2025 Annual Conference & AGM, October 28 - 30, 2025 in Vancouver BC

Continuing Education Sessions

The 2025 Engineers and Geoscientists BC Annual Conference and AGM will bring together engineers and geoscientists from all over the province for a learning and networking experience. 

By participating in this year’s annual conference, registrants can earn up to 35 Continuing Education (CE) Hours: 

  • Wednesday opening Keynote presentation (1.5 CE Hours) 
  • Thursday morning Keynote presentation (1.5 CE Hours) 
  • Thursday afternoon Keynote presentation and closing remarks (1.5 CE Hours) 
  • CE sessions (up to 25 CE Hours available)
  • Pre-conference workshop (3 CE Hours) 
  • AGM (3 CE Hours)
Please note that you must self-report your conference CE Hours based on the sessions that you attended in full.


The following CE session(s) will not be available on-demand:

  • The Flow and Economics of BC's Energy Landscape

TECHNICAL LEARNING

WEDNESDAY'S SESSIONS:

  • Digital Twin Applications for Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Lessons Learned from Decarbonization Projects in British Columbia
  • Improving Climate Risk Assessments using Generative AI
  • Systematic Identification of Site Construction Safety Risks
  • Operational Excellence in Action: Lean Six Sigma Tools for Continuous Improvement 
  • From Compliance to Innovation: Engineering the Ammonia-to-Hydrogen Pathway


THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
  • Senakw District Energy System
  • Driving Sustainability: A Case for EV Batteries Life Cycle Assessment
  • BC Highway Reinstatement: Innovation in Action 
  • The Flow and Economics of BC's Energy Landscape

REGULATORY LEARNING

WEDNESDAY'S SESSIONS:

  • Purpose-Driven Practice: Embedding Social Responsibility to Create Meaningful Impact
  • Mind the Gaps: Common Mistakes and Misconceptions from Firm and Individual Audits
  • New Canadian Energy Opportunities: Geoscience Perspectives


THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
  • Quality Management Effectiveness in Consulting Engineering
  • Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Organizational Climate Change Strategy

COMMUNICATIONS AND LEADERSHIP LEARNING

WEDNESDAY'S SESSIONS:

  • The Road to Calamity for Major Capital Projects: How to Ensure Failure!
  • Beating Burnout: Without Quitting Your Job
  • Breaking Barriers, Developing Leaders in Today's Engineering Landscape


THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
  • Pressure-Proof: How to Build a Resilient Mindset for Professional and Personal Success
  • Creating Positive Change: A Hostage Negotiator’s Steps to Success

ETHICAL LEARNING               

WEDNESDAY'S SESSIONS:

  • Psychological Safety: Unlocking Team Performance and Innovation
  • Reconciliation at Work: Practical Lessons from the Field
  • Climate Action for Engineers and Geoscientists: Ethical Considerations Ahead


THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:

  • Top Discipline and Enforcement Cases
  • Addressing Bias and Ethics in AI and Emerging Tech

*Sessions and presentations are subject to changes.


Engineers and Geoscientists BC respectfully acknowledges that our office is located on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As a provincial regulator, we are grateful to have the opportunity to operate and serve across a diverse province of over 200 Indigenous communities.