Modern Ecocities in the Cascadia Innovation Corridor
Virtual Forum on May 18, 2021
As the Cascadia region anticipates welcoming as many as 4 million more people in the coming decades, cities, businesses and post-secondary institutions across the Pacific Northwest are exploring how to work together to build more modern, sustainable communities. Through meaningful partnerships, municipalities, citizens and local industries can create more livable urban spaces and close their sustainability gaps. The Cascadia Corridor has already embarked on shared sustainability endeavours such as the Pacific Coast Collaborative and the Hydrogen Highway. How do we continue to advance partnerships and participation in the development of the future?
Join the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Community on Tuesday, May 18th for a conversation on developing more sustainable cities and the training and educational tools available to support those efforts, including micro-credentialing. Speakers include Urban Ecologist and Director for Institute Sustainability at BCIT’s Centre for Ecocities, Dr. Jennie Moore who will introduce the concept of modern ecocities and bridge into a discussion among city sustainability leaders, industry and educators from B.C., Washington and Oregon on new approaches and ways to collaborate to achieve shared sustainability goals.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Tom Roemer, Vice President, Academic, BCIT and Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Best and Diverse Talent, Cascadia Innovation Corridor
- Dr. Amy Morrison, President, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, and Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Best and Diverse Talent, Cascadia Innovation Corridor
- Dr. Jennie Moore, Urban Ecologist and Director, Institute Sustainability, BCIT Centre for Ecocities
- Municipal sustainability leads for the cities of Vancouver, Seattle and Portland (TBC)
- Steve Eccles, Regional CEO and Dean, Northeastern University, Vancouver
- Duane Elverum, Executive Director and Co-Founder, CityStudio, Vancouver
- Dr. Andrea Frisque, Senior Associate and Building Performance Engineer, Stantec
- Governor Christine Gregoire, CEO, Challenge Seattle and Co-Chair, Cascadia Innovation Corridor
- Greg D’Avignon, President and CEO, Business Council of British Columbia and Co-Chair, Cascadia Innovation Corridor
When
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
10:00am – 11:30am (PST)
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