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<p style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; margin-top: -10px; width:1130px"><strong>[[Colloque sur la recherche et l'innovation 2024 - Ordre du jour|Français]]</strong></p>
  
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[[File:ResearchSymBanner - EN.jpg|alt=|1124x1124px|Research and Innovation Symposium 2024]]
  
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[[File:HouseSymBanner-2.png|70%|Register Now|link=https://forms.office.com/r/05PQwCrdCc]]
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<strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Discover_more_about_data Innovations in Housing and Public Infrastructure]</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
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<strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Announcements Announcements]</strong>
 
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<p style="color: DarkBlue; font-size:large;"><strong>Brought to you by Infrastructure Canada</strong></p>
 
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<h1>Thursday, June 20, 2024</h1>
 
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<h2>8:30 to 9:00 am - Pre-event networking & check-in</h2>
 
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<li>Meet others in-person</li>
 
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<li>Chat with others attending the conference through the virtual platform</li>
 
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<li>Post a message on the mural board</li>
 
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<h2>9:00 to 9:15 am - Welcoming remarks</h2>
 
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<li>Emcees open Housing and Public Infrastructure Innovation Symposium 2024</li>
 
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<li style="padding-top:15px;">Opening remarks</li>
 
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<li>Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Results, Infrastructure Canada</li>
 
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<h2>9:15 to 9:55 am – Keynote Address </h2>
 
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<h3>Title TBD</h3>
 
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<li><strong>[https://www.blackboxoffsite.com/about-5 Craig Mitchell]</strong>, President, Hathaway Global Strategies LLC</li>
 
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<h2>10:00 to 10:15 am - Health Break</h2>
 
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<h2>10:15 to 11:15 am - Build Better Panel 1</h2>
 
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<h3>Next generation materials: what’s next for construction? </h3>
 
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<p> This session features leading experts on innovation in building methods or materials to develop more affordable, sustainable, and durable housing and infrastructure. From mass timber and sustainable concrete to 3D printing, offsite and modular construction: what’s next for these options in Canada? </p>
 
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://sublime-systems.com/team/ Joe Hicken]</strong>, Vice President, Business Development and Policy, Sublime Systems</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://mg-architecture.ca/studio/team/ Natalie Telewiak]</strong>, Principal, Michael Green Architecture</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://mg-architecture.ca/studio/team/ Wilma Ionescu]</strong>, Senior Manager, Technical Research and Education, BC Housing</li>
 
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<h2>11:15 am to 12:00 pm - Lunch Break</h2>
 
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<p>On-site hospitality offers a cold lunch and beverages. </p>
 
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<h2>12:00 to 12:45 pm – Research Showcase</h2>
 
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<p> Visit the (RKI Projects) kiosks in the exposition/science fair </p>
 
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<h2>12:45 to 1:45 pm - Build Better Panel 2</h2>
 
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<h3>Engaging community and building better</h3>
 
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<p> This session brings together experts to discuss how best to implement innovative new construction technologies and community feedback into housing and community planning. How can we improve the productivity of the construction sector, and meet community housing and infrastructure needs in the next decade? </p>
 
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<li>Moderator</li>
 
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://www.kitikmeotheritage.ca/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_ouvgP61hQMVMl1HAR2jWAe7EAAYASAAEgIJLPD_BwE Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society]</strong>, an Inuit-led charitable organization that focuses on the priorities of Inuinnait, language preservation and knowledge renewal/transfer and a phase-one RKI recipient located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://www.innovation7.ca/team Dale Booth]</strong>, Owner and President, Innovation7</li>
 
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
 
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<h2>1:45 to 2:35 pm - Concurrent workshops</h2>
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=== <big>Agenda</big> ===
  
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<p class="stream"><small>Build Better 1</small></p>
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<h3>The opportunities of single egress reform in Canada</h3>
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<p>Discussing single egress building code reform with an applied focus.</p>
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== Thursday, June 20, 2024 ==
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<li><strong>[https://secondegress.ca/ Conrad Speckert]</strong>, Architect, LGA Architectural Partners</li>
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|<big>8:30 to</big><br><big>9:00 am</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Pre-event networking & check-in</big>
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|<big>9:00 to</big><br> <big>9:15 am</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Welcoming remarks</big>
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|<big>9:15 to</big><br> <big>9:55 am</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Keynote Address - [https://www.blackboxoffsite.com/about-5 Craig Mitchell], Principal, Blackbox Offsite Solutions and Project Development of 720 Solutions'''</big>
  
