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Yasmin Abraham
President and Co-Founder, Kambo Energy Group
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Regional Chief Kluane Adamek (Aagé)
Assembly of First Nations, Yukon Regional Chief
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Eddy Adra
Chief Executive Officer, Coast Funds
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Muhammad Ahsan
DEI Specialist, EHRC
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Kai Alderson
Partner, Global Energy and Climate Group, ESG & Sustainability Practice, Fasken
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Claudia Alessio
Cities Strategist, Circle Cities Programme, Circle Economy
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Susan Ancel
Director One Water Planning, EPCOR Water Services
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Wendy Avis
Director, Climate and Environment, Vancouver Airport Authority
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The Honourable Brenda Bailey
Minister of Jobs Economic Development and Innovation, Government of British Columbia
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Katherine Balpataky
Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships, ALUS
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Andrea Barrack
SVP, Corporate Citizenship & ESG, RBC
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Chris Bataille
Adjunct Research Fellow, Columbia University Centre on Global Energy Policy & Associate Researcher, IDDRI.org
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Matt Beck
Senior Director, Carbon Management & Sustainability, Delphi
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François Bélanger
Senior Director Sustainability, CN
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George Patrick Richard Benson
Senior Manager, Economic Transformation Decarbonization & the Just Transition, Vancouver Economic Commission
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Michael Bernstein
Executive Director, Clean Prosperity
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Dale Beugin
Executive Vice President, Canadian Climate Institute
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Devesh Bharadwaj
Chief Executive Officer, Pani Energy
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Riccardo Honorati Bianchi
Head of Country System Initiatives - International Affairs, CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
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Jamie Biggar
Co-Founder, Co-Creation Lead, My Climate Plan
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Celso Boscariol, Q.C.
President, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West
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Zita Botelho
Director, Watersheds BC
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Alain Brandon
Vice President, Sustainability, Social Impact and Government Relations, Loblaw Companies Limited
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Baba Brinkman
Science Communicator and Founder, Event Rap Inc.
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Dr. Benjamin Britton, PhD.
Chief Technology Officer, Director & Co-founder, Ionomr
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Roy Brooke
Executive Director, Natural Assets Initiative
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Dr. Carol-Ann Brown
President, Delphi
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Bryan Buggey
Executive Vice President, Invest Vancouver
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Justin Bull
Academic Director, Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, UBC Sauder School of Business
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Jordyn Burnouf
Sustainable Energy & Sovereignty Specialist, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan
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Efrem Bycer
Senior Lead Manager, Public Policy and Economic Graph, LinkedIn
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Jennifer Cable
President, Thorlabs
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Kat Cadungog
Executive Director, The Youth Harbour, Foundation for Environmental Stewardship (FES)
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Heather Campbell
Energy Professional, Independent Advisor
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Freddie Huppé Campbell
Senior Manager, Energy & Climate Team, Indigenous Clean Energy
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Ken Carrusca
Vice President, Construction Innovation, Cement Association of Canada
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Heather Chalmers
President, Growth Markets, GE Vernova
President & CEO, GE Canada
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Stephanie Chipeur (Video Remarks)
Azrieli Accelerator Professorship in Law and Disability Policy, University of Calgary
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Soula Chronopoulos
President, AquaAction
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Christopher Chukwunta
Vice President, International Renewable Energy Systems Inc.
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Ben Clark
Director, Green & Circular Economy, Delphi
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Jason Clark
National Director, Climate Change Advocacy, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)
Chair, Climate Proof Canada
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Linda Coady
President and CEO, BC Council of Forest Industries
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Todd Coakwell
Senior Director, Sustainability and ESG Disclosure, Nutrien
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Maya Colombani
Chief Sustainability & Human Rights Officer, L'Oréal Canada
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Jennifer Coulson
Senior Managing Director & Global Head, ESG, BC Investment Management (BCI)
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Alison Cretney
Managing Director, Energy Futures Lab
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The Honourable Nathan Cullen
Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Government of British Columbia
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Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Government of Canada
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Roger Dall’Antonia
President and CEO, FortisBC
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Jeff Dawley
Chief Financial Officer, Cyclic Materials
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Phil De Luna
Chief Carbon Scientist and Head of Engineering, Deep Sky
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Andrea Decore
EVP Strategy & Corporate Development, Tidewater Renewables Ltd.
