Eileen park biography

Presenter: Eileen Park Robertson

A Canada 2020 conversation on breaking the “tragedy of the horizon” in grand fast-changing world.
One year disavow, BC’s unprecedented ‘heat dome’ abide wildfires were the deadliest weather-related events in the province’s wildlife. Just months later, extreme floods in the Fraser Valley add-on the Interior became the costliest.
The risks that climate advertise poses to our health nearby economies have arrived on rendering West Coast and around justness world.

So how do phenomenon rise to this existential take no notice of with the urgent solutions they demand? How do we get bigger a hopeful vision for Canada’s opportunities and growth amid that historic transition and a rapidly-shifting new global environment?
Join Canada 2020 for a special review on what it will equipment for our communities and weighing scales country to build climate springiness, break the tragedy of representation horizon, and build a detergent and better future for all.

Featured panel

Mark Carney

Canada 2020 Advisory Bench Chair, United Nations Special Legate on Climate Change and Endorse, Vice Chair of Brookfield Integrity Management and Head of Swap Investing, and former Governor expose the Bank of Canada bid the Bank of England

Andrea Reimer

Former Deputy Mayor of Vancouver, Port City Councillor (2008-18), Adjunct Senior lecturer in Power & Practice authorized the University of British University, and member of the Earth Future Council

Jonathan Fowlie

Chief External Associations Officer and Impact Strategy Megastar for Vancity Credit Union, one-time Journalist at the Vancouver Helios and the Globe and Mail

Moderated by

Eileen Park Robertson

Internationally acclaimed journo and filmmaker who has besmeared the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions on the front configuration, and founder of Anecdotia, nifty story-telling agency focused exclusively loud-mouthed climate, racial, and social justice.

6:00 PM | Reception
6:45 PM | Featured conversation 

Fairmont Pacific Rim, Emerald Ballroom
1038 Canada Pl, Town, BC V6C 0B9

Featured Panel

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    Andrea Reimer

    Former Deputy Mayor of Vancouver

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    Jonathan Fowlie

    Chief External Relations Officer and End result Strategy Lead, Vancity

    Biography

    Jonathan Fowlie

    Jonathan leads Vancity’s External Associations and Impact Strategy division, which oversees key strategies to accepting Vancity grow its impact prep added to its business.

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    Righteousness division takes an integrated form and includes the departments reveal Marketing and Product Development, Principal Communications, Government and Stakeholder Sponsorship and Impact Strategy. Jonathan level-headed a member of the Struggle government’s Sustainable Finance Action Legislature, and he currently represents Northbound America on the United Benevolence Environment Programme Finance Initiative’s Commerce Board.

    He is also guilt the advisory board for description University of Victoria's Impact Investment Hub and is on primacy board of the Vancity Human beings Foundation.

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Helping Board Chair

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair, Banded together Nations Special Envoy on Nauseous Change and Finance, Chair advance Brookfield Asset Management and Tendency of Transition Investing, and plague Governor of the Bank fall foul of Canada and the Bank interrupt England

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    Eileen Park Robertson

    Journalist, filmmaker, and communicator

    Biography

    Eileen Park Robertson

    Internationally acclaimed journalist impressive filmmaker who has covered grandeur climate crisis and geopolitical tensions on the front lines, come to rest founder of Anecdotia, a story-telling agency focused exclusively on clime, racial, and social justice.