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 SCHEDULE 

City Building for All: Working towards social equity in design & urbanism

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Schedule Subject to Change

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Friday, March 6

Location: Centre Space, John A. Russell Building, University of Manitoba

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6:30-7:00pm - Registration/Check-in

7:00-8:00pm - KEYNOTE: Singles, Not Home Runs: Stories of transformational change. with Monica Adair of Acre Architects | Sponsored by the MAA

8:00-8:30pm - Discussion/Questions

8:30pm - 10:00pm - Drinks & Networking | Cash bar

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Saturday, March 7

Location: Festival Hall, Manitoba Museum

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8:30-9:15am - Registration/Check-in

 

Session 1

9:15-9:30am - Introductions

9:20-9:30am- Welcome & Greeting from the Province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg: Uzoma Asagwara & Cindy Gilroy

9:30-10:30am - KEYNOTE: What is Unconscious Bias? with Loreli Buenaventura

10:30-10:45am - Discussion/Questions

10:45-11:00am - Networking Break

11:00-12:00am - Big Ideas for Inclusive City Building Practices & Processes: Session 1 

presentations by Jason Syvixay (Urban Planner, City of Edmonton) and Dee Barsy (Visual Artist) & Eddie Ayoub (Artistic Director, Art City)

12:00-1:00pm - Lunch Break | Lunch Provided

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Session 2

1:00-2:00pm - Panel Discussion: Social Innovation in Action for Building Up Our Communities

Kalen Taylor (Purpose Construction), Diane Roussin (Winnipeg Boldness Project), and Matt Schaubroeck (North Forge Technology Exchange & Fab Lab / ioAirFlow) - Moderated by Zoë Mager (HTFC Planning & Design)

2:00-2:15pm - Discussion/Questions

2:15-2:30pm - Networking Break

2:30-3:30pm - Big Ideas for Inclusive City Building Practices & Processes: Session 2 

presentations by Jennifer Fix (Urban Planner and Associate at Dialog), Allan Mankewich (Public Policy and Communications Coordinator at SEED Winnipeg Inc.), and Liz Wreford (Principal Landscape Architect at Public City)

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3:45-4:00pm - Closing Remarks

4:00pm - Drink & Mingle at Little Brown Jug | 336 William Ave.

We acknowledge that we are meeting on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples and on the homeland of the Red River Metis. BEAP is committed to ensuring that First Nations, Metis and Inuit knowledge, cultures and traditions are embraced and reflected in our programming.

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