Official Indigenous Welcome
Welcome by Summit Hosts (British Columbia Institute of Technology/City of Vancouver/British Columbia Government, and Ecocity Builders)
Presentation by Paul Hawken: Insights into Top Actionable Solutions to Reverse Global Warming
Opening and welcome remarks from:
-Dr. Jennie Moore, Director of Institute Sustainability at BCIT
-Kirstin Miller, Executive Director, Ecocity Builders
Keynote 1: Sustainable Cities and Lifestyles
World-leading eco-footprint experts pinpoint consumption hotspots and explore the extent to which cities enable citizens to live within ecological limits. Getting serious about sustainability requires understanding the systemic social and economic drivers of our unsustainable situation and what is needed to close the sustainability gap.
Speakers:
-Dr. Jennie Moore, Director of Institute Sustainability at BCIT. Sustainable Consumption in Cities and One-planet lifestyles
-Dr. William E. Rees, Originator of the Ecological Footprint Analysis. Prospects for Cities in the Age of the Anthropocene
Session Panel:
-Douglas Ragan, Raising the Ambition of Cities for the New Urban Agenda
-Diego Martino, UNEP GEO-Report on Cities
-Colin Grant, State of Minnestoa Innovative Carbon Emissions Reporting
Moderator: Paul Downton
Presentation(s)
Moderator: Paul Downton, Visions of Ecopolis
10:25 - 10:40 - S.01A.01: Ecocity Emerging: Evolution of Regional Strategic Planning in the Vancouver Region, Ken Cameron, Simon Fraser University, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.01A.02: Charting the Inter-connections among All Urban Open Spaces Provides Context for Sustainable City Renewal: An Example from Seoul, James Thorne, University of California, United States
10:55 - 11:10 - S.01A.03: Community Vision for Consolidating Development in a Compact Community: West Vancouver's Upper Lands Development Plan, James Bailey, District Of West Vancouver, Canada
Moderator: Cathy Oke, Councillor City of Melbourne First vice President, Iclei – Local Governments for Sustainability Senior Enterprise Fellow in Informed Cities, Connected Cities Lab, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Presentation(s):
10:25 - 10:40 - S.01B.01: City of Vancouver Responds to the Climate Emergency, Matt Horne, City of Vancouver, Canada
10:45 - 11:05 - S.01B.02: Planning for Carbon Neutrality in Oil Country - The City of Edmonton Acts on Climate Change and the Story of Blatchford, Christian Felske, City of Edmonton, Canada
11:05 - 11:25 - S.01B.03: Metro Vancouver’s Climate 2050 Strategy, Roger Quan, Metro Vancouver, Canada
Moderator: Dean Hildebrand
Presentation(s):
10:25 - 10:40 - S.01C.01: Human Trafficking and the Ecological Impacts that Increase Risk for the Vulnerable, Tara Wilkie, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.01C.02: Migrants and Urban Environmental Sustainability, Peili Pey, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
10:55 - 11:10 - S.01C.03: Capacity Building for Equitable Smart & Resilient Cities, Carla Mays and David Capelli, #smartcohort, United States
Moderator: Morgan McDonald
Presentation(s):
10:25 - 10:40 - S.01D.01: Putting a Monetary Value on Green Infrastructure In Support of Better Public Policy - The Case of Toronto, Denver and Washington DC, Steven Peck, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.01D.02: Green Roofs: Making the Business Case for Building Owners and the Public, Rohan Lilauwala, Green Infastructure Foundation, Canada
