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Speakers
![Mayor Gregor Robertson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_c9bc02580df64d42b85624943df28352.jpg/v1/fill/w_139,h_152,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_c9bc02580df64d42b85624943df28352.jpg)
City of Vancouver Gregor Robertson is in his second term as Mayor and continues his work to end street homelessness, address housing affordability, improve public transit, and make Vancouver the greenest city in the world. He spearheaded the city’s first comprehensive Economic Action Strategy and also serves as Chair of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Big City Mayors’ Caucus.
![Mayor Dianne Watts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_b79dcaa574b6467b94885fce155cbeba.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_177,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_b79dcaa574b6467b94885fce155cbeba.jpg)
City of Surrey and Chair of Metro Vancouver Transportation Committee Dianne Watts is in her third term as Mayor, and also chairs Canada’s Big City Mayors’ Caucus Policing and Public Safety Committee; the Metro Vancouver Transportation Committee; and the Provincial-Local Government RCMP Contract Management Committee. Her public policy initiatives are recognized for attracting investment and jobs to Surrey.
![Mayor Richard Walton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_d50c5f10b68144f6ad4d4bfa4244c208.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_222,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_d50c5f10b68144f6ad4d4bfa4244c208.jpg)
District of North Vancouver and Chair of Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation Richard Walton is in his third term as Mayor of North Vancouver District, and chairs the Metro Vancouver Finance Committee. He also serves on the boards of the Municipal Finance Authority of BC and the Fraser Basin Council, and is in his third term as Chair of the Mayors Council serving Vancouver’s regional transit authority.
![Iain Black](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_677da8e413f64bf5829bd9895485f0e5.png/v1/fill/w_61,h_66,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_677da8e413f64bf5829bd9895485f0e5.png)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver Board of Trade Iain Black is President and CEO of The Vancouver Board of Trade. Prior to his appointment in 2011, he served the Province of British Columbia for six years as an MLA and as cabinet minister, with portfolios encompassing responsibility for BC’s small businesses, economic development, labour and the Asia Pacific Initiative, as well as the international business hosting program for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
![Michael A. Goldberg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_777d324559d442128a0a754bb5f08521.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_777d324559d442128a0a754bb5f08521.jpg)
Dean Emeritus, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia Michael Goldberg first joined UBC in 1968 after completing his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. His research addresses cities, their transportation, housing and land use systems, and their competitive position in the global economy. He is a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, chairs the Board of the Surrey City Development Corporation.
![Art T. Leahy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_cef9468e13554ace9e8c0d7149bc739f.jpg/v1/fill/w_127,h_192,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_cef9468e13554ace9e8c0d7149bc739f.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Mr. Leahy leads the third largest public transportation agency in the United States with an annual budget of $4.2 Billion and more than 9,000 employees. He also heads one of the nation’s largest public works programs Measure R that will change the urban landscape and shape the future of Los Angeles.
![Ken Peacock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_434027579d424e669a0c8db22fb94449.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_434027579d424e669a0c8db22fb94449.jpg)
Chief Economist and Vice President, Business Council of British Columbia Mr. Peacock has authored a number of Business Council publications dealing with the provincial economy and related policy matters. Prior to joining the Business Council, Mr. Peacock was an Economist with Central 1 Credit Union, an umbrella organization for credit unions in BC. Mr. Peacock has also worked as a consultant to both government and industry.
![Gil Penalosa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_8ab6e59cec3244f5a3541fb84844a5ed.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_221,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_8ab6e59cec3244f5a3541fb84844a5ed.jpg)
Executive Director, 8-80 Cities Gil Penalosa is passionate about cities, and advises decision makers and communities on how to create vibrant cities and healthy communities for all people from 8 to 80 years old, regardless of social, economic or ethnic background. As Executive Director of the Canadian non-profit organization 8-80 Cities, Gil has worked in more than 130 different cities on all continents.
![Tom F. Prendergast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_6805b340ce5041d490fd1787906d5c5a.jpg/v1/fill/w_103,h_134,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_6805b340ce5041d490fd1787906d5c5a.jpg)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and former TransLink CEO With a systems engineering degree from the University of Illinois, Mr. Prendergast worked in various capacities with the Chicago Transit Authority, Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., and New York City Transit Authority, before consulting on numerous projects in the UK, North America and Asia starting in 2000.
![Phil Baudin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_6fb38aefe12e4ed48f9136f55f26ebd0.png/v1/fill/w_61,h_66,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_6fb38aefe12e4ed48f9136f55f26ebd0.png)
Executive Director, Modo The Car Co-op Modo The Car Co-op is a social enterprise providing carsharing services to over 8,000 members in Metro Vancouver. In addition to his role at Modo, Phil is currently a Director of The Co-operators General Insurance Company. In the past, Phil has served as a business leader at IBM, in leadership roles with large professional firms, and as a marketing consultant and coach.
