Program
*All presentation online and in-person were recorded and will be watchable on the online platform until January 31st, 2025.
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Pre-Conference VIRTUAL Presentations | |
| Sept 3 | Sept 5 |
Continuous Improvement of the "Maintenance Defect" | Breaking Down Silos – Harnessing Large Language Models for an integrated Management System Alex Afshar, CEO and Managing Director, Dolanto |
| Sept 10 | Sept 12 |
| Change Considerations and Stakeholder Roles Needed to Make Maintenance Parts Management Successful Donald (Don) Barry, Principal Consultant, FAHM Technology Partners | Operational Risk Management for Safety, Integrity and Resilience: Stories of Catastrophe and Near Miss Paul Daoust, Founder, Managing Director, Scio Asset Management Inc. |
| Sept 17 | Sept 19 |
| Execution of RCM-R Project for the Anaerobic Sludge Digestion Process in the Wastewater Treatment Plant Philip Lawlor, Manager, Treatment Plant Maintenance, Regional Municipality of Halton | Maintenance Projects Failure: Navigating the Path to Success Serah Sanni, Director of Operations, TRO Solutions |
Sunday, September 22, 2024 | |
| 4:00pm – 9:00pm | Casual Open House Welcome Sponsored By Platinum Sponsor Irving Pulp & Paper |
Monday, September 23, 2024 | |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | MMP Module 1: An Integrated Strategy for Maintenance Management (in conjunction with MainTrain 2024 in Saint John) Additional Registration is Needed Location: Boardroom, Trade and Convention Centre |
All Sessions, Food and Exhibitor Spaces will be hosted at the Saint John Trade & Convention Centre which is attached to the Hilton Hotel.
Monday, September 23, 2024 | ||||||
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Location: Marco Polo | |||||
| 8:00 - 8:50 | Welcome by Hon Brenda Murphy Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Keynote Carl Duivenvoorden, Speaker - Writer - Sustainability Consultant Sponsored By Prometheus Group Location: Marco Polo | |||||
| ¼ Day Workshops Location: Marco Polo | ¼ Day Workshops Location: Spencer II/III | ½ Day Workshop Location: Montagu II/III | ¼ Day Presentations Location: Montagu I | Tours | ||
| 9:00 - 10:15 | Your GREEN Filter: Sustainability in Everyday Decisions Carl Duivenvoorden, | The Use of Reality Scans To Update and Restructure the Asset Register Henry Adarighofua, Senior Manager, ReVisionz | PM Optimization workshop Yoann Urruty, Director of Technologies, Spartakus Technologies | Presentation by Irving Pulp & Paper (Platinum) | Offsite Tour of Saint John Energy Burchill Wind Project | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |||||
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Maintenance Readiness for Greenfield and Brownfield Projects Eric Delorme, Director Asset Optimization NA, Ausenco | Developing an Inclusive Workforce - Expanding Inclusion in Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management Blair Carmichael, Asset Strategy and Planning Specialist, Ontario Northland | PM Optimization workshop Yoann Urruty, Director of Technologies, Spartakus Technologies | Presentation by Northern Lakes College (Platinum) | ||
| 11:45 - 1:00 | Lunch Location: Marco Polo Authors Corner Location: Foyer | |||||
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Project Risk Process - Workshop | Typical problems in managing maintenance and what it takes to correct them James Reyes-Picknell, Managing Consultant, Conscious Asset | The Application of Modern Maintenance and RCM Principles to Improve Asset Intensive Industries Ron Doucet, Principal, RYKE Reliability Inc. | How to Successfully Transition From Reactive To Predictive Maintenance Bailey Brandel, Solutions Engineer, Prometheus Group Presentation by Prometheus (Platinum) | Offsite Tour of Irving Pulp & Paper | |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Transition | |||||
| 2:30 - 3:45 | Benefit-Cost Analysis Tool for Natural Asset Management Charles Thibodeau, Program Coordinator: Nature-Based Climate Approaches, New Brunswick Environmental Network | Multi-week Scheduling – The Key to Implement a Sustainable Planned Work Culture in Today's Industry 4.0 Era Jean Charbonneau, President, CiM Maintenance INC | The Application of Modern Maintenance and RCM Principles to Improve Asset Intensive Industries Ron Doucet, Principal, RYKE Reliability Inc. | Constructing an organization ready to leverage Artificial Intelligence Presentation by Cohesive (Platinum) | ||
| Exhibitor Hall Open Location: Loyalist | 4:00 - 6:00 | Exhibitor Grand Hall Opening Reception Sponsored By Prometheus Group Location: Loyalist | ||||
| Tuesday September 24, 2024 | |||||
| Exhibitor Hall Open Location: Loyalist | 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast/PEMAC Member's Meeting | |||
| 8:00 - 8:50 | Keynote Rosalyn Hyslop, CO-CEO, Mrs. Dunster's Bakery Sponsored By Cohesive Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| Location: Marco Polo | Location: Spencer II/III | Location: Montagu II/III | Location: Montagu I | ||
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Asset Hierarchy Realignment in EAM tool Olayemi Akinola, Project Manager, Cameco Corporation | IBM MVI and Monitor - An integrated solution to eliminate organisational and data silos | Strategic Human Asset Management - Humans are the New Assets Ron Gavrin, Principal, Self Employed | Curing the “Everything is Urgent” Production Syndrome in Today's Industry 4.0 Era Presentation by | |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Break | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Developing a Risk Based 10 year Budget for Water / Wastewater Assets Jordan Gonda, Program Manager, Water and Wastewater, Niagara Region | Integrity Operating Windows In The Digital Era Floyd Baker, Vice President, North America, Antea | Enhancing Operational Synergy: A Case Study on Integrated Analytic Reports for Maintenance and Procurement in Industrial Operations Mark Smyth, Data Analytics Specialist, COGEP Inc. | Unlocking the Power of Energy-Centric Maintenance in Asset Management Brian Richmond, Chief Revenue Officer, Nanoprecise Sci Corp | |