10:55 - 11:10 - S.01D.03: Assessing Urban Forest Values Using a Combination of LIDAR, TSI, and i-Tree Eco Field Data, Laurie Stott, Julia Alards-Tomalin, Jace Standish, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada; Mike Parlow, Object Raku, Canada
Moderator: Steven Weir
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.02A.01: Exploring the Need for and Feasibility of Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Housing in Australia, Eleni Kalantidou, Griffith University, Australia
11:55 - 12:10 - S.02A.02: West Coast Fusion of Social Housing and Community Health and Detox Centre, Ulrich Geissler, HDR Architecture Associates, Inc., Canada; Emme Lee, BC Housing, Canada
12:10 - 12:25 - S.02A.03: Making the Invisible Visible - Innovative Structure Monitoring Solutions to Advance Sustainable Buildings and Sustainable Living, Jason Teetaert, SMT Research, Canada
Moderator: Kalpna Solanki, CEO Environmental Operators Certificate Program
Presentation(s):
10:40 - 11:55 - S.02B.01: Ecocities as Water Stewards, Rylan Dobson, WWF, Germany
11:55 - 12:10 - S.02B.02: Strengthening Bioregional and National Watershed Governance to Achieve Water Security in Perú, Sydney Moss, Ecocity Builders, United States
12:10 - 12:25 - S.02B.03: Green and Blue Tenants: Redefining the Relation Between People and Nature By Structuring Water Management Through Landscape Infrastructure In Informal Settlements in Bandung, Indonesia, Boomi Kim, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
12:25 - 12:40 - S.02B.04: Demand Side Management and Water Conservation as Climate Adaptation Tools, Raymond Fung, District of West Vancouver, Canada
Moderator: Richard Smith
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.02C.01: Democratic Urbanism & The Future of Practice, Joel Mills, American Institute of Architects, United States
11:55 - 12:25 - S.02C.02: Ensuring Synergy Among Environmental and Economic Sustainability: Developing Eco2 Cities in the Himalayas, Ravinder Nath Batta, Government of Himachal Pradesh India
12:25 - 12:40 - S.02C.03: You've Got The Power - Planning, Legislative and Policy Tools that Empower Cities to Facilitate Sustainable Development, Emily McClendon, Civic Legal LLP, Canada
Moderator: Meidad Kissinger, Inter-regional Ecology
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.02D.01: Green Community Developments: Using Ecological Footprinting to Guide Private Sector Development Decisions, Steve Dulmage, Urban Equation, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.02D.02: Correlating Resource Flows to Sustainable Urban Design in the Kathmandu Valley, Powered by Data Analytics and Local Community, Andy Likuski, State of Place, Norway
12:10 - 12:25 - S.02D.03: How the Ecological Footprint Can Help to Better Manage Our Infrastructure? Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon. ETS Montreal, Canada
Keynote 2: Climate Action for Sustainable and Resilient Cities
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on global warming has highlighted the urgent need for an unprecedented transition in the way we build and live. Establishing regional networks of ecocities could not be more timely. This session focuses on the ramping up of transformative urban ambition that is essential to create a low-carbon, climate-resilient, safe and equitable world for all.
