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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE TIME

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017

@ Conference Center, Victoria

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017

@ University of Victoria

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2017

@ University of Victoria

8:00 AM

ARRIVAL, REGISTRATION 8:25 AM PANEL DISCUSSION

Defining the Nation to Nation

Paradigm

8:55 AM PANEL DISCUSSION

Inclusive Socio-Economic Progress 9:30 AM

HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS 10:00 AM

EXHIBITIONS OPEN TO THE

PUBLIC ON UVIC CAMPUS HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS 10:05 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Towards a Global Inclusive Agenda:

Domestic and International

Perspectives

10:30 AM THINK TANK SESSIONS 1

1. Can Canada export the idea of pluralism?

2. First Nations leadership and governance

3. Governing migration and refugees in a

globalising world

4. Who tells the story about climate justice?

5. Philanthropy and sustainable development

6. TPP, CETA, NAFTA and the backlash against

globalization: How to address trade

differently?

11:10 AM HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS

11:30 AM

LUNCH AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Are Smart Cities For All?

12:00 PM LUNCH AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS

12:45 PM THINK TANK SESSIONS 2

1. Is Canadian diversity a myth or reality?

(Combined session)

2. Defining the Nation to Nation relationships

3. Just solutions for communities threatened by

less predictable environments

4. Philanthropy & social innovation

5. Local economics of diversity and inclusion

1:00 PM REGISTRATION BOOTH OPENS TRANSITION

1:15 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

New Partnerships for Inclusion

and Development

2:00 PM HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS

2:20 PM HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS

THINK TANK SESSIONS 3

1. How can we make Canada a more welcoming

place?

2. Action initiatives: entrepreneurship, First

Nations law, and economy of affection

3. Building an inclusive and welcoming society – a

grass roots perspective

4. Philanthropy, diversity and inclusion

5. Climate justice for ecosystems

6. Capacity building for diversity and inclusion

3:00 PM OPENING CEREMONY

PANEL DISCUSSION

Defining Climate Justice

3:25 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Next 150: Mindful of our past for a

better future

4:00 PM HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

VISIT EXHIBITIONS VISIT EXHIBITIONS

4:25 PM PANEL DISCUSSION

Global Trade and the Promotion of

Inclusive Economies

5:00 PM HEALTH BREAK AND NETWORKING

CLOSING RECEPTION HOSTED BY

Her Honour, The Honourable Judith Guichon

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

5:15 PM OPENING GALA RECEPTION & DINNER

Lester B. Pearson College

and

University of Victoria

Fairmont Empress Palm Court &

Ballroom

5:30 PM

VISIT EXHIBITIONS

7:30 PM CONCLUSION OF DAY ONE

11/11/2017

DETAILED PROGRAM

Victoria Forum Program 2

Friday, November 17, 2017 10:00 – 15:00 Exhibitions Open to the Public

- Aga Khan Foundation Canada Together Mobile Exhibition

- Cultural Exhibition

UVic Campus

13:00 – 17:30 Registration Victoria Conference Centre,

Pre-Function Hall

14:55 Welcome

Emcee: Dr. Saul Klein, Chair Victoria Forum, Dean of Gustavson School of

Business, University of Victoria

Victoria Conference Centre,

Lecture Hall

15:00 – 15:30 Opening Ceremony

- Blessing: Mary Ann Thomas and Elmer George

- Welcome on behalf of Esquimalt First Nation: Chief Andy Thomas

- Welcome on behalf of Songhees First Nation: Chief Robert Sam

Message from Her Honour, The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant

Governor of British Columbia

- Welcome on behalf of the youth: Ann-Bernice Thomas, UVic student

Victoria Conference Centre,

Lecture Hall

15:30 – 17:00 Opening Plenary Session: Victoria Conference Centre,

Lecture Hall

THE NEXT 150: M INDFU L OF OUR PAST F OR A BE TTER FUTURE

Panelists:

- Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde

- The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, 19th Prime Minister of Canada

- Ms. Roberta Jamieson, President and CEO Indspire

- The Right Honourable Paul Martin, 21st Prime Minister of Canada (by video)

