REVISIT OUR PAST CONFERENCES
MDMC has been successfully running since 1991. In that time, we have had hundreds of talented professionals speak at the conference. We’d like to extend our gratitude to all speakers, past and present.
Here’s our most recent speaker roster, appearing at our January 2026 conference:
Ngaire Abernethy
Breakout Session B4 - Animal-Assisted Crisis Response: A New DM Resource
Grant Durfey
Keynote 5 - Breaking the Ice: Lessons from the 2025 Ice Storm
Mark Emrick
Workshop Session W2 - ICS - - - - EOC: Joined by a dotted line!
Emily George
Breakout Session C3 - Stronger Together: The Power of Recreation in Emergencies
Perron Goodyear
Workshop Session W1 - From Chaos to Coordination: Turning Generosity into Impact
Brock Happychuk
Breakout Session B3 - AlertMB: An Overview of the National Public Alerting System in Manitoba
Brad Hay
Breakout Session B2 - From Crisis to Coordination: Manitoba Hydro’s 2025 Wildfire Season Response
Marie-Eve Hamel
W4: Recovery Trends and Challenges: Anticipating Long-Term Community Needs
Dr. Ahmed Jwely
Keynote 4 - PTSD, Then What?
Dr. Patricia Martel
Breakout Session B1 - The Changing World of Emergency Management
Michelle Yang McLean
Breakout Session C2 - Strengthening Accessibility in Emergency Management and Risk Communication Systems
Shelley Napier
Workshop Session W1 - From Chaos to Coordination: Turning Generosity into Impact
Jennifer Parkman
Breakout Session C4 - Southern Chief’s Organization and MKO Panel on 2025 Wildfires
Rachael Oliver
W4: Recovery Trends and Challenges: Anticipating Long-Term Community Needs
Emily Pietropaolo
Workshop Session W4 - Recovery Trends and Challenges: Anticipating Long-Term Community Needs
Geoff Reimer
Breakout Session C4 - Southern Chief’s Organization and MKO Panel on 2025 Wildfires
John R. Robertson
Keynote 3 - Living the I AM in an I HAVE Culture: Advancing from CharactOR to CharactER, Being the Leader People trust through Critical Moments & Breakout Session C1 - Boost Your Battery: Reframing Resilience: Run Toward the Roar - Stay Charged, Lead Well, and Finish Well
Loren Schinkel
Keynote 1 - Leadership Lessons from the Lac du Bonnet Wildfires of 2025
Jay Shaw
Keynote 6 - Panel Presentation - Senior Leadership and the Changing World of Emergency Management
Tyler Smith
Keynote 2 - We are Never Alone
Louise Stitt
Breakout Session B4 - Animal-Assisted Crisis Response: A New DM Resource
Laine Wilson
Breakout Session C3 - Stronger Together: The Power of Recreation in Emergencies
City of Winnipeg Speakers
Workshop Session W3 - From Rubble to Resilience: Short and Long-Term Recovery Strategies After a Tornado
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