2027 Speakers
Keynote speakers, master of ceremonies, seminar presenters, moderators & panelists
Keynote Speakers
Nik Nanos
Chief Data Scientist & Founder
Nanos Research
Nik Nanos is the Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research. An expert in reputation and risk management, he has hands-on experience developing and applying machine learning algorithms and business intelligence in the workplace, and he is regularly called upon to provide counsel on demographic changes and workplace culture transformation. Nik leads the team behind the weekly Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index, considered a must-have resource for senior executives, and is featured in a weekly segment on CTV News Channel, Nanos on the Numbers, focusing on the latest political, business and social trends. He is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, and the Chancellor of Carleton University in Ottawa. He previously served as a research professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. His keynote, The Nanos Report, delivers a data-rich picture of economic conditions, political dynamics and public sentiment.
Benoit Tessier
Benoit delivers the AI in Professional Services keynote and joins the AI in Action Executive Exchange as a panelist. Biography to follow.
Master of Ceremonies
Peter Brown
CBC Radio Host & Producer
Peter Brown is CE3C 2027's master of ceremonies. Educated at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Cambridge, Peter enjoyed a 25-year career as a CBC Radio host and producer, including stints hosting CBC Edmonton's afternoon show Radio Active and leading the creative team on the award-winning national comedy program The Irrelevant Show. These days he can be heard on the CBC airwaves doing comedy on The Debaters and devising word puzzles once a month on The Sunday Magazine. He has recently ventured into podcasting and radio documentaries: his 2023 documentary Flop Sweat: Why We Choke When It Matters Most won second place in the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) awards, and he most recently produced a long-form radio documentary about improvisation in art and life. Peter hosts the conference and delivers the Wednesday opening remarks.
Pre-Conference Seminar Presenters
Speaker To Be Announced
The presenter of Seminar 1, Legal Risks Facing Environmental & Engineering Consulting Leaders, will be announced.
Carl Spensieri
President
Steamboat Insurance Agency
Carl Spensieri is President of Steamboat Insurance Agency. He helps clients achieve better outcomes by using creative, individualized insurance products to address complex business risks. Before moving into underwriting, Carl practiced as an environmental engineer, and his areas of expertise include merger and acquisition due diligence, professional liability, environmental liability assessment and risk transfer, property transactions, and Canadian infrastructure projects. He holds a Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London (UK), and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario. He presents the pre-conference seminar Managing Risk Through Insurance & Risk Transfer.
Executive Exchange Moderators & Panelists
Faramarz Bogzaran
Managing Partner
F&M Management
Faramarz Bogzaran is the founder and Managing Partner of F&M Management Ltd., a management consulting firm providing M&A and corporate advisory services in Canada. With a career spanning more than four decades, Faramarz has been at the forefront of managing and steering environmental consulting, waste management, and remedial contracting companies in Canada. An experienced M&A advisor, he has successfully led organizations through ownership transition processes and was instrumental in founding CE3C Management Ltd., the driving force behind the executive conferences that bring together leaders of the environmental and engineering consulting sector in Canada. At F&M, Faramarz provides advice on a range of corporate issues, including growth strategies, financial management, management buyouts, exit strategies, corporate governance, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and has served on several company boards over the past two decades, including as Chairman of the Board of ECO Canada. He moderates the M&A: Financing the Deal Executive Exchange.
Michael Andrisani
Partner
Clairvest Group
Michael Andrisani is a Partner at Clairvest Group, a private equity firm. He joined Clairvest in 2020 and participates in all areas of the investment process. Before joining Clairvest, Michael worked on a variety of M&A transactions in investment banking at Lazard in New York and as an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. He earned a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and an MBA and Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. Michael is a board member of NCS Engineers, a water and wastewater engineering firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. He joins the M&A: Financing the Deal Executive Exchange as a panelist.
Eric Pringle
CEO & Managing Partner
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc.
Eric Pringle is CEO and Managing Partner of Milestone Environmental Contracting, a Canadian environmental remediation and infrastructure services firm operating across Western and Central Canada. He leads the company's growth strategy, Indigenous partnerships, governance initiatives, and acquisition activities. With more than 35 years of experience in engineering, environmental services, and business leadership, Eric works at the intersection of client expectations, market consolidation, talent development, and technological change. He moderates the Business of Disruption Executive Exchange, bringing a practical executive perspective on how firms can adapt and thrive amid disruption.
Brian Lapos
Senior Vice President, Canada
Onterris
Brian joins the Business of Disruption Executive Exchange as a panelist. Biography to follow.
Leroy Banack
Senior Partner
F&M Management
Leroy Banack is a Senior Partner at F&M Management, with more than 20 years of consulting experience and a specialty in internal business processes and systems improvement. He conducts comprehensive financial performance and operations assessments to advise clients on strategies for performance improvement, and prepares business valuations specific to the engineering and scientific consulting industry. With specialized expertise in numerical modelling, network and database management, Leroy builds customized models that give clients valuable information to aid decision making, both for day-to-day operations and for long-term planning. He creates custom financial models to forecast the short and long-term financial implications of alternative strategic options, and builds effective tools for analyzing technical data and market intelligence. Skilled at gathering, synthesizing, interpreting and communicating complex information, Leroy is especially valued by F&M clients for his proficiency at translating large amounts of complex information into a few simple key concepts and ideas. He moderates the AI in Action Executive Exchange.
Rayna Carmichael
Digital Solutions Lead
AECOM Canada
Rayna Carmichael is the Digital Solutions Lead for AECOM Canada's Environment Business Line, with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations transform the way environmental data is managed, understood, and used. Her career has evolved from GIS and technical delivery to data stewardship, digital strategy, and the integration of emerging technologies, giving her a distinctive perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing the industry. As environmental projects become increasingly data-driven and AI-enabled, Rayna works at the intersection of technology, people, and business, helping internal teams and clients translate complex data and digital capabilities into practical, trusted solutions that improve decision making, collaboration, and project outcomes. Her experience spans planning, permitting, engineering, Indigenous engagement, and public consultation across the mining, remediation, energy, transit, and water sectors. She joins the AI in Action Executive Exchange as a panelist.
Benoit Tessier
Benoit joins the AI in Action Executive Exchange as a panelist and delivers the AI in Professional Services keynote. Biography to follow.
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Two days of keynotes, seminars and Executive Exchanges · January 20 & 21, 2027 · Vancouver, BC
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