Speakers:
-Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Durban, South Africa. Frontline Report on What is Needed Now
-Kirstin Miller, Executive Director, Ecocity Builders. Pathways to Action: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals using the Ecocity Framework and Standards
Session Panel:
-Mayor Chiri Maharjan, City of Lalitpur, Nepal
-Cathy Oke, Policy and Governance for Accelerating Sustainability in Cities
-Agnes Charlotte Bickart, Metropolis, Spain
Presentation(s):
15:40 - 15:55 - S.03A.01: The Evolution of Green Building Standards: Perspectives from a Designer Builder, Morgan McDonald, Ledcor Construction Ltd., Canada
15:55 - 16:10 - S.03A.02: Introducing Leed for Cities: A New Way Forward for Green Cities, Thomas Mueller, Canada Green Building Council, Canada
16:10 - 16:25 - S.03A.03: Regenerative Urbanism: Platform for Next Generation Practice, Charles Kelley, ZGF Architects, United States; Kirstin Weeks, SF Planning, United States
Session supported by:
Presentation(s):
15:40 - 15:55 Digging Deep: Using Big Data and AI for Smarter Mineral Exploration, Matthew Dick, BGC Engineering, Canada
15:55 - 16:10 Collaborations in the Classroom - Enhancing Student Perspectives to Aid Future Sustainable Development of the Natural Resource Industry, Olga Kosarewicz, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
16:10 - 16:25 On How Collaboration Can Enhance Professionals and Mining Practice, Anayansi Cohen-Fernandez, British Columbia Institute Of Technology, Canada
16:25 - 16:40 Impact and Value of Geo-resources Underneath Cities for Resilient Urban Design, Ascott Katherine, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Moderator: Steve Cornish
Presentation(s):
16:10 - 16:25 - S.03C.01:The Future of Cities: Its Our Turn, Gerben van Straaten, World of Walas, Canada
16:25 - 16:40 - S.03C.02: Toward Sustainable Community Decision-Making, Mark Roseland, ASU School of Community Resources and Development, United States
16:40 - 16:55 - S.03C.03: Natural Asset Management and Canada’s Accounting Framework: The Emerging Evidence, Isabel V. Gordon, District of West Vancouver, Canada
Moderator: Lynn Embury-Williams
Presentation(s):
15:40 - 15:55 - S.03D.01: Literally Living in a Tree House: Living Trees as a Building Material, Yael Stav, Invivo Design, Canada; Ezekiel Golan, Ezekiel Golan Intellectual Property Holdings, Canada
15:55 - 16:10 - S.03D.02:Metro Vancouver's Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Initiative, Edward Nichol, Metro Vancouver, Canada
16:10 - 16:25 - S.03D.03:Ecological Restoration through Parks Management in the District of West Vancouver, Matthew MacKinnon, District of West Vancouver, Canada
Session supported by:
Moderator: Rick Pruetz
Presentation(s):
16:55 - 17:10 - S.04A.01: Designing for Future Mobility: Developing a Framework for the Sustainable Future City, Aaron Knorr, Perkins & Will, Canada
17:25 - 17:40 - S.04A.02: Why No High Speed Rail in North America?, David Hoff, Ledcor, Canada
17:40 - 17:55 - S.04A.03: Personal Carbon Trading as a Solution for Tackling Local Mobility Emissions. Demonstration of the CitiCAP-mobile Application, Anna Huttunen, City of Lahti, Finland
Session supported by:
Moderator: Marion Town
Presentation(s):
16:55 - 17:10 - S.04B.01:City of Vancouver - Embodied Carbon Policy,Patrick Enright, City of Vancouver, Canada
17:10 - 17:25 - S.04B.02: Holistic Carbon Reductions for Major Infrastructure Developments – Going Beyond Operational Carbon Reductions to address Embodied Emissions for the YVR CORE Program Kevin Welsh, Integral Group, Canada; Quin MacKenzie, Stantec, Canada
17:25 - 17:40 -S.04B.03: What Counts? Defining the Useful Depth of Embodied Carbon Analysis for Green Buildings, MacKenzie Walker, Urban Systems, Canada
Session supported by:
Moderator: Wayne Hand
Presentation(s):
16:55 - 17:10 - S.05A.01: Running Towards the Problem: Sustainability-inspired, Collaborative Learning Through an Interprofessional Applied Projects Approach, Dhalathan Aiyathurai, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
17:10 - 17:25 - S.05A.02: Re-envisioning BCIT Campus as an Ecocity: A 2 Day Challenge Project, Phyllis Chong, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
17:25 - 17:40 - S.05A.03: Collaborations in the Classroom - Enhancing Student Perspectives to Aid Future Sustainable Development of the Natural Resource Industry, Olga Kosarewicz, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building, Ballroom B
Dress Code: Business
Ticket Price for Delegates and Guests: $120 CAD/ticket. $150 CAD for additional guests.