![Larry Blain](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_11fbdeeb8c814c12949c220def410e1a.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_221,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_11fbdeeb8c814c12949c220def410e1a.jpg)
Chair, Partnerships BC Board of Directors Larry Blain is a consultant and corporate director who previously served as Partnerships BC’s President and CEO before becoming Chair. Under his leadership, Partnerships BC participated in more than 35 projects valued at $12 billion. Previously, Mr. Blain was an investment banker with Pemberton Securities, which became RBC Capital Markets.
![Dr. John Carsley](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_a3f81b8f5f7541e196bce8f66d5d33dd.jpg/v1/fill/w_138,h_184,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_a3f81b8f5f7541e196bce8f66d5d33dd.jpg)
Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Dr. Carsley’s principal professional responsibilities at Vancouver Coastal Public Health centre on healthy public policy (including health and the built environment), injury prevention, maternal-child health, and harm reduction. He is also a member of the Vancouver Healthy Canada by Design team and is public health medical consultant to the Vancouver Public Health Program.
![Walt Judas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_40cecbaa17b44c56978648e87dd95f2c.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_162,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_40cecbaa17b44c56978648e87dd95f2c.jpg)
Vice President, Marketing Communications, Member Services & Sport, Tourism Vancouver Walt has worked in marketing and communications for over 30 years. Prior to joining Tourism Vancouver he managed communications programs for the Vancouver Port Authority and BC Pavilion Corporation.
![Peter Ladner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_6455df366e01440f9be55096e0ea9a4d.png/v1/fill/w_91,h_99,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_6455df366e01440f9be55096e0ea9a4d.png)
Columnist, Business in Vancouver Peter is a Fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue, a columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper, and speaks for the Sustainable Transportation Coalition. Peter is well-known for co-founding and publishing Business in Vancouver. As a Vancouver City Councillor, Peter sat on the TransLink board, and served as Vice Chair of the Metro Vancouver board from 2005-2008.
![Gavin McGarrigle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_8914234f79a3450a91f5cfbb981067d0.jpg/v1/fill/w_132,h_179,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_8914234f79a3450a91f5cfbb981067d0.jpg)
Area Director, British Columbia, Unifor Unifor is Canada’s newest union, created when the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW-Canada) and the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) union joined together. Gavin has represented workers in a variety of sectors including hospitality, aerospace, package & courier and trucking.
![Anne McMullin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_65bd450308de493993d17bc0e75e8d0a.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_162,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_65bd450308de493993d17bc0e75e8d0a.jpg)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Institute (UDI) – Pacific Region Anne studied Political Science at UBC and Journalism at BCIT, and after a number of years as a journalist, pursued a career in public affairs and public policy, making significant contributions to BC’s forest industry, Canada’s aquaculture sector, and other resource industries.
![Nancy Olewiler](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_b6fe914981854232946651135d0d81d0.png/v1/fill/w_90,h_99,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_b6fe914981854232946651135d0d81d0.png)
Chair, Board of Directors, TransLink Nancy is Director of the School of Public Policy and Professor at Simon Fraser University, and has a PhD in Economics from University of British Columbia, with a speciality in public sector economics, environmental and natural resource economics. She is widely published and was on the federal committee on reform of business taxation in the late 1990s.
![Andy Ramlo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_1ee328df098548328cdb8739985e0c43.jpg/v1/fill/w_135,h_189,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_1ee328df098548328cdb8739985e0c43.jpg)
Executive Director, Urban Futures As one of Canada’s most well-known demographers and planning consultants, Andrew is in high demand for his uncanny ability to forecast change and relate this information to specific industries, organizations, and firms. As Director of Urban Futures Incorporated, Andrew works with many of Canada’s leading investors, retailers, and developers, as well as many of Canada’s most rapidly changing municipalities, public agencies, and crown corporations. In 2010 Andrew
![F. Andrew Scott](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_edd3a863499644b18d57d4fccc859002.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_205,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_edd3a863499644b18d57d4fccc859002.jpg)
Director, BC International Commercial Arbitration Centre Andrew Scott is the former CEO of Digital Payment Technologies, a leading provider of integrated multi-space parking systems. Previously, he spent 26 years working in a range of hi-tech and consolidation companies, and as an Investment Banker. Mr. Scott looks at transportation systems from an economic development perspective, and has also been recently active in developing strategies to promote hi-tech industry development in BC. Mr. Scot
![Stephen J. Toope](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/573f29_003a2fd0c7fa4eaf888258a94fe2a0ca.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_221,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/573f29_003a2fd0c7fa4eaf888258a94fe2a0ca.jpg)
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia Now in his second term as President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Toope is an international law scholar, who represented Western Europe and North America on the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances from 2002-2007. His academic interests include public international law, legal theory, human rights, international dispute resolution, and family law.
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