Dr. Stefan Sardqvist - Civil Contingencies Agency (Sweden)

Fire Protection Engineer, PhD, is currently employed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (former Swedish Rescue Services Agency). He has been doing research and taught on issues related to fire & rescue services operations: fire dynamics, fire suppression, fire ventilation and accident investigation. He is the author of textbooks on extinguishing media and on accident investigation.

Guest Speakers

Noureddine Bénichou, Ph.D. - National Research Council Canada (Canada)
William Brigden - Ottawa Fire Services (Canada)
Patrick R. Burke - Fire Marshal of Ontario (Canada)
Chief Kriss Garcia
– American Fork Fire/Rescue (USA)
Casey C. Grant - P.E. (USA)
Professor George Hadjisophocleous
– Carleton University (Canada)
Chief Ed Hartin
– Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue (USA)
Battalion Chief George K. Healy - FDNY (USA)
Stephen Kerber
- Underwriters Laboratories (USA)
Karel Lambert
- Brussels Fire Department (Belgium)
Gary Lougheed, Ph.D.
- National Research Council Canada (Canada)
Daniel Madrzykowski
- PE, FSFPE (USA)
Captain Peter J. McBride – Ottawa Fire Services (Canada)
Cameron McCartney
- National Research Council Canada (Canada)
Inspector John McDonough - New South Wales Fire Brigades (Australia)
Dr. Arthur Perlini
- Algoma University (Canada)
Acting Inspector Shan Raffel – Queensland Fire and Rescue Services (Australia)
Deputy Chief Tracy J. Raynor - Boise Fire Department (USA)
Chief Health and Safety Officer David Ross - Toronto Fire Services (Canada)
Dr. Stefan Sardqvist
- Civil Contingencies Agency (Sweden)
Station Officer Kevin Smith – New South Wales Fire Brigades (Australia)
Dr. Stefan Svensson - Civil Contingencies Agency (Sweden)
Battalion Chief ret. Gerald Tracy - FDNY (USA)
Professor Elizabeth Weckman – University of Waterloo (Canada)
Assistant Professor Ehab Zalok - Carleton University (Canada)