Strategies for Public Safety Transformation - Alberta Crisis Management Perspective
Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
November 6-7, 2002

Conference Agenda

While some details of the agenda are being finalized, presenters include representatives from Alberta's municipalities, police, fire and emergency medical services, the private sector, and media; the Alberta Association of Municipal Counties and Districts and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association; Alberta Municipal Affairs Disaster Services, Alberta Solicitor General Security Operations, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Department of Defence, and the Solicitor General of Canada.

Master of Ceremonies - Rick Castiglione

Wednesday, November 6, 2002
12:30 - 4:00 pm 12:30 - 7:00pm	Conference Registration Trade Show Opens
2:00 - 2:30 pm	Welcome Remarks Hon. Heather Forsyth, Solicitor General of Alberta Hon. Guy Boutilier, Minister of Municipal Affairs Hon. Wayne Easter, Solicitor General of Canada Hon. Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
2:30 - 3:30 pm	Crisis Management: An Alberta Perspective sponsored by Canadian Association of Petroleum Engineers Dave Redman, Director, Disaster Services, Municipal Affairs Bob McDonald, Director, Security Operations, Alberta Solicitor General Bob Scott, Executive Director, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs Bureau
3:30 - 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 - 4:45 pm	Terrorism - What is it? Who are they? Bronwyn Shoush, Director, Aboriginal Justice Initiatives Unit, Alberta Solicitor General Ward Elcock, Director Canadian Security Intelligence Service Garry Loeppky, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, RCMP
4:45 - 5:30 pm	Business Briefings Qunara Inc.: Michael Rowen, VP Risk Management and IT Security ATCO Frontec Security Services: Doug Wood, MC (ATCO Frontec), Robert Bentley (LENEL) Tom Wallace (Southwest Microwave), Bud Park (Vicon - CCTV System) Grant Thornton LLP: David Ray, Vice President Security & Investigation Services MediaReady International: John Mitchell, President
6:15 - 7:00 pm	Conference Reception
7:00 - 9:00 pm	Dinner Giles Gherson, editor-in-chief, Edmonton Journal "The role & function of the media in major disasters"

Thursday, November 7, 2002
7:00 - 1:00 pm 7:00 - 1:00 pm	Conference Registration Trade Show Opens
8:00 - 9:00 am	Impacts of Terrorism sponsored by EDS Canada Inc. Jack Beaton, Chief, Calgary Police Service Greg Stringham, Vice President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Neil McCrank, Chair, Energy and Utilities Board Nancy Southern, Co-Chair & CEO, ATCO Ltd. & Canadian Utilities Ltd.
9:00 - 9:45 am	Business Briefings IBM Canada Ltd.: Glen Bruce, Principal IT Security & Privacy Consulting, IBM Global Sierra Systems Group Inc.: Barry Huybens, CMC, Principal EDS Canada Inc.: Kay Goss, Senior Advisor for Homeland Security, Business Continuity, and Emergency Management Services Sun Microsystems: Frances Newbigin, Canadian Regional Manager for Sun ONE
9:45 - 10:00 am	Break
10:00 - 10:45 am	The Intelligence Perspective sponsored by IBM Canada Bob Wasylyshen, CISA, Chief, Edmonton Police Service Bill Sweeney, Assistant Commissioner, RCMP Warren Sunstrum, Director General, Prairie Region, CSIS
10:45 - 11:45 am	Biometrics Raj Nanavati, Partner, International Biometrics Group
11:45 am - 1:00 pm	Delegate Lunch Randy Wolsey, Emergency Services, Edmonton
1:00 - 1:30 pm	The Municipal Perspective George Rogers, Mayor of Leduc, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Pat James, Director, Alberta Assoc.of Municipal Districts & Counties
1:30 - 1:50 pm	Federal Regional Support of Counterterrorism Initiatives in Alberta Jim Harlick, Assistant Deputy Minister, federal Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP)
1:50 - 3:00 pm	Keynote Address Introduction by Hon. Halvar Jonson, Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations Tony Coles, Former Deputy Mayor of New York City
3:00 - 3:20 pm	Crisis Management Process - Recap Dave Redman & Bob McDonald
3:20 - 3:30 pm	Conference Wrap Up Hon. Heather Forsyth, Solicitor General of Alberta