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Lisa DeMarco
Senior Partner and CEO, Resilient LLP
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Isaiah Devilliers
First Nations Youth, Yukon First Nation Education Directorate
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Avik Dey
President and CEO, Capital Power
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Bindu Dhaliwal
SVP, ESG & Corporate Governance, CIBC
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Jason Dion
Senior Research Director, Canadian Climate Institute
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Fin Donnelly
Parliamentary Secretary for Watershed Restoration, Government of British Columbia
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Simon Donner
Member, Net-Zero Advisory Body
Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
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Elizabeth Dove
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada
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Carolyn DuBois
Executive Director, Water Program, The Gordon Foundation
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Bruce Dudley
Chief of Partnerships and New Initiatives, Delphi
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Lynette DuJohn
VP, Innovation, Vancouver Airport Authority
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Philippe Dunsky
President and Chief Accelerator, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
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Jill Earthy
Chief Executive Officer, InBC Investment Corp.
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The Honourable David Eby
Premier of British Columbia
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Elder Roger Ellis
Knowledge Keeper & Elder, Yukon First Nation Education Directorate
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Polina Emelianova
Americas Go to Market Lead, Energy and Sustainability, Microsoft
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Derek Erasmus
Project Coordinator, Fort Simpson Metis Development Corporation
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Joanna Eyquem
Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo
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Chuck Farmer
Chief Energy Transition Officer and Vice President, Planning, Conservation and Resource Adequacy, IESO
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Ted Ferguson
Chief Sustainability Officer, Profoundry
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Jennifer Figner
Provost and Vice President, Academic, British Columbia Institute of Technology
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Erin Flanagan
Director, Canada Growth Fund Investment Management Inc.
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Paul Fletcher
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Aviva Canada
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Patricia Fletcher
Chief Executive Officer, Responsible Investment Association
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Jackie Forrest
Executive Director, ARC Energy Research Institute & Managing Director, ARC Financial Corp.
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Shari Fox
Director, Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre
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The Honourable Sean Fraser
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Government of Canada
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Aaron Freeman
Founder, GreenPAC & Owner and Principal, Pivot Strategic Consulting
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Monika Freyman
Vice-President, Sustainable Investing, Addenda Capital
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Anita Gara
Project Manager, EHRC
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Matteo Gazzetti
Head of Trade, Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa
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Amy Geisberger
Sustainability Manager, Siemens Canada
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Leah George-Wilson
Former Chief, Tsleil Waututh Nation; Associate, Miller Titerle + Company; Co-Chair, First Nations Summit
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Mike Gerbis
CEO, Profoundry
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Pietro Giampa
Detector Infrastructure Developer, TRIUMF
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Moira Gill
AVP Environment, Government and Industry Relations, TD Insurance
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Bryan Gilvesy
CEO, ALUS
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Suzanne Goldberg
Senior Director, Public Policy, Global, ChargePoint
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William Goldsmith (Virtual)
Head of Grid & Data Services, ev.energy
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Pattie Gonia
Environmentalist, Drag Queen, Musician, Co-Founder of Outdoorist Oath and Intersectional Environmentalist Founding Ambassador
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Mark Goudsblom
Provincial Health Services Authority – Executive Director, Planetary Health
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Jamie Gray-Donald
Senior Vice President Sustainability & EHS, Operational Excellence, QuadReal Property Group
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Alex Grzybowski
Facilitator, First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI)
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Chantal Guay
Chief Executive Officer, Standards Council of Canada
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Lasse Gustavsson
President and CEO, Ocean Wise
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Rachel Guthrie
Vice-President, ESG Integration, Export Development Canada
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Mohammed Hadi
Director Specialist, Cloud for Sustainability, Microsoft
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Amanda Hall
Chief Executive Officer & Founder Summit Nanotech Corporation
