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October 18 to October 21, 2026 | Québec City Convention Centre 

RIMS Canada Conference 2026

Join us to gain insights into the latest risk management trends.

In today’s rapidly evolving risk landscape, organizations face unprecedented challenges – from geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions to extreme weather, supply chain disruptions, cyber threats, AI-related risks, and social inflation. These interconnected pressures threaten resilience and financial stability, making it essential for companies to renew and strengthen their risk management strategies by proactively integrating risk considerations into strategic decision-making.

Marsh has spent 150+ years tackling massive challenges and learning what drives business forward. Every challenge adds to a perspective that stretches across borders, sectors, and possibilities. And now, in a world that is complex, unpredictable, and full of opportunity, Marsh is uniquely positioned to help you navigate challenges, realize your objectives, and be successful.

Join Marsh throughout the week as we explore these priority issues and the latest industry trends. Visit the Marsh Café, attend our hospitality events, and participate in  RIMS  Canada  2026 educational sessions  to engage with our specialists, network with industry peers, and discover how our data analytics, industry insights, and customized strategies can support your risk management, resilience, and business growth objectives. 

We look forward to seeing you at  the  RIMS  Canada Conference 2026.

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Registration is now open for the RIMS Canada Conference 2026! 

Dates: October 18 - 21, 2026   

Venue: Québec City Convention Centre   

Location: Québec City, Québec

*Please note that while badge access is not required for entry to the Marsh Café and other hospitality areas at the convention center, badges are necessary for all conference receptions, the exhibit hall, and session spaces. 

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Gain industry insights from our subject matter experts

Under  Fire:  Protecting  Directors and  Officers During Shareholder Activism 

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET  

Location: TBD - Québec City Convention Centre   

Speakers: 

  • Carolina Alvarez Rey, VP, FINPRO, Marsh Risk, Canada
  • Michael Hunziker, FINPRO National Claims Leader, Marsh Risk, Canada
  • Sharon McCarthy, Global Leader Insurance and Risk Management, CAE, Inc.

Session Description: Explore how shareholder activism is reshaping the Canadian corporate governance landscape with increased frequency and sophistication. Investigate how these campaigns target board composition, executive compensation, environmental, social and governance strategy and mergers and acquisitions decisions. With legal, risk management and insurance professionals, consider how your organization can assess, structure and respond to activism-related risks before, during and after a campaign.

Nation  Building: Partnering with Indigenous Nations to Transform Project Risk, Value, and Delivery 

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET  

Location: TBD -Québec City Convention Centre   

Speakers: 

  • Sarika Sachdev, Director of Risk Management, Hudbay Minerals Inc.
  • Cristina Scenna, Chief Growth Officer, Marsh Risk, Canada
  • Stephen Scott, Managing Director, Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB)

Session Description: Indigenous nations are rights holders whose early, genuine partnership materially changes project risk and value. This panel—featuring leaders from mining, infrastructure, and the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Indigenous Infrastructure initiative—will show how equity participation, impact and benefit agreements, jobs/training, and co governance accelerate approvals, lower financing costs, and strengthen social license. Panelists will share brief case examples of where early engagement sped delivery and where poor engagement created delays, cost overruns, or legal exposure. The session will close with clear, practical steps for embedding Indigenous partnership strategies into project governance, contracts, financing and risk management. 

Canada’s Data Centre Moment: The Evolution of Digital Sovereignty in Canada 

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET 

Location: TBD -Québec City Convention Centre   

Speakers: 

  • Joanne Silberberg, Energy & Power Infrastructure Leader, Marsh Risk, US & Canada

Session Description: Join specialists across technology, energy, cyber and construction for a roundtable discussion on the new frontier of risk shaping Canada’s digital infrastructure ecosystem. Start with a look at the potential of the country’s ample power, lower cooling costs and competitive insurance markets. Examine the unique environment for owners and contractors that is generated when these advantages meet rising demand for digital infrastructure and a national push for sovereign artificial intelligence capacity. Consider the rapidly evolving and augmented risks for organizations that build, invest or seek to expand their operational capacity. Get best practices for navigating the digital infrastructure and data centre value chain—from securing and deploying capital to construction and project lifecycle to operations and adaptation in the enterprise. 

