Registration will close April 12, 2025 at
Join us at the 2025 OACUSA Spring Conference in Ottawa! Our event, "Charting the Course: Strategic Leadership and Organizational Resilience," will take place from May 5th to May 8th at the Homewood Suites by Hilton. Discover how to lead and build resilience in the public safety and security field at post-secondary institutions. See you there!
Agenda
- Executive Committee Meeting – Working Lunch
Conference Group to meet with board.
Location: Menton Room - Registration Open
Location: Menton Room
- Opening Social Night • Sponsored by Paladin Technologies
Location: Ballade/Ballade Patio
- Breakfast / Registration
Sponsored by: TBD
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer
Registration is Open in the Menton Room - Welcome and Opening Ceremony
- Keynote: Make the Impossible Possible: Lessons From an Improbable Olympic Journey
Jeremiah Brown
Jeremiah Brown
Olympian, Author & Transformation ExpertKeynote Speaker - Jeremiah Brown, The 4 Year Olympian
Make the Impossible Possible: Lessons From an Improbable Olympic Journey
What does it take to achieve your biggest goals? In this keynote, you’ll experience a roller coaster journey full of insights on working through uncertainty, forging self-leadership, thinking bigger, staying resilient, and maximizing potential from one of the fastest Olympians ever to go from his parents’ couch to the Olympic podium.
Jeremiah Brown challenges common notions of what it means to embrace change in the pursuit of potential. He shows how to adapt to forces outside of one’s control and stay committed when the pressure is on, all while encouraging a healthy dose of self-compassion and humility. Using vivid real-life Olympic setbacks, failures, and ultimate success, Jeremiah illuminates the true measures for success in any competitive environment.
- Morning Refreshment Break and Networking/Vendor Trade Show
Refreshments Sponsored by: Hanwha Vision America
5-minute presentation in Monsella Room
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer - Organizational Influences on Ethical Conduct
Dr. Stephen MaguireLocation: Monsella Room
Participants will discuss and report back on questions related to how organizations have negative and positive influences on ethical conduct. Participants will acquire enabling practical knowledge to make a difference in their organization whether small or large.
Dr. Stephen Maguire
Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University
- Lunch / Vendor Trade Show
Sponsored by: Hydra Security
Location: Tulip Restaurant and Bar
Vendor Trade Show - Monsella room and foyer - Exceptional Leadership: A panel conversation of leadership, change, and inspiration
Karen Brownrigg•Paul Burnett•TANYA POPPLETON•KIRSTY BRADLEY-MCMURTRIELocation: Monsella Room
Panel Moderator– Karen Brownrigg – iHR and guests
Karen Brownrigg
Founder and CEO of iHR Advisory Services
Paul Burnett
Deputy Chief at Ottawa Police Service
TANYA POPPLETON
Senior DIRECTOR, CAMPUS SAFETY of University of Toronto - Scarborough
KIRSTY BRADLEY-MCMURTRIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CAMPUS SAFETY, SECURITY AND PARKING of Conestoga College
- Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking / Vendor Trade Show
Sponsored by: Hanwha Vision America
Location: Monsella Room Foyer - OACUSA Committee Meetings
COSEP - Monsella Room
Special Constable Working Group - Monsella Room
Emergency Managment - Menton Room - End of Day
Conclusion for the day and Prizes
- Vendor Trade Show
Opportunity to connect with Vendors from Trade Show - Monsella Room and Foyer
- Dinner at Mill Street Brew Pub
Sponsored by: GardaWorld
Address: 555 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1C5
A 10-minute walk from the hotel. See the map attached.
- Breakfast / Vendor Trade Show
Sponsored by: TNT Justice Consultants
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer
Vendor Trade Show - Visit the tables in the Monsella Room and Foyer - From Leader-Led to Leaderful: Building Leadership for the Future
Nancy ArnoldLocation: Monsella Room
Nancy Arnold
Director, Office of Quality Initiatives at Carleton University
- Morning Refreshment Break and Networking / Vendor Trade Show
Sponsored by: Action First Aid
(5-minute presentation)
Refreshments in the foyer
Vendor Trade Show
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer - OACUSA AGM & Awards
Location: Monsella Room
- Lunch / Vendor Trade Show
Sponsored by: Allied Universal Security Services
Location: Tulip Restaurant and Bar
Vendor Trade Show - Monsella Room and Foyer - Campus Community Well-Being
Dr. Joanna Pozzulo•Dr. Kate DuprePanel Presentation
Location: Monsella Room
Dr. Joanna Pozzulo
Director, Mental Health andChancellor's Professor, Well-Being Research and Training Hub (MeWeRTH) Director, Laboratory for Child Forensic Psychology of Carleton University
Dr. Kate Dupre
Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Psychology at Carleton University
- Adapting to the Unpredictable in an Ever-Changing Campus Landscape
DANA FLEMING•Ginette SoulieresLocation: Monsella Room
DANA FLEMING
SENIOR MANAGER, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT at UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Ginette Soulieres
Lead, Business Continuity Specialist at University of Ottawa
- Afternoon Refreshment Break & Networking / Vendor Trade Show
Sponsored by: TBD
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer
Vendor Trade Show - Extremism in Higher Education
Presented by CSIS
Location: Monsella Room - End of Day
Conclusion for the day and prizes
- Dinner • Restaurant e18hteen
Sponsored by Paragon Security
Address: 18 York St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5T5
https://www.restaurant18.com/
- Breakfast
Sponsored By: TBD
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer - Building Strong Foundations: How Colleges Prepare Future Police Officers and Public Safety Personnel
Speaker – Dominique Germain (AC – Academic Chair, Police and Public Safety Institute)
Location: Monsella Room - Morning Refreshment Break and Networking
- De-escalation Training for Dispatchers: Learning to Communicate More Effectively with People Experiencing Mental Health Crises
Speaker – Craig Bennell (CU Police Research Lab): (w/ OPS co-presenter).
Location: Monsella Room
Dispatchers must frequently de-escalate callers who are experiencing mental health crises in order to communicate more effectively with them. Despite this, dispatchers receive little training on this task. The training that dispatchers do receive is often designed for first responders who are taught strategies for managing lengthy face-to-face interactions. Often, this training does not generalize well to interactions that must take place over the phone or to interactions that may last only a few minutes. In this presentation, I discuss a scenario-based training program that was designed specifically for dispatchers so that they can learn to effectively de-escalate callers experiencing mental health crises. More specifically, I will describe (1) the training development process, (2) the training curriculum, (3) novel training features, and (4) the results from a preliminary evaluation of the training. - Closing
Boxed Lunch Sponsored by:
Location: Monsella Room and Foyer
Sponsors and Partners
Organizer
Organizer
Platinum Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Paladin Technologies Inc
Gold Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Commend
Bronze Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Spotlight Sponsor
Spotlight Sponsor
Exhibitors
Martin & Levesque
Night Cap
Grant Custom Products
Horus Security Consultancy Ltd - North America
The Sam Group
Verkada
Hanwha Vision America
GHT-Global Ltd.
Cancom Security Inc.
Nash Technology Services
Corporate Investigations Services
Genetec Inc.
Action First Aid
Axis Communications
Commend