City Building at the U of A: 2nd Annual

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

City Building at the U of A - 2nd Annual

Continuing the Conversation


Welcome to the 2nd Annual City Building Conference presented by the Centre for Cities and Communities at the Alberta School of Business, with special thanks to the Alberta Real Estate Foundation's generous support! This year we will build upon the success of our first conference with more opportunities to connect and collaborate with fellow academics and industry leaders. The day will be filled with presentations, workshops and breakout sessions diving into all things City Building. Registration will include lunch and refreshments throughout the day. See below for a general outline of the day. We look forward to seeing you there!


Conference Registration Fee is $31.50

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Location details

Matrix Hotel, 100 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Address: Matrix Hotel, 100 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Agenda

2nd Annual City Building at the U of A Conference


8:00 Registration Begins


8:30 Opening Remarks - Kyle Murray, PhD, Acting Dean, Alberta School of Business


8:45 - 12:05 Morning Sessions include:

Panel – Building a Just City 

  • Chaired by: Damian Collins, PhD, Director, Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, and Professor in the Faculty of Science 

Breakout Session 1:

A) Panel - Retail's Growth Outlook

  • Chaired by: Chad Griffiths, Partner, Associate Broker, NAI Commercial Real Estate

B) Panel - City Building for Changing Demographics

  • Chaired by: Allison Watson, Associate Vice President, Leger

C) City of Edmonton Zoning Bylaw Renewal and District Planning: Planning for Change

Presentation - Engaging Students in Addressing Complex Challenges

  • Leo Wong, Associate Dean, School of Business Office of Education

Panel - What goes into housing affordability, and why it matters.

  • Chaired by: Kalen Anderson, Executive Director, Urban Development Institute (UDI) Edmonton Metro 


12:05 LUNCH


1:05 Keynote: Catherine Warren, Chief Executive Officer, Edmonton Unlimited


1:50 - 4:35 Afternoon Sessions include:

Breakout Session 2:

A) Panel - Smart Sustainable Buildings

  • Eleni Stroulia, PhD, Acting Vice Dean, Faculty of Science
  • Ahmed Hammad, PhD, PEng, PMP, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering
  • David Dale-Johnson, PhD, Stan Melton Executive Professor and Director, Centre for Cities and Communities
  • Tracey Didluck, Project Manager, Integrated Planning, Development and Partnerships, U of A Facilities and Operations

B) Research Update - Partnering to Improve and Elevate Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in the Planning and Development of Housing and Neighbourhoods

  •  Karen Lee, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Director, Housing for Health

C) City of Edmonton Zoning Bylaw Renewal and District Planning: Planning for Change

Panel – The Future of Downtowns, Presented by the Downtown Recovery Coalition

  • Chaired by: Alexandra Hryciw, Director of Strategy and External Relations, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, Chair, Downtown Recovery Coalition

Breakout Session 3:

A) Presentation – Reimagining Cities in the Post Pandemic World

  • Paul Messinger, Associate Professor, Alberta School of Business
  • Kishwar Habib, PhD, Project Lead, Reimagining Architects and Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Alberta

B) Workshop - Why do we not have longer term fixed rate mortgages in Canada?

  • David Dale-Johnson, PhD, Stan Melton Executive Professor and Director, Centre for Cities and Communities

C) City of Edmonton Zoning Bylaw Renewal and District Planning: Planning for Change


4:35 - 5:30 Closing Remarks and Reception



Speakers


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Catherine Warren

Edmonton Unlimited

Chief Executive Officer

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ceowarren


David Dale-Johnson, PhD

Alberta School of Business

Stan Melton Executive Professor in Real Estate


Damian Collins, PhD

Community Housing Canada Research Partnership

Director


Joshua Evans, PhD

University of Alberta

Associate Professor of Human Geography


Eleni Stroulia, PhD

Acting Vice Dean, Faculty of Science

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stroulia/


Ahmed Hammad, PhD, PEng, PMP

U of A Faculty of Engineering

Associate Professor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-hammad-64769916/


Kalen Anderson

UDI Edmonton Metro

Executive Director


Alex Hryciw

Edmonton Chamber of Commerce

Director of Strategy and External Relations


Heather Thomson

U of A Centre for Cities and Communities

Executive Director


Elaine Hyshka, PhD

U of A School of Public Health

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation


Daniel Jones

Norquest College

Criminologist and Associate Chair of Justice Studies


Paul Messinger

Alberta School of Business

Professor


Kishwar Habib

University of Alberta

Project Lead, Reimagining Architects and Post-doctoral Fellow


Chad Griffiths

NAI Commercial Real Estate

Partner and Associate Broker


Eric Slatter

Omada Commercial

Partner


Allison Watson

Leger 360

Associate Vice President


Emmett Hartfield

Intelligence House Ltd.

Owner and Partner


Gillian Stevens, PhD

U of A Faculty of Arts - Sociology Department

Professor and Associate Chair (Graduate)


Mark Anderson

CBRE Edmonton

Vice President


Leo Wong

Alberta School of Business

Associate Dean, Office of Education


Scott Fash

BILD AB

Executive Director


Adil Kodian

Rohit

Senior Vice President


Andrew Usenik

Strata Developments

Partner


Travis Pawlyk

City of Edmonton

Director of Planning Coordination


Tracey Didluck

U of A Facilities and Operations

Project Manager, Integrated Planning, Development and Partnerships


Karen Lee, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Housing for Health

Director


Sponsors