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MISA BC 2026 Conference

The MISA BC Conference, held September 21-24 in Kelowna, BC, provides unparalleled access to senior local government decision-makers through a balanced format of speaking sessions, exhibit hall, and social networking events. This annual, multi-day educational conference is essential for both local government practitioners and vendors looking to offer solutio…

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14Speakers
62Sponsors
12Exhibitors
8On the bill · sessions
83Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at MISA, in alphabetical order.
Allison Kilgour
Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Amelia O'Donnell
Enterprise Program Manager · Protex AI
Cynthia Lazar
Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers
Dana Johnson
Regional EHS Director - Prairies · Sysco
Iqbal Brar
IQ Safety Solutions
Jaime Mann
The Amaryllis Project
Jay Shaw
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service
Jim McLaughlin
Parks Canada
Kent Blackmon
Manager, Organizational Safety Services · City of Winnipeg
Mariame Khoury
Director, Safety Services and Training · Safety Services Manitoba
Rebecca Chow
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
Sean Brown
National Health and Safety Manager · Purolator
Tonya Nelson
Manitoba Association for Safety in Healthcare Inc. (MASH)
Waqar Mughal
Mughal & Associates Management Consulting
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BulletproofPlatinum
GravityUnionPlatinum
Zoho Canada CorporationPlatinum
Archistar Property Technology LtdGold
Arctic WolfGold
DarktraceGold
Elantis Solutions Inc.Gold
Esri CanadaGold
GovAIGold
Increment One ConsultingGold
I.T. Blueprint Solutions Inc.Gold
IX SolutionsGold
MNP Digital Inc.Gold
MSPCorpGold
Nebula CybersecurityGold
Radical I/OGold
Ricoh CanadaGold
SimpliCityGold
Unit4Gold
VcuraGold
Vivacity TechnologiesGold
Axis CommunicationsSilver
CDW CanadaSilver
CompugenSilver
GHD DigitalSilver
HP CanadaSilver
HPE NetworkingSilver
Logitech IncSilver
Long View Systems CorporationSilver
ManageEngineSilver
Meira Consulting Inc.Silver
SAP CanadaSilver
SentinelOneSilver
X10 TechnologiesSilver
ZscalerSilver
Buffalo AmericasBronze
Cadence SolutionsBronze
Civaptic Software Inc.Bronze
Core ProductsBronze
EricssonBronze
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Agenda

Selected from 8 sessions on the bill.
  • January 20, 1:05 PM - 2:00 PM

    Panel Discussion - Making the Invisible Visible: How AI is Transforming Safety

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM

    Duty to Accommodate in Unusual Situations

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

    Evolving OHS in Manitoba: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

    Two Pillars of Protection: How Safety and Emergency Planning Intersect

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

    ASP Closing and Wrap Up

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

    Assembly of Safety Professionals Opening Remarks

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 8:35 AM - 9:35 AM

    Safety’s Secret PPE: Showing up for Ourselves (and Each Other)

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
  • January 20, 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

    Measuring Your OHS Program: Going Beyond Number of Inspection Counts and Injury Rates

    ASSEMBLY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 83 companies show up, and 5 bet on three roles at once?

83 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
5All threespeak · spons · exh
57Sponsoringsponsor only
10Exhibitingexhibitor only
11Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Ricoh Canada·Zscaler·Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals·Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers·The Amaryllis Project

Speakers by seniority

14% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of214%
  • Manager / Lead321%
  • Other roles964%

Of 14 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Ricoh CanadaSp·GEx
  2. 02ZscalerSp·SEx
  3. 03Board of Canadian Registered Safety ProfessionalsSp·G1V
  4. 04Taylor McCaffrey LawyersSp·B1V
  5. 05The Amaryllis ProjectSp·S1V
  6. 06Archistar Property Technology LtdSp·G
  7. 07Arctic WolfSp·G
  8. 08Axis CommunicationsSp·S
  9. 09Buffalo AmericasSp·B
  10. 10BulletproofSp·P
  11. 11Cadence SolutionsSp·B
  12. 12CDW CanadaSp·S
  13. 13Civaptic Software Inc.Sp·B
  14. 14CompugenSp·S
Sponsors by tier
platinum3
5% of 62
gold18
29% of 62
silver14
23% of 62
bronze16
26% of 62
premier sponsor1
2% of 62
sign sponsor1
2% of 62
silver sponsor2
3% of 62
bronze sponsor4
6% of 62
gold sponsor2
3% of 62
premier1
2% of 62
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors