2023 Program

*All presentation online and in-person will be recorded and will be watchable on the online platform until December 31st, 2023

Virtual Live Sessions

PheedLoop Conference Platform

Pre-Conference VIRTUAL Presentations

Tuesdays and Thursdays
12:00pm – 12:45pm Central Time
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

22-Aug

(French) Géoportail municipal : Un outil pour renforcer les capacités de gestion des actifs des municipalités néo-brunswickoises

Marcel Vienneau
Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick
Coordonnateur - Gestion des actifs

24-Aug

How can AI – (Artificial Intelligence) Transform Maintenance?

Ahmed Rezika
SimpleWays OÜ
Coach - Trainer

29-Aug

How Asset Management Can Impact Employees Mental Health

Blair Carmichael
Ontario Northland
Asset Strategy and Planning Specialist

31-Aug

Asset Management in The Circular Economy

Neil Abercrombie
Veolia North America
Technical Director, Municipal Water

05-Sep

Region of Peel – Integrating Green Infrastructure into our Corporate Asset Management Methodology

Samantha Paquette
Regional Municipality of Peel
Project Manager
&
Jona Mema
Advisor, Corporate Asset Management
Region of Peel

07-Sep

Tactical Lifecycle Management - Promoting Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure and Partnerships for Reliability

Philip Lawlor
Regional Municipality of Halton
Manager, Treatment Plant Maintenance
&
Alex Pallo 
Regional Municipality of Halton
Project manager - Water Services
&
Kevin Smith
Regional Municipality of Halton

In-Person Event

Hotel Fairmont Winnipeg
2 Lombard Place
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0Y3
Canada

Exhibitor Hall

Monday,  September 11th 4pm
to 
Wednesday, September 13th 1pm

Sunday, September 10, 2023

In-Person Courses
Sunday sessions are not included in MainTrain Registration
Additional Registration/Cost for Courses

8:00am – 8:30am

Breakfast

8:30am – 4:00am

Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) Prep Course 
Day 1
Room: Oxford

Maintenance Management Professional (MMP)
Module 1

Day 1

Room: Eton

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Casual Open House Welcome
The Fairmont Restaurant
Open to in-person attendees

Monday, September 11, 2023

Workshops, Tours & Courses
Workshops & Tours are included in conference registration. Courses are an additional fee

7:00 - 8:00

Breakfast
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

8:00 - 8:50

Keynote: Chief Gordon BlueSky, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
Sponsored by ReVisionz (
Kelly Kinghorn, Partner, Technology Services Lead, ReVisionz)

 

¼ day In-Person
Workshops / Presentations


In-person only & not recorded
Room: Winnipeg West

½ day In-Person
Workshops


In-person Only & Not Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Midway

½ day Virtual
Workshop


Virtual Only & Not Recorded

CAMA Prep Course Day 2

Additional Pre-Registration Required
Room: Oxford

MMP Module 1
Course Day 2


Additional Pre-Registration Required 
Room: Eton

Presentations

Recorded & Broadcast Virtually
Room: HEC

Offsite Tours

In-person only & not recorded

9:00 - 10:15

Problem-Solving & Decision-Making in Asset Management

Paul Daoust
Scio Asset Management Inc.
Founder, Managing Director

New Paradigm in Root Cause Failure Analysis for Asset Intensive Industries

Ron Doucet
RYKE Reliability Inc.
Principal

Beyond Predictive Maintenance: Accelerating the Path to Net Zero

Sunil Vedul
Nanoprecise Sci Corp
CEO and Founder

 

 

Open House ReVisionz - Come meet the team and learn what we do!

