Fighting Climate Change with Data
May 17, 2022
Climate Change: The Existential Crisis of Our Time
Climate change is an acute crisis of our time — innovations in data are essential to solve it. Public and private data sets, and the digital tools and financial incentives they make possible, are critical to reducing Canada’s carbon emissions.
Canada’s business and government leaders are establishing data protocols to accurately and transparently monitor and reduce emissions — accelerating the path to