Schedule
Date: October 29-30, 2026
Location: Executive Plaza Hotel Coquitlam, 405 North Rd #1, Coquitlam, BC V3K 3V9
Emcee: Tanya Steele
* Schedule subject to change
DAY 1 – Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
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| 7:30am – 8:45am |
Registration and Tradeshow opens
Breakfast buffet
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| 8:45am – 8:55am | Opening remarks: Mike McKenna, Executive Director, BCCSA |
| 8:55am – 9:00am | WorkSafeBC Opening Remarks |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Sylvia Marusyk: Respectfully, Up Yours! How to Play Nice at Work |
| 10:00am – 10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am – 11:15am | Angelique Prince (WorkSafeBC) |
| 11:15am – 12:15pm | Dr. Paul Farnan: The Peer Support Recovery Navigator Story, the Science Behind It, and Why Construction Needs Safety to Lead the Next Cultural Shift |
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Jen Mutas & Trenton Grover: Beyond Certification: Strengthening Crane Safety Across the Industry |
| 2:15pm – 2:30pm | Break |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Keynote 1: Vynny Hick The Marks of Leadership: What My Police Dog Taught Me |
| 3:30pm | Day 1 ends |
DAY 2 – Friday, October 30, 2026 |
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| 7:30am – 8:30am |
Registration and Tradeshow opens
Breakfast buffet
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| 8:30am – 9:30am | Jody Urquhart: CrazyBusy: Relief to Find Immediate Balance in a Fast-Paced World |
| 9:30am – 9:45am | Break |
| 9:45am – 10:45am | Simon Myles: Graphic Design and Visual Communication in Workplace Safety |
| 10:45am – 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | David Dunham: AI in Construction Safety |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Keynote 2: Urs Koenig Tough on Results, Tender on People |
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm |
Prize Draw
Tradeshow closes
Conference ends
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