Supported by:
Full details will be available shortly
Keynote 3: Rethinking the Rules for Better Outcomes
Cities are grappling with the effects of our take-make-waste economy. The implementation of a circular economy supports city leaders and enables them to deliver against their priorities, the SDGs, and climate objectives while setting the stage for long-term prosperity.
Speakers:
-Kate Raworth, Author, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. Defining a Safe Space to Live
-Dr. Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University. Re-imagining Equality, Living within Limits
Session Panel:
-Markus Terho, SITRA, Sustainable Households
-Professor Nicolaus Moussiopoulos, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Circular Economy Guidebook for European Communities
-Patricia L McCarney, World Council on City Data, Indicators for Sustainable Cities using ISO 31270
-Sharon Gil, Cities Unit, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Bending the Urban Metabolism: Report from Brussels
Presentation(s)
Moderator: Attia Sahar
10:25 - 10:40 - S.05A.01: Increasing Access to Safe and Affordable Housing in Urban Settings Through an Integrated Systems Approach, Steven Weir, Habitat For Humanity International, United States
10:40 - 10:55 - S.05A.02: Designing Affordability: Developing a New Ecosystem for Equitable Housing, Amina Mirza, Office of Metropolitan Design, Pakistan
10:55 - 11:10 - S.05A.02: Canada Fosters Innovative Solutions for Affordable, Sustainable, and Inclusive Housing, Elizabeth Tang, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada
Session supported by:
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Adel Abdel-Kader
10:25 - 10:40 - S.05B.01: Community Sharing of Renewable Energy via Blockchain, Eric Hawthorne, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.05B.02: New Solar Technology and Applications in the Urban Environment, Jeff Peters, Urban Solar
10:55 - 11:10 - S.05B.03: Reducing Our Reliance on Fossil Fuels Through Local Heat Recovery and Energy Sharing, Andrew Byrnes, Pinchin, Canada
11:10 - 11:25 - S.05B.04: E-Pop: A Creative Energy Pop-up Park. Building Urban Resilience Through Energy Education, Maciej Golaszewski, Stantec Architecture Ltd., Canada
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Kira Gerwing
10:25 - 10:40 - S.05C.01: International Climate Justice: The Birth of the Bangladesh Youth Climate Network, Debra Efroymson, Institute of Wellbeing, Bangladesh
10:40 - 10:55 - S.05C.02: Creating Universal Access to Zero Waste Educational Programs, Mikaila Johnson, Edit Studios Inc., Canada
10:55 - 11:10 - S.05C.03: How Our Buildings Shape Us - The Common Characteristics of Socially Successful Buildings and Communities, Brenda Martens, Light House Sustainable Building Centre, Canada
11:10 - 11:25 - S.05C.04: Interdisciplinary Design Approach for a resilient, adaptive and sustainable (re)development of Everglades City, Jean Pierre, Droge, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Sharon Gil
10:25 - 10:40 - S.05D.01: Advancing the Circular Economy via Industrial Symbiosis: Lessons from the NISP® Canada Pilot, Tracy Casavant, Light House / NISP, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.05D.02: The Power of Sustainable Procurement Processes and Use of Non-Virgin Materials, Brianna Bishop & Katie Hikida, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
10:55 - 11:10 - S.05D.03: Socially Just Buildings and Cities: Transforming the Material Supply Chain, Max Richter, Perkins & Will, Canada
11:10 - 11:25 - S.05D.04: Regenerative Upcycling of an Urban Single Family Home, T. Maginnis Cocivera, Mindful Architecture, Canada
Session supported by:
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Alexandre Hebert
11:40 - 11:55 - S.06A.01: An Alternative Method to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Large Multi-unit Buildings, David Van Seters, Estream Energy Partners, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.06A.02: The BC Energy Step Code as Catalyst towards Net Zero Energy Ready Buildings, Andrew Pape-Salmon, Building and Safety Standards Branch, Province of BC, Canada
