Transportation Research Forum Outstanding Researcher Award (2012), the Council of University Transportation Centers Distinguished Contribution award (2013), and the Walter Isard Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Regional Science (2017). She is a former member of the ITS Joint Program Advisory Committee and the National Freight Advisory Committee. She has participated in many TRB policy studies; most recently on the Committee on the Future of the Interstate Highway System. At the state level, she is working with Caltrans and CARB on the implementation of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan.
Marcy Burchfield
Vice President, Economic Blueprint Institute
Marcy Burchfield
Vice President, Economic Blueprint InstituteMarcy Burchfield is the Vice President of the Economic Blueprint Institute (EBI), a strategic initiative of the Toronto Region Board of Trade with the goal of developing an economic blueprint for the Innovation
Corridor. In response to the COVID crisis, EBI released Shaping Our Future: A Playbook for Rebooting and Reimagining the Regional Economy in Ontario's Innovation Corridor, that outlines three transformations and a set of critical actions to build the Toronto region back stronger.
Prior to joining the Board in 2018, Marcy led the Neptis Foundation, a think tank on the forefront of regional planning whose research and programming has influenced significant provincial policy files in land use, transportation, and economic development. To broaden the impact of the Foundation’s research, Marcy led the conceptualization and development of the Neptis Geoweb, a unique web-based mapping and informatics tool used to inform engaged stakeholders and the public on complex policy matters. Marcy holds a graduate degree from the University of Toronto and volunteers her time on advisory councils and boards.
Dan Bresolin
Vice President, Intermodal
Dan Bresolin
Vice President, IntermodalAs Vice President of Intermodal, Dan is responsible for all Sales and Marketing components of CN’s International, Domestic, Supply Chain Sales (Regional), CN Worldwide, and CN’s Asia Marketing Teams.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Consumer Product Supply Chain, Dan’s primary role is to enable CN’s customers to win in their markets and help create CN’s next generation of Railroaders. Prior to this role, Dan was responsible for the full scope of the Sales and Marketing areas of CN’s International book of business including managing all relationships with Ocean Carriers and Port Stakeholders on the three coasts that CN serves. Before that, Dan was the Director of Marketing, Intermodal International, accountable for all aspects of pricing, strategy, new product development, and contract analysis for CN’s entire Intermodal International business.
Dan has also held leadership positions in Sales at CN including Director of Sales in International and Director of Strategic Sales in Domestic Intermodal. Dan joined CN in April, 1999 as a Domestic Intermodal Account Manager based in Toronto ON. Dan takes great pride in his knowledge and experience in rail operations and has taken full advantage of CN’s Management operations training programs. During his 20 years at CN, Dan has qualified as both a Rail Conductor and an Intermodal Crane Operator. Dan is a Graduate of Brock University in St. Catherines Ontario and currently lives in Stoney Creek ON with his wife and two children.
Ryan Ernst
Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations, Deloitte
Ryan Ernst
Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations, DeloitteRyan leads Deloitte’s Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations and the national Ground Transportation advisory practice, driving the sale and delivery of complex supply-chain transformations. His work focuses on combining leading business strategy and processes with advanced technology to create operations that are flexible, scalable, and collaborative.
Genevieve Giuliano
Professor, METRANS Transportation Center
Genevieve Giuliano
Professor, METRANS Transportation CenterProfessor Giuliano’s research areas include relationships between land use and transportation, transportation policy analysis, travel behavior, and information technology applications in transportation. Current research includes examination of relationships between urban form, online shopping behavior, and local freight demand; market potential for zero emission trucks; reducing local impacts of truck traffic, and applications for transportation system analysis using archived real-time data. She has published over 170 papers and given invited lectures around the world.
Professor Giuliano is a past Chair of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board, and of the Council of University Transportation Centers. She has received numerous distinguished scholarship and service awards including the TRB Distinguished Service Award (2006), the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship Award (2007), the Transportation Research Forum Outstanding Researcher Award (2012), the Council of University Transportation Centers Distinguished Contribution award (2013), and the Walter Isard Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Regional Science (2017). She is a former member of the ITS Joint Program Advisory Committee and the National Freight Advisory Committee. She has participated in many TRB policy studies; most recently on the Committee on the Future of the Interstate Highway System. At the state level, she is working with Caltrans and CARB on the implementation of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan.