Presentation by ReVisionz

1st Group Tour of Winpak
(Limited to 25 people)

OR

1st Group Tour of MacDon
(Limited to 12 people)

*Pre-registration on PheedLoop virtual platform is required

Pick up and drop off at Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel

10:15 - 10:30

Coffee Break
Room: Winnipeg West

10:30 - 11:45

How Digital Twin Improves Maintenance and Reliability - An Interactive Workshop

Justyna Krzysiak
ReVisionz
Consultant
&
Kelly Kinghorn
Partner, Technology Services Lead
ReVisionz
&
Stuart Barvir
VP & Global Head of Business Development
Veerum
&
Scott Benesh
VP Client Solutions
Veerum
 

Continued

Continued

 

 

Investing in your future with Continuing Education

Presentation by Northern Lakes College

11:45 - 1:00

Lunch
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
Authors Corner 
Room: Ballroom Foyer
In-person only & not recorded

Turnaround (STO) Management Professional - MainTrain Focus Group Workshop 
Room: HEC
In-person only & not recorded

Bring your lunch to this roundtable discussion. All Welcome

1:00 – 2:15

A Practical Approach to Managing Risk

Paul Casto
GE Digital
APM Industry Principal

Performance Measurement Frameworks – The Missing Link between Asset Life Cycle Management and Value Realization

Philip Schachtner
ReVisionz
Asset Management Strategy & Consulting – Associate Partner
&
Linus Hankimattar
ReVisionz
Partner, Strategy and Consulting

Maintenance 4.0 - The Digital Transformation Journey to Planned Maintenance

Jean Charbonneau
President, CiM Maintenance INC

 

 

Moving to Predictive Reliability

Robert MacKenzie
Senior Sales Executive, Cohesive Group

A Presentation by Cohesive

 

2nd Group Tour of Winpak
(Limited to 25 people)

OR

2nd Group Tour of MacDon
(Limited to 12 people)

*Pre-registration on PheedLoop virtual platform is required

Pick up and drop off at Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel

2:15 - 2:30

Coffee Break
Room: Winnipeg West

2:30 – 3:45

Optimize the Value of your Membership

Richard Stamper
PEMAC,
Business Development Associate

Nicolle Guillen
PEMAC,
Education and Professional Development

Anne Ford
PEMAC,
Volunteer Engagement Specialist

Cindy Snedden
PEMAC, 
Executive Director

Continued

Continued

 

 

Capstone Presentations

Ashvin Koarga
Manager, Asset and Order Management, Presto - Metrolinx

&

Brian Sibley
Maintenance Manager, City of Saskatoon Water Treatment Plant

Chris O'Rielly Maintenance Supervisor, Halliburton

4:00 – 6:00

Exhibitor Grand Hall Opening Reception
Open to in-person attendees & not recorded
Sponsored by ReVisionz
Room: Winnipeg West & Foyer

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

7:00 - 8:00

Breakfast
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

8:00 - 8:50

Keynote
John Hardwick, Executive Director - Asset Management, Transport for NSW Government

Creating an Asset Management Culture for Success
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
Sponsored by Northern Lakes College (
Glenn Mitchell, President & CEO, Northern Lakes College)

 

Room: Winnipeg West
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

Room: Winnipeg Midway
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

Room: Wellington
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

Room: HEC
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

9:00 - 9:40

Local Level Climate Action and Asset Management Planning

Rachel Mitchell
Town of New Glasgow
Climate Change and Sustainability Manager

 

24/7 Beverage Filler Condition Based Monitoring and Precision Lubrication Challenges

Bob Kazar
CEO, RTK Asset Management LLC

 

Whole Life Cost Models – Building Models That Support Asset Class Strategy for Critical Assets Within our Transmission System

Travis Lavallee
Manitoba Hydro - Head Office
Asset Advisor
&
Daymond Gauthier
Asset Advisor
Manitoba Hydro

Ecological Transformation and the Circular Economy

 

Neil Abercrombie
Technical Director, Municipal Water, Veolia North America

A Presentation by Veolia

9:50 - 10:30

Quantify and Simplify

James Reyes-Picknell
Conscious Group Inc.
Managing Consultant

Asset Management decision making innovations: The new paradigm of maintenance practices

Celso de Azevedo
IFRAMI
Directeur Général

Shutdown Management for Maximum Production

Paul Batten
dss+ Consulting
Principal

Unlocking the Potential of Predictive Maintenance for Achieving Net-Zero Emission Goals

Sunil Vedula
Nanoprecise Sci Corp
CEO and Founder

A Presentation by Nanoprecise

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee Break
Room: Winnipeg West