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Kim Hallwood
Head of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Bank Canada
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Martha Hancock
Executive Director, CBSR
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Lawrence Hanson
Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Kate Harland
Research Lead, Mitigation, Canadian Climate Institute
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Melissa Harris
Senior Director, Delphi
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Shelby Hart
Director, Clean Investment, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Government of British Columbia
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Carla Heim
Director, Sustainability, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
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Chris Henderson
Founding Executive Director, Indigenous Clean Energy and President, Lumos Energy
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Jeremy Hewitt
Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Government of British Columbia
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The Honourable George Heyman
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Government of British Columbia
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Craig Hodge
Chair, National Zero Waste Council
Vice-Chair, Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Committee
Councilor, City of Coquitlam
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Matthew Holmes
Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Relations, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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Richard Horrobin
Vice President, Business Development & Energy Innovation, Bruce Power
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Dr. Joe Huddart
Biodiversity Solutions Engineer, NatureMetrics
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Dan Hugo
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, ATB Financial
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Leona Humchitt
Climate Action Coordinator, Haiłzaqv Nation
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Chief Xtli’li’ye Lydia Hwitsum
Chief Councilor, Cowichan Tribes
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Don Iveson
Executive Advisor, Climate Investing and Community Resilience, Co-operators
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Jeanette Jackson
CEO, Foresight Canada
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Kirsten James
Senior Program Director, Water, Ceres
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Nicole Janssen
Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, AltaML
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Cameron Jones
Chief Operating Officer, Flash Forest
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Garrett Jones
Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability, Delphi
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Angela Kane
CEO, Secwepemcul’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society (SRSS)
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Jackee Kasandy
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada (BEBC) Society
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Zakiah Kassam
President, AirVironment and Chair, ISO TC207 Environmental Management
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Laj Kaur
Executive Director, Leading Change
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Robert Kautuk
Photographer & Manager of Multimedia, Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre
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Mike Kennedy
Founder & President, Green Analytics Corp.
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Katerina Kindyni
Financial Services Sustainability Lead, EY
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Vincent Klassen
Director General of the Sustainability Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Annie Korver
Founder and Principal, Rise Consulting
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Trish Kramer
Engagement Manager, Canada, CDP
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Steven Kroeker
Chief Investment Officer, Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC)
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Randi Kruse
Vice President, BMO Climate Smart
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Aubrey-Anne Laliberte-Pewapisconias
ImaGENation Program Manager, Indigenous Clean Energy and Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Leading Change
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Maria Elena Lanzafame
Trade Analyst, Italian Trade Commission
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Liz Lapin
CEO, Common Good Mining & Director, Battery Metals Association of Canada
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Janelle Lapointe
Council Member, SevenGen
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Georgia Lavender
Director of Program Operations, Synergy Foundation
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Gary Lee
Low Carbon Strategy Technical Lead, Parkland
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Dr. Melissa Lem
President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
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Megan Leslie
President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund Canada
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Kate Lindsay
Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Forest Products Association of Canada
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Brad Liski
CEO, Tru Earth
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Chief Dolleen Logan
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
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Bill Lomax
President and CEO, First Nations Bank of Canada
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Adam Lynes-Ford
Co-Founder, My Climate Plan
