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Welcome to CTRF’s 60th Annual Conference! Enjoy Ottawa
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Tuesday, May 27
 

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast & CTRF Annual General Meeting
Tuesday May 27, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Desmarais 1160
Tuesday May 27, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Desmarais 1160 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Meals

7:30am EDT

Registration Desk Open
Tuesday May 27, 2025 7:30am - 5:30pm EDT
Desmarais Foyer
Tuesday May 27, 2025 7:30am - 5:30pm EDT
Desmarais Foyer 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Registration

10:00am EDT

Coffee Break & Networking
Tuesday May 27, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Desmarais Foyer
Tuesday May 27, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Desmarais Foyer 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Meals, Coffee Break

10:15am EDT

Sustainability and Equity Research Committee
Tuesday May 27, 2025 10:15am - 12:20pm EDT
Desmarais 3105
Tuesday May 27, 2025 10:15am - 12:20pm EDT
Desmarais 3105 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Research Committee, Sustainability and Equity

12:20pm EDT

Lunch
Tuesday May 27, 2025 12:20pm - 2:00pm EDT
Hall Huguette Labelle (Tabaret)
Tuesday May 27, 2025 12:20pm - 2:00pm EDT
Hall Huguette Labelle (Tabaret) 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Meals, Lunch

12:20pm EDT

Kim Baird: Forging New Routes: Reconciliation and Innovation in Transportation for Sustainable Supply Chains
Tuesday May 27, 2025 12:20pm - 2:00pm EDT
Hall Huguette Labelle (Tabaret)
Kim Baird is the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Tsawwassen First Nation and a former Chief who played a pivotal role as Chief Negotiator in securing the Tsawwassen Treaty, which came into force in 2009. This groundbreaking agreement is one of Canada’s first urban modern treaties and has become a model for reshaping relationships between Indigenous nations and the Crown. As a leader who has guided the transition from negotiation to the implementation of the Tsawwassen Treaty, Kim has over a decade of post-treaty experience, providing her with unique insights into the complexities of treaty implementation, federal engagement, and governance.

Beyond her role at Tsawwassen First Nation, Kim advises Indigenous communities, governments, businesses, and other organizations on Indigenous matters through her company, Kim Baird Strategic Consulting. She is committed to improving the quality of life for Indigenous people, offering expertise in First Nation policy, governance, economic development, and consultation. In BC, where First Nations are recognized as rights holders, not stakeholders, Kim underscores that building strong, respectful relationships with Indigenous communities is essential for any business or government operation. This is especially crucial in the context of reconciliation and engagement in a province where Indigenous rights are constitutionally protected.

Kim is the Chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and serves on several boards, including the Canada Infrastructure Bank and FPX Nickel. Recognized for her negotiation, communication, and facilitation skills, she is a sought-after public speaker. Kim’s leadership and contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including membership in both the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada, an Indspire Laureate award, and the Institute of Corporate Directors designation.
Speakers
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Kim Baird

CAO, Tsawwassen First Nation
Kim Baird is the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Tsawwassen First Nation and a former Chief who played a pivotal role as Chief Negotiator in securing the Tsawwassen Treaty, which came into force in 2009. This groundbreaking agreement is one of Canada’s first urban modern... Read More →
Tuesday May 27, 2025 12:20pm - 2:00pm EDT
Hall Huguette Labelle (Tabaret) 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Plenary / Speech, Keynote

2:30pm EDT

InvestOttawa Area X.O testing facility
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
InvestOttawa Area X.O testing facility
InvestOttawa Area X.O is a R&D complex that helps accelerate time-to-market and commercial adoption of next-gen technology. Their facility has unique autonomous drone vehicle testing capabilities with 4G/LTE, LoRaWan, authentic pre-commercial 5G, multiple GPS & satellite systems, and a plethora of plug-and-play sensors.
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
InvestOttawa Area X.O testing facility 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Technical Tour

2:30pm EDT

NRC Centre for Air Travel Research
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
NRC Centre for Air Travel Research
NRC Centre for Air Travel Research, at Uplands near the Ottawa Airport, is the only facility in the world designed to study the full experience of travelling by air! The facility includes all the features found in modern air travel to simulate the process of checking-in, boarding and flying in an airplane.
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
NRC Centre for Air Travel Research 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Technical Tour

2:30pm EDT

Transportation Safety Board labs
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Transportation Safety Board labs
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) labs near the Ottawa Airport play a key role in investigating marine, pipeline, railway, and aviation accidents. The TSB determines if mechanical, electrical, material, structural or other deficiencies contributed to accidents by analyzing information from data recorders ("black boxes"), electronic equipment as well as field photographs and site surveys; this helps to piece together the sequence of events leading to an accident. Visitors can view items related to investigations such as equipment to examine materials, electronic systems, and the flight recorder analysis area.
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Transportation Safety Board labs 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Technical Tour

2:30pm EDT

Workshop: Building Partnerships: How Transport Canada and Statistics Canada Drive Data-Informed Decision Making
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Desmarais 1130
Speakers
LM
PC

Patricia Clement

Transport Canada
CTRF TC STC Workshop Schedule Annotated pdf
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Desmarais 1130 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Workshop

2:30pm EDT

Workshop: Creating impact with research
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Desmarais 1140
This interactive session, led by the energetic Ken Doyle, Executive Director of Tech-Access Canada, France Vaillancourt and Marius Ivan of NSERC, and June Sun of NRC, will help researchers understand how to make more impact (e.g., commercialise) with their research, AND to help organisations that could benefit from research, understand how to do so.

The workshop aims to help academics better understand how to commercialise / gain adoption of their research, and that also helps organisations understand how (and why) to work with researchers. It would cover topics such as how to identify and investigate pain points in the market, successful and unsuccessful examples of "journeys" of research through to commercialisation, and programs available to support researchers and "receptors".

The background to this workshop is that the CTRF was created to be a place of discussion and debate for transportation researchers and policymakers. Now we are aiming to bring researchers and industry problems closer together. We are doing this through research committees and other activities, such as this workshop.
Speakers
JS

June Sun

National Research Council
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Anna Robak

Executive Director, Research & Innovation, WSP Canada
Passionate about designing a built environment that creates wealth and improves quality of life for all.Civil Engineer and Economist with a Asset Management backgroundMentor in the IBET program (Indigenous Black Engineering Technology)Adjunct Professor at UNB
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Trevor Hanson

Professor, University of New Brunswick
I am the President of CTRF for 2024-2025 and I teach transportation engineering and planning at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
FV
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Ken Doyle

Executive Director | Directeur général, Tech-Access Canada | Tech-Accès Canada
As Executive Director of Tech-Access Canada, the national network of Canada’s 67 Technology Access Centres (TACs), Ken is responsible for ensuring the network achieves its mandate of facilitating the sharing of best practices between member TACs, and promoting the adoption of comparable... Read More →
MI
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Desmarais 1140 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Workshop

6:30pm EDT

Annual Conference Dinner
Tuesday May 27, 2025 6:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Pacific Room, National Arts Centre
Tuesday May 27, 2025 6:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Pacific Room, National Arts Centre 1 Elgin Street, at Confederation Square, Ottawa ON K1P 5W1
  Event, Dinner
 
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