Forum Victoria 2025
Programme
Forum Victoria 2024
ORATEURS
⚠️ Tentative Program – Subject to Change
Victoria Forum 2025 – Updated Schedule
📍 August 24 – Songhees Wellness Centre
- 3:30 p.m. – Welcomes
- 4:00 p.m. – Opening Plenary: UNDRIP in Practice – Global Implementation and the SDG Imperative
- 5:30 p.m. – Reception
📍 August 25 – University of Victoria (UVic)
8:00 a.m. – Light Breakfast
Plenary Sessions
- 8:30 a.m. – Welcome to the Day – Jim Munson
- 8:45 a.m. – Second Plenary: Compass in a Storm – the SDGs in Today’s Context
- 9:45 a.m. – Third Plenary: Youth on the Frontlines: Shaping Just and Sustainable Futures
- 10:45 a.m. – Break
- 11:05 a.m. – Fourth Plenary: Challenges and Opportunities in a Time of Polycrisis
- 12:20 p.m. – Lunch
Parallel Sessions
1:45 p.m. – Block 1 – Roundtables
- The Contribution of Coops in Achieving the UN SDGs
- Africa: An Essential Pillar for SDG Success
- The Future of Student and Community Engagement in Post-Secondary Education
- 100 Million Better Bites (Part 1)
- Impact Investing with a North-South Lens
3:00 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – Block 2 – Roundtables
- Developing Leaders for a Sustainable Future
- AI and Society: The Role of Governments, Civic Institutions and Business
- QC/BC Roadmaps – Key Ingredients for Sustainable Finance
- Drawing Lessons from Canada’s Social Finance Fund
- 100 Million Better Bites (Part 2)
4:30 p.m. – Break
4:45 p.m. – Block 3 – Roundtables
- The Role of Social Purpose Business in Building a Purpose Economy
- Climate Action Capacity Building
- QC/BC Roadmaps – Deploying Capital
- The Lekwungen Declaration: The Power of Sport in Reconciliation
- Government and the Fourth Estate: What’s Next?
6:30 p.m. – Royal BC Museum Reception
8:30 p.m. – Reception Ends
📍 August 26 – University of Victoria (UVic)
8:00 a.m. – Light Breakfast
Plenary Sessions
- 8:30 a.m. – Welcome to the Day – Stephen Huddart
- 8:45 a.m. – Fifth Plenary: Climate × Health – Canada’s Role
- 10:00 a.m. – Break
- 10:20 a.m. – Sixth Plenary: Leading Through the Kakistocracy
- 11:20 a.m. – Seventh Plenary: Leading from Within – Socio-emotional Dimensions of Transition
- 12:30 p.m. – Lunch
Parallel Sessions
1:45 p.m. – Block 4 – Roundtables
- Renewing Canada’s Democracy
- Back to Nature: Promoting Health & Reducing Climate Impact
- The Great Wealth Transfer (Part 1)
- Building the Market for Impact Investments
- Announcing POWER
3:00 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – Block 5 – Roundtables
- Canada’s Blue Economy and Sustainable Growth
- AI in Health Care: Innovating at the Speed of Trust
- The Great Wealth Transfer (Part 2)
- Asset Holders and Policy Advocacy
- The Future of the Public Broadcaster
4:30 p.m. – Break
4:45 p.m. – Block 6 – Roundtables
- First Nations Approach to Planetary Health
- Is the Global Tide Turning Away from Democracy?
- Entrepreneurial Approaches to Sustainable Business
- Equality Now for Canada’s Future
- Social Innovation: Lessons from Japan
6:00 p.m. – Closing Plenary