12:25 - 12:40 - S.06A.04: Reimagine, Rita Melo, Manasc Isaac, Canada
Session supported by:
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Michael Weibe
11:40 - 11:55 - S.06B.01: How a Seed Library Can Build Community and Encourage Local Bio-diversity, One Carrot at a Time, Alison Griffin, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.06B.02: How Can I Reduce My Carbon Footprint? , Munifa Ahmed, Smartmeat App, Canada
12:25 - 12:40 - S.06B.03: Authentication of Medicinal Herbs Grown in an Urban Agriculture Setting, Rebecca Robertson, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Theresa Williamson
11:40 - 11:55 - S.06C.01: Urban Planning in the Global South: A World Challenge for a Sustainable Future, Jean-Claude Bolay, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
11:55 - 12:10 - S.06C.02: Supporting Informal Areas Resilience: Reinforcing Hidden Green Potentials for a Better Quality of Life, Heba Allah Khalil, Cairo University, Egypt
12:10 - 12:25 - S.06C.03: Study on Rural Communities of Ecuadorian Highlands to Co-develop Innovative and Sustainable Solutions to Develop New Economic Opportunities Through Their Resources with Social Innovation Strategies, Daniela Teran, Harvard, United States
12:25 - 12:40 - S.06C.04: YVR: How A Governance Structure Can Support Both Sustainability and Innovation , Marion Town, Vancouver Airport Authority, Canada
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Cora Hallsworth
11:40 - 11:55 - S.06D.01: A Review of Municipal Plans that Integrate Global-level Biodiversity Outcomes, Jennifer Pierce, Urban Biodiversity Hub, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.06D.02: Metro Vancouver's Ecological Health Framework, Laurie Bates-Frymel, Metro Vancouver, Canada
12:10 - 12:25 - S.06D.03: Rebuilding Wild Salmon Populations with New Approaches to Flood Control, Lina Azeez, Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Canada
Keynote 4: Informal Solutions for Sustainable Development - Urban Redesign to Reduce the Weight of Cities
Informal settlements and informal solutions are not marginal. In some places, they are larger and more impactful than their formal settlement counterparts. In this session, we explore how informal solutions for sustainable development can unlock powerful insights for the future of cities.
Speakers:
-Maarten Hajer, Professor of Urban Futures at Utrecht University & Member of UN International Resource Panel, Urban Redesign to Reduce the Weight of Cities
-Theresa Williamson, Executive Director, Catalytic Communities
Session Panel:
-Eliana Sousa Silva, Tide Development Network
-Dr. Richard J Smith, Wayne State University
-Heba Allah Khalil, Cairo University
Presentation(s):
15:40 - 15:55 - S.07A.01: Visions and Experiences of Vehicle-Sharing Systems in Taipei, Chun-Hsu Lin, Green Trade Project Office, Taiwan
15:55 - 16:10 Fuel Cell and Hydrogen; A Compelling Value Proposition for Zero Emission Heavy Duty Transportation, Nicolas Pocard, Ballard Power Systems Inc., Canada
16:10 - 16:25 The Acoustic Bus Stop as a Proposal for Ecocity Builders 2019, Linda Ximena Torres Gutiérrez, National University of Colombia, Colombia
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Beth Sanders
15:40 - 15:55 - S.07B.01: Realizing Decarbonized Cities: Getting the Planning, Implementation, and Financing Right, Jeremy Murphy, Sustainability Solutions Group, Canada
15:55 - 16:10 - S.07B.02: Municipal Local Climate Action in Canada, Svend Andersen, GHG Accounting Services, Canada
16:10 - 16:25 - S.07B.03: International Climate Justice: The birth of the Bangladesh Youth Climate Network, Debra Efroymson, Institute of Wellbeing, Bangladesh
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Kira Gerwing
15:40 - 15:55 - S.07C.01: Establishing Common Practice to Monitor and Safeguard a Positive Transition to Circular Economy for Work and Workers, Joke Dufourmont, Circle Economy, Netherlands
