Monday, October 27

 

Introduction to VE

9:00am

Speaker: Scot McClintock, Faithful+Gould

 

 

 

Coffee and Networking Break

 

 

 

Introduction to VE Continued

10:15am

Speaker: Scot McClintock, Faithful+Gould

 

 

11:45am - 1:30pm

Opening Luncheon
Welcome - Steve Taylor, President, CSVA

Keynote Speakers
Jim Bolton, Global Lead - Value Engineering and DFMA, Whirlpool Corp.
&
Wayne Pettis, Manager, Projects & Modifications, Ontario Power Generation

 

 

 

Getting it Right

Choosing the Right Project

Creating Value in Sustainability

 

 

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Developing a VE Program in Government
Ted Lane
, MTO

Value for Money Analysis for Surface Transportation Infrastructure
David Lewis, HDR

Laboratory achieves gold sustainability certification through VE
Scot McClintock, Faithful+Gould

 

 

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Developing a VE Program in Industry
Jim Bolton, DFMA, Whirlpool Corp.

Cost Risk Analysis and Value Engineering
Khalid Bekka, HDR

Green Sustainable Design Using Function Analysis: A Case Study
Lucie Parrot, Nguyen - Parrot

 

 

 

Coffee and Networking Break

 


 

 

 

Getting it Right

Choosing the Right Project

Creating Value in Sustainablity

 

 

3:15pm - 3:45pm

Acquiring VE Services
Mike Pearsall, MTO &
Dave Jull, MMM Group

Some Observations on Transportation Agencies’ Development of Project Risk Management Programs
Travis McGrath, Golder Associates

Integrating Sustainability into the VE Job Plan
SteVE Holmes, MTO

 

 

3:45pm - 4:15pm

Right Sizing VE Studies
Brian Ruck, Totten Sims Hubicki

Creating Sustainable Value with Value and Risk Management
Alain LeBlanc, Pratt & Whitney Canada

Innovative Worldwide VE Case Studies & How Cultural Values Impact Creativity
George Hunter, VMS

 

 

4:15pm - 4:45pm

VE, What's in It For the Owner?
Mike Asselin, Town of Renfrew, Jim Bolton, Whirlpool, Brian Peltier, George Tribe, Alberta Infrastructure

Creating and Sustaining Value - Panel
Alain LeBlanc, PWr, D. Lewis, HDR

Creating Value in Sustainability - Panel
Scot McClintock, Faithful+Gould, George Hunter, VMS, SteVE Holmes, MTO

 

 

4:45pm - 6:00pm

Exhibitor Showcase
Visit with Leading Innovators & Consultants

 

 

6:00pm

Dinner, Keynote Speakers and CSVA Awards
Keynote Speakers: Dan Breitman, Vice President, Pratt & Whitney Canada - VP PW800 Program
&
Monte Kwinter, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of International Trade and Investment

 

 

 

 

 


 

Tuesday, October 28

8:00am - 8:30am

Opening Remarks
David Wilson, SAVE International President

8:30am - 9:00am

Keynote Speaker
Hon. John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation

 

Higher Education

Design Build and VE

Creating Value in Surface Transportation

9:00am - 9:30am

The VE Workshop at McGill University: Benefits for Students and Industry
Dr. Vince Thomson, McGill University

Value Engineering in Design Build: Constructability Applications
Stuart Sokoloff, CTS Group

West Transitway Tunnel VE Study
Steve Stoddard, City of Ottawa

9:30am - 10:00am

Panel Discussion: VE in Higher Education
Thomson, McGill, Lucie Parrot, Nguyen-Parrot

Design Build and VE - Experiences in Surface Transportation
Dave Jull, MMM Group

West Toronto Diamond Rail/Rail Grade Separation
Imants Hausmanis, GO Transit

10:00am - 10:15am

Coffee and Networking Break

 

Creating Value in Product Development

Alternative Delivery & Risk (P3)

Creating Value in Surface Transportation


 

10:15am - 10:45am

VM - The Link for Modern Management Improvement Tools
Hank Ball, Ball Associates

Obtaining Value for Money on the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Maureen Moore, Former Chief Financial Officer, Royal Ottawa Hospital

Howard Avenue Grade Separations - A Value Partnership
Doug MacRae, MTO - Windsor BIIG &
Brian Ruck, Totten Sims Hubicki / Aecom

