Regional Business Forum
The reThink Green Regional Business Forum 2024: Innovation in Climate Change, was be held on Friday, November 29th, 2024!
The forum featured a panel of experts and representatives of innovation in sustainability from several industries in Sudbury, as well as keynote presentations diving deeper into specific topics!
Our special guests shared their expertise on the new ways that businesses and individuals on Northern Ontario are becoming more sustainable and climate-conscious, and insight on the challenges and triumphs they experience in their own work.
Meet the speakers and take a peek at the morning’s schedule below!
Thank you to everyone who attended! Continue scrolling for pictures of the day.
2024: Innovation in Climate Change
Mitigation and Adaptation for Northern Ontario Businesses
special thanks to
Meet the Speakers
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Peter Bruijns
Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre
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Daniel Cronin
Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre
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Dr. Aliki Economides
McEwen School of Architecture
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Dr. Terrance Galvin
McEwen School of Architecture
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Jessica Hall
Science North
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Dr. Madiha Khan
Cambrian Research and Development
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Siah Klassen
McEwen School of Architecture Student
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Michae Sirois
McEwen School of Architecture Graduate
Regional Business Forum 2024: Innovation in Climate Change
7:30 – 8:30: Catered breakfast and coffee.
Arrival window; join us nice and early!
8:35 – 8:55: Welcoming remarks and review of morning’s agenda.
9:00 – 9:10: reThink Green & programs update from Leigha Benford.
9:15 – 9:40: Presentation by Dr. Terrance Galvin and student Siah Klassen from the McEwen School of Architecture.
“Quality in Canada’s Built Environment: Roadmaps to Equity, Social Value and Sustainability”
9:40: Coffee Break!
9:50 – 10:30: Northern Ontario Industries Panel on Sustainable Operations, facilitated by reThink Leigha Benford.
Daniel Cronin from Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre
Dr. Aliki Economides from the McEwen School of Architecture
Jessica Hall from Science North
Madiha Khan from Cambrian R&D
Dr. Terrance Galvin from the McEwen School of Architecture
10:35 – 11:00: Roundtable Q&A Sessions with Panellists
2 rounds; attendees join panellist of their choosing each round at a roundtable to ask specific questions about panel conversation and topics.
11:30: Presentation by Peter Bruijns from the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre.
“Idea2Action: Finding new perspectives on sustainable business”
12:00: Catered lunch.
12:15: Funding recognition with Ontario Trillium Foundation
For the Resilient Communities Grant awarded to reThink Green to diversify funding streams and reduce dependency on grants, creating more stable and diversified revenue while amplifying our program benefits to a broader audience.
12:30-12:50: Special Lunchtime Presentation by Michael Sivois, recent Master’s graduate of the McEwen School of Architecture
Presenting research from his thesis: “Cultivating Resilience: Architecture and Urban Design for a Local and Circular Food System in Sudbury, Ontario”