| 10:45 - 10:55 | Transition | ||||
| 10:55 - 11:55 | MRO Magazine Roundtable | ||||
| 11:55 - 12:45 | Lunch Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| 12:45 - 1:30 | City Of Saint John Climate Change Action Plan Samir Yammine, Director of Asset Management and Environmental Performance, City of Saint John | The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Equipment Health Monitoring: Showcase Real-World Applications Where AI and Machine Learning are Used for Proactive Equipment Maintenance Lance Rudolph, Digital Innovation and Technology Director - Energy Industries Division, Canada, ABB Inc. | Conquer Complex Projects: Mastering STOs, EPCM, and Beyond Kurt Ersser, Managing Director, Kurser Inc | Bridging the Experience Gap to Achieve Excellence in Reliability so that Industry can Thrive Presentation by | |
| 1:30 - 1:40 | Transition | ||||
| 1:40 - 2:25 | From Data to Dialogue: Using Asset Management to Communicate Infrastructure Challenges Ian Tenhaaf, AIM Network Service Provider | Sustainability, Payback & Resilience: How Solar Energy could benefit your organization | ISO 55000 series – What’s New and What has Changed in 2024 | The Perfect Plant: Overcoming the Barriers to Leverage Modern Manufacturing Technology Sigga (Gold) | |
| 2:25 - 2:35 | Transition | ||||
| 2:35 - 3:10 | Imperfect Data Sources For Reliability Engineering Ryan Fairbrother, Director, Potash Maintenance & Reliability, Nutrien | IDMS Use Case For Run And Maintain Angela Saldivar, AIM & RBI Specialist, Antea Canada Inc | SLSMC Asset Management ISO 55000 Journey Iqbal Biln, Manager, Corporate Technical Programs, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. | Why Choosing the right Implementation Partner is Important Presentation by | |
| 3:10 - 3:20 | Transition | ||||
| 3:20 - 4:20 | Panel #1 Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions to address the Climate Crisis Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| 4:20 - 4:30 | Transition Time | ||||
| 4:30 - 6:00 | Networking Hospitality Hour Open House Sponsored By Cohesive Location: Hilton Saint John Hotel Restaurant | ||||
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Awards Dinner and Entertainment Sponsored By Northern Lakes College Location: Atrium of Market Square | ||||
| 8:00 - 10:00 | Offsite Tour Options | ||||
| Wednesday September 25, 2024 | |||||
| Exhibitor Hall Open Location: Loyalist | 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Location: Marco Polo | |||
| 8:00 - 8:50 | Keynote: Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| Location: Marco Polo | Location: Spencer II/III | Location: Montagu II/III | Location: Montagu I | ||
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Using Best Practice Corrosion Management To Ensure The Service Life Of A Potash Mine Zoe Coull, CEO, ICE Dragon Corrosion | Cross-Pollinating Climate Change Action with Maintenance Management Planning Mark Buma, Manager of Facilities Operations, City of Orillia | Net Zero Through Reliability Yoann Urruty, Director of Technologies, Spartakus Technologies | Shutdown, Turnaround & Outage (STO) Training & Certification Survey Results and Status Update | |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Break | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Persona-based value across the asset lifecycle - The battle of Fiefdom Melissa Ruth, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Cohesive | Are you a barrier to improvement? | Asset Acquisition - Balancing Project Delivery and Asset Management Priorities for Success Christopher Biel, Principal Consultant, PPAIP Consulting | The Implementation of a Corrosion Management Program (CMP) in an Operating Gold Mine | |
| 10:45 - 10:55 | Transition | ||||
| 10:55 - 11:40 | Advancing Predictive Maintenance: AI-Based Solutions for Complex Machinery Yun Yao, President, Soralink | Case Study: Implementing Working Menu for the Maintenance Team Alp Bora, Principal Advisor, Alp Bora & Co. | Two Things to Improve Reliability Kenneth Squires, Reliability Team Leader, Irving Paper Limited | Capstone Presentations | |
| 11:40 - 12:30 | Lunch Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| 12:30 - 1:15 | The Case for Maintenance Readiness Rob Lash, Supervisor, Corporate Asset Management, Town of Caledon | Maintenance STO’s – Integrating Project Work into STO’s; The Project Team Might not be the Villain Frank Engli, Regional Group Lead - Canada, Reliability, Maintenance, Turnarounds and Capital Projects, Becht | No value from AI-Predictive Maintenance? Maintenance Strategy is the Culprit Arun Gowtham, Reliability Engineer, RAMwright Consulting Co. | Using Vibration Condition Monitoring to Identify Repeat Equipment Failures and How Advanced Vibration Analysis Methods Can Identify Solutions for Reliability Improvement Dora Orchard, Reliability Engineering & Advanced Diagnostics Lead, Acuren Group | |
| 1:15 - 1:25 | Transition | ||||
| 1:25 - 2:25 | Panel #2 Cultural Alignment: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| 2:25 - 3:00 | Closing Ceremonies Location: Marco Polo | ||||
| 3:15 | (Shuttle to Airport for 5:35 Flight to Toronto) | ||||
| 5:00 | Offsite Networking | ||||