Monday, May 18 2026
Welcome word:
Gregory Charles, Master Ceremony
Dr.André Rancourt, Congress Chair, TAC Vice President East and Jean Habimana, (co Chair)
Bruce Downing, TAC President
Andrea Pigorini, ITA President
Presentations:
Eric Peloquin, Chief Dam Safety Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec at glance – Our Action Plan 2035
Dr. Karina Lange, Waste Disposal Specialist and Scientific Secretary International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The role of the underground for nuclear waste
Remo Grandori, Director of the Plant & Equipment and TBM Departement , Webuilt Group
Muir Wood Lecturer: TBMs at the Forefront: Challenges, Innovations and Logistics in Large-Scale Underground Construction
Larry Beasley, Founding Principal of Beasley & Associates, Planning Inc. Former Chief Planner of Vancouver
The 3D-Up and Down City: The Potential Transformation Ahead with Urban Tunnelling
Closing Remarks & Announcements:
Erik Eberhardt, Head, Dept. of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and Professor, Geological Engineering (Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering)


