Overview
The Sustainability Office is thrilled to host our tenth-annual Eco Summit to showcase sustainability achievements, celebrate progress, and build connections with our campus community. All students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend.
This year, our summit will focus on how we can (and must) accelerate sustainability action – in our teaching and research activities, in how we operate our campus, and in the ways we engage with one another as departments and individuals.
This year’s event will feature:
- Opening remarks from Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor
- Launch of 2023 Environmental Sustainability Report
- Panel discussions with student and employee sustainability leaders
- Green Office, Green Labs, Green Residence, and Living Planet Leader awards
- Interactive activity and networking opportunities
The event will take place on Wednesday, November 22 from 12-4pm in Fed Hall. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Doors will open at 11:30am for check-in and networking.
Speakers
We have an incredible line-up of speakers from across the campus who are working to accelerate sustainability action in many different ways.
MC & Host
Mat Thijssen
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability Office
Opening Remarks
Vivek Goel
President & Vice-Chancellor
Panel 1: How students are pushing sustainability forward
Francesca Girmenia (Moderator)
Communications & Outreach Assistant, Sustainability Office
3A, Environment and Business
Jason Amri
Co-Founder, 3cycle
4A, Computer Science & Business
Celine Isimbi
Co-Founder, Climate Justice Ecosystem
4A, Environment, Resources & Sustainability and Geography & Environmental Management
Maya Morton Ninomiya
Undergrad Representative, Curriculum Integration Working Group
4A, Health Studies
Evan VanderMeer
Indigenous Entrepreneurship Coordinator, United College
3A Biology
Panel 2: Integrating sustainability into departmental operations
Jacinda Reitsma (Moderator)
Vice-President
Administration and Finance
David Ha
MAcc Co-Director
School of Accounting and Finance
Rob Hunsperger
Senior Director, Planning, Design and Construction
Plant Operations
Patricia Huỳnh
Sustainability Projects Manager
Sustainability Office
Agenda
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 11:30am-12:00pm | Registration and networking |
| 12:00-12:45pm | Lunch and networking |
| 12:45-1:00pm | Welcome and opening remarks from Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor |
| 1:00-1:45pm | Panel 1: How students are pushing sustainability forward |
| 1:45-2:15pm | Networking and refreshment break |
| 2:15-3:00pm | Panel 2: Integrating sustainability into departmental operations |
| 3:00-3:30pm | Interactive activity and refreshment break |
| 3:30-3:50pm | Green Office, Green Labs, Green Residence, and Living Planet Leader awards |
| 3:50-4:00pm | Closing remarks |
| 4:00-4:30pm | (Optional) Networking |