Moderator: Ms. Anna Maria Tremonti, Host, CBC Radio The Current

17:15 – 19:30 Opening gala reception and dinner in collaboration with the

Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific

Fairmont Empress, Palm Court

& Ballroom

CELEBRATING PEACE

PROMOTI NG D IVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT HOM E AND ABROAD

Welcomes:

- Professor Jamie Cassels, QC, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Victoria

- Ms. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of International Trade

- Honourable Jinny Sims, Minister of Citizens’ Services

- Mayor Lisa Helps, City of Victoria:

- Ms. Désirée McGraw, President and Head of College, Pearson College UWC:

Cultural Presentation by students of Pearson College

Mix and Mingle

Victoria Forum Program 3

Saturday, November 18, 2017 08:00 – 08:30 Arrivals and light breakfast UVic, University Center

08:25 – 08:30 Welcome UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

Emcee: Mr. Sébastien Beaulieu, Associate Co-chair of the Victoria Forum, Canada’s Executive Coordinator for

Syria, Government of Canada

UV IC TERRITORY AC KNOWLEDGEMENT (VIDEO)

08:30 – 09:30

Plenary session UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

DEFI NI NG THE NATI ON T O NAT ION PARADIGM

Panelists:

- Dr. John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, University of Victoria

- Dr. Matthew Coon Come, Former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec

- Ms. Ava Hill, Chief of Six Nations of the Grand River

- Ms. Sophie Pierre, OC, OBC, Elder Adviser to the Ktunaxa Nation, Mentor, Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Foundation

Moderator: Mr. Miles Richardson, Director of National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development,

University of Victoria

09:30 – 10:05 Transition & Break UVic, Exhibition Halls/Together

Mobile Exhibit Parking Lot C

10:05 – 11:10 Plenary Session UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

TOWARDS A GLOBAL INCLUSIVE AGENDA : DOMES TIC & INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Panelists:

- Lord John Alderdice, Director of the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict at Harris Manchester

College, University of Oxford and Chair of the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building, Belfast

- Dr. Lori G. Beaman, Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change, University of Ottawa

- Dr. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director for the World Bank Group’s Social, Urban, Rural & Resilience Global

Practices

Moderators:

- Ms. Giuliana Natale, Director of the Inclusion and Religious Freedom Division within the Office of Human

Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion at Global Affairs Canada

- Dr. Oliver Schmidtke, Director, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria

11:10 – 11:30 Transition & Break UVic, Exhibition Halls

11:30 – 13:00 Lunch & Plenary Session UVic, Michele Pujol Room

Student Union Building

Victoria Forum Program 4

ARE SMART C IT IES FOR ALL?

Presented by TELUS representative:

Panelists:

- Mayor Lisa Helps, City of Victoria

- Mr. John Longbottom, Canadian Smarter Cities Strategy Leader at IBM Canada Ltd.

- Mr. Dan Pontefract, Speaker, Thinker and Chief Envisioner, TELUS

- Ms. Emilie de Rosenroll, Chief Executive Officer, South Island Prosperity Project

- Mr. Dan Ruscheinski, Director, Esri Canada

- Mr. Eric Swanson, Executive Director, Generation Squeeze

Moderator: Dr. Daniel Muzyka, President and CEO of The Conference Board of Canada, and Professor of

Management, University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business

13:15 – 14:20

Plenary Session UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

NEW P ART NERSHI PS F OR I NCLUSION AND DEVELO PMENT

Presented by UVic representative: Dr. Norah McRae, Executive Director, Co-operative Education Program

and Career Services, and Director, Office of Community-University Engagement, University of Victoria

Panelists:

- Mr. Doug Horswill, Retired Senior Vice President Sustainability, Teck Resources

- Dr. Elissar Sarrouh, Professor of Practice on Governance and Sustainability at the Institute for the Study of

International Development

Moderator: Ms. Hilary Pearson, President, Philanthropic Foundations Canada

14:20 – 14:55 Transition & Break UVic, Exhibition Halls/Together

Mobile Exhibit Parking Lot C

14:55 – 16:00

Plenary Session UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

DEFI NI NG CL IMATE JUST ICE Panelists:

- Dr. Michael Byers, Professor in Global Practices & International Law, UBC

- Ms. Judith Sayers, Adjunct Professor, UVic, School of Environmental Studies

Moderator: Mr. David Miller, President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund – Canada, recently appointed North

American Director, C40 Climate Leadership Group, and former Mayor of Toronto.

