EM Spotlight Series
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT SERIES WEBINARS
EVENT CALENDAR 2025
ABOUT: OAEM’s flagship webinar series is an educational forum dedicated to information sharing and collaboration for Ontario’s diverse emergency management and business continuity community. The series is provided free of charge for OAEM Members and $25.00 for non members. Each session requires participants to register. Events take place approximately once a month via ZOOM from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Webinar events are professionally hosted and moderated by Angelique Lazarus, Effortless Education. If you have a topic that you would like us to feature, please contact Oliver Moloney, Director Continuing Professional Development at prodevt@oaem.ca
Date | Guest Speaker(s)/Panel | Presentation Topic | Registration |
| Dec. 10 2025 | Diana Danila, Geographic Information System (GIS) Analyst, Information Technology, City of Guelph | Learn about the City of Guelph’s Emergency Management Program and GIS application within its Emergency Operations Centre to enhance emergency response capabilities – serving as a centralized system for accessing and visualizing information relevant to emergency management, aiding in decision-making and resource allocation. | Pending |
| Nov. 12 2025 | Rahul Singh Founder and Executive Director GlobalMedic | GlobalMedic, the assembly of emergency professionals and dedicated volunteers (RRT), innovation in the humanitarian sector and the impact of modernizing legislation in helping people impacted by disasters. The Right Aid, to the Right People, at the Right Time. | Pending |
Oct. 15, 2025 | To Be Confirmed | Pending | |
Sept. 24, 2025 | Kassondra Stockman-Sousa MFS, HcEM-M, CBCP Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Halton Healthcare | Strength in Unity: Collaborative Emergency Preparedness Exercises
| Register Here |
Aug. 18 2025 | Vicki Gruber, Director, Safety & Security, Harbour Master, HOPA Ports | Learn about harbour operations, port security and emergency management at the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA), a day in the life of a Harbour Master and the recent HOPA Annual Port Security Exercise. | Completed |
June 18 2025 | Amy Bryant, EM and Security Coordinator Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth Ministry of Energy and Mines | Learn about abandoned mines and mine hazards in Ontario and the ministry's new public education program launch. | Completed |
May 26 2025 | Orest Sushko, Director Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab, Humber Polytechnic | Learn about Humber Polytechnic Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab and the Advancing Public Safety: Emergency Management Community Symposium (June 6, 2025) | Completed |
May 8 2025 | Candace Sellar, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Erich Hidebrandt, Project Manager Worker and Public Safety | Learn about the CSA Group including an overview of the work in the public sector space. This session will feature the CSA Z1600 Emergency and continuity management program standard, the 3rd edition as well as an introduction to the recently launched 4th edition of the standard. Join us and participate/contribute in the discussion! | Completed |
Apr. 14 2025 | Jason Williams, Director of Protective Services/Fire Chief Municipality of Port Hope | Learn about the Municipality of Port Hope’s Municipal Rail Safety Plan, Evacuation and Transportation Plan and continuity of operations protocols as part of the municipality’s comprehensive Emergency Response Plan and key program elements. | Completed |
Apr. 10 2025 | Dr. David Sills, Director Northern Tornadoes Project, CSSL | Learn about the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory (CSSL) at Western University; a new research center that will transform understanding of damaging winds, hail, and flash floods in Canada. | Completed |
Jan. 15 2025 | Steve Murphy, Manager Preparedness, 911 and Corporate Projects, County of Dufferin | Learn about Dufferin County municipalities Emergency Support Service (ESS) trailers and volunteers, the first of their kind in Ontario at a regional level, and their deployment during local emergency and disaster situations. | Completed |
Jan. 14 2025 | Lisa Priest, Assistant Deputy Minister, Preparedness, Programs and Planning, Emergency Management, TBS Nina Diaz, Director, Emergency Management Programs and Partnerships TBS | This session will provide an overview of Ontario Corps, a new volunteer emergency response team for Ontario natural disasters and emergencies. Learn about Ontario Corps, and their role in providing ground assistance, including emergency shelter, debris management and flood protection. The new Ontario Corps volunteer organization, a group of partners and people that the government can call to help communities hit hard by emergencies and natural disasters, would supplement communities’ emergency response amid natural disasters and other crises. Complimentary registration for OAEM members and guests! | Completed |