10:45 - 11:25

Increasing asset efficiencies through Operator Driven Safety and Reliability Programs

Martin Robinson
IRISS
CEO

Lessons learned from the introduction of Asset Investment Planning tools in the UK water industry

Richard Edwards
AMCL,
Executive Director

A Successful Application of Community of Practice for Knowledge Management

Bill Mercer
Capital Power
Senior Advisor, Goreway Power Station and York Energy Centre

Mechanical Cutting and Reliability in Potash

 

Ryan Fairbrother
Director, Potash Maintenance & Reliability, Nutrien

A Presentation by
Nutrien

11:35 - 12:45

MRO Roundtable
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually Not Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

12:45 - 1:45

Lunch
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
PEMAC Update
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually

1:45 – 2:25

 

Asset Reliability Digitalization with Purpose

David Armstrong
Cohesive Group
Sr. Director

 

 

GFMAM AM Landscape Revision Update

Susan Lubell
Past- President
PEMAC
&
Dave Daines
Lead AuditorLead Auditor, Bureau Veritas Australia & New Zealand

Why Turnarounds are the Middle Finger of Asset Management

Ronald Bettin
Adduco Consulting
President

The Key Elements to Successfully Transition to Planned Maintenance using Industry 4.0 Digital Technologies

Jean Charbonneau President, CiM Maintenance INC

A presentation by
IVisual Maintenance Solutions inc.

2:25 - 2:40

Coffee Break
Room: Winnipeg West

2:40 – 3:20

BRIDGE: Finding productivity through Diversity and Inclusion 

Melissa Ruth
Cohesive Group
Senior Manager, Advisory Services

 

The Influence Of National Culture Dimensions On Operational Discipline In Brazilian Oil & Gas Industry

Joao Lafraia
President, Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores S.A.

Maintenance Rightsourcing Decision Making Process

Ghanim AlQahtani
Saudi electricity Company
Plant manager

VCNA - SIGGA Technologies Business Program Integration Model

Frank Stegnar
Maintenance & Automation Manager, Votorantim Cimentos
&
Ty Levine
Vice President, Global Marketing

Presentation by
Sigga Technologies

3:30 - 4:30

Panel: AI Now and in the Future with Maintenance and Asset Management

Panelists: 
Richard Edwards, Executive Director, AMCL USA
&

Sunil Vedul, CEO and Founder, Nanoprecise Sci Corp
&
Johannes Coetzee, Managing Director, Martec

Moderator:
Susan Lubell, Principal Consultant, Steppe Consulting Inc.

Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

4:30 - 6:00

Networking Hospitality Hour
Open to in-person attendees – Not Broadcast Virtual
Room: Fairmont Hotel Restaurant
Sponsored by Cohesive

6:00 - 10:00

Awards Dinner and Entertainment
Open to all – Broadcast Virtual and Recorded

Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
Sponsored by Northern Lakes College

     

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

7:00 - 8:00

Breakfast
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

8:00 - 8:50

Keynote: Jim Pawluk Director of Asset Management, Manitoba Hydro
Asset Management - Engaging with the Enterprise
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom
Sponsored by Cohesive

 

Room: Winnipeg West
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

Room: Winnipeg Midway
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

Room: Wellington
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

Room: HEC
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded

9:00 - 9:40

Thriving Instead of Surviving: How Redundancy Can Save Money

Danaka Porter
Iota Consultants
Regional Managing Partner

 

Digital Transformation, moving beyond Condition Monitoring: Lessons learned

Johannes Coetzee
President, Southern African Asset Management Association

Deployment of Asset Condition Monitoring Sensors for Rotating Equipment

Bradley Owen
Cameco Corporation - Cigar Lake
Sr. Specialist – Asset Health Monitoring
&
Jon Hosegood
Sr. Technologist Reliability
Cameco Corporation

(French) Revue des stratégies d’équipements chez une entreprise manufacturière

Mario Bergeron
STI Maintenance inc.
Director - Consulting Services

9:50 - 10:30

Maximo Implementation for a Multi-Site Organization

Kane Mosher
EMMS Business Analyst/Functional User, Region of Durham
&
Erika Mazza
EMMS Project Manager, Region of Durham

