Together | Ensemble 2024 will take place in-person at the University of Waterloo on May 28th and 29th, 2024.
Join us in May as we explore innovations in Sustainable Finance, Future Cities, and AI & Emerging Tech for Eco-Innovation. Conference program coming soon!
Event Schedule
Location: CIGI Campus, 67 Erb St., Waterloo, ON
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration, coffee and light snacks
9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
Conference Kick-Off, Land Acknowledgement, and Opening Remarks
- Myeengun Henry, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo
- Dr. Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo
- The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (video remarks)
9:40 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Speaker – Future Cities
- Helen Kerr, Co-President, Kerr Smith Design + Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Mayor’s Panel – Future Cities
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Keynote Speaker – Sustainable Finance
- Jean Paul Gladu, Principal at Mokwateh and former President of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (online keynote)
1:30 PM – 2.30 PM
Panel – The Spectrum of Sustainable Investment: Balancing Fiduciary Duty with Environmental and Social Impact
- Brian Minns, Senior Managing Director of Responsible Investment at UPP
- Stéphanie Émond, VP and Chief Impact Officer at FinDev Canada
- Hasan Askari, Managing Partner at K1 Investment Management
- Gerhard Pries, Founder and former CEO of Sarona Asset Management
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout Workshops
- Future Cities
- Sustainable Finance
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Networking + Refreshments
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration, coffee and light snacks
9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Panel – Integrating ESG From Seed to Scale: Is it Ever too Early to Integrate ESG?
- Magali Lamyin, Managing Partner at Deetken Impact
- Tim Jackson, Board Member and Chair of the Investment Committee at Waterloo Region Community Foundation
- Samuel Akyianu, Managing Director at Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund at MEDA
- Grayson Bass, Founding Lab Manager at Smart Waterloo Region Innovation Lab
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Keynote Speaker – Power and Prediction: How Leaders Can Leverage Their Greatest Asset Right Now
- Ajay Agrawal, Economist and Professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman
Artificial Intelligence is disrupting our entire economy from the ground up. Not a single industry will remain unchanged, and we’re just at the beginning of this revolution.
World-renowned economist Ajay Agrawal explains how AI’s staggering prediction abilities are going to disrupt the way we do things in every industry, and how you can use it to predict everything from your customer’s next order to your biggest opportunities.
With practical strategies and real-life case
studies, he answers the crucial questions that are on everyone’s mind:
- How can we take advantage of the growing market for AI?
- How can we allocate capital and investments today to best prepare for tomorrow?
- How do we prepare for the disruptions—to long-standing industries, to millions of jobs, and to age-old notions about work, employment, and leisure—that will result?
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Panel – AI & Emerging Tech for Eco-Innovation
- Tyler Hamilton, Senior Director – Clean Technologies at MaRS
- Dr. Tom Rand, Managing Director at ArcTern Ventures
- Emmanuel Priniotakis, Principal, Sustainability Venture Fund at BDC
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Breakout Workshops
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Conference Close
Presented by
Funded by
The Government of Canada’s Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program
Organizing Partner
Connection Supporters