15:55 - 16:10 - S.07C.02: From Circular Economy to Ecocities: The Visions and Experiences of SMEs in Taiwan, Lih-Chyi Wen, Center for Green Economy, Chung-Hua Institution For Economic Research, Taiwan
16:10 - 16:25 - S.07C.03: Redefining Economics to Achieve Just and Sustainable Cities, Debra Efroymson, Institute of Wellbeing, Bangladesh
Presentation(s):
15:40 - 15:55 - S.07C.01: An 'interregional / Interspatial' Analysis of 'urban Metabolism' as a Framework for Advancing Sustainability in an Interconnected World, Meidad Kissinger, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
15:55 - 16:10 - S.07C.02: Ecocity Footprint: A Method for Measuring and Closing the Sustainability Gap by Integrating Urban Metabolism and Life Cycle Assessment with Carbon and Ecological Footprint Analysis, Jennie Moore, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
16:10 - 16:25 - S.07C.03: The Sustainable Lifestyles Accelerator: Opportunities for Fostering Sustainable Lifestyle Transitions on Municipal Level, Michael Lettenmeier, Aalto University, Finland
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Paul Downton
16:55 - 17:10 - S.08A.01: QuadReal and Oakridge Centre - Sustainable Urban Living, Rosemary Feenan & Chrystal Burns, QuadReal, Canada
17:10 - 17:25 - S.08A.02: Greenest City Reflections, Jennifer Wahl, City of Vancouver, Canada
17:25 - 17:40 - S.08A.03: Lifescape: A New Approach to Urban Life, Will Craig, Kasian Architecture, Canada
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Leelah Dawson
16:55 - 17:10 - S.08B.01: How Effective are Awareness Campaigns at Changing Plastic Waste Behaviour, Jeremy Douglas, Ocean Wise, Canada
17:10 - 17:25 - S.08B.02: Shifting the Focus of Circular Economy from Environment to People, Andy Chou, Drinkfill, Canada
17:25 -17:40 - S.08B.03: Sustainable Business Leadership at BCIT: Repair Capstone, Griffin Slimkowich, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Narasimhan Aparajithan
16:55 - 17:10 - S.08C.01: The Living Pavilio - A Living Lab for a Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Co-creating an Eco-City, Zena Cumpston, University of Melbourne, Australia
17:10 - 17:25 - S.08C.02: Factor Four: The Campus as an Ecocity Fractal, Sarah Campbell, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Canada
17:25 - 17:40 - S.08C.03: The Story of Vancouver's Solutions Lab: Exploring the Potential for Public Sector Social Innovation Labs to Make Transformative Change Toward a Healthy + Green City, Lindsay Cole, City of Vancouver, Canada
Presentation(s):
Moderator: Marion Town
16:55 - 17:10 - S.08D.01: YVR Airport Authority – Musqueam Agreement: Stewarding Resources for Mutual Benefit , Mary Point, YVR, Canada
17:10 - 17:25 - S.08D.02: Taza - Something Amazing is Coming, Joanne Sawatzky, Light House Sustainable Building Centre, Canada; Dan Van Leeuwen, Canderel MDC Development Mgmt, Canada; Christina Radvak, Light House Sustainable Building Centre, Canada
17:25 - 17:40 - S.08D.03: Presentation by Rueben George, Rueben George, Our Sacred Trust, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada
Session supported by:
A free public lecture with PechaKucha style presentations from the invited keynote speakers:
- Richard Register
- Paul Downton
- Cathy Oke, and Zena Cumpston
- Theresa Williamson
- Gerban van Straaten
- Erik Assadourian
Come join us at Community Day and the Community Solutions Showcase at the upcoming Ecocity World Summit where we are bringing solutions for lighter living to a local and global audience. In an energetic and fast-paced setting you’ll hear about local start-up ideas, businesses, and technologies that are powering our way to a sustainable future. This Pecha Kucha style event can connect you with movers and shakers in the region, some of the amazing Ecocity keynote speakers, and a dynamic audience of people dedicated to building socially just and ecologically sustainable cities.