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<p class="stream" style="padding-bottom:0px;"><small>Build Better 2</small></p>
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<big>Detailing the challenge of addressing housing and public infrastructure needs in the current moment, building on insights from the industry from supply and demand sides. Areas for innovation in the industry (planning, designing, building) with insights from modular and offsite construction.</big>
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<h3>A toolkit for indigenous inclusion in integrated planning and community design</h3>
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<p>How education and consultation work informs infrastructure planning, with an emphasis on indigenous reconciliation and inclusion.</p>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Health Break</big>
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<li><strong>[https://www.innovation7.ca/team Jamey Burr]</strong>, Consultant, Innovation7</li>
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<li><strong>[https://www.innovation7.ca/team Jonathan Kipling]</strong>, Senior Consultant, Innovation7</li>
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|<big>10:15 to</big><br> <big>11:15 am</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Build Better Panel 1 - Next generation materials: what’s next for construction?'''</big>
  
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<p class="stream"><small>Build Better 3</small></p>
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<big>Moderator: [https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/matti-siemiatycki '''Dr. Matti Siemiatycki'''], Professor, Geography and Planning; Director, Infrastructure Institute, University of Toronto</big>
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<h3> TBD </h3>
 
  
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<h2>2:35 to 2:50 pm - Health break</h2>
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<big>Panelists:</big>
  
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<h2>2:50 to 3:50 pm - Design Better Panel 1</h2>
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<li><big><b>[https://sublime-systems.com/team/ Joe Hicken]</b>, Vice President, Business Development and Policy, Sublime Systems</big>
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<h3>Data driven approaches to designing better communities </h3>
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</li><li><big><b>[https://mg-architecture.ca/studio/team/ Natalie Telewiak]</b>, Principal, Michael Green Architecture</big></li>
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<p> How do we best connect data on what communities need with policy? This session will discuss innovations in multi-stakeholder dialogue and data mapping for innovative community design, with a focus on accessibility, community wellbeing, outreach and resilient infrastructure. </p>
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|<big>11:15 am to 12:00 pm</big>
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<li>Moderator</li>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Lunch Break</big>
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
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|<big>12:00 to</big><br> <big>12:45 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Research Showcase</big>
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<li style="padding-top:15px;">Panelists</li>
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|<big>12:45 to</big><br> <big>1:45 pm</big>
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<li><strong>[https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/craig-e-jones Craig Jones]</strong>, Associate Director, Housing Research Collaborative, The University of British Columbia</li>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Build Better Panel 2 - Engaging community and building better'''</big>
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
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<big>Panelists:</big>
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<h2>3:50 to 4:05 pm - Closing remarks</h2>
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<li><big><b>[https://www.kitikmeotheritage.ca/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_ouvgP61hQMVMl1HAR2jWAe7EAAYASAAEgIJLPD_BwE Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society]</b>, an Inuit-led charitable organization that focuses on the priorities of Inuinnait, language preservation and knowledge renewal/transfer and a phase-one RKI recipient located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut</big>
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</li><li><big><b>[https://www.innovation7.ca/team Dale Booth]</b>, Owner and President, Innovation7</big></li>
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<p>Moderators to provide summary of commonalities and collaboration between projects and their relevance to INFC and other federal government department work, followed by housekeeping reminders regarding the afternoon networking and day 2.</p>
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| rowspan="2" |<big>1:45 to</big><br> <big>2:35 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Concurrent Workshops'''</big>
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|<big>'''Build Better Workshop 1 - The opportunities of single egress reform in Canada'''</big>
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<big><b>[https://secondegress.ca/ Conrad Speckert]</b>, Architect, LGA Architectural Partners</big>
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|<big>'''Build Better Workshop 2 - A toolkit for indigenous inclusion in integrated planning and community design'''</big>
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<big><b>[https://www.innovation7.ca/team Jamey Burr]</b>, Senior Consultant, Innovation7</big>
  
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<h2>4:30 to 5:30 pm - Post Day 1 networking</h2>
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<big><b>[https://www.innovation7.ca/team Jonathan Kipling]</b>, Consultant, Innovation7</big>
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<p>Mingling between program and project team members as well as staff from INFC and other federal departments </p>
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|'''<big>Build Better Workshop 3 - Title TBD</big>'''
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*<big><b>[https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/ursula-eicker.html Dr. Ursula Eicker]</b>, Professor Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University</big>
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*<big>[https://cunybpl.org/about-us/staff/ '''Honey Berk'''], Executive Director, CUNY Building Performance Lab</big>
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*<big>'''[https://cunybpl.org/about-us/staff/ Duncan Prahl]''', Senior Applied Research Scientist, CUNY Building Performance Lab</big>
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|<big>2:35 to</big><br> <big>2:50 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Health Break</big>
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|<big>2:50 to</big><br> <big>3:50 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Design Better Panel 1 - Data driven approaches to designing better communities'''</big>
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<big>Panelists:</big>
  
