2026 Conference Program

Harmony Event Centre
1011 Bloor St E, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6

Meet Our Speakers Registration Our Sponsors

 
 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open & Breakfast

Harmony Event Centre - Foyer
8:30am – 8:45 am
Opening Remarks: Then & Now – IHM Reflection

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Jimmy Mellor,  FIHM, IHM President
Deborah Filice, MEd, FIHM, CIHCM, CMMIII, RSSW, IHM Education Director
Kevin O’Hara, MPA, CMM III, FIHM, Past IHM President
Greg Grange, IHM Past President
8:45 am – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Housing’s Moment: Fireworks or Systemic Change? 

John Fox, B.Comm., LL.B., Partner, Robins Appleby LLP

10:00 am – 10:30am
Break

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10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Session #1 Round Tables
Using Ai for Property Management 

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Tracy Geddes

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Luncheon and Annual General Meeting

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Session #2 
Maintenance Trends in Multi-residential 

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Hans Kogel
Ed Cipriani

2:45 pm – 3:15pm
Break on Tradeshow

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3:15pm – 4:00 pm
Session #3
Digital Threats in Property Management: Safeguarding Data, Staff & Residents

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Cyrus Wang, Manager of Information Security, Durham Region

 

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

8:30am – 9:30am
Session #4 - Opening Keynote
State of Rental Housing in Canada - Navigating Growth While Protecting Affordability

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Steve Pomeroy, Principal, Focus Consulting 
9:30am – 9:45am
AM Break
9:45am – 11:15am
Session #5
Tenant Relations in a Shifting Legal Landscape

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Michael Hackl, Lawyer, Iler Campbell LLP
11:15am– 12:00pm 
Session #6
Resilience on the Housing Front Line: Protecting Your Well-Being 

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Natalie Blake, Registered Social Worker, Silm Mental Health
12:00pm – 12:45pm
Session #7
Fire Safety/Fire Code

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Catherine Beaver, Captain-Fire Prevention | City of Oshawa
12:45pm  - 2:00pm
Closing Luncheon  & Prizes

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