| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast | |
| 08:30 - 10:00 | Keynote Session: Mitigating Volcanic Hazards on the Reykjanes Peninsula | Jón Haukur Steingrímsson, Efla Engineering Iceland |
| 09:00 - 16:30 | CDA Trade Show | |
| 10:00 - 10:40 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3A1 - Multitier Methodology For Risk And Vulnerability Assessment In Critical Infrastructure | Leif Basberg, Statkraft Energi AS |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3A2 - Factor Of Safety-Probability Of Failure Equivalence: Implications For Dam Safety Assessment | Rocio Segura, Polytechnique de Montréal |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3A3 - Decision‑Making Under Changing Hydrologic Regimes: Advancing System‑Scale Dam Management Through Ahp‑Driven Multi‑Criteria Evaluation | Jose Carlos Concha Tejada, Hatch Ltd |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3A4 - Practical Implementation Of Risk Informed Decision-Making- A Dam Owner’s Framework | Ganesh Hiriyanna Rao Ravindra, Statkraft Energi AS |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3B1 - Data-To-Decision Analysis Of Long-Term Displacement Monitoring In An Arch Dam | Bikram Kesharee Patra, International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3B2 - Performance Monitoring And Instrumentation Systems At Bakun Dam | Jonathan Kung Yew Tiong, Sarawak Energy Berhad |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3B3 - Assessment Of Aging Concrete Infrastructure Through Drone-Based Inspection And 3D Digital Modeling: A Case Study | Negar Roghanian, WSP Canada |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3B4 - Application Of Artificial Neural Networks For Monitoring Interpretation Of A Concrete Arch-Gravity Dam | Riccardo Stucchi, Lombardi Engineering Ltd. |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3C1 - International Session | |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3D1 - Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Through Practical Exercises, Meaningful Engagement, And Lessons Learned From Minor Emergency Events | Katherine Miller, WSPUK |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3D2 - Development Of OPG’s Technical Design Guideline For Waterway Booms And An Overview Of The Design Process | Elise Neufeld, Hatch Ltd. |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3D3 - Improvements And Lessons Learned From Wsa’s Public Interaction Around Dams Program | Amy Tiede, Water Security Agency Saskatchewan |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3D4 - The Need For Up-To-Date Dam Breach Inundation Studies And Emergency Management Plans To Manage Residual Risks - Alberta Prospective | Mohan Acharya, Government of Alberta
Liz Smith, Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3E1 - Instability-Onset Strength Ratio For Credible Failure Mode Assessment | Jiarui Chen, University of Alberta |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3E2 - Rheological Measurement of Soft Tailings and Application in Tailings Dam Breach Inundation Analysis | Joanna Chen, WSP Canada Inc. |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3E3 - Framework For Linking Failure Mechanisms To Release Volume Estimates | Lisa Conlan, Klohn Crippen Berger |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | 3E4 - Runout Modelling Of The Las Palmas Tailings Dam Breach Using The Material Point Method | Michael Louws, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | CDA Structural Community of Interest: Advancing Structural Guidance for Dam Safety | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch on Trade Show Floor | |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4A1 - Multi-Hazard Stability Assessment Of A Concrete Gravity Dam | Rodrigo José de Almeida Torres Filho, Université de Sherbrooke |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4A2 - Assessment And Implementation Of Risk Reduction Measures For Uplift At Aging Spillways | Gordon McPhail, KGS Group |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4A3 - Tensioned (PT) Anchors For Dam Stability And Upgrade: Methodology And Constructability Lessons | Mahmoud (Mo) Ali, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4A4 - Influence Of Interface Modelling And Uplift On Seismic Sliding Demand In Gravity Dams | Bikram Kesharee Patra, International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4B1 - Influence Of Topographic Resolution And Accuracy Across Multiple Terrain Types In Dam Breach Analysis | |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4B2 - Design And Construction Of A Dike To Mitigate Pratt Stream Flooding In Coaticook: An Overview | Francois Saint Pierre, CIMA+ |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4B3 - Managing Invasive Mussel Infestation At Hydroelectric Dams: A Case Study In Operational Efficiency | Aaron Vanderberg, ASI Marine |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4B4 - Geoelectrical Surveying Of Bay Of Fundy