2017 Conference Materials

Conference Program for the 11th Annual WCCAS Conference held on May 09, 2017 at The Ranchmen’s Club in Calgary.

Panel No. 1: Hot Topics No. 1

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • Henri C. Alvarez QC – Independent Arbitrator, Vancouver Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver
  • Hon. Cliff O’Brien QC – Independent Arbitrator, Calgary Energy & Commercial Arbitrators (CECA), Calgary

Panel No. 2: Construction Claims – Dispute Resolution Options

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • Jeffrey D. Vallis QC, FCIArb – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Calgary
  • Stefan Gruszka – Kiewit Canada Corp., Calgary
  • Raghav Handa – Jacobs Canada Inc., Calgary
  • Chris Hustwick – Suncor Energy, Calgary
  • Weston Rudd – Graham Construction, Calgary

Panel No. 3: Use of Experts in Arbitration

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • William J. Kenny QC – Miller Thomson LLP, Edmonton
  • Jennifer Brusse – Valard Construction LP, Calgary
  • Sean James – AECOM Oil and Gas, Calgary
  • Rachel Mockler – Flatiron Constructors, Richmond
  • Andrew Wallace – PCL Constructors Inc., Edmonton

• Materials:

Construction Seminar on Expert Witnesses

Featured Address: Arbitration and the Courts

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • The Hon. Neil C. Wittmann QC – Former Chief Justice, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
  • Daniel J. McDonald QC, FCIArb – Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Calgary

Panel No. 4: Legal Update

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • Ludmila B. Herbst QC – Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
  • Robert J. C. Deane – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

• Materials:

Legal Update

Panel No. 5: Practical Considerations in Multi-Party Arbitration 

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • Tina Cicchetti – Vancouver Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver
  • Lucy C. Greenwood – GreenwoodArbitration, Houston
  • Rachel A. Howie – Dentons Canada LLP, Calgary
  • Jung Lee – Encana Corporation, Calgary

• Materials:

Practical Considerations in Multi-Party Arbitration

Panel No. 6: Hot Topics No. 2

• Speakers’ Bio:
  • Angus M. Gunn QC, FCIArb – Eyford Macaulay Shaw & Padmanabhan LLP, Vancouver
  • Bryan Duguid, FCIArb – JSS Barristers, Calgary
  • Jody D. M. Johnson – TransCanada PipeLines Limited, Calgary