16:00 – 16:25 Transition & Break UVic, Exhibition Halls/Together

Mobile Exhibit Parking Lot C

16:25 – 17:30 Plenary Session UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

Victoria Forum Program 5

GLOB AL TRADE AND THE PROM OTION OF INCLUSI VE ECONOMIES

Presented by Gustavson School of Business representative:

Panelists:

- Mr. Jaloul Ayed, President of MED Confederation and Vice-President of Euromed Capital Forum, former

Minister of Finance of Tunisia

- Dr. Eva Busza, VP Research and Programs, Asia Pacific Foundation (and an APF Youth Council

representative)

- Dr. Juan-Jose Daboub, Chairman and CEO of the Daboub Partnership, Vice-Chairman of Dorado Group,

and Founding CEO of the Global Adaptation Institute, former Managing Director at the World Bank and

former Minister of Finance of El Salvador

- Mr. David Usher, Director General, Trade Negotiations at Global Affairs Canada

- Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Senate of Canada

Moderator: Dr. Daniel Muzyka, President and CEO of The Conference Board of Canada, and Professor of

Management, University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business

17:30 – 17:45 Wrap-up of day 2

Emcee: Mr. Sébastien Beaulieu, Associate Co-chair of the Victoria Forum, Canada’s Executive Coordinator for

Syria, Government of Canada

18:00 Visit Exhibition Halls and Aga Khan Foundation Canada Together Mobile

Exhibition in parking lot C

Free evening

Victoria Forum Program 6

Sunday, November 19, 2017 08:00 – 08:55 Arrivals and light breakfast UVic, University Center

08:55 – 09:00 Welcome UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

Emcee: Dr. Adel Guitouni, Associate Co-chair of the Victoria Forum, Associate Professor, Gustavson School of

Business, University of Victoria

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session UVic, Farquhar Auditorium

INCLUSIVE SOCI O-ECONOMIC PROGRESS

Presented by Vancity representative: Ms. Rita Parikh, Director, Vancity Board of Directors

Panelists:

- Dr. Kamal Al-Solaylee, Associate Professor of Journalism, Ryerson University

- Ms. Carol Anne Hilton, Chief Executive Officer of Transformation, and Senior Advisor to the Federal

Finance Minister

- Mr. Christian Kittleson, Associate Partner, Ernst & Young

- Dr. Bessma Momani, Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of

International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation

Moderator: Mr. Morris Rosenberg, President and CEO Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

10:00 – 10:30 Transition and Break UVic, Exhibition

Halls/Together Mobile

Exhibit Parking Lot C

Think tank sessions are designed to stimulate constructive and evidence-based conversations leading to actionable

recommendations (novel ideas, call for actions or new challenges). All participants are encouraged to engage with the discussants

and the moderators and contribute to the conversations.

Victoria Forum Program 7

10:30 – 12:00 Block 1: Think Tank Sessions

CAN CANADA EXP ORT T HE IDEA OF “PLU RALIS M”?

Discussants:

- Ms. Erin Aylward, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto and Pierre

Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

- Ms. Jillian Stirk, 2015 Mentor Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Associate

Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University

- Mr. Mark Tschirgi, Global Centre for Pluralism

Moderator: Geoffrey Cameron, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto

and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

UVic, David Strong Building

C116

F IRST NATI ONS LEADERS HIP AND GOVERNANCE Discussants

- Mr. Lee Francoeur, Lawyer, Eagle Law Group

- Mr. Brian MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Government of Yukon

- Dr. Tim Raybould, Professor of Practice at the McGill Institute for the Study

of Canada

Moderator: Ms. Kory Wilson, Executive Director, Aboriginal Initiatives and

Partnerships, British Columbia Institute of Technology

UVic, First People House

GOVERNING REFUGEES , D IVERSITY AND I NCLU SION IN A

GLOBALIZI NG WORLD Discussants:

- Senator Jim Munson, Senate of Canada, Deputy Chair Fisheries and Oceans,

Chair Human Rights and Member of the Internal Economy, Budgets and

Administration Committees

- Mr. Jean-Nicolas Beuze, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

(UNHCR) Representative in Canada

- Testimonies of refugees

Moderator: Dr. Oliver Schmidtke, Director, Centre for Global Studies, University

of Victoria

UVic, David Strong Building

C108

WHO TELLS THE ST ORY A BOUT CLIM ATE JUSTICE ? Discussants:

