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Public Conference

Vancouver, British Columbia

Progress Summit BC

Organized by the Broadbent Institute

Public Conference
Sep. 22 12:00am - Sep. 23 11:59pm, 2016
Simon Fraser University's Centre for Dialogue — 580 West Hastings Street,

The Broadbent Institute's first-ever Progress Summit BC will bring together policy experts, thinkers and community and business leaders from across the province and around the world.

Josha MacNab, B.C. director at the Pembina Institute, will be a featured speaker on clean energy in British Columbia.


The B.C. We Want to Build

When: Friday, September 23 — 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Asia Pacific Hall, SFU

Presenters:

  • Michael Tippett — CEO and founder, Wantoo | High-tech sector and the new economy
  • Ken Boon — Peace Valley Landowner Association | Beyond Site C: alternative economic pathways for rural development
  • Dr. Farah Shroff — Faculty member at UBC in the field of Public Health; elected advocate for public education | Public education
  • Josha MacNab —Regional Director, British Columbia, Pembina Institute | Climate and clean technology policy
  • Seth Klein — Director, BC Office, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Tax fairness and inequality
  • Irene Lanzinger — President, BC Federation of Labour | Poverty reduction and good jobs

Moderator: Tzeporah Berman — Adjunct Professor, York University Faculty of Environmental Studies, Broadbent Institute Leadership Fellow


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