 

How to make an AMS - Asset Management System operational and sustainable

Edmea Adell
Présidente, IFRAMI - Institute Français d'Asset Management pour l'industrie et infrastructure

Illustrating Operational & Maintenance Data for Generation Assets on a Pareto Chart

Firdaus Timyati
Manitoba Hydro - Head Office
Power Quality Engineer

(French) Zero-Based-Budget Approach to Build The Maintenance Organization

Alp Bora
Alp Bora & Co.
Head of Innovation

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee Break
Room: Winnipeg West

10:45 - 11:25

Enriching Asset Management: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Beth Daniel
City of Waterloo
Asset Management Specialist

Implementing RCM at Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board

Nigel D'Souza
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Manager of Facilities Services

The Third Line of Assurance (Confidence in the Management of Assets)

Toby Horstead
WSP Australia
Technical Executive Strategic Asset Management

(French) Breaking Down the Silos between Maintenance and Operations with Daily KPIs and Achievement Survey

Michel Fournier 
COGEP Inc.
Président - CEO

11:35 - 12:15

How to Manage Anomaly Data and Create Analytics for Asset Management

Angela Saldivar
Antea Canada Inc
AIM & RBI Specialist

Professional Development Pathways through PEMAC and the WPiAM Global Certification Scheme

Susan Lubell
Past- President
PEMAC
&
John Hardwick
Past-Chair
Asset Management Council

Extending the Life of Critical Process Pipework at the City of Winnipeg North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Jason Smith
Senior Mechanical Engineer
KGS Group
&
Andrew Fustey
Mechanical Engineer-in-Training
KGS Group

(French) Leveraging Social Media in Asset Management: Real-Life Case Studies and Strategies for Success

Paul Saghbini
Curriculum Developer PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada

12:15 - 1:15

Lunch
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

Authors Corner 
Room: Ballroom Foyer
In-person only & not recorded

1:15 – 1:55

The Decommission Boom - A Path to Carbon Neutrality

  Rick Derkach
Asset Management Specialist, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

Systems Thinking Approach and 7 Golden Rules to deliver a first-rate Reliability Plan

Sathishkumar Nachimuthu
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited - Drayton Valley Sawmill
Reliability Manager

Using Risks In The Operating Context To Define Stakeholder Value

Iqbal Biln
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.

(French) Value From Asset Lifecycle Decision Making

Celso de Azevedo
Directeur Général, IFRAMI

2:05 – 2:45

Leveraging Asset Master Data for Canadian Municipalities: Survey Results of Current State and Potential Improvements

Dr. Said Easa
Toronto Metropolitan University
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
&
Rob Lash
Supervisor, Corporate Asset Management
Town of Caledon
&
Philip Lawlor
Manager, Treatment Plant Maintenance
Regional Municipality of Halton

Creating value to your organization by implementing Asset Management

John Hardwick
Roads and Martime Services NSW
Executive Director - Asset Management

Using Ontology to Refine and Unify Asset Information and Solve Your Most Intractable Data Problems

Tony Huang
City of Toronto - Metro Hall
Engineer
&
Megan Katsumi
University of Toronto
Research Associate

Improving Asset Information Management: a ‘No-Brainer’ For Reducing Value Leakage

Nam Pham
ReVisionz
AIM Solutions Delivery Lead

2:45 - 3:00

Coffee Break
Room: Winnipeg West

3:00 - 4:00

 Panel: Climate Resiliency and Adaptations

Speakers: 

Rachel Mitchell, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Town of New Glasgow
&
Kristin Bruce-Welsch, Manager, Climate Change, Cameco Corporation
&
Joao Lafraia, President, Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores S.A.
&
Dr. Danny Blair, Co-Director, Prairie Climate Centre, Professor of Geography, University of Winnipeg

Moderator:
Alp Bora, Head of Innovation, Alp Bora & Co.

Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

4:00 - 4:30

 Closing Ceremonies and Prizes
Open to all – Broadcast Virtually and Not Recorded
Room: Winnipeg Ballroom

5:30

Offsite Networking at The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Open to in-person attendees – Not Broadcast Virtually