Forum Victoria 2025

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Forum Victoria 2024

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⚠️ 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

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