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The Honourable Bowinn Ma
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, Government of British Columbia
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Deana Machin
Senior Indigenous Advisor, Indigenous Watersheds Initiative
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Jamie Madill
Director of Sustainability, Platinum Pro-Claim Restoration and The Pro-Claim Group
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Kathrin Majic
Senior Vice-President, Development, WWF-Canada
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Paul Manias
Special Advisor, Climate Resilient Infrastructure, Addenda Capital
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Pauline Martin
Director, Government Strategy, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft
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Thomas Martin (Virtual)
Director of Sales Engineering, SWTCH
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Matt McCulloch
Director, ESG and Decarbonisation, Norda Stelo
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Jane McDonald
Vice President, Climate and Nature Solutions
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Stephen McGlenn
Director of Lands and Natural Resources Governance, Leq’á:mel First Nation Lands & Natural Resources Department
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Holly McHugh
VP of Sustainability and Social Impact, Mejuri
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Jeff Menard
Program Manager, Natural Resources, CSA Group
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Garry Merkel
Independent Mentor, Coach, Facilitator and Advisor
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Roger Millar
Secretary of Transportation, Washington State Department of Transportation
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George Miller
Director of Business Development, Fermata Energy
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Sarah Miller
Adaptation Research Lead, Canadian Climate Institute
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Raylene Mitchell
Council Member, SevenGen
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David Mitchell (Virtual)
Senior Advisor, Partnerships & Innovation, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
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Kari Montrichard
Manager, Capacity Products, BC Hydro
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Ramsey Mudryk
Director of Emergency Management, Fishing Lake Métis Settlement
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Joseph Paul Murdoch-Flowers
Co-Executive Director, Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre
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Eva Musso
Head of Sustainability and Government Relations, BASF
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Nathan Nankivell
VP, Integrated Markets, Innovate BC
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Claire Neale
Portfolio Director, Water – Western Canada, Cities & Development, AtkinsRéalis
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Megan Nichols
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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David Novitski
Director of Government Relations and Funding, Mangrove Lithium
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Daniel O’Brien
Partner, Sustainable Strategy and Transformation, PwC Canada
Member, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
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Chris O’Riley
President and CEO, BC Hydro
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Sandra Odendahl
Senior Vice-President & Head, Sustainability and Diversity & Partnerships, BDC
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Gillian Orris
Senior Advisor, Sustainability and Impact, Canada Games Council
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Joanna Osawe
President and CEO, WiRE (Women in Renewable Energy)
Sr. Business Development Manager, Burns & McDonnell
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The Honourable Josie Osborne
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, Government of British Columbia
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Meg O’Shea
Director of Strategic Initiatives, The Canada Plastics Pact
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Gia Paola
National Policy Analyst, Ducks Unlimited Canada
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Demetrios Jim Papadoulis
Manager, Future Grid & Modernization, BC Hydro
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Chad Park
Vice President, Sustainability & Citizenship, Co-operators
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Bob Paul
Principal Consultant, E5 Solutions
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Geoff Pegg
Head of Sustainability and Environment, TELUS
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Kody Penner
Lead, Business Planning, Copper Growth, Teck Resources
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Geni Peters
Director of Research, ECO Canada
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Pitseolak Pfeifer
President and CEO, Inuit Solutions
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Meg Potter
Director of Finance, Yukon First Nation Education Directorate
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Bronwyn Pountney
Manager, Environment, DP World Canada
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Celyeste Power
President and CEO, Insurance Bureau of Canada
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Jennifer Psyllakis
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Government of British Columbia
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Claire Purvis
Senior Director, Climate Services, Delphi
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Ujala Qadir
Director Strategic Programs, Climate Bonds Initiative
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Grace Quan
President and CEO, Hydrogen In Motion Inc.
