CCA Conference Speakers

David Usher: 2024 CCA Conference keynote speaker

Juno award-winning musician turned entrepreneur and AI advocate David Usher will focus on the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its integration into construction and the workplace, providing attendees with invaluable knowledge on leveraging AI for enhanced productivity and success in the construction sector.


Glenn Ackerley
Partner
WeirFoulds LLP
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Siamak Akhlaghi
CEO
Correct-AI
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Geza Banfai
Counsel at McMillan LLP
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Charles Caza
EVP and Chief Legal Officer
Bird Construction
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Louis-Philippe Champagne
Director,
Government Relations
and Policy
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Marie-Claude Houle
President
EBC Inc.,
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Tim Coldwell
Advisor to Honour the Work
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Taylor Davis
CEO
PurePave Technologies
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Richard Ellis-Smith
Executive Vice President, Buildings Canada,
The Graham Group
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Bill Ferreira
Executive director, BuildForce Canada
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Shannon Friesen
Construction Associations
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Rodrigue Gilbert
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Procurement Practices
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Ron Glen
CEO
ARCHA
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Kieran Hawe
President and CEO
EllisDon
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Jolene McLaughlin
Vice President,
Climate and Sustainability
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Anthony Minitti
VP of Operations,
CGI Constructors
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Shane Mulligan
Sustainability and Technical Marketing Manager,
Heidelberg Materials
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Ellowyn Nadeau
Instructor at Red River College
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Brendan Nobes
rcs Construction Inc.
Nova Scotia
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Matt Pitcairn
Vice President
BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association
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Francis Roy
President Group
Humaco
Quebec
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Taylor Sanders
Program Lead,
The Poirier Group
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Paul Smetanin
President and CEO Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis
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Jordan Spencer
CEO
Ladder Spike Inc.
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Mary Van Buren
CCA President
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Duncan Williams
President & CEO Construction Association of Nova Scotia
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