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=== Dale Booth ===
=== Dale Booth ===
Owner and President, Innovation7
Owner and President, Innovation Seven
|Dale Booth is the Owner and President of Innovation7, and a Subject Matter Expert who specializes in the field of business, community and economic development. With more than 20 years of experience working with Aboriginal people, all levels of governments and in the construction industry, he is known as a visionary leader with special and tested talents for shaping productive, cooperative working environments by eliminating deficits and creating a successful corporate vision for the future.
|Dale Booth is the Owner and President of Innovation Seven, a registered Indigenous Business, located in Pikwakanagan, ON., which is 100% First Nations owned and operated and is PSIB compliant.
Dale is an expert in Infrastructure procurements, totalling over $5.5B in transactions, across all stages of their development. With more than 20 years of experience working with Indigenous people, all levels of governments and in the construction industry, he is known as a visionary leader with special and tested talents for shaping productive, cooperative working environments by eliminating deficits and creating a successful corporate vision for the future.
Dale has 15 years’ experience in the provision of advisory services to public sector clients and First Nations communities related to infrastructure development using alternative procurement solutions such as P3, ASD, and AFP. In addition, Dale has held senior positions within the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Assembly of First Nations as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Economic Development. He has demonstrated keen abilities in the areas of effective strategic planning, operational management, and financial management.
To find out more about Dale and Innovation 7, [[Research and Innovation Symposium 2024 Speakers/www.innovation7.ca/|click here]]
To find out more about Dale and Innovation 7, [[Research and Innovation Symposium 2024 Speakers/www.innovation7.ca/|click here]]
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=== Hannah Brais ===
Head of Research, Old Brewery Mission Montreal
|Hannah Brais is the head of research at the Old Brewery Mission, Quebec's largest homeless service provider, where she oversees research to inform and evaluate frontline practices. More broadly, her research is concerned with programming and policy solutions for people across the housing continuum. She is concurrently a doctoral candidate at McGill University in the geography department and a member of the National Advisory Council on Poverty. She resides in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) with her partner, son, and two cats.
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To find out more about Stefania and Metrolab, [https://metrolabnetwork.org/ click here]
To find out more about Stefania and Metrolab, [https://metrolabnetwork.org/ click here]
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=== '''Zahra Ebrahim''' ===
=== '''Zahra Ebrahim''' ===
Her research interests cover zero emission and smart cities, renewable energy integration, and sustainable urban infrastructure. With a team of about 50 graduate students and software developers she is working on multiple eco-district projects in Canada and builds the urban modeling and data analytics platform Tools4Cities. To engage users, 3D city models can be accessed via web interfaces or immersive gamification tools. Prof. Eicker has published 8 books, 20 book contributions, over 140 Peer-Reviewed Papers and more than 340 Conference Papers.
Her research interests cover zero emission and smart cities, renewable energy integration, and sustainable urban infrastructure. With a team of about 50 graduate students and software developers she is working on multiple eco-district projects in Canada and builds the urban modeling and data analytics platform Tools4Cities. To engage users, 3D city models can be accessed via web interfaces or immersive gamification tools. Prof. Eicker has published 8 books, 20 book contributions, over 140 Peer-Reviewed Papers and more than 340 Conference Papers.
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=== Colin Ellard ===
=== Dr. Colin Ellard ===
Professor, University of Waterloo
Professor, University of Waterloo
|Colin Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo and director of its Urban Realities Laboratory. Ellard works at the intersection of urban and architectural design and experimental psychology. He has developed a novel set of methods by which the human response to the built environment can be measured using a toolkit consisting of both traditional psychological methods and sensor-based measurements of physiology and brain function. Ellard publishes his work frequently in the peer-reviewed scientific literature but he also engages in extensive knowledge mobilization work involving collaboration and partnership with architects, museums and other NGOs. Ellard is an Urban Design and Mental Health Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow and an editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health. Ellard’s most recent book is Places of the Heart (Bellevue Literary Press, 2015).
|Colin Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo and director of its Urban Realities Laboratory. Ellard works at the intersection of urban and architectural design and experimental psychology. He has developed a novel set of methods by which the human response to the built environment can be measured using a toolkit consisting of both traditional psychological methods and sensor-based measurements of physiology and brain function. Ellard publishes his work frequently in the peer-reviewed scientific literature but he also engages in extensive knowledge mobilization work involving collaboration and partnership with architects, museums and other NGOs. Ellard is an Urban Design and Mental Health Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow and an editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health. Ellard’s most recent book is Places of the Heart (Bellevue Literary Press, 2015).
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=== '''Adam Found''' ===
=== '''Dr. Adam Found''' ===
Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University
Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University
|A recognized expert in municipal finance, Adam Found holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto and a Professional Land Economist designation from the Association of Ontario Land Economists. He has written several peer-reviewed publications and engaged media on such topics as property taxation, development charges, tax increment financing, municipal governance, and business tax competitiveness. As Manager of Corporate Assets at the City of Kawartha Lakes, Adam oversees the City’s capital planning, capital budgeting, and development charges portfolios, and in 2023 he was elected to serve as Vice President and President of the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario for 2024 and 2025, respectively. He is also a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, a part-time faculty member at Trent University’s Department of Economics, and a public finance consultant specializing in municipal finance. As a professional economist and an advocate for municipalities’ autonomy and self-reliance, Adam continues to work in the public finance field through the municipal, academic, public policy, and consulting sectors.
|A recognized expert in municipal finance, Adam Found holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto and a Professional Land Economist designation from the Association of Ontario Land Economists. He has written several peer-reviewed publications and engaged media on such topics as property taxation, development charges, tax increment financing, municipal governance, and business tax competitiveness. As Manager of Corporate Assets at the City of Kawartha Lakes, Adam oversees the City’s capital planning, capital budgeting, and development charges portfolios, and in 2023 he was elected to serve as Vice President and President of the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario for 2024 and 2025, respectively. He is also a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, a part-time faculty member at Trent University’s Department of Economics, and a public finance consultant specializing in municipal finance. As a professional economist and an advocate for municipalities’ autonomy and self-reliance, Adam continues to work in the public finance field through the municipal, academic, public policy, and consulting sectors.
To find our more about Lisa, [[/lisahelpscities.ca/|click here]]
To find our more about Lisa, [[/lisahelpscities.ca/|click here]]
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=== Dr. Craig Jones ===
Associate Director, Housing Research Collaborative, The University of British Columbia
|Dr. Craig Jones is the Associate Director of the Housing Research Collaborative (HRC) and the Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project. Through the HRC, Craig supports research on rental housing, evictions, land use, and redevelopment''.'' The HART project develops standardized, replicable, and equity-focused tools, along with associated public information and training, to improve the quality of housing supply decision-making at all levels of government across Canada. Craig is also a published researcher with work in several academic journals including ''The Canadian Geographer, Housing Policy Debate,'' and the ''Who Does What Series'' on ''The Municipal Role In Housing'' among others''.'' Craig received his PhD, MA, and BA from UBC’s Department of Geography and previously taught at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Langara College.
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=== Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid ===
Associate Professor, Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University
|Catherine Leviten-Reid is an associate professor at Cape Breton University, and teaches in the MBA in Community Economic Development program. She is also a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia office. Catherine does research on affordable housing, homelessness, the social economy and community development, primarily in partnership with community-based organizations. She is currently leading a five-year, pan-Canadian, SSHRC-CMHC partnership grant on affordable housing for those in greatest need. She is also lead of a Community University Housing Research Lab, located in a community development corporation in downtown Sydney, NS.
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