OSUM 2025 - Presentations
Thursday, May 1
Trump’s Tariffs Portend a No-Winner Trade War
- Tony Stillo, Director of Canada Economics at Oxford Economics
AMO Policy and Advocacy Update
- Brian Rosborough, Executive Director, AMO
- Alicia Neufeld, Senior Manager, AMO Policy
Ontario's Water and Wastewater Services: A Path Forward
- Judy Dezell, Enterprise Centre, Business Partnerships & LAS
Leveraging Limited Resources for Big Results in Affordable Housing - Town of Collingwood
- Councillor Deb Doherty, Member of Collingwood Council
- Claire de Souza, Housing Development Coordinator, Town of Collingwood
- Marg Scheben-Edey, Member of the Town of Collingwood’s Affordable Housing Task Force
- Rachelle Hamelin, Program Supervisor, Housing Development, County of Simcoe
Municipalities and their BIAs'- Friend, Foe or Ally?
- Sara Almas, Clerk, Town of Collingwood
- Kay Matthews, Executive Director, Ontario Business Improvement Area Association
- Susan Nicholson, General Manager, Downtown Collingwood BIA
- Jennifer Parker, Manager, Culture & Events, Parks, Recreation & Culture Department, Town of Collingwood
Friday, May 2
The Canada We Want: Reflections on the Path Forward
- Jordan Simmons, Co-founder/CEO, Nominee
The Real Cost of a Cyber Attack and the Ongoing Budget Implications
- Dan Mathieson, Special Advisor, Cybersecurity and Municipal Engagement at Toronto Metropolitan University Former Mayor, City of Stratford
Clearing the collision at the intersection of voter turnout, community engagement, and incivility
- Dr. Chris Erl, Researcher, Democratic Engagement Exchange, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Stewart McDonough, Advisor, Municipal Engagement, Lead, AMO’s Healthy Democracy Project