We carefully curated a group of world leading speakers focused on redesigning the Good Life for brands, consumers, the planet and society as a whole. Sessions covered how businesses can drive meaningful change, positive impact and business success through ground-breaking insights, new research data and new tools driven by sustainability-led innovation.
Monday 4 June Schedule
8:00 AM — 7:00 PM
1st Floor Foyer9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:30 AM — 12:00 PM
208/20910:00 AM — 12:00 PM
109/11012:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Vancouver Convention Centre West1:15 PM — 2:30 PM
Ballroom D1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
205/207
Deep Dive
Textiles Challenge
Meg O’Shea
Program Manager, Thriving Vancouver & Manager, Small to Medium Enterprises
Vancouver Economic Commission
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
202/2041:30 PM — 3:30 PM
109/110
Deep Dive
The Good Life through the Lens of Consumer Preferences: Aspiration vs. Reality
Mary Wroten
Associate Director, Global Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering
Ford Motor Company
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
114/1151:30 PM — 3:30 PM
121/1223:30 PM — 4:00 PM
1st Floor Foyer4:00 PM — 4:15 PM
Ballroom AB4:40 PM — 4:55 PM
Ballroom AB5:35 PM — 5:45 PM
Ballroom AB5:45 PM — 6:00 PM
Ballroom AB6:30 PM — 7:00 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)7:45 PM — 8:45 PM
Mahony & SonsTuesday 5 June Schedule
7:30 AM — 6:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer8:00 AM — 9:00 AM
109/1109:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:00 AM — 9:20 AM
Ballroom AB10:30 AM — 11:00 AM
1st Floor Foyer11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
109/11011:00 AM — 12:00 PM
121/12211:00 AM — 12:00 PM
202/20411:00 AM — 12:00 PM
111/11212:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:15 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:15 PM — 1:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Best Practices and Challenges in Event Sustainability
Terry Nelidov
Managing Director, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
University of Michigan
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
109/110
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session: What’s on your Label? How Marketing Affects Food & Farming, hosted by US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
Cassidy Johnston
New Mexico – Cow/Calf Farmer & USFRA Sustainability Officer
US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
12:15 PM — 1:20 PM
Ballroom D12:15 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:00 PM — 1:45 PM
208/2091:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
109/1101:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
114/1151:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:45 PM — 3:00 PM
208/2093:00 PM — 3:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
111/1123:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
202/204
Redesigning Brand Purpose
The Practice of Purpose: Defining the Capabilities Needed to Turn Social Purpose into Growth
Omar Rodriguez-Vila
Assistant Professor, Marketing & Strategy
Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
205/207
Redesigning Cross-Sector Collaboration
Social Resilience: Cities, Brands, and Inclusion
Mary Wroten
Associate Director, Global Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering
Ford Motor Company
5:35 PM — 6:05 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)6:00 PM — 7:00 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)7:00 PM — 10:00 PM
Waterfront Station7:30 PM — 9:00 PM
Mahony & Sons8:30 PM — 9:30 PM
The AmericanWednesday 6 June Schedule
7:00 AM — 7:30 AM
The Four Seasons Vancouver8:00 AM — 6:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:05 AM — 9:20 AM
Ballroom AB9:25 AM — 9:40 AM
Ballroom AB9:45 AM — 10:00 AM
Ballroom AB10:25 AM — 10:40 AM
Ballroom AB10:45 AM — 11:00 AM
1st Floor Foyer11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
208/20912:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:05 PM — 12:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:35 PM — 1:05 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 AM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
109/1103:00 PM — 3:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)5:00 PM — 5:05 PM
Ballroom AB5:50 PM — 6:30 PM
Ballroom AB6:00 PM — 7:00 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)6:30 PM — 7:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)6:45 PM — 7:15 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)7:00 PM — 10:00 PM
Waterfront Station7:30 PM — 9:00 PM
Elephant and Castle Pub8:30 PM — 11:59 PM
CRAFT Beer MarketThursday 7 June Schedule
8:00 AM — 1:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:00 AM — 10:00 AM
111/11210:00 AM — 10:15 AM
1st Floor Foyer10:15 AM — 10:30 AM
Ballroom AB10:30 AM — 10:45 AM
Ballroom AB10:45 AM — 11:00 AM
Ballroom AB11:00 AM — 11:15 AM
Ballroom AB11:30 AM — 11:45 AM
Ballroom AB12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:05 PM — 12:35 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:30 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:35 PM — 1:05 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
121/1221:30 PM — 2:45 PM
118/1201:30 PM — 2:45 PM
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Redesigning Leadership
Do Business Like A Canadian
Christie Stephenson
Executive Director, Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics
University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business