10:45am - 11:15am

Manufacturing the right product Vs. manufacturing the product right
Alain LeBlanc, Pratt & Whitney Canada

Obtaining Value for Money on the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Cont'd
Maureen Moore, Former Chief Financial Officer, Royal Ottawa Hospital

The Turcotte / Hwy 20 Interchange
Richard Vezina, RCGT and Alain Marc Dubé, MTQ

11:15am - 11:45am

Developing a Competitive Edge Through Lean Project Engineering at P&WC
Christian Faucher, Ing, MBA, PMP, Pratt & Whitney Canada

Value For Money in Alternative Finance Procurement
David Lewis, HDR

VE of Highway 7 New, Kitchener to Guelph
Dennis Regan, MTO

11:45am - 12:15pm

Creating Value in Product Development - Panel
Hank Ball, Christian Faucher, Ing, MBA, PMP

Allocating and Valuing Risk - Panel
Will Willson, Davis Langdon, David Lewis, HDR, Storer Boone, Golder Associates

Using FPS to Define Montreal's Requirements for New Subway Cars
Richard Vezina, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

12:15pm - 1:15pm

Lunch and Networking Break

Keynote Speakers
Michael Monette (OSPE President & Chair, Director Xerox)
and
Mark Arnone, Director, Projects & Modifications, Ontario Power Generation


 

 

Creating Value in Product Development (continued)

Risk Based Assessment for Infrastructure

Water and Wastewater

1:15pm - 1:45pm

Cost Reduction Methodologies for Electronic Products
Ziad Eldada, creatiVE Value Engineering

Developing a Risk Analysis Program for Waterfront Toronto
Veronica Bergs, Waterfront Toronto

Value Engineering in Durham Region, Different Approaches Achieve The Same Result - Millions of Dollars in Savings
Matthew Elliott, CH2M Hill

1:45pm - 2:15pm

New Product Introduction for Electronic Components with VA
Pierre Marquis, Sanmina-SCI

John Counter Blvd Reconstruction Risk Assessment: A Case Study, City of Kingston
Tony Wing, MRC

The Winning Strategies for Odour Reduction (Humber Treatment Plant Odour Control ) and Management of Wet Weather Flows at the City of Toronto Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant
Ajay Puri & Katrina Blom, Works & Emergency Services, City of Toronto

2:15pm - 2:45pm

Saving the Life of a New Product with Function Analysis and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Timothy Jason Alleyne, Nguyen - Parrot

Risk Based Estimating for QEW St. Catharines - Lessons Learned
Storer Boone, Golder Associates

Town of Renfrew Water Pollution Control Upgrade
Mike Asselin, Town of Renfrew

2:45pm - 3:15pm

Function Modeling of Systems: The DfV Approach to Business Innovation
Dr. Dan A. Seni P.Eng, University of Quebec

Evaluating the Cost of Risk under Different Procurement Methods
Will Willson, Davis Langdon

More Value In Water, Wastewater - Panel Cont'd
Katrina Blom, Ajay Puri, Matthew Elliott


 

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Coffee and Networking Break

 

Innovation in VE

Estimating and Managing Escalation

Unconventional Uses of VE

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Using VA to Program Investments in School Facilities
George Tribe, Alberta Infrastructure

Strategies to Model & Manage Cost Escalation
K. Bekka, HDR, W. Willson, D Langdon, S. Boone, Golder Associates

VE-FPS Guides Strategy for Winter Highway Closure in Northern Ontario
Joseph Arcaro, iTRANS, Tom Fletcher, The Fletcher Group

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Finding Value Through Function Cost Techniques
Muthiah Kasi, Alfred Benesch & Company

Cost Escalation Panel
Will Willson, Khalid Bekka, Storer Boone, Veronica Bergs, Waterfront Toronto

Benefits of FPS on IT Projects from a Business Perspective
Andrew Beal, MTO

4:30pm - 5:00pm

The Value of Safety Analysis
Geni Bahar, NAVIGATS Inc.

Cost Escalation Panel Cont'd
Will Willson, Khalid Bekka, Storer Boone, Veronica Bergs, Waterfront Toronto

Target Costing and VE
Steve Taylor, Genivar

5:00pm

Closing Remarks