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==='''Dr. Adam Found'''===
==='''Dr. Adam Found'''===
Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University[[File:A.Found.jpg|frameless|240x240px|alt=]]
Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University
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|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.
==='''Katie Maslechko''' ===
==='''Katie Maslechko''' ===
Chief Executive Officer, BC Rental Protection Fund[[File:K.Maslechko.jpg|frameless|304x304px]]
Chief Executive Officer, BC Rental Protection Fund
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|Katie Maslechko is the Chief Executive Officer of the Rental Protection Fund, the $500-million Fund established by the Province of British Columbia, which provides equity investments to non-profit housing providers to support the preservation of existing, unsubsidized affordable housing (NOAH) through acquisition and renewal, while expanding the capacity of the community housing sector across the Province of B.C. She finds great passion in, and has a strong track record of, strategic partnerships across the private development, non-profit and government sectors to deliver innovative, community-building projects.
|Katie Maslechko is the Chief Executive Officer of the Rental Protection Fund, the $500-million Fund established by the Province of British Columbia, which provides equity investments to non-profit housing providers to support the preservation of existing, unsubsidized affordable housing (NOAH) through acquisition and renewal, while expanding the capacity of the community housing sector across the Province of B.C. She finds great passion in, and has a strong track record of, strategic partnerships across the private development, non-profit and government sectors to deliver innovative, community-building projects.
Principal, BlackBox Offsite Sollutions
Principal, BlackBox Offsite Sollutions
Partner & Project Development Lead, 720 Modular[[File:Black Box Craig Mitchell - Headshot.jpg|frameless|266x266px]]
Partner & Project Development Lead, 720 Modular
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|Craig Mitchell is passionate about modular and off-site construction. He has spent 28 years in the modular construction industry with the last decade in senior management roles working with clients in both Canada and the US. He has been part of project teams that have delivered hundreds of temporary and permanent modular buildings worth nearly $1 Billion including a number of ‘firsts’ in the use of modular construction in Canada.
|Craig Mitchell is passionate about modular and off-site construction. He has spent 28 years in the modular construction industry with the last decade in senior management roles working with clients in both Canada and the US. He has been part of project teams that have delivered hundreds of temporary and permanent modular buildings worth nearly $1 Billion including a number of ‘firsts’ in the use of modular construction in Canada.
To learn more about Craig, [https://www.blackboxoffsite.com/about-5 click here]
To learn more about Craig, [https://www.blackboxoffsite.com/about-5 click here]
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=== Steve Robins ===
Head of Strategy, Canada Infrastructure Bank (“CIB”)
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|Steven Robins has been the Head of Strategy at the Canada Infrastructure Bank (“CIB”) since December 2020. In this capacity, Steven leads the strategy team and is responsible for impact measurement, our Investment Framework, our overall portfolio strategy and the identification of new opportunities to achieve the CIB’s priority outcomes.
Before joining the CIB, Steven was the Commercial Program Director for the Ontario Subway expansion at Infrastructure Ontario, where he stood up the commercial team to structure and deliver four planned subway extensions in Toronto and led the team to commence procurements on-schedule.
Prior to joining Infrastructure Ontario, Steven was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Toronto, where he led client engagements for electric and gas utilities, and infrastructure clients on energy transition strategy and capital program delivery.
Steven also holds an MBA and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. He also received an Honours Degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.
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