Oscar Espinosa, Senior Advisor - Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) at Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Steve Winkelman, Executive Director, Ottawa Climate Action Fund
Jonathan (Jon) Frank, Head of Clean Energy at Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB)

The scale of our climate challenge is monumental. This session features Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) [lc3.ca], a network of seven Centres within Canada’s largest urban areas that aims to lead this transformation and accelerate Canada’s path to net-zero, scaling up equitable low-carbon solutions that foster economic prosperity and community well-being. Ottawa’s LC3, the Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF) will describe its approach to scaling promising solutions while unlocking community benefits to transition to an equitable low-carbon future.

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Dave will provide an overview of how governments are moving to increase climate ambition before 2030 and to net zero beyond. He will provide insights using modelling and analysis that trace out the implications of a more ambitious emission pathway in Canada to net zero in 2050. Topics to be covered include emission pathways, economic outcomes, investment flows in low carbon technology and regulatory options that can work with carbon pricing.

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Despite the significant amount of investment that is about to be pumped into our economy and the emphasis on climate action, we are still underestimating the scale of the challenge before us. We are still focused on incremental action vs. market transformation and ignoring several critical issues.

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The workplace that puts people first and enables health, wellness and productivity is the foundation for sustainability and the key to an organization's long-term success! Join BGIS's Director of Wellness, Dana Hurst, for a session where she will review the impact the past year has had on mental and emotional well-being. Dana will explain why now more than ever, it is imperative to have a strong focus on employee mental health, the role the built environment plays, and how you can transform the vision and build in best practices.

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Mike Fletcher - City of Ottawa - Project Manager, Climate Change and Resiliency Unit
Charles Berndt - Hydro Ottawa - Manager, Grid Technology
Joseph Muglia - Hydro Ottawa - Director, System Operations and Grid Automation

Now, more than ever, do we see the importance of industry and government joining forces in investing in innovation and new technologies to make electrical systems more efficient and to prepare for a clean energy future. Join, Andrea Flowers (Manager, Climate Change and Resiliency) and Mike Fletcher (Project Manager, Climate Change and Resiliency) from the City of Ottawa, and Charles Berndt (Manager of Grid Technology) and Joseph Muglia (Director of System Operations and Grid Automation) from Hydro Ottawa for an overview of the City of Ottawa's Energy Evolution action plan, including key initiatives to electrify our Nation's Capital, increase the uptake of distributed energy resources and renewable generation, and how the municipality is planning to meet its targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the community by 100 per cent by 2050 and from City operations by 100 per cent by 2040. You'll also hear how Hydro Ottawa is continuously modernizing and improving its electricity grid; what goes on behind the scenes as it plans for major infrastructure investments; and how the utility is planning to respond to an increasing demand for electrification, distributed generation, and more.

Thomas Mueller - President & CEO of Canada Green Building Council
Benjamin L. Shinewald - President and Chief Executive Officer of BOMA Canada.
Caroline Bordeaux - Director, Sustainability, Impact & Engagement Practice at Canderel

We must balance our carbon reduction ambitions with health considerations, particularly during and after COVID-19. While the market moves towards net-zero energy and carbon, we have a clear path to show carbon leadership with healthier indoor environments that future-proof buildings, encourage innovation and drive job growth.

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The writing on the wall is clear - asset managers, talent, customers, financial institutions and regulators are putting ESG and Climate on the board agenda. How should the board react and balance the ESG expectations with other competing priorities? How do we envision the role of the board in an ESG focused world? What does Stewardship in the 21st century look like?

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As cities struggle with the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, better support green jobs, and hyper-competitive real estate markets, they must find new and creative solutions that address short- and long-term issues. This includes creating a low- or zero-carbon future, which requires a step-by-step process to retrofit our existing communities, and ensure all future builds are net zero carbon operations by 2050. From policy to infrastructure to new and old buildings, this session will look at how we can create cities that improve lives through deep carbon reduction, creating co-benefits for people and the planet.

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