Dykes: A Rapid Screening Workflow To Identify Internal Vulnerabilities | Rocelle Patricia Mendoza, University of New Brunswick / Orica Digital Solutions (Measurand) |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4C1 - International Session | |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4D1 - Kakabeka Falls Generating Station - Innovative Water Passage Configuration | Harrison Salter, Hatch |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4D2 - Damspot – A Tool For Revealing Hydropower Potential | Arnaud Vandel, Artelia |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4D3 - Forecasting Challenges In Run-Of-River Mini Hydropower Systems: Lessons From The Kota 2 Mini Hydro Project | Chris Aaron Winston, Sarawak Energy |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4D4 - Setting Instrumentation Alert Levels For The Site C Powerhouse Buttress Using Numerical Model Predictions | Patrice Mclean, AtkinsRealis |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4E1 - Integrating The Global Industry Standard On Tailings Management Into Project Development Stages | Bryan Bale, Teck Resources Ltd. |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4E2 - Practical Implementation Of Deviance Accountability Reporting | Cole Mrak, Klohn Crippen Berger |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4E3 - Assessing And Supporting The Effectiveness Of Tailings And Water Dam Governance: Governance And Performance Reviews At Teck | Jennifer Brash, Teck Resources Ltd |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | 4E4 - Beyond Compliance: Enhancing The Effectiveness Of Tailings Management Systems | Rachel Sawyer, Okane Consultants |
| 14:50 - 15:25 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5A1 - When Engineering Judgement Meets AI: Dams in a Dynamic Future | Andrew Bayliss, AtkinsRealis Canada Inc.
Eric Péloquin, Hydro-Québec
Jean-Samuel Poirier, KorrAI
Pal Mann, CD, FCSSE, FEC, P.Eng., ICD.D., Engineers Nova Scotia |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5B1 - Experimental Investigation Of Boom Performance In Ice-Free And Ice-Block Conditions Under High Flow Velocities | Faezeh Fooladimahani, University of Manitoba |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5B2 - The Design And Modeling Leading To Successful Operation Of An Innovative Energy Dissipation Solution At Site C | Jeremy Bruce, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Wael Taha, ing., M. Ing., Lasalle|NHC |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5B3 - Design Enhancement Using Hydraulic Behaviour From Model Testing | Seng Hing Ngu, Sarawak Energy Berhad |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5B4 - Automating Spillway Rating Curve Generation Using 3d Cfd And Optimization Methods | Jon Bouchard, Flow-3D Hydro |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5C1 - The Owner's Engineer As A Risk Integrator: Framework For Decision‑Making Of An Aging Spillway Replacement | Masood Meidani, BBA Consultants |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5C2 - The Design And Construction Of A Reinforced Concrete Core Wall Rockfill Dam To Replace An Aging Rockfill Dam | Justin Powers, KGS Group |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5C3 - Let It Down Easy – Challenges In The Design Of The Deloraine Dam Spillway Replacement | Elise Neufeld, Hatch Ltd. |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5C4 - A Risk-Informed Spillway Modernization Case Study: From Theoretical Spill Capacity To Operational Reliability | Yannick Labonté, Groupe Carbonneau
Guillaume Petit, Croupe Carbonneau
Karen McGhee, McGhee-Krizsan Engineering Limited |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5D1 - Dam Failures To PFMA: Advancing Risk-Informed Safety Practice In India | Bikram Kesharee Patra, International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5D2 - The St. Margaret's Bay System Flood Study, Dam Breach Analysis And Consequence Classification | Diana Sankar, Hatch |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5D3 - Improvements In OMS Manuals At BC Hydro | Terry Oswell, BC Hydro |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5D4 - Building Adaptive Dam Safety Programs: Results From A Cross Canada Survey Of Dam Owners | Lucas Wazney, KGS Group |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5E1 - Adapting CDA Recommended Pmf Estimation Methods To Long Duration Freshets For Mining Dams In Interior Bc | Avneet Button, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Maggie MacKay, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5E2 - Optimizing Tailings Dam Freeboard: A Study Of Submerged Breakwater Effects On Wind Generated Waves Freeboard | Mike Movahedan, WSP |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5E3 - Coming Soon | |
| 15:25 - 16:45 | 5E4 - Updates to the Mining Association of Canada’s TSM Requirements and Guidance for Tailings Management | |
| 18:00 - 23:00 | Ocean Terminal Reception at Pier 21 | |
