Conference Sessions
Concrete Sustainability: Building for life
Date & Time:
Thursday Feb 15, 2024 at 11:00 am
Duration:
50 minutes
Location:
Room B
Registration:
$50 plus hst
Description
As the second most used commodity in the world (second only to water) concrete is vital to our daily lives and our communities. It’s an indispensable part of our built environment, from our homes, schools, and hospitals to our rapid-transit systems, bridges, renewable energy, wastewater treatment plants and other vital infrastructure. Our industry’s push to achieve net-zero concrete moves us in an ever-greener direction that will ultimately help ensure thriving, sustainable and resilient communities for generations to come.
Presented by
Martha Murray , Senior Director Public Affairs, Cement Association of Canada
Martha is the Senior Director, Public Affairs at the Cement Association of Canada. With over two decades of federal and provincial political experience, Martha is an experienced public policy and government relations professional focused on building trusted relationships. Martha brings a strong understanding of public affairs, government relations, communications and issues management. She is a results-driven leader, devoted to collaborative and innovative approaches to improving public policy and the decision-making process. Before joining the Cement Association, Martha served in senior roles with the federal and provincial governments. She was Chief of Staff to three provincial Cabinet Ministers and has served in a senior strategic communications role for provincial and federal Ministers and MPs. Martha has an extensive history of political organization, having managed and participated in campaigns at the provincial and federal levels. Martha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Ottawa and Master’s degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Tim J Smith, P.Eng., MSc. Eng., Senior Director, Built Environment, Transportation and Public Works, Cement Association of Canada
Tim Smith is the Senior Director, Built Environment, Transportation and Public Works for the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) responsible for providing technical expertise and promotional support to internal and external customers on cement and concrete products related to transportation infrastructure.
Tim was also the former Director of Transportation & Public Works for the CAC where he worked as a technical expert on concrete pavements, roller compacted concrete pavement, engineered soils and
brownfield remediation.
Tim is the former Pavement and Remediation Solutions Manager for Lafarge Canada and has also worked with New Brunswick Department of Transportation, Marine Atlantic, Englobe and Stantec Consulting Ltd. Additionally, Tim is a member of several technical committees, including the Transportation Association of Canada, ACI, Canadian Airfield Pavement Technical Group (CAPTG) and a member of the Ontario Good Roads Association – Municipal Concrete Liaison Committee. He holds a
B.Sc. Eng. and M.Sc. Eng (Transportation) from the University of New Brunswick.
Sponsored by:
Cement Association of Canada