ACCPA CONFERENCE

2026 SCHEDULES

United for Change: Strengthening Partnerships for Long-Term Community Safety

PRE-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Monday MAY 4 Pre-Conference Workshops


MON 7:00AM

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION / CATERED NETWORKING BREAKFAST

South Foyer


MON 8:00AM

Workshop #1 / 1-Day Workshop

Chris Cowie, Restorative Lens Consulting


Workshop #2 / 1-Day Workshop

TJ Sheehan, CEO, Pivot Society

Jessica Hutton, President and CEO of Natawihowin Consulting


Workshop #3 / 1-Day Workshop

Brittney Brown, Co-founder, Strong Roots Initiative

Amy Spence, Co-founder, Strong Roots Initiative



MON 10:00AM

COFFEE BREAK - South Foyer

MON 12:00PM

CATERED NETWORKING LUNCH

South Foyer


MON 1:00PM

CONTINUATION OF WORKSHOPS #1, #2, #3


MON 2:15PM

COFFEE BREAK - South Foyer

MON 4:00PM

END OF DAY 1 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS



2-Day Conference Schedule

Tuesday May 5 Conference Schedule


TUE 7:30AM

REGISTRATION / CATERED NETWORKING BREAKFAST

South Foyer

TUE 8:30AM

OPENING CEREMONIES

Blackfoot Crossing C & D

  • Land Acknowledgement
  • First Nations Blessing
  • Dignitaries
  • ACCPA Board President Orren Ford (Sponsors, Exhibitors, & Board Acknowledgement)


TUE 10:00AM

COFFEE BREAK - South Foyer


STREAM 1 - Human Trafficking

Blackfoot Crossing A


STREAM 2 - Restorative Justice

Blackfoot Crossing B


TUE 10:30AM

Maggy Laton, Bilingual Partnerships Specialist, The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking

Brenda Morrison, Associate Professor and Director of the Research and Engagement Centre for Restorative Justice, Simon Fraser University


TUE 11:30AM
CATERED NETWORKING LUNCH - South Foyer


TUE 1:15PM

Tara Bracanovic, Education Supervisor, ACT Alberta

Michelle Trudeau,RSW/BSW, Victim Services Supervisor, ACT Alberta


TUE 2:15PM

COFFEE BREAK - South Foyer


TUE 2:45PM

Liz John-West, Executive Director, CEASE: Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation


TUE 3:45PM

Day 1 WRAP-UP


TUE 4:00PM

optional networking nexus

Wednesday MAY 6 Conference Schedule


WED 8:00AM

REGISTRATION / CATERED NETWORKING BREAKFAST

South Foyer

WED 9:00AM

KEYNOTE: STAYING ISN'T CHOOSING

Blackfoot Crossing C & D

Julie Nobert-Demarchi, Executive Director, Timmins and Area Women in Crisis

Chantal Mailloux, Executive Director of Ellevive


WED 10:00AM

COFFEE BREAK - South Foyer


STREAM 1 - Gang Exit Strategies

Blackfoot Crossing A


STREAM 2 - Gender Based Violence

Blackfoot Crossing B



WED 11:30AM

CATERED NETWORKING LUNCH - South Foyer

WED 12:15PM

Luncheon Panel - Blackfoot Crossing C & D

Justice, Treatment, and Community Working Together

Trish McAllister-Hall, Program Manager, Central Alberta Drug Treatment Court

Assistant Chief Justice Robin Snider, Provincial Court Justice and Lead Justice for Central Alberta Drug Treatment Court

Cst. Frank Nadeau – RCMP Investigator and Program Liaison Officer for Central Alberta Drug Treatment Court



WED 2:15PM

COFFEE BREAK - South Foyer


WED 2:45PM

Lana Wells , Associate Professor/Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence, University of Calgary


WED 3:45PM

CONFERENCE WRAP-UP - ACCPA - Blackfoot Crossing C & D