The Business Case for Community-Centered Climate Adaptation
14 April 2026
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Agenda
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TIME |
SEGMENT |
SPEAKERS & FACILITATORS |
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration and Breakfast |
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9:00-9:20 |
Welcome and Opening remarks |
- Sheryl Rivers (Squamish Nation) - Elizabeth Dove, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada - Thomas White, Executive Director of the Geological Survey of Canada - Pacific Division, Natural Resources Canada |
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9:20-9:30 |
Presentation of Project Key Findings |
- Wynnie Zhao, Project Manager, Community Climate Adaptation, UN Global Compact Network Canada |
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9:30-10:05 |
Future-Proofing Your Business: Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience in Canada |
- Holly McHugh, Vice President, Sustainability & Social Impact, Mejuri - Olenka Forde, Director of Strategy and Integration, Regeneration - Aline Bennett, Senior Manager, Climate Risk & Resilience, WSP - Murali Sundar, Founder & CEO, Marcatus QED |
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10:05-10:25 |
Community Voices: Building Equitable Climate Resilience |
- Bradley Daye, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Placemaking 4G & African Nova Scotian Climate Justice Ambassador Program - Shannon Fernandes, Manager of Climate Adaptation, Halifax Regional Municipality |
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10:25-11:05 |
Designing Purposeful Strategies: Assessing Climate Risk Through a Community Lens |
Expert facilitators: - Dr. Stephanie Bertels, Founder, Embedding Project; Professor of Sustainability, Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University - Rachael Jamison, Vice President of Markets and Sustainability, American Wood Council |
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11:05-11:40 |
Leading Climate Adaptation in Canada: A Conversation on Policy, Community Engagement and Business Strategy |
- Elizabeth Dove, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada - Kate Lindsay, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Forest Products Association of Canada - Shenandoah Johns, Chief Environment and Sustainability Officer, West Fraser Timber - Jeff Mycock, Vice-President, Canadian Woodlands, West Fraser Timber |
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11:40-11:50 |
Closing Remarks & Graphic Recording Share |
- Elizabeth Dove, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada - Emma Richards, Graphic Artist |
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