Stick around for the launch of Foresight Cleantech Accelerator’s newest Challenge Dialogues and learn from some of the leading companies in the areas of clean technology solving some of our toughest urban sustainability challenges. And don’t forget to join in for the 2019 Catalyst Awards where the Green Electronics Council will present awards to public and private sector organizations that are leveraging sensor technology to build smart, sustainable and resilient cities!
10:00 - 12:00 Community Solutions Showcase. Innovators that will be presenting include Food Mesh, DrinkFill, Sea to Sky Removal, Green Spark, and Calmura Natural Walls. Over 15 local start-ups, businesses, and social enterprises will present their innovations and businesses (Vancity, REFBC, VEC and DSF).
12:30 - 14:30 Ecocity World Summit Challenge Program (Foresight)
15:00 - 15:30 Catalyst Awards (Green Electronics Council)
Registration for Community Day is $25 CAD. Community Day is included in the Main Summit and Full Package registration.
The following invited keynote speakers will be circulating the exhibit hall for attendees to network with:
- Richard Register
- Paul Downton
- Douglas Ragan
- Marilyn Hamilton
- Julian Agyeman
- Theresa Williamson
Keynote 5: The Future of Cities
What does the future hold for successful and sustainable urban development and re-development, with a focus on social, environmental and financial sustainability? From First Nations communities to brownfield revitalization, theme park projects to large mixed-use urban and community developments, whole system solutions are both achievable and accessible.
Moderator: David Cadman
Speakers:
5 min Youth Intervention from Xiye Bastida, Otomi-Toltec Nation (Mexico), Fridays for Future City Organizer, on Climate Emergency
5 min Response from Gil Kelley, General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability on City Wide Plan
10 min Veronica Bylicki and appointed Youth Caucus Representative - report out from the Youth Caucas on the Interntaional Ecocity Standards and Call for Action
25 min Gerben van Straaten, CEO, World of Walas. The Future of Cities, Walking the Walas Way
25 min Erik Assadourian, World Watch Institute are we culturally ready to shift and how?
Panel:
5 min Charlene Aleck, Former Councilor for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) & Spokesperson for the TWN Sacred Trust Initiative
5 min Ben West, eDemocracy Solutions & Elephant in the Room
5 min Geoff Cross, Vice President, Planning and Policy, Translink
5 min Jerry Dobrovolny, outgoing General Manager, Engineering Services at City of Vancouver and incoming Chief Administrative Officer, Metro Vancouver
15 min Questions and Discusion with speakers and panel
Moderator: Rick Pruetz
Presentation(s)
10:25 - 10:40 - S.09A.01: Metro 2040 – Shaping Growth in Metro Vancouver , James Stiver, Metro Vancouver, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.09A.02: Participation of Citizen in Urban Planning Process in Lahti Finland , Johanna Kilpi-Koski, Lahti Region Development, Finland
10:55 - 11:10 - S.09A.03: Amsterdam City Doughnut, Matthew Fraser, Circle Economy
Moderator: Lorcan O'Melinn
Presentation(s):
10:25 - 10:40 - S.09B.01: Haida Gwaii: Shining Light, Michael Caditz, Third Transition Media, Canada
10:40 - 10:55 - S.09B.02: Energetic Implications of Solar Energy in the Lower Mainland - OASIS as a Case Study, James MacLean and Karen Kan, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
10:55 - 11:10 - S.09B.03: Wood Waste Heat: Closing the Loop for Social, Climate, and Educational Benefits, Colin Chan, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Session supported by:
Moderator: James Boothroyd
Presentation(s):
10:25 - 10:40 - S.09C.01: NorLand Limited's Journey to Creating a Sustainable Culture, Sydney Wanchulak,Norland Limited, Canada
10:55 - 11:10 - S.09C.03: The Salmon Ride: A Virtual Geoglyph, Tristan Bobin, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Moderator: Sharon Gil