Eileen Waechter
Director, Corporate Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Eileen Waechter
Director, Corporate Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityEileen has been with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) since its inception in 1996. In her current role Eileen is responsible for providing direction and oversight of GTAA’s engagement and relationships with a broad cross-section of industry, business, academic and transportation organizations that play an important role in supporting the GTAA's strategic plans. This includes the Southern Ontario Airport Network and the Southern Ontario Municipal Aerospace Council.
Chad Schella
General Manager, Government and Community Affairs, Canada Post
Chad Schella
General Manager, Government and Community Affairs, Canada PostChad Schella is the General Manager, Government and Community Affairs for Canada Post, the crown corporation which functions as Canada’s primary postal operator.
A proud political science graduate of Bishops University in Lennoxville, Quebec, Chad sat on the university’s Board of Directors, served twice as President of the Students’ Representative Council, and acted as graduating class valedictorian. After university, Chad moved to Ottawa to begin work with the Honourable Jean J. Charest, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and immediately afterwards with the Right Honourable Joe Clark, Former Prime Minister of Canada, during Mr. Clark’s successful campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Chad has served as the Director of Communications for the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), the Director of Communications for the Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) and the Director of Communications for Canadian pharmaceutical leader ProPharma Inc.
In 2003, Chad was asked by the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club to assume the role of Director of Community and Corporate Relations for the Ottawa Senators Foundation. There, Chad was responsible for the planning, fundraising and building of a pediatric palliative care facility named Roger’s House in memory of NHL Coach, Hall of Fame and Order of Canada member Roger Neilson.
Following the successful completion of Roger’s House, Chad joined the board of directors of the facility, and was appointed the first Director of Player Services in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. Chad, who joined Canada Post Corporation as the Director of Government Affairs in February of 2012, is married to Catherine Clark, President of Catherine Clark Communications Inc., with whom he has two children, Alexandra and Charlie.
Eileen Waechter
Director, Corporate Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Eileen Waechter
Director, Corporate Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityEileen has been with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) since its inception in 1996. In her current role Eileen is responsible for providing direction and oversight of GTAA’s engagement and relationships with a broad cross-section of industry, business, academic and transportation organizations that play an important role in supporting the GTAA's strategic plans. This includes the Southern Ontario Airport Network and the Southern Ontario Municipal Aerospace Council.
Chad Schella
General Manager, Government and Community Affairs, Canada Post
Chad Schella
General Manager, Government and Community Affairs, Canada PostChad Schella is the General Manager, Government and Community Affairs for Canada Post, the crown corporation which functions as Canada’s primary postal operator.
A proud political science graduate of Bishops University in Lennoxville, Quebec, Chad sat on the university’s Board of Directors, served twice as President of the Students’ Representative Council, and acted as graduating class valedictorian. After university, Chad moved to Ottawa to begin work with the Honourable Jean J. Charest, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and immediately afterwards with the Right Honourable Joe Clark, Former Prime Minister of Canada, during Mr. Clark’s successful campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Chad has served as the Director of Communications for the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), the Director of Communications for the Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) and the Director of Communications for Canadian pharmaceutical leader ProPharma Inc.
In 2003, Chad was asked by the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club to assume the role of Director of Community and Corporate Relations for the Ottawa Senators Foundation. There, Chad was responsible for the planning, fundraising and building of a pediatric palliative care facility named Roger’s House in memory of NHL Coach, Hall of Fame and Order of Canada member Roger Neilson.
Following the successful completion of Roger’s House, Chad joined the board of directors of the facility, and was appointed the first Director of Player Services in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. Chad, who joined Canada Post Corporation as the Director of Government Affairs in February of 2012, is married to Catherine Clark, President of Catherine Clark Communications Inc., with whom he has two children, Alexandra and Charlie.
