CityAge TORONTO

Canada's Next 10 Million

IN PERSON SUMMIT
TORONTO April 26, 2023 | 8:30AM - 1:30PM (ET)

Are we ready for the next 10 million Canadians?

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There are 500,000 people arriving in Canada every year, with most of those new Canadians landing in the nation’s largest metropolis — Metro Toronto. Within two decades, we’ll be a country of 50 million, most living in cities.

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Launching our CityAge Canada series, CityAge Toronto will set out the bold moves and investments we need to make to benefit from this immigration and population growth.

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To retain liveability, combat climate change and offer opportunity to all, we must rethink how we design and build our cities for our future. It means rethinking energy, transportation, urban design, smart infrastructure, telecommunications and public services like hospitals and health care.

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Join us in April, for CityAge Toronto — held in Canada’s largest and fastest growing metropolis. We are bringing together the ideas and people — from here and beyond — who will map out Canada’s urban future.

PRESENTED BY

WITH SUPPORT FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS:

SPEAKERS & GUESTS

Rick Leary

CEO, Toronto Transit Commission

Ehren Cory

CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank

Ben Almond

CEO, Engineering Services Canada, SNC Lavalin

Kealy Dedman

Commissioner, Public Works, Regional Municipality of Peel

Ramtin Attar

CEO & Co-Founder, Promise Robotics

Heather Grey-Wolf

Chief Development Officer, Infrastructure Ontario

Peter Hass

Associate Partner, Maverix Private Equity

Stuart McLaren

Global Director of Net Zero Innovation, SNC Lavalin

Laura Miller

Head of Public Policy and Communications, Canada, Uber

Michael Norton

Chief Development Officer, Metrolinx

Derek Goring

Executive Vice President, Development, Northcrest Developments

Ilse Treurnicht

Managing Partner, TwinRiver Capital

Leslie Woo

CEO, CivicAction

James Perttula

Director, Transit and Transportation Planning, City of Toronto

Jag Sharma

President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing

Graham Carr

President & Vice-Chancellor, Concordia University

Heili Toome

Chief Marketing Officer, SHIFT Transit

Louis Tremblay

resident & CEO, Flo

Emma Jarratt

Executive Editor, Electric Autonomy Canada

Mark Salsberg

Co-Principal, WGD Consulting and Chair, TRACCS Transit & Rail Association

Shoshanna Saxe

Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Colin Lynch

Managing Director & Head of Global Real Estate Investments, TD Asset Management

Catherine Murray

Event MC

THEMES

Meeting Housing Demand: Innovative approaches to the affordable housing shortage
Transportation Solutions: All manners of transportation in the age of mobility disruption
Decarbonize Cities: How we can lower urban carbon emissions even as we add millions more to our cities
The Health Care Crunch: How do we prepare our hospitals and health care system ready for the next 10 million?

The Infrastructure Funding Gap: How to generate the revenue our future infrastructure requires
Mobility as a Service: How transit can provide a new revenue opportunity in cities
Urban Design across the Metro: What are the new (and old) ideas in urban design that are crucial to maintaining urban liveability in Toronto and throughout Canada?
Digital Infrastructure Solutions: How technology and smart cities can be used to keep our cities liveable as they grow

THE VENUE

Lennox Hall
located in
First Canadian Place

77 Adelaide St. West, First Canadian Place, Ste 350
Toronto, ON M5X 1C1

Lennox Hall was named after Edward James Lennox, a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city’s most notable landmarks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From Old City Hall to Casa Loma, he designed over 70 buildings in the city of Toronto. Lennox also served as commissioner of the TTC from 1923 to 1929.

Event Dress Code

Business casual attire is suggested

PROGRAM

8:00 AM

Arrival Coffee

8:30 AM

Open by Conference MC

Catherine Murray, Event MC

8:45 AM

Panel 1: Innovate Housing

Canada needs to build millions of new and affordable homes, fast. Our opening session will look at the innovation and smart capital that can reinvent housing and construction at scale.

Ramtin Attar, CEO & Co-Founder, Promise Robotics
Peter Hass, Associate Partner, Maverix Private Equity
Jag Sharma, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing
Panel Chair: Ilse Treurnicht, Managing Partner, TwinRiver Capital

9:20 AM

Keynote Presentation:

Stuart McLaren, Global Director of Net Zero Innovation, SNC Lavalin

9:40 AM

Fireside Chat:

Rick Leary, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission
Interviewed by Catherine Murray

10:00 AM

Morning Break

10:15 AM

In Conversation: Canada’s Electric Opportunity

Electric vehicles (EVs) play a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions across urban environments. While the shift to electrification is happening across Canada’s cities, insufficient access to public charging infrastructure is deterring widespread EV adoption. This panel will explore how we can accelerate the transition to EVs and alleviate range anxiety by building a comprehensive charging network.

Ehren Cory, CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank
Louis Tremblay, President & CEO, Flo
Moderated by: Emma Jarratt, Executive Editor of Electric Autonomy Canada

10:40 AM

Presentation:

Graham Carr, President & Vice-Chancellor, Concordia University

10:50 AM

Panel 2: Decarbonize Canada’s Cities

Canada’s cities face the huge challenge of lowering carbon emissions at the same time as they face dramatic growth. This session will explore the new tools – both digital and financial – that can accelerate the redevelopment of our urban environment toward Net Zero.

Kealy Dedman, Commissioner of Public Works, Region of Peel
Shoshanna Saxe, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Colin Lynch, Managing Director and Head of Global Real Estate Investments, TD Asset Management

Panel Chair: Ben Almond, CEO, SNC-Lavalin Engineering Services

11:15 AM

Table-side breakout discussions – “CityAge Challenge to Toronto’s Next Mayor”

Each table will dive into one key question in this focused session that encourages group participation and engagement. This session will ensure that every attendee has their voice heard and an opportunity to network with like-minded professionals while gaining insights and ideas to take back with them. We’ll subsequently present those answers in a report after the CityAge Toronto event. Executed under Chatham House Rule, no comments will be attributed to anyone specifically, to encourage a free flow of ideas and discussion.

12:00 PM

Break

12:15 PM

Panel 3: The New Metropolis: What’s the Future of the Region’s Urban Design?

The rise of remote work is changing our patterns of urban design, transportation, development and use of offices. How do we know what the lasting patterns are, and what does it mean for our major infrastructure plans?

Heather Grey-Wolf, Chief Development Officer, Infrastructure Ontario
Michael Norton, Chief Development Officer, Metrolinx
Derek Goring, Executive Vice President, Development, Northcrest Developments
‍Panel Chair: Leslie Woo, CEO, CivicAction

12:50 PM

Panel 4: Innovate Transit

The future of mass transit in Toronto is a huge question, as ridership struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels. Is this an opportunity to reinvent transit through innovative new first and last-mile partnerships?

James Perttula, Director, Transit and Transportation Planning, City of Toronto
Laura Miller, Head of Public Policy and Communications, Canada, Uber
Heili Toome, Chief Marketing Officer, Shift Transit
Panel Chair: Mark Salsberg, Principal, WGD Consulting and Chair, TRACCS Transit & Rail Association

1:20 PM

Closing comments and luncheon

All times ET, Subject to change