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<h1>Friday, June 21, 2024</h1>
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*<big><b>[https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/craig-e-jones Craig Jones]</b>, Associate Director, Housing Research Collaborative, The University of British Columbia</big>
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|<big>3:50 to</big><br> <big>4:30 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Closing Keynote Address</big>
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|<big>4:30 to</big><br> <big>4:45 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Closing Remarks</big>
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|<big>4:45 to</big><br> <big>6:00 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>On-Site Networking</big>
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<h2>8:30 to 9:00 am - Pre-event networking & check-in</h2>
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==Friday, June 21, 2024==
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<p>Find people to connect with:</p>
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|<big>8:30 to</big><br> <big>9:00 am</big>
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<li>Chat with others attending the conference through the virtual platform</li>
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<li>Post a message on the mural board</li>  
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|<big>9:00 to</big><br> <big>9:10 am</big>
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</ul>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Day 2 opening remarks</big>
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|<big>9:10 to</big><br> <big>10:10 am</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Design Better Panel 2 - Innovative partnerships for future communities'''</big>
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<big>Moderator: <b>[https://canurb.org/team/mary-rowe/ Mary Rowe]</b>, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute</big>
  
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<h2>9:00 to 9:10 am - Day 2 opening remarks</h2>
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<big>Panelists:</big>
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<p>Offer introductory remarks summarizing takeaways from Day 1, bridging comments to Day 2’s focus on design and finance. Moderators follow up with housekeeping details.</p>
 
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<h2>9:10 to 10:10 am – Design Better Panel 2</h2>
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* <big><b>[https://metrolabnetwork.org/staff/ Stefania di Mauro-Nava]</b>, Director of Development, Metrolab Network</big>
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<h3>Innovative partnerships for future communities</h3>
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* <big>'''[https://vivreenville.org/a-propos/equipe.aspx Adam Mongrain]''', Director, Habitation, Vivre en Ville</big>
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<p> How can evidence-based advice and innovative partnerships help develop sustainable and resilient communities? This session gathers leaders from key organizations providing community-led training, and facilitating innovative partnerships, to connect data-driven evidence on housing and infrastructure needs with decision-makers on the ground. </p>
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| rowspan="2" |<big>10:10 to</big><br> <big>11:00 am</big>
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<li>Moderator</li>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>[https://canurb.org/team/mary-rowe/ Mary Rowe]</strong>, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute</li>
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|<big>'''Design Better Workshop 1 - TBD'''</big>
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<li style="padding-top:15px;">Panelists</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://vivreenville.org/a-propos/equipe.aspx Amelié Castaing]</strong>, Head of Training, Vivre en Ville</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://metrolabnetwork.org/staff/ Stefania di Mauro-Nava]</strong>, Director of Development, Metrolab Network</li>
 
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<h2>10:10 to 11:00 pm - Concurrent workshops</h2>
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|<big>'''Design Better Workshop 2 - TBD'''</big>
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|<big>'''Design Better Workshop 3 - TBD'''</big>
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|<big>11:00 to</big><br> <big>11:15 am</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Health Break</big>
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|<big>11:15 am to 12:05 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Keynote Address -  [https://colinellard.com/ Dr. Colin Ellard], Professor, University of Waterloo'''</big>
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|<big>12:05 to</big><br> <big>1:05 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Lunch Break</big>
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|<big>1:05 to</big><br> <big>2:05 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Finance Better Panel 1 - Unpacking how to foster “affordable” housing'''</big>
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<big>Panelists:</big>
  
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<p class="stream"><small>Design Better 1</small></p>
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* <big><b>[https://rentalprotectionfund.ca/about Katie Maslechko]</b>, Chief Executive Officer, BC Rental Protection Fund</big>
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<h3>Title TBD</h3>
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* <big>'''[https://tapestrycapital.ca/about-us/#our-team Suzanne Faiza]''', Knowledge and Partnerships Lead, Tapestry community Capital</big>
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<p> Dr. Ursula Eicker, Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Next Generation Cities Institute at Concordia University to speak on interdisciplinary research with the CUNY Building Performance Laboratory </p>
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* '''[http://www.crosswalkcommunities.com/ <big>Crosswalk Communities</big>]'''
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<li><strong>[https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/ursula-eicker.html Dr. Ursula Eicker]</strong>, Professor Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University</li>
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| colspan="3" |'''<big>Concurrent Workshops</big>'''
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|'''<big>Finance Better Workshop 1 - Supporting renters effectively: unpacking the Canada Housing Benefit.</big>'''
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<big><b>[https://www.cbu.ca/faculty-staff/directory/catherine-leviten-re/ Catherine-Leviten-Reid]</b>, Associate Professor, Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University</big>
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|'''<big>Finance Better Workshop 2 - A rental bank approach to housing support</big>'''
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<big><b>[https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/political-science/people/alison-smith Alison Smith]</b>, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga</big>
  
