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Forum Overview

Dates: May 8 - 9, 2025

Location: Cambridge, ON

We are proud to celebrate the Forum’s 20th year bringing together this small group of the most senior land use planners, lawyers, and other planning practitioners from Ontario to meet and discuss trends and developments in land use planning.

 

Using candid, seminar-style discussions at this annual meeting, participants from municipalities, private practice and the provincial government examine trends and developments on the most pressing issues facing the industry.

2025 Steering Committee

This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.

Committee Co-Chairs

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Dana Anderson
Partner MHBC Planning Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Hamilton, ON

Partner

Hamilton, ON

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Denise Baker
Co-Managing Partner WeirFoulds LLP Toronto & Oakville, ON

Co-Managing Partner

Toronto & Oakville, ON

Committee Members

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Matthew Cory
Principal Malone Given Parsons Ltd. Markham, ON

Principal

Markham, ON

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Thom Hunt
Thom Hunt and Associates Toronto, ON

Toronto, ON

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Ira T. Kagan
Founding Partner Kagan Shastri DeMelo Winer Park LLP Toronto, ON

Founding Partner

Toronto, ON

Called to the Ontario Bar in 1990. Founding partner of the law firm of KAGAN SHASTRI LLP. Practice focuses on municipal law, land use planning law, development charges and expropriations. Represents a wide range of both private sector (developers, landowners, and residents groups) and public sector (local municipalities, regional municipalities, conservation authorities and Children’s’ Aid Societies) clients in a variety of land use planning and municipal law matters. Practices extensively before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board) and all levels of courts in Ontario. Several published articles and speaker at continuing legal education seminars. Former member of the Board of Directors of Ontario Power Generation in (April 2014 – April 2017). Former Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (Jan. 2018 – June 2019).

Called to the Ontario Bar in 1990. Founding partner of the law firm of KAGAN SHASTRI LLP. Practice focuses on municipal law, land use planning law, development charges and expropriations. Represents a wide range of both private sector (developers, landowners, and residents groups) and public sector (local municipalities, regional municipalities, conservation authorities and Children’s’ Aid Societies) clients in a variety of land use planning and municipal law matters. Practices extensively before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board) and all levels of courts in Ontario. Several published articles and speaker at continuing legal education seminars. Former member of the Board of Directors of Ontario Power Generation in (April 2014 – April 2017). Former Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (Jan. 2018 – June 2019).

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Nick Pileggi
Principal Macaulay Shiomi Howson Ltd. Aurora, ON

Principal

Aurora, ON

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Sara J. Premi
Partner Sullivan Mahoney LLP St. Catharines, ON

Partner

St. Catharines, ON

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Stephen Robichaud
Acting General Manager City of Hamilton Hamilton, ON

Acting General Manager

Hamilton, ON

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Nancy Smith
Partner, Planning Law TMA Law Hamilton, ON

Partner, Planning Law

Hamilton, ON

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Claudia Storto
City Solicitor & Director of People Services City of Markham Markham, ON

City Solicitor & Director of People Services

Markham, ON

Claudia Storto is currently the City Solicitor and Director of Human Resources at the City of Markham. She was previously the City Solicitor at the City of Vaughan and Counsel in the municipal, planning and environmental section of a Toronto law firm. In her current role, Claudia sits on the Executive Leadership Team and acts as senior legal advisor to City Council and all City departments, with oversight of Legal Services, Real Property and Human Resources. She has expertise in municipal and planning law and has frequently appeared before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

Claudia Storto is currently the City Solicitor and Director of Human Resources at the City of Markham. She was previously the City Solicitor at the City of Vaughan and Counsel in the municipal, planning and environmental section of a Toronto law firm. In her current role, Claudia sits on the Executive Leadership Team and acts as senior legal advisor to City Council and all City departments, with oversight of Legal Services, Real Property and Human Resources. She has expertise in municipal and planning law and has frequently appeared before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

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Stefan Szczerbak
Principal, Senior Planner Planscape Inc. Bracebridge, ON

Principal, Senior Planner

Bracebridge, ON

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Emma West
Partner Bousfields Inc. Toronto, ON

Partner

Toronto, ON

Forum Director

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Caity Giles
Forum Director Cambridge Forums Inc. Toronto, ON

Forum Director

Toronto, ON

Caity is an MBA graduate from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. 

 

Prior to joining Cambridge Forums, she worked for the Government of Canada in various communications, website and research analyst positions. She has a passion for continuous learning, strategy development and relationship building. 

 

In her spare time, Caity enjoys hiking, being in nature and spending time with her Australian Shepherd pup.

Caity is an MBA graduate from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. 

 

Prior to joining Cambridge Forums, she worked for the Government of Canada in various communications, website and research analyst positions. She has a passion for continuous learning, strategy development and relationship building. 

 

In her spare time, Caity enjoys hiking, being in nature and spending time with her Australian Shepherd pup.

CONNECT. ENGAGE. EXCEL. This is a different event, unlike any you've attended

Built on meaningful interactions and genuine connections, the Forum is the premiere gathering for preeminent leaders in the land use planning field.

The Cambridge Forum brings together experts and leaders in the Ontario development community to discuss matters of mutual interest to improve land use planning in the Province of Ontario.
Michael Kraljevic

Chair

Ontario Land Tribunal

Toronto

An excellent opportunity to learn from, and mix with, the best people and minds in the planning industry.
Michael Polowin

Partner

Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Ottawa

The collective wisdom of years of experience is openly shared and provides insight into diverse perspectives on issues facing us every day in our practices. There is no better conference for this.
Susan Rosenthal

Partner

Davies Howe LLP

Toronto

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