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

Update on insights and actions arising from AMO’s Groundbreaking Homelessness Study – Municipalities Under Pressure

  • 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