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<p class="stream" style="padding-bottom:0px;"><small>Design Better 2</small></p>
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<b>[https://www.missionoldbrewery.ca/en?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi_zdjoK2hQMVzmRHAR3JmwriEAAYASAAEgILBfD_BwE <big>Old Brewery Mission Montreal</big>]</b>
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<h3>TBD</h3>
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|'''<big>Finance Better Workshop 3 - The nuts and bolts of BC Builds</big>'''
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<big><b>[https://lisahelpscities.ca/ Lisa Helps]</b>, Executive Lead, BC Builds Project Origination and Process Innovation, BC Housing</big>
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|<big>2:55 to</big><br> <big>3:05 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Health Break</big>
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|-
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|<big>3:05 to</big><br> <big>4:05 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>'''Finance Better Panel 2 - Financing housing and public infrastructure in the future'''</big>
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<big>Panelists:</big>
  
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<p class="stream"><small>Design Better 3</small></p>
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<li><b>[https://marcochitti.substack.com/ <big>Marco Chitti</big>]</b><big>, Research Fellow, NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management; Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University</big>
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<h3> TBD</h3>
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</li><li><b>[https://www.cdhowe.org/our-people/adam-found <big>Adam Found</big>]</b><big>, Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University</big></li>
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|<big>4:05 to</big><br> <big>4:15 pm</big>
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| colspan="3" |<big>Closing Remarks</big>
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<h2>10:50 to 11:05 am - Health break</h2>
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<p style="background-color: #cfe2f3; padding: 10px; margin-top: -10px; width:1130px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2.5px; font-weight: 500;"><strong>[https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/rki-irc/index-eng.html Research and Knowledge Initiative]  |  [mailto:research-recherche@infc.gc.ca Contact us]  |  [https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/index-eng.html Infrastructure Canada]</strong>
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<h2>11:05 to 11:55 am – Keynote Address </h2>
 
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<h3>Title TBD</h3>
 
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<li><strong>[https://colinellard.com/ Colin Ellard]</strong>, Professor, University of Waterloo</li>
 
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<h2>11:55 to 12:55 pm – Lunch</h2>
 
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<h2>12:55 to 1:55 pm – Finance Better Panel 1</h2>
 
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<h3>Unpacking how to foster “affordable” housing </h3>
 
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<p> This session will revisit old policies to support affordable housing initiatives while also bringing to the table innovative public and private capital means of financing affordable and non-profit housing in the short and long run to maintaining assets, access, and supply for Canadians.</p>
 
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<li>Moderator</li>
 
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
 
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<li style="padding-top:15px;">Panelists</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://rentalprotectionfund.ca/about Katie Maslechko]</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, Rental Protection Fund</li>
 
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<li><strong>[TBD]</strong></li>
 
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<h2>1:55 to 2:45 pm - Concurrent sessions: Finance Better</h2>
 
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<p class="stream"><small>Finance Better 1</small></p>
 
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<h3 style="padding-top:0px;"> A rental bank approach to housing support</h3>
 
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<p>Dr. Alison M. Smith (University of Toronto Mississauga) and Old Brewery Mission Montreal to discuss their project on creating a rental bank at OBM, best practices internationally, and the role of rent banks preventing people from sliding down the housing continuum. </p>
 
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<li><strong>[https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/political-science/people/alison-smith Alison Smith]</strong>, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga</li>
 
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<li><strong>[https://www.missionoldbrewery.ca/en?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi_zdjoK2hQMVzmRHAR3JmwriEAAYASAAEgILBfD_BwE Old Brewery Mission Montreal]</strong </li>
 
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<p class="stream" style="padding-bottom:0px;"><small>Finance Better 2</small></p>
 
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<h3 style="padding-top:0px;"> Supporting renters effectively: unpacking the Canada Housing Benefit.</h3>
 
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<p>Discussion of various alternative housing models, and their benefit to Canadian renters.</p>
 
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<li><strong>[https://www.cbu.ca/faculty-staff/directory/catherine-leviten-re/ Catherine-Leviten-Reid]</strong>, Associate Professor, Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University</li>
 
