Speakers and Biographies

Ahmed Dassouki, Technical Analyst, New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Ann Flynn, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Manager of Special Projects, City of Fredericton, New Brunswick 

Brad Woodside, Mayor, City of Fredericton

Brian Bylhouwer, Environmental Scientist and Envision® Sustainability Practitioner, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 

Chris Puhach, Staff Sergeant, Organizational Development & Support Division, Winnipeg Police Service, Manitoba

Dale Schattenkirk, Chief Executive Officer, Lean/Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Certified Human Resource Professional, Learning to See (LTS) Consultants Inc., Regina, Saskatchewan

Darren Murphy, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Services,  NB Power (Moderator)

Dr. Alan G. Robinson, Professor at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, award-winning author, educator, researcher and consultant and co-author of Ideas Are Free and The Idea-Driven Organization

Dominique BergevinB.Com, M.A., DESEM

Dr. Guy Félio, Infrastructure Management Specialist, RV Anderson Associates

Edith Doucet, Clerk of the Executive Council and Head of the Civil Service, Government of New Brunswick

Eric Dunford, Sustainability Consultant, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

Fred Blaney, Former Assistant Deputy Minister of Partnerships New Brunswick and President of the New Brunswick Highway Corporation 

Gabe Metron, Regional Director, Public Sector Digest, London, Ontario

Jane Washburn, Chief of Strategy Management, Government of New Brunswick

Janice Baker, City Manager/Chief Administrative Officer, City of Mississauga, Ontario

John Murray, General Manager of Asset Management, Strategy and Performance, Public Sector Digest, London, Ontario

Madeleine Lamothe, Consultant & Executive Trainer, Alignment Strategies, Toronto, Ontario

Morteza Zohrabi, PMP, Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, CPHQ, CRP & ITIL

Nick Larson, Infrastructure Planning & Asset Management, GM BluePlan Engineering, Toronto, Ontario

Rod Morgan, Lean/Six Sigma (LSS) Master Black Belt (MBB), Senior Consultant – EZsigma, Group and Lead Instructor for LSS at the Schulich Executive Education Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Ross Homeniuk, Director, Global Infrastructure Advisory, KPMG, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tina Tapley Jones, Director of Finance/City Treasurer, City of Fredericton