MainTrain 2023 Program

MainTrain 2023 Recap Video and Article

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

MainTrain 2023 Program

Virtual Live Sessions

Pre-Conference VIRTUAL Presentations

In-Person Event

Exhibitor Hall