Managing the unmanageable: Turning geopolitical uncertainty into competitive advantage  

Time: 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM ET  

Location: Thought Leader Stage-Québec City Convention Centre   

Speakers: 

  • Christopher Coppock, Head of Geopolitical & Economic Risk Analysis, Credit Specialties, Marsh Risk, UK

Session Description: In our era of structural geopolitical uncertainty, many organizations have yet to develop capabilities to address the profound risks and opportunities that this moment presents. This session will challenge attendees to do more by demonstrating that geopolitical risk is both manageable despite its inherent uncertainty and can be a source of strategic advantage. Come hear about tangible costs that were incurred by undervaluing geopolitical risk in the first half of the 2020s. Come learn about two methods for integrating geopolitical perspective into organizational structures, enabling better communication and decision-making. Finally, engage with two case studies - on managing a short-term geopolitical disruption and assessing a long-term strategic shift - to gain perspective on how organizations can consciously address both types of challenge. By the end of the session, you will be able to approach geopolitics not as an unmanageable structural risk to be dealt with reactively, but rather as a source of change and disruption out of which numerous opportunities can arise. 

How AI Rewrites Reality Inside an Organization: An Interactive Cyber Crisis Simulation  

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Location: TBD -Québec City Convention Centre   

Speakers: 

  • Julien Ducloy, National Lead, Cyber Risk Consulting, Marsh Risk, Canada
  • Vanessa Petrillo, Director, Corporate Risk, KingSett Capital
  • Marcus Troiano, Google Cloud Security, Canada Lead, Cyber Strategy and Transformation Services, Mandiant
  • Phil Umrysh, CISO - Global Cybersecurity Leader, Intact

Session Description: As artificial intelligence (AI) proliferates, cyber risk is heightened with an intense challenge: the erosion of trust. Through a simulation, follow an organization compromised through subtle, AI-enabled techniques that bypass traditional controls. Inspect the context-aware social engineering, peer-level deepfakes and autonomous lateral movement. Trace a routine access request as it evolves into cross-domain infiltration and data manipulation in operational systems and public messaging. Study the decision points that surface tradeoffs around timing, trust and consequences. Discover how losses can stem from decision distortion and process disruption, not just data breaches and system outages. Get a clearer view of emerging exposure drivers, growing control gaps and actionable cues for managing them as you factor into your approach this paradigm shift: AI as a new workforce. 

Climate Volatility and  Financial Resilience for Public Entities: Using Parametric and Alternative Risk to Close the Protection Gap

Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM ET  

Location: TBD -Québec City Convention Centre   

Speakers: 

  • Eric Hinse, Director of Treasury Operations, University of Guelph
  • Syzan Talo, Managing Director, Global Public Sector Practice, Guy Carpenter, Canada
  • Gwen Tassone, Public Sector Leader, Marsh Risk, Canada
  • Matthew Zuccato, Practice Leader, Strategic Risk Consulting, Marsh Risk, Canada

Session Description: Public sector organizations across health care, education and government face a growing disconnect: Climate-related risks are intensifying, while traditional insurance solutions become more restrictive, expensive and dilatory. Consider how you can close that protection gap by integrating parametric insurance and alternative risk strategies into your organization’s broader risk financing. Explore real world public sector scenarios—extreme weather, infrastructure strain and service disruption—that illustrate both the opportunities and pitfalls of this approach.

Come listen to our speakers

Carolina Alvarez Rey

Assistant Vice President, FINPRO Canada

Christopher Coppock

Head of Geopolitical and Economic Risk Analysis, Credit Specialties Marsh Risk

Julien Ducloy

Julien Ducloy

Cyber Consulting Lead, Marsh Risk, Canada

Michael Hunziker

SVP, FINPRO National Claims Leader, Canada

Cristina Scenna

Managing Director, National Growth Leader, Marsh Risk, Canada

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Joanne Silberberg

Managing Director, Energy & Power Leader

Gwen Tassone

Public Sector Leader, Marsh Risk, Canada

Matthew Zuccato

National Leader, Strategic Risk Consulting, Marsh Risk, Canada

Information coming soon. 

Marsh Café  

Step into the Marsh Café, your hub for connection and collaboration. Meet one-on-one with our experts, explore cutting-edge products and solutions, and network with industry peers. 

Location: Urban Space (Level 3), Québec City Convention Centre 

Marsh Café Hours: 

  • Monday, October 19: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm ET 
  • Tuesday, October 20: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm ET 

 

Marsh  Booth 

Location: The Marsh Booth, #221, is located inside the exhibit hall at the Québec City Convention Centre, (Level 4). 

Marsh Booth hours: 

  • Monday, October 19: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm  ET  
  • Tuesday, October 20:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm ET 

Information coming soon.