Presentation(s):
10:25 - 10:40 - S.09D.01: Nepal Ecocity Network - Mainstreaming Low-Carbon Sustainable Lifestyles in the Kathmandu Valley, Kirstin Miller/Pradeep Amatya, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal
10:55 - 11:10 - S.09D.02: How Do Cities Welcome More People and New Homes in our Older Neighborhoods? Beth Sanders, POPULUS Community Planning Inc., Canada
11:10 - 11:25 - S.09D.03: Subterranean to Skyline - Street Trees as Potent Change Agents in Transforming Street Section Design. Findings from the Hug the Streets, Idelab Project, Oslo., Deborah E. Davies, KiiT - Ecological Design, Norway
Moderator: Ken Cameron
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.10A.01: And a Creek Runs Through It: Geodesign Helps a Small Town Create a Creek Walk, Jon Shannon McElvaney, Jacobs, United States
11:55 - 12:10 - S.10A.02: Re-imagining the Water System: From Infrastructure Master Plan to Construction on a Municipal Village Scale, MacKenzie Walker, Urban Systems, Canada
12:10 - 12:25 - S.10A.03: Urban Heat Island and the Climatic Impacts of Intense Development: Lessons Through a Landscape Lens , Margot Long, PWL Partnership Landscape, Canada
12:25 - 12:40 - S.10A.04: Sound Quality – A Case Study for the British Columbia Institute of Technology North Campus to meet the IES Grade Ecocity Level 1 Benchmark, Maureen Connelly, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Moderator: Councilor, Michael Wiebe
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.10B.01: Beyond the Horizon: Sustainable Land Use in British Columbia, David Hendrickson, Real Estate Foundation of BC, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.10B.02: The Food and Water Nexus: Sorsogon City Experience, Ma Veronica Hitosis, League Of Cities Of The Philippines
12:10 - 12:25 - S.10B.03: Nourishing Land, People and Community: Elucidating the Potentials of Bio-regional Food Systems, Kent Mullinix, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
Moderator: Adel Farid Abdel-Kader
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.10C.01: Challenges and Opportunities for Information and Institutional Coordination for Sustainable Cities, Adel Farid Abdel-Kader, Trend Green Knowledge, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.10C.02: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin-Binhai Eco-City, Isabel Qi, University of Southern California, United States
12:10 - 12:25 - S.10C.03: Strategies for Advancing Energy Efficiency Culture: Lessons from a Network of BC Organizations, Sarah Smith, Prism Engineering Limited, Canada
Moderator: Lorcan O'Melinn
Presentation(s):
11:40 - 11:55 - S.10D.01: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority: New Brighton Park Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project, Gilles Assier, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Canada
11:55 - 12:10 - S.10D.02: Applying Envision® for Sustainable Design to achieve Gold-Level Performance on the BCIT North Campus Infrastructure Project – A First for Education in Canada, Quin MacKenzie & Daniel Clement, Stantec, Canada
12:10 - 12:25 - S.10D.03: Climate Adaptation at Capilano University: A Case Study on Community Risk Planning, Julia Stafford, Associated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd., Canada; William Demopolous, Capilano University, Canada
12:25 - 12:40 - S.10D.04: Adaptation Towards Low Carbon Resiliency in Existing Buildings, Ainaz Bozorgzadeh, Prism Engineering Limited, Canada; Sarah Smith, Prism Engineering Limited, Canada;
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Closing Remarks and Reports from Rapporteurs
Ecocity World Summit 2019 concludes with a celebration of major themes and milestones and with five major announcements, including the reveal and handing of the baton to the next Ecocity World Summit host.
Ecocity 2019 Keynote Recordings