- Dr. Paul Kershaw, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public

Health, University of British Columbia

- Mr. Mike McKenzie, First Nations Youth, Swepmec Territory

Moderator: Mr. Steve Cornish, CEO David Suzuki Foundation

UVic, David Strong Building

C113

PHIL ANT HROPY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Discussants:

- Mr. Robert Greenhill, Executive Chair, Global Canada, Montreal

- Mr. Kevin McCort, CEO Vancouver Foundation

- Dr. June Webber, Director, Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University

Moderator: Ms. Hilary Pearson, President, Philanthropic Foundations Canada

UVic, David Strong Building

C112

Victoria Forum Program 8

GLOB AL TRADE AND ECONOM IC GROWT H :

TPP, CETA, NAFTA A N D T H E B A C K L A S H A G A I N S T G L O B A L I S A T I O N : H O W

T O A D D R E S S T R A D E D I F F E R E N T L Y

Discussants:

- Mr. Brent Bergeron, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and

Sustainability, Goldcorp Inc.

- Dr. James Brander, Asia Pacific Professor in International Business and Public

Policy at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business - Ms. Jacqueline Palladini, Principal Economist, Global Commerce Centre, The

Conference Board of Canada Moderator: Dr. Daniel Muzyka, President and CEO of The Conference Board of

Canada, and Professor of Management, University of British Columbia, Sauder

School of Business

UVic, David Strong Building

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12:00 – 12:45 Lunch

Visit Cultural Exhibits and Aga Khan Foundation Canada Together Mobile

Exhibition

UVic, Mystic Market

12:45 – 14:00 Bloc 2: Think Tank Sessions

(COMBI NED SESSI ON )

IS CANADI AN DIVERSITY A MYTH OR REALITY? Discussants:

- Mr. Geoffrey Cameron, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto and

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

- Dr. Kamal al-Solaylee, Associate Professor of Journalism, Ryerson University

- Dr. Bessma Momani, Professor of Political Science at the University of

Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at

the Centre for International Governance and Innovation

Moderator: Ms. Erin Aylward, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto

and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

UVic, David Strong Building

C116

DEFI NI NG THE NATI ON T O NAT ION RELATI ONSHI P

Discussants:

- Dr. Matthew Coon Come, former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the

Crees of Quebec

- Mr. Mohan Denetto, Director General, Economic and Business

Opportunities, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

- Ms. Carol Anne Hilton, CEO Transformation, and Senior Advisor to the

Federal Finance Minister

- Mr. Ovide Mercredi, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations

Moderator: Mr. Miles Richardson, Director of National Consortium for

Indigenous Economic Development, University of Victoria

UVic, First Peoples House

Victoria Forum Program 9

JUST S OLUTIONS F OR CO MMUNITIES THREATE NED BY LESS

PREDICTABLE ENVIRONM ENTS

Discussants:

- Hon. George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy,

Government of British Columbia

- Dr. Jocelyn Stacey, Assistant Professor, Peter Allard School of Law, University

of British Columbia

Moderator: Dr. Sybil Seitzinger, Executive Director, Pacific Institute for Climate

Solutions, and Professor, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria

UVic, David Strong Building

C113

PHIL ANT HROPY , D IVERSI TY AND INCLUSI ON Discussants:

- Mr. Paul Lacerte, CEO and Co-Founder, Moose Hide Campaign Development

Society

- Ms. Brittany Harker Martin, Associate Director Werklund Foundation Centre

for Youth Leadership Education

- Dr. Ralph Nilson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Vancouver Island University

- Ms. Sandra Richardson, CEO, Victoria Foundation

Moderator: Ms. Mary Rozsa, Chairman of the Rozsa Foundation

UVic, David Strong Building

C112

LOCAL ECONOMICS OF D IVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Discussants:

- Ms. Joan Elangovan, Director, Asia Pacific Center, Vancouver Economic

Commission

- Ms. Emilie de Rosenroll, Executive Director, South Island Prosperity Project

- Dr. Ming Zhang, Urban Practice Manager, Economist, World Bank

Moderator: Dr. Andrew Marton, Professor, Department of Pacific and Asian

Studies, University of Victoria

UVic, David Strong Building

C122

14:00 – 14:15 Transition & Break UVic, Exhibition

Halls/Together Mobile

Exhibit Parking Lot C

14:15 – 15:30 Bloc 3: Think Tank Sessions

HOW CAN WE MAKE CANADA A MORE WELCOMI NG PLACE?

