| Time | Name | Speakers | Organization | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM (EST) | Conference Opening | - MC - Chúk Odenigbo, Founding Director and Director of Ancestral Services, Future Ancestors Services | EN, FR | |
| 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM (EST) | Land Acknowledgement | - Hwiemtun (Fred Roland), Cultural Ambassador for Cowichan Tribes, Director of the Sacred Cedar Centre, Duncan BC | EN, FR | |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM (EST) | Opening Remarks | - The Honourable - Karina Gould, Minister of Families Children and Social Development of Canada - Dr. Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo | EN, FR | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EST) | Driving Shifts for Climate Action in Canada | - Moderator - Jasveen Brar, Co-Executive Director, Youth Climate Lab - Chris Hendersen, Executive Director - President, Indigenous Clean Energy - Lumos Energy - Alain Bourque, Executive Director, Ouranos - Janhabi Nandy, Climate Change Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Canada | EN, FR | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM (EST) | In conversation with Minister Gould | - The Honourable - Karina Gould, Minister of Families Children and Social Development of Canada - MC - Chúk Odenigbo, Founding Director and Director of Ancestral Services, Future Ancestors Services - Nidhu Jagoda, Network Coordinator, SDSN Youth Canada | EN, FR | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST) | SDGs in Canada Roundtable - Where do the SDGs help us unlock progress? | - Moderator - Michelle Baldwin, Senior Advisor, Transformation, Community Foundations of Canada - Denise Amyot, President and CEO, Colleges and Institutes Canada - James Blair, Indigenous Youth - Jean Martel, Sustainability coach, Evol | EN, FR | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST) | Systems Change in Local Government – Mayors Panel | - Moderator - Alex Lidstone, Executive Director, Climate Caucus - Jyoti Gondek, Mayor, City of Calgary - Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, City of Kitchener - Michelle Staples, Mayor, City of Duncan | EN, FR | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST) | SDG Youth Awards - Presented by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation | - MC - Chúk Odenigbo, Founding Director and Director of Ancestral Services, Future Ancestors Services - Noor Tajik, Sustainability Support, President's Office, University of Regina - Sandra Kuhar | EN, FR |
| Time | Name | Speakers | Organization | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM (EST) | Opening and Welcome | - MC - Chúk Odenigbo, Founding Director and Director of Ancestral Services, Future Ancestors Services | EN, FR | |
| 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM (EST) | Land Acknowledgement | - Jean Becker, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Relations, University of Waterloo | EN, FR | |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM (EST) | Canada’s National Strategy for the SDGs | - Olivier Bullion, Director SDG Unit, Employment and Social Development Canada (EDSC) | EN, FR | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EST) | 50 Years in the Environmental Movement – A Retrospective Look | - Opening Remarks (10 mins) - The Honourable - Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada (Video Message) - Moderator - Dr. Jean Andrey, Dean of the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo - Anne-Josée Laquerre, Executive Director and Cofounder, Québec Net Positive - Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Parliamentary Leader of the Green Caucus, House of Commons | Chambre des communes - Dr. Robert Gibson, Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo | EN, FR | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM (EST) | Networking Break - Presented by Community Foundations of Canada | |||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST) | SDGs Financing: Next Steps for Building Back Better | - Andrea Dicks, President, Community Foundations of Canada - Moderator - Dr. Olaf Weber, Professor & University Research Chair, University of Waterloo - Narinder Dhami, Executive Lead, New Power Labs & Managing Partner, Marigold Capital | EN, FR | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST) | Re-Imagining the Leave No One Behind pledge of the 2030 Agenda – Presented by the British Columbia Council for International Cooperation and VIDEA | - Moderator - Dr. Zosa De Sas Kropiwnicki-Gruber, Policy Director and Gender Specialist, The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) - Katelynne Herchak, Manager of Indigenous Governance and Decolonial Practices & Policy, VIDEA - Aspen Ho, Student, Simon Fraser University - Lilianna Coyes-Loiselle, Manager of Indigenous Youth Engagement and Reconciliation, VIDEA - Aniqah Zowmi, Community Engagement and Gender Equality Specialist, Ontario Council for International Cooperation | EN, FR | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST) | A Roadmap Forward for the SDGs in Canada | - Margaret Biggs, Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy, Queen’s University - John McArthur, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution | EN, FR | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (EST) | Workshop: Digital Advocacy for Climate Activism – Presented by Artists for Real Climate Action (ARCA) | - Moderator - Sandy Crawley, Host/Moderator, Founding Member of Artists for Real Climate Action - Lisa Robertson, Award-winning filmmaker, Founding Member of Artists for Real Climate Action - Gord Rand, Actor, playwright and filmmaker, Founding Member of Artists for Real Climate Action - Liisa Repo-Martell, Award-winning stage and screen actor, Founding Member of Artists for Real Climate Action | EN, FR |
| Time | Name | Speakers | Organization | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (EST) | SDG Teaching Community of Practice | School of Environment Enterprise and Development | EN, FR | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (EST) | Canada Collaborating Globally on the SDGs | Colleges and Institutes Canada | EN | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM (EST) | Towards a collective roadmap to accelerate the SDGs in Quebec | Accélérer 2030 | EN, FR | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (EST) | Sustainable Justice | Centre for International Sustainable Development Law | EN | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (EST) | Canadian Colleges and Institutes collaborating for Social ImpAct: Together Farther! | Colleges and Institutes Canada | EN | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EST) | Reimagining SDG#4 - Quality Education from a Youth Perspective | The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation | EN | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EST) | Connecting SDGs with Impact Tracking | Centre for Social Innovation | EN | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EST) | A Call for Reflection and Brainstorming on Decolonizing Methodologies for Sustainability | University of Waterloo | EN | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM (EST) | Just|Green|Cities - Integrating the SDGs into Municipal Infrastructure Decision Making | Partners for Action, Windfall Ecology Centre & Possibilian Ventures | EN | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM (EST) | Teaching and Learning with the SDGs: Educators and students driving transformational change in academic settings | The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) and RCEN (Canadian Environmental Network) | EN | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM (EST) | Sustainability and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples | EN | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM (EST) | Reflecting on SDG Reporting in Higher Education Institutions | McGill University | EN, FR | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM (EST) | Canadian Leadership in SDGs in International Development | Canadian Association of International Development Professionals | EN | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM (EST) | Building a better future: youth engagement for the SDGs | Employment and Social Development Canada | EN, FR | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM (EST) | SDG Localization and VLRs in Northern Ontario | Algoma University | EN | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM (EST) | Sustainability Storytelling | ReImagine17 | EN |
* Agenda subject to change