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Emma Race
Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
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The Honourable Lisa Raitt
Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Former Minister of Transport, Labour and Natural Resources Government of Canada
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Layalee Ramahi
Regional Coordinator, North America, UNEP Finance Initiative
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Gordon Raman
Partner, M&A and Corporate Governance & Chair, ESG Sustainability Practice, Fasken
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Liane M. Randolph
Chair, California Air Resources Board
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Justin W. Rangooni
Executive Director, Energy Storage Canada
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Sumreen Rattan
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Moment Energy
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Shayna Rector Bleeker
VP of Strategic Partnerships and Co-Founder, 7Gen
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Graeme Reed
Strategic Advisor, Environment, Lands & Water Branch, Assembly of First Nations
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Laura Reinsborough
Riverkeeper & CEO, Ottawa Riverkeeper
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Kate Rich
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
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Alicia M. Richins
Sustainable Impact Consultant, Founder of The Climateverse, and Directory of Strategy & Governance, Leading Change Canada
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Mylène Riva
Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Canada Research Chair in Housing, Community and Health, McGill University
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Erin Romanchuk
Deputy Director, Energy Futures Lab
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Keilani Rose
Indigenous Artist and Founder & Executive Director, Two Rivers & a Rose Filmworks
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Kim-Marie Rumley
Director, Yukon First Nation Education Directorate
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Rob Safrata
Owner & CEO, Coast to Coast Experiences and Novex Delivery Solutions
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Rick Saines
Managing Director, Pollination
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Marco Saladini
Canada Director, Italian Trade Commission
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Todd Sayers
Chief Operating Officer, BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy
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Kwatuuma Cole Sayers
Executive Director, Clean Energy BC
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Alison Schneider
Canadian Representative, Ceres Investment Network
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Andrea Schiavoni
International Market Development, CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
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Heather Schibli
Partnership & Engagement Lead, Dougan & Associates
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Deputy Chief Harlan Schilling
Deputy Chief, Daylu Dena Council
CEO, Centre of Excellence in Economic Development
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Jade Schofield
Director, Climate & Sustainability, Delphi
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Alan Shapiro
Advisor, Working for Watersheds & Principal, Shapiro & Company
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Elizabeth Shirt
President, GLOBE Series
Managing Director, CBSR
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Paul Shorthouse
Managing Director, Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC)
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Katrina Shum
Head of Regeneration & Sustainability, Lush Cosmetics
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Gurmesh Sidhu
Co-Founder & CPO, Moment Energy
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Julia Silberman
Director, Corporate Engagement, North America, CDP
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Shilpi Singh
AVP, Sustainability, Aviva Canada
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Apoorv Sinha
Co-founder and CEO, Carbon Upcycling
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Naina Sloan
Vice President, Programs and Partners, Pacific Economic Development Canada
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Rick Smith
President, Canadian Climate Institute
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Merran Smith
President, New Economy Canada
Fellow, Simon Fraser University
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Christine Smith-Martin
CEO, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative
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Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
Mayor, City of Edmonton
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Chief Wayne Sparrow (yəχʷyaχʷələq)
Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm)
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John Stackhouse
Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, RBC
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Pamela Steer
President and CEO, CPA Canada
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Laura Swaffield
Environmental Impact Lead, MEC
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Geoff Tauvette
Executive Director, Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF)
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Isabel Taylor
Associate Consultant, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
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Regional Chief Terry Teegee
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
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Chief Jen Thomas
Tsleil-Waututh Nation (səlilwətaʔɬ)
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Sharon Tomkins
Vice-President, Sustainability and Social Impact, TC Energy
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Reece Tomlinson
CEO and Founder, RWT Growth Inc. and Saone Capital Inc.
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Noah Topp
Business Development Manager, Nexus Modular
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Coree Tull
Director of Government Relations and Engagement, BC Water Legacy
Co-Chair, BC Watershed Security Coalition
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Stéphanie Vaillancourt
President, Canada, AtkinsRéalis
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Jessica Vandenberghe
Owner, Guiding Star Consulting
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Rocky Vermani
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Innovation, NOVA Chemicals
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Barry Vickers
Senior Vice President, Project Development, First Nations Major Projects Coalition
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Paula Vieira
Director General Environmental Policy, Transport Canada
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Waasekom
Coordinator, SevenGen
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Amanda Welschlau
Senior Manager, Social Purpose Mobilization and Transparency, Coast Capital
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Katie Wheatley
Head of Canada, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
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Raylene Whitford
Director and Principal, Canative Energy
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The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson (Video Remarks)
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Government of Canada
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Spokesperson Wilson Williams (Sxwíxwtn)
Spokesperson & General Councillor, Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw)
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Zach Woogen (Virtual)
Senior Policy Manager, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC)
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Baroness Bryony Worthington
The Baroness Worthington, Crossbench Peer, House of Lords
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Deborah Yedlin
President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
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Joshua Young
Sr. Manager of BC Clean Transportation Ecosystem, Foresight Canada
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Randy Zadra
Managing Director, Integris
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Julia Zeeman
Program and Operations Director, CBSR
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Barbara Zvan
President and CEO, University Pension Plan (UPP)
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