Discussants:

- Ms. Erin Aylward, Doctoral Candidate, University of Toronto, and Pierre Elliott

Trudeau Foundation Scholar

- Mr. Wyle Baoween, CEO, HRx Technology Inc.

- Mr. Geoffrey Cameron, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto,

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

Moderator: Mr. Mark Tschirgi, Global Centre for Pluralism

UVic, David Strong Building

C116

Victoria Forum Program 10

ACTIO N I NITI ATIVES : ENTREPRENEURSHIP , F IRST NATI ONS LAW ,

AND ECONOMY OF AFFEC TION

Discussants:

- Dr. Dara Kelly, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Gustavson School of Business,

University of Victoria

- Dr. Brent Mainprize, Teaching Professor, Gustavson School of Business,

University of Victoria

- Ms. Estella White, JFK Law Corporation

Moderator: Dr. John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law,

University of Victoria

UVic, First Peoples House

BUILDING AN I NCLUSIVE AND WELCOMI NG S OCIE T Y – A GRASS

ROOTS PERSPECTIVE

Discussants:

- Dr. Pamela Divinsky, Executive Director, The Mosaic Institute

- Mr. T. David Lau, Executive Director, Victoria Immigrant & Refugee Centre

Society

Moderator: Ms. Giuliana Natale, Director of the Inclusion and Religious Freedom

Division within the Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion at Global

Affairs Canada

UVic, David Strong Building

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PHIL ANT HROPY AND SOCIAL INNOVATION Discussants:

- Mr. Peter Elson, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Victoria and

Mount Royal College

- Mr. Robin McLay, Executive Director of Social Innovation, Government of

British Columbia

- Ms. Sandra Hucaluk, Managing Director, Corporate Social Responsibility and

Community Investment, Alberta Treasury Branch

- Mr. James Stauch, Director, Institute for Community Prosperity, Mount Royal

University

- Dr. Charles Harvey, Professor, Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship,

Wealth and Philanthropy, Newcastle University

Moderator: Dr. Roy Suddaby, Francis G. Winspear Chair and Associate Dean,

Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria

UVic, David Strong Building

C112

CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR EC OSYSTEMS

Discussants:

- Dr. David Boyd, Associate Professor of Law, Policy and Sustainability,

University of British Columbia

- Ms. Emily Giles, Senior Specialist, Species Conservation, WWF Canada

- Ms. Linda Sheehan, Executive Director, Planet Pledge, Centre for Humans &

Nature

Moderator: Dr. Peter Robinson, Retired CEO, David Suzuki Foundation

UVic, David Strong Building

C113

Victoria Forum Program 11

CAPAC ITY BU ILDING F OR D IVERSITY AND INCLUSI ON Discussants:

- Mr. Alden Habacon, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist and Senior Advisor,

Intercultural Understanding, University of British Columbia

- Mr. Brian Leacock, Assistant Teaching Professor and Associate Director,

International Programs, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria

- Ms. Nadia Turki, Founder and President, International Academy of Media

and Diplomacy

- Dr. Erin Williams, Program Manager, Skills and Competencies, Asia Pacific

Foundation

Moderator: Dr. Eva Busza, Vice-President Research and Programs, Asia Pacific

Foundation of Canada

UVic, David Strong Building

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15:30 – 16:15 Transfers to Victoria Conference Centre and Government House UVic, University Center

17:00 – 18:30 Closing reception Government House

Hosted by Her Honour, the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor, Province of British Columbia

Program:

- Remarks by Her Honour, the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor, British Columbia

- Remarks by Ravi Kahlon, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism, British Columbia

- Synthesis of key recommendations, Victoria Forum

- Closing remarks, Dr. Saul Klein, Chair Victoria Forum, Dean of Gustavson School of Business, University of

Victoria

Snacks and beverages will be served.