Conference Schedule

April 16th - April 19th

Delta Marriott Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
655 Dixon Rd, Toronto, ON

All sessions and times are subject to change without notice.

Sunday, April 16th
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm	SBO Board of Directors Meeting - By Invitation Only Delta Marriott: New York
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Conference Registration Desk Open Delta Marriott: International Foyer
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	OMCA Board of Directors Meeting - By Invitation Only Delta Marriott: Paris

Monday, April 17th
7:30 am - 5:30 pm	Conference Registration Desk Open Delta Marriott: International Foyer
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Breakfast and Opening Plenary Delta Marriott: International C Sponsored by ABB E-Mobility		Read more »
9:45 am - 10:45 am	Service Excellence, Growth and Ridership in our New Reality Delta Marriott: International AB Sponsored by RideCo	Brendan AdairCarla StoutRobin GerusWilliam Holmes	Read more »
9:45 am - 10:45 am	Technology Implementation at Small/Medium Agencies Delta Marriott: Mississauga Sponsored by Bytemark, Inc.	Adam RosenfieldJessica HansenMatthew LattavoMike SpicerYuval Grinspun	Read more »
9:45 am - 10:45 am	Effective Grass Roots Advocacy Delta Marriott: New York	Jayme Wilson	Read more »
10:45 am - 11:00 am	BREAK Delta Marriott: International Foyer
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Crisis Communications Workshop Delta Marriott: New York	Nancy Daigneault	Read more »
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	What it looks like to have a Customer Experience Focus Delta Marriott: International AB	Blair AllenHeather Mathewson JelsmaJay AdamsPat MorabitoZefe Osime-Fakolade	Read more »
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Equity in Transit – Measures for Rural, Urban and Capital Projects Delta Marriott: Mississauga	Bonnie CrawfordNick ChalouxNicole RattiProf. Steven Farber	Read more »
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	LUNCH Delta Marriott: International C Sponsored by PowerON Energy Solutions		Read more »
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm	Recruitment Using Immigration for Driver Streams Delta Marriott: Montreal (2nd Floor)	Angelo RaimondoGemma Mendez-SmithMellisa Grant	Read more »
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm	If I Knew Then What I Know Now: On-Demand Lessons Learned Delta Marriott: Mississauga Sponsored by Via Transportation	Drew PoetaJack PhelanJosh TzventarnyRob Bryans	Read more »
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm	Young and Emerging Leaders – Recruitment and Retention Delta Marriott: International AB	Dennis FletcherDennis KarMike BismeyerPatrick YutigaScott PassTim Young	Read more »
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm	Alternative Energy Options - Part 1 Delta Marriott: New York	Christopher HarwoodKevin LangsRon Baas	Read more »
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm	BREAK Delta Marriott: International Foyer
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm	North American Bus Update – Panel Discussion with ABA, UMA, and MCC Delta Marriott: Montreal (2nd Floor)	Scott MichaelSuzanne RohdeVince Accardi	Read more »
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm	Transit Funding - Our Provincial Partners Delta Marriott: International AB	Adam MeldrumAlexander LofthouseKevin DowlingKevin LeeKrishani PatelNatasha HallTom Glover	Read more »
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm	Innovations in Procurement (Double Meaning Intended) Delta Marriott: Mississauga Sponsored by Arcadis IBI Group	Doug ParkerIgor ZaslavskyKaj HuddartRenata Wojteczko	Read more »
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm	Alternative Energy Options - Part 2 Delta Marriott: New York	Christopher HarwoodKevin LangsRon Baas	Read more »
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm	BREAK Delta Marriott: International Foyer
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Collision Scene Assessment and Investigations Delta Marriott: New York	Mike Hinsperger	Read more »
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Case Studies from On-Demand Deployments Delta Marriott: Mississauga Sponsored by Spare Labs	Andy DowlingDrew PoetaGilbert RahmeJoshua LorentzKyle RouhaniLindsay BlanchardLynda ChauMarina CajicTony D’Alessandro	Read more »
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Demystifying Energy-As-A-Service Delta Marriott: International AB Sponsored by: PowerON Energy Solutions	Adrian KawunBem CaseHelen PapachronisKeegan TullyTyler Harrison	Read more »
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Networking Reception Delta Marriott: International Foyer Sponsored by Enbridge		Read more »

