Speakers

Alfred Waugh

Leader, Formline Architecture + Urbanism

Vancouver, Canada

As leader of Formline Architecture + Urbanism, Alfred Waugh is dedicated to developing solutions that...

Alison Scholl

Senior Manager, Community & External Relations, Trent University

Peterborough, ON, Canada

Alison Scholl is a leader in cultivating campus and community engagement, particularly in the realm...

Andy Delisi

Vice President, Envirotech

Toronto, Canada

Anna Beznogova

Sustainability Advisor, Perkins&Will

Ontario, Canada

Anna Beznogova is an Architect and Sustainability Advisor with the Toronto/Ottawa studio of Perkins&Will, where...

Audrey Girard

Urban Planner, Lemay

Montreal, Canada

As an urban planner, environmental designer and head of Lemay's urban planning and design studio,...

Bob Goulais

Founder, Nbisiing Consulting

Lake Nipissing, Canada

Bob Goulais is Anishinaabe from Nipissing First Nation. He is second degree member of the...

Caroline Cockerham

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, CICIL

Raleigh, USA

Caroline is a self-proclaimed textile nerd, with an obsession for sustainable and innovative materials. Hailing...

Casey Bond

Marketing Director, Americas, Arper

New York City, U.S.

David Anselmi

Regional Director, Real Estate, Canada Lands Company

Toronto, Canada

David MacMillan

Manager, City of Toronto’s Environment & Climate Division

Toronto, Canada

David MacMillan is a Manager in the City of Toronto’s Environment & Climate Division, where...

Dennis Thomas-Whonoak

Elected Councillor, Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Dennis Thomas, whose ancestral name is Whonoak, is a member and elected Councillor of the...

Dorsa Jalalian

Associate & Senior Urban Designer, Dialog

Toronto, Canada

With a background in architecture and urban design, Dorsa Jalalian’s career spans across North America,...

Emily Reisman

Partner, Urban Strategies

Toronto, Canada

Emily Reisman is a planner and Partner with Urban Strategies Inc., a Toronto-based planning and...

Fabian Hardt

Head of Sustainability, PaperShell

Stockholm, Sweden

Fadi Masoud

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Fadi Masoud is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at the University of...

Haley Anderson

Climate Change Project Coordinator, ICLEI Canada

Toronto, Canada

Haley Anderson is a Climate Change Project Coordinator at ICLEI Canada and an independent Circular...

Janna Levitt

Co-Founder and Partner-in-Charge, LGA Architectural Partners

Toronto, Canada

Janna Levitt co-founded LGA Architectural Partners, believing buildings can serve as connectors between culture and...

Jeff Ranson

Director of Responsible Development, Northcrest Developments

Toronto, Canada

Jeff Ranson joined Northcrest to lead the Responsible Development strategy for Downsview, bringing two decades...

Jesce Walz

Senior Research Lead, Perkins&Will

Toronto, Canada

Jesce Walz is a Senior Research Lead at Perkins&Will. Her background includes two decades of...

Jesse Zuker

Vice President of Infrastructure, Northcrest Developments

Toronto, Canada

Jesse Zuker has 15 years of experience in managing large-scale projects, most recently as Director,...

Joey Giaimo

Founding Principal at Giaimo Architects

Toronto, Canada

Joey Giaimo founded Giaimo in 2015 with an approach to architecture that sources the value...

Jonathan Diamond

Principal, Well Grounded Real Estate

Toronto, Canada

Jonathan Diamond is a principal at Well Grounded Real Estate, a family-run firm that owns...

Julia Watson

Founder, Lo–TEK

New York, U.S.

Designer, activist, academic and author, Julia Watson is a leading expert on Indigenous nature-based technologies....

Justin Beitzel

Co-Founder, Common Object Studio

Baltimore, USA

Justin is a Baltimore-based designer focused on understanding the intersection of sustainable agriculture and design....

Kael Opie

Principal, KPMB Architects

Toronto, Canada

A principal at KPMB Architects, Kael brings expertise in advanced building technologies and in-depth experience...

Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon

Landscape Architect and Partner, PFS Studio

Vancouver, Canada

Kelty is a landscape architect and Partner at PFS Studio, a Vancouver and Toronto based...

Kevin Bridgman

Partner, KPMB

Toronto, Canada

In his nearly 27-year career with KPMB, Kevin Bridgman has brought a depth and diversity...

Kongjian Yu

Founder and Principal Designer, Turenscape

Beijing, China

Kongjian Yu is the landscape architect commonly credited with the invention of the “Sponge City”...

Kristen Harrison

Senior Ecologist and Principal, North-South Environmental

Cambridge, ON, Canada

Kristen Harrison’s work often focuses on natural heritage planning and planning ecology – driving forces...

