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
Location details
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
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
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
