Vancouver Quadra Canada at 150: Energy Security in a Clean, Green Future, presented by MP Joyce Murray, is set to be an engaging event. Join caring citizens, concerned environmentalists and innovative business leaders in viewing and participating in a policy discussion set to shape Canada’s direction for the year 2017 and beyond.
Vancouver Quadra Canada at 150: Energy Security in a Clean, Green Future
Saturday, March 27, 10:15am – 1:30pm
Ryerson Memorial Centre (across Yew Street from Ryerson United Church), 2195 W. 45th Ave., Vancouver
Agenda:
For a full conference schedule, please click here
10:30am – 11:15pm: Geopolitics and Canadian Interests in the North American Energy Market (Broadcast from Montreal)
11:15am – 12:30pm: Clean Energy and Canada’s Potential in the Low Carbon World: What’s Missing? (Broadcast from Montreal)
Clean energy provides the key to Canada’s success both in reducing emissions that cause climate change, and in securing the green jobs of tomorrow. Our major trading partners are acting ambitiously to invest in clean energy. What should Canada do to achieve the right energy mix in 2017, and secure the environmental and economic benefits that will go with it?
Moderator in Montreal:
Patrick Tobin, Vice-President, Rio Tinto-Alcan
Featured National Panel (via video conference):
Elyse Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Canada
Steven Guilbeault, Co-Founder, Équiterre
Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Cleantech Group
12:30pm – 12:40pm: Break
12:45pm- 1:30pm: Local Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Catherine Evans, Principal, Ethos Strategy Group
Featured Local Panel:
John Tak, President and CEO, Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Association
Gwen Barlee, Director of Policy, Western Wilderness Committee
Dr. Adam Bumpus, Post Doctoral Fellow, Climate Intelligence Unit, UBC Sauder School of Business
To learn more about the speakers, please click here
1:30pm: Event Concludes
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Register to attend on facebook or the official website
For more information, please contact Gabe Garfinkel at [email protected] or Catherine Evans at [email protected].
If you are unable to attend the event or wish to see other parts of the conference, the entire conference will be webcast live at www.can150.ca.
Please visit www.joycemurray.ca for updates on Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge – Energy Security in a Clean, Green Future
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On Friday, March 26, join UBC students and participate in the important discussion on Canada’s education system.
Canada at 150: UBC
Friday, March 26, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Conversation Pit, Student Union Building
6138 Student Union Boulevard
University of British Columbia
Agenda:
Learning as a National Priority
If excellence in learning and higher education is essential for the jobs of tomorrow,
what should Canada be doing about it?
Moderator:
Yves Thomas Dorval, President, Conseil du patronat du Québec
Speakers:
Carolyn Acker, Founder, Pathways to Education Canada
Lloyd Axworthy, President & Vice-Chancellor, The University of Winnipeg
André Bazergui, President & General Manager CRIAQ
Joan McArthur-Blair, President of the Nova Scotia Community College
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Canadian Innovation: Generating and Leveraging Success
How will Canada’s next innovation success stories be written, and what can we do to foster
further innovation? What is the role of government in promoting innovation?
Speakers:
Linda Hasenfratz, Chief Executive Officer, Linamar Corporation
Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Open Text
Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
For more information, please contact Sasa Pudar at [email protected].
To RSVP, please visit the facebook event listing.
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