Kristina Reinders

Urban Design Program Manager for Programs & Strategies, City of Toronto

Canada

Reinders works for the City of Toronto as the Urban Design Program Manager for Programs...

Kurtis Chen

Partner, Make Good Projects

Toronto, Canada

Kurtis Chen is a partner and Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) at Make Good Projects,...

Leah Houston

Founder and Executive Director, MABELLEarts

Toronto, Canada

Over her 15 years of leadership, Leah Houston has developed strong skills related to strategic...

Lina Al-Dajani

Urban Design Lead, SvN

Toronto, Canada

Lina Al-Dajani fosters the integration of landscape architecture, urban planning and design disciplines from urban...

Lindsey Wikstrom

Founding Principal, Mattaforma

New York, U.S.

Architect Lindsey Wikstrom is the founding partner of Mattaforma. Her forward-thinking work weaves together ideas...

Loreta Castro Reguera

Co-Founder, Taller Capital

Mexico City, Mexico

In 2010, Loreta Castro Reguera co-founded Taller Capital with José Ambrosi. The Mexican architecture, landscape...

Mark Gaglione

Director, Construction Sciences, EllisDon

Toronto, Canada

Meredith Moore

Founder, Ouroboros Deconstruction

Toronto, Canada

Meredith Moore is the founder of Ouroboros Deconstruction, Toronto’s premier deconstruction company, which aims to...

Michael Sørensen

Partner and Design Director at Henning Larsen

New York, U.S.

Michael Sørensen is a Partner and Design Director at Henning Larsen and co-leads the firm’s...

Mohcine Sadiq

Architectural Designer / OAA Intern, Smart Density

Toronto, Canada

Owen Gow

Deputy Director, Arsht-Rock

Boston, U.S.

Pat Hanson

Founding Principal, gh3*

Toronto, Canada

Under Pat's leadership, gh3 has established a reputation for design integrity across a range of...

Patricia Lussier

Landscape Architect, Lemay

Montreal, Canada

Patricia Lussier has over 20 years of experience in developing meaningful and sustainable public spaces....

Paul Kulig

Principal, Urban Design, Perkins&Will

Toronto, Canada

Born into an immigrant family of makers, bakers, tailors and artisans, Paul Kulig was raised...

Philip Galway-Witham

Northeast Regional Resilience Leader, Gensler

Canada

As Gensler’s Northeast Regional Resilience Leader, Philip has been instrumental in the roll-out of the...

Rasmus Astrup

Partner and Design Principal, SLA

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rasmus Astrup is Partner and Design Principal at the renowned Danish nature-based studio SLA. He...

Robert Fiorino

Chief Marketing Officer, Lemay

Toronto, Canada

As Lemay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Robert Fiorino draws on a long history of leading global...

Robert Raynor

Net-Zero Co-ordinator, TAS

Toronto, Canada

Robert Raynor is a designer, researcher, maker and amplifier of voices. He holds a Master...

Ronald P. Schwenger

Principal, Architek Sustainable Building Products

Canada

Shahrzad Soudian

Sustainability Analyst, KPMB Architects

Toronto, Canada

Shahrzad Soudian is a key KPMB Lab contributor. With an undergraduate degree in architectural engineering,...

Sheila Boudreau

Principal Landscape Architect + Planner, SpruceLab

Toronto, Canada

Sheila Boudreau is Principal Landscape Architect + Planner at SpruceLab, an Indigenous and women-owned and...

Stephanie Lipp

Co-Founder, MycoFutures

Canada

Stephanie Lipp duo co-founded MycoFutures to harness the potential of fungi to make a serious...

Susan Jayne Carruth

Partner, Head of Operations at GXN Innovation

Copenhagen, Denmark

Susan Jayne Carruth is a partner at Copenhagen-based architecture firm 3XN, and the Head of...

Ted Watson

Partner, MJMA Architecture & Design

Toronto, Canada

Ted Watson is a Partner at MJMA Architecture & Design who focusses on comprehensive public...

Tim Au-Yeung

Senior Account Executive, PC350

Toronto, Canada

Tommaso Bitossi

Associate Partner, Transsolar KlimaEngineering

New York, US

At world-renowned firm Transsolar, Tommaso Bitossi focuses on two aspects of climate responsive design: architecture...

Trevor Boddy

Architecture Critic

Vancouver, Canada

Trevor Boddy is a critic and curator of contemporary architecture and a Vancouver-based consultant to...

Tura Cousins Wilson

Cofounder, SOCA

Toronto, Ontario

Tura Cousins Wilson is an architect, educator, and cofounder of the Studio of Contemporary Architecture...

Tye Farrow

Senior Partner, Farrow Partners Architecture

Toronto, Canada

Working at the intersection of architecture and neuroscience, Tye Farrow is a world-recognized pioneer tackling...