Tuesday, April 18th
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Business Members Committee Mississauga
7:30 am - 6:30 pm	Conference Registration Desk Open Delta Marriott: International Foyer
8:00 am - 9:00 am	CUTA Ontario Regional Committee Meeting Delta Marriott: New York
9:00 am - 3:00 pm	OTE TRADE SHOW Toronto Congress Centre: Hall D
9:00 am - 11:30 am	Combined Planning and Scheduling/Marketing/HR-Ops Committee Meeting Delta Marriott: International AB Sponsored by CSched		Read more »
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	LUNCH For Purchase on the Trade Show Floor Toronto Congress Centre: Hall D
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Succession Planning Family Legacy Delta Marriott: New York	Steve Legler	Read more »
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Large and Small System Round Table - National Safety and Security Recommendations – Transit System Members Only Delta Marriott: International AB	Alexandra KargutkarDavid CooperSimon MinelliVincent Rodo	Read more »
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Maintenance Committee Meeting Part A – eMobility Workforce Development and Training for Electrification Delta Marriott: Mississauga		Read more »
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Tuesday Evening Networking Reception - Members Only Delta Marriott: International C

Wednesday, April 19th
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast and Networking Delta Marriott: International Foyer
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Conference Registration Desk Open Delta Marriott: International Foyer
8:30 am - 9:30 am	WSIB Updates and New Training Tools Delta Marriot: International C	Jason Mandlowitz	Read more »
8:30 am - 9:30 am	The Other Electric Bus - Hydrogen Deployments Delta Marriott: International AB	Derek HansonGeoff MarinoffSam McDermott	Read more »
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Maintenance Committee Meeting Part B – Round Table Topics Delta Marriott: Mississauga		Read more »
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Specialized Transit Committee: Part A Delta Marriott: New York	Bonnie CrawfordMark CastroMazin AribiMichelle MartinSamantha Ryan, C.E.T., RHFAC, BCINShelley Ayres	Read more »
9:30 am - 9:45 am	BREAK Delta Marriott: International Foyer
9:45 am - 10:45 am	Provincial Offences Court – Preparation and Current Trends Delta Marriott: International C	Jodi Burness	Read more »
9:45 am - 10:45 am	ZEB Facility Transition – Challenges and Trending Practices Delta Marriott: International AB Sponsored by AECOM	Helen PapachronisKirsten WatsonMichelle JonesPri UthayakumarRuss Golightly	Read more »
9:45 am - 10:45 am	Specialized Transit Committee: Part B Delta Marriott: New York	Bonnie CrawfordMark CastroMazin AribiMichelle MartinSamantha Ryan, C.E.T., RHFAC, BCINShelley Ayres	Read more »
10:45 am - 11:00 am	BREAK Delta Marriott: International Foyer
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Rural Transit Workshop: Addressing the Needs of the “Part-time Transit Manager” Delta Marriot: Mississauga	Dennis KarJames VaclavekKevin LeeKris WiszniakMaggie Kerr	Read more »
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Beyond the Warranty – Working Together Toward Successful ZEB Adoption Delta Marriott: International AB	Adrian KawunChad SadowyDave PartingtonMichael MacasMike CooteMike Van KooyMoneeb DurraniSasha Pejcic	Read more »
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	MTO Regulatory Roundtable Delta Marriott: International C	Piyali CorreyaSean Doussept	Read more »
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Field Trip to Enbridge Hydrogen Plant Offsite - Sign-up FULL		Read more »

Conference Schedule

Sunday, April 16th

Monday, April 17th

Tuesday, April 18th

Wednesday, April 19th