Please choose between the following parallel sessions:
Is Canadian diversity a myth or reality?
(Combined Session: Diversity and economic prosperity & Geopolitics of diversity)
UVic, David Strong Building C116
Discussants:
- Mr. Geoffrey Cameron, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar
- Dr. Stacey Fitzsimmons, Associate Professor, University of Victoria
- Dr. Bessma Momani, Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation
Moderator: Ms. Erin Aylward, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar
Defining the Nation to Nation relationship
UVic, First Peoples House
Discussants:
- Mr. Mohan Denetto, Director General, Economic and Business Opportunities, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Ms. Carol Anne Hilton, CEO Transformation, and Senior Advisor to the Federal Finance Minister
- Mr. Ovide Mercredi, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Moderators: Mr. Miles Richardson, Director of National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development, University of Victoria
Just solutions for communities threatened by less predictable environments
UVic, David Strong Building C113
Discussants:
- Hon. George Heyman BC Government, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Dr. Jocelyn Stacey, Assistant Professor, UBC Peter Allard School of Law
Moderator: Dr. Sybil Seitzinger, Executive Director of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), and Professor in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria
Philanthropy & Social Innovation
UVic, David Strong Building C112
Discussants:
- Mr. Paul Lacerte – CEO and Co-Founder, Moose Hide Campaign Development Society
- Ms. Sandra Richardson – CEO, Victoria Foundation
- Ms. Brittany Harker Martin – Assistant Professor, Leadership, Policy & Governance and Former Director, Werklund Youth Leadership Centre, University of Calgary
- Dr. Ralph Nilson, Vancouver Island University
Moderator: Ms. Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Chairman of the Rozsa Foundation
Local Economics of Diversity and Inclusion
UVic, David Strong Building C122
Discussants:
- Ms. Emilie de Rosenroll, Chief Executive Officer, South Island Prosperity Project
- Joan Elangovan, Director, Asia Pacific Center, Vancouver Economic Commission
- Dr. Ming Zhang, Urban Practice Manager, Economist, World Bank
Moderator: Dr. Andrew Marton, Professor, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Victoria
Please visit click here for more information.