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<p class="stream" style="padding-bottom:0px;"><small>Finance Better 3</small></p>
 
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<h3 style="padding-top:0px;"> The nuts and bolts of BC Builds</h3>
 
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<p>Discussion of the BC Builds Housing Program.</p>
 
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Agenda

Thursday, June 20, 2024

8:30 to
9:00 am 		Pre-event networking & check-in
9:00 to
9:15 am 		Welcoming remarks
9:15 to
9:55 am 		Keynote Address - Craig Mitchell, Principal, Blackbox Offsite Solutions and Project Development of 720 Solutions

Detailing the challenge of addressing housing and public infrastructure needs in the current moment, building on insights from the industry from supply and demand sides. Areas for innovation in the industry (planning, designing, building) with insights from modular and offsite construction.

10:00 to
10:15 am 		Health Break
10:15 to
11:15 am 		Build Better Panel 1 - Next generation materials: what’s next for construction?

Moderator: Dr. Matti Siemiatycki, Professor, Geography and Planning; Director, Infrastructure Institute, University of Toronto

Panelists:

  • Joe Hicken, Vice President, Business Development and Policy, Sublime Systems
  • Natalie Telewiak, Principal, Michael Green Architecture
    • 11:15 am to 12:00 pm Lunch Break
    12:00 to
    12:45 pm     		Research Showcase
    12:45 to
    1:45 pm     		Build Better Panel 2 - Engaging community and building better

    Panelists:

  • Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society, an Inuit-led charitable organization that focuses on the priorities of Inuinnait, language preservation and knowledge renewal/transfer and a phase-one RKI recipient located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
  • Dale Booth, Owner and President, Innovation7
    • 1:45 to
    2:35 pm     		Concurrent Workshops
    Build Better Workshop 1 - The opportunities of single egress reform in Canada

    Conrad Speckert, Architect, LGA Architectural Partners

    		Build Better Workshop 2 - A toolkit for indigenous inclusion in integrated planning and community design

    Jamey Burr, Senior Consultant, Innovation7

    Jonathan Kipling, Consultant, Innovation7

    		Build Better Workshop 3 - Title TBD
    • Dr. Ursula Eicker, Professor Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University
    • Honey Berk, Executive Director, CUNY Building Performance Lab
    • Duncan Prahl, Senior Applied Research Scientist, CUNY Building Performance Lab
    2:35 to
    2:50 pm     		Health Break
    2:50 to
    3:50 pm     		Design Better Panel 1 - Data driven approaches to designing better communities

    Panelists:

    • Craig Jones, Associate Director, Housing Research Collaborative, The University of British Columbia
    3:50 to
    4:30 pm     		Closing Keynote Address
    4:30 to
    4:45 pm     		Closing Remarks
    4:45 to
    6:00 pm     		On-Site Networking

    Friday, June 21, 2024

    8:30 to
    9:00 am     		Pre-event networking & check-in
    9:00 to
    9:10 am     		Day 2 opening remarks
    9:10 to
    10:10 am     		Design Better Panel 2 - Innovative partnerships for future communities

    Moderator: Mary Rowe, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute

    Panelists:

    10:10 to
    11:00 am     		Concurrent Workshops
    Design Better Workshop 1 - TBD Design Better Workshop 2 - TBD Design Better Workshop 3 - TBD
    11:00 to
    11:15 am     		Health Break
    11:15 am to 12:05 pm Keynote Address - Dr. Colin Ellard, Professor, University of Waterloo
    12:05 to
    1:05 pm     		Lunch Break
    1:05 to
    2:05 pm     		Finance Better Panel 1 - Unpacking how to foster “affordable” housing

    Panelists:

    2:05 to
    2:55 pm     		Concurrent Workshops
    Finance Better Workshop 1 - Supporting renters effectively: unpacking the Canada Housing Benefit.

    Catherine-Leviten-Reid, Associate Professor, Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University

    		Finance Better Workshop 2 - A rental bank approach to housing support

    Alison Smith, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga

    Old Brewery Mission Montreal

    		Finance Better Workshop 3 - The nuts and bolts of BC Builds

    Lisa Helps, Executive Lead, BC Builds Project Origination and Process Innovation, BC Housing

    2:55 to
    3:05 pm     		Health Break
    3:05 to
    4:05 pm     		Finance Better Panel 2 - Financing housing and public infrastructure in the future

    Panelists:

  • Marco Chitti, Research Fellow, NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management; Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University
  • Adam Found, Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University
    • 4:05 to
    4:15 pm     		Closing Remarks

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