National Conference Committee (NCC)

The National Conference Committee is a sub-committee of the RIMS Canada Council. Its job is to coordinate the RIMS Canada Conference on a national level.

National Conference Committee

• Advise RIMS Canada Council on policy and guideline recommendations for conference planning.
• Function as both a resource and a liaison to the Conference Education Committee, the RIMS Canada Council and the national event planner
  • Coordinate the speaker and educational submission process.
  • Identify plenary speakers and select relevant concurrent topics and speakers.
• Ensure that the conference education committee and the national event planner meet their obligations to the RIMS Canada Council.
• Be a proponent for change where necessary to ensure the conference meets the needs of its stakeholders.
• Monitor and evaluate exhibition and sponsorship at conferences in conjunction with the national event planner
• Develop and maintain strategy supporting an annual conference that remains successful, relevant, sustainable, and resilient.

National Conference Committee Members

Chair: Aaron Lukoni, British Columbia

RIMS Events and Sales Department manages the conference, exhibition, sponsorship, registration, and housing for the RIMS Canada Conference.

Contacts: Stuart Ruff-Lyon, Chief Events and Sales Officer at 212-655-6051 or sruff-lyon@rims.org, Kris Wolcott, VP of Sales 212-655-5915 or kwolcott@rims.org, Andrew Werfelmann, Business Development Sales Manager 212-655-6038 or awerfelmann@rims.org or Blanca Ferreris, Senior Business Events Manager at 212-655-6058 or bferreris@rims.org.

Communications External Affairs (CEA)

Chair: Eddie Tettevi, Saskatchewan

• Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and related national activities.
• Facilitate relationships (i.e., monitoring, assessing, collaborating) between RIMS, the RCC and its sub-committees, Canadian members, federal/provincial regulatory officials, and other governing bodies.
• Coordinate information sharing among Canadian members using the RIMS Canada Newsletter, the RIMS Canada webpages, the RIMS Canada LinkedIn group, the RIMS Canada Twitter account, and other communication channels.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to the RCC regarding communications with RIMS, Canadian RIMS Chapters, Canadian members, and external bodies.
• Provide updates to local chapter boards and Canadian members regarding developments that could have an impact on their activities and the activities of their members.
• Engages available external media to facilitate, promote general awareness, and forward the position of the RCC and RIMS Canada as the leading risk management association in Canada.
• Monitors the Canadian Chapters and individual membership to identify issues of importance with respects to advocacy opportunities.