The Columbia Institute will hold its annual Centre for Civic Governance Forum at the Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel in Vancouver, BC from Friday, March 27 to Saturday, March 28. Stay tuned for more information. In the meantime, take a look at last year’s program here
Schedule
Detailed schedule to be posted soon.
Speakers
Aaron Pete
Chawathil Council Member
Aidan Shirley
CAO & Development Manager, CityState Consulting Group
Alex Boston
Executive Director, Renewable Cities and Fellow, Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University
Alison Gu
Councillor, City of Burnaby
Amina Yasin
SFU, Director of Public Hearings and Planning, Renovate the Public Hearing
Amy Juschka
Director of Communications & Advocacy, YWCA Vancouver
Amy Lubik
Councillor, City of Port Moody
Arzeena Hamir
Agronomist and farmer
Carmela Allevato
Partner, Allevato Quail & Roy
Charley Beresford
Public Policy Innovator
Cheeying Ho
Executive Director, Whistler Centre for Sustainability
Christine Boyle
Councillor, City of Vancouver
Clara Prager
Campaign Lead, Women Transforming Cities
Clint Johnston
President, BC Teachers' Federation
Dave Thompson
Councillor, City of Victoria
David Ng
Union Co-Operative Initiative
Dennis Thomas “Whonoak”
Councillor, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
DJ Pohl
Paralegal, Chilliwack Crown Council
Dr. Joy Masuhara
Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Women Transforming Cities
Fiona Koza
Climate Accountability Strategist, West Coast Environmental Law
Jennifer Reddy (Moderator)
Trustee, Board of Education, School District 39 (Vancouver)
Karen Ranalletta
President, CUPE BC
Kim Mackenzie
Director of Policy, CMHA BC
Lacey Mesley
Manager, AVI Health and Community Services, Community-Led Crisis Response Team
Michelle Bonner
Manager, Vancity, Community Investment - Climate
Michelle Laviolette
Director, Vancity, Indigenous Banking Strategy
Monica Cheema
Researcher, filmmaker, Surrey Shapers alum
Nadine Nakagawa
Councillor, City of New Westminster
Neil Gaudreault
Executive Director, Winch Institute
Nikki Hill
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group
Njeri Kontulahti
Senior Manager, Vancity, Financial Resilience and Inclusion
Robyn Burek
Program Manager, Portland Street Response
Rowan Gentleman-Sylvester
Programs Manager, CityHive
Seth Klein
Director, Climate Emergency Unit, Climate Emergency Strategy and Team Lead
Sharon Gregson
Provincial Spokesperson, $10aDay Child Care Campaign
Shauna Shortt
City Shift Project Lead, YWCA Vancouver
Sussanne Skidmore
President, BC Federation of Labour
Tara Marsden/Naxginkw
Hlimoo Sustainable Solutions
Tariq Tyab
Co-Founder, Foundation for a Path Forward
Thom Armstrong
Chief Executive Officer, Co-operative Housing Federation
Tiffany Ottahal
Community Investment Portfolio Manager, Labour Partners at Vancity
Vaidehi Gupta
SFU student, Surrey Shapers alum
Veronika Bylicki
Executive Director and Co-Founder, CityHive
Victor Smith
Mayor, District of Hope
Yusuf Siraj
Co-Founder, Foundation for a Path Forward
Check out programs, videos and photos from past Civic Governance forums