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Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference 2025

June 12 – June 13

Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference

Conference Co-Chairs

David Lardner

Union Representative, Disputes and Arbitration
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE)

Erin Ludwig

Associate General Counsel Labour and Employment
Alberta Health Services (AHS)

James Casey

Arbitrator and Mediation
Labour Arbitration+Mediation

Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference & Pre-Conference Workshop

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Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops

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Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference

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Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire

Reserve By:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025. After this date, the special group rate will no longer be available and reservation requests will be based on availability that is subject to the hotel’s rates.

Check-in Check-out Group rate
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Saturday, June 14, 2025 $209/night

Online reservations

Contact by phone: 403-266-7200

Conference Advisory Committee

Cheryl Yingst Bartel

Arbitrator/Mediator
Yingst Bartel ADR Inc.

Maurice Dransfeld

Employer Counsel
McLennan Ross

Tom Hesse

Senior Director, Labour Relations
UFCW

Jacqueline Lacasse

General Counsel and VP People & Culture
University of Calgary

Natalia Makuch

Union Counsel
Chivers Carpenter Lawyers

Jeremy Schick

Vice-Chair with the Labour Relations Board

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Breakfast: 8:00 am – 8:40 am MT

Introductory remarks: 9:00 am – 9:10 am MT

Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops (Choice of 1 of 3)

*Workshops sold separately from stand-alone conference.

Workshop schedule: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm MT
(The schedule will run concurrently for all three workshops until 4:00 pm)

April Kosten

Employer Counsel
Dentons LLP

Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk

Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry
University of Alberta

Conference

Conference registration includes access to an evening networking reception and plenary on June 12, as well as three plenary sessions and your choice of two concurrent sessions on June 13.

Cocktail networking reception: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm MT

Introductory remarks by co-chairs: 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm MT

Break: 7:35 pm – 7:45 pm MT

Friday, June 13, 2025

Breakfast: 8:00 am – 8:40 am MT

Introductory remarks by co-chairs: 8:40 am – 8:45 am MT

Bob Blakely

Union Counsel
Blakely & Dushensky Legal Counsel

Karen Scott

Arbitrator/Mediator

Jean Torrens

Employer Counsel
MLT Aikins LLP

Morning break: 10:00 am – 10:15 am MT

Dr. Gideon Christian

University Excellence Research Chair (AI and Law)
Faculty of Law
University of Calgary

Clayton Cook

Union Counsel
McGowan Cook

Vicki Giles

Employer Counsel
McLennan Ross LLP

Break: 11:20 am – 11:35 am MT

Concurrent Sessions (Choice of 2 of 3)

Kara O’Halloran

Union Counsel
Chivers Carpenter

Jeremy Schick

Vice-Chair
Alberta Labour Relations Board

Jill Wilkie

Employer counsel
Miller Thomson LLP

Coming Soon.

Sania Chaudhry

Lawyer, Investigator and Facilitator
Forte Workplace Law

Marcie Hawranik

Founder and President
Canadian Equality Consulting

Coming Soon.

Concurrent Session: 11:35 am – 12:35 pm MT

Lunch: 12:35 pm – 1:45 pm MT

Concurrent Session: 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm MT

Afternoon break: 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm MT

CPD

Lancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals, lawyers, and paralegals across Canada.

Lancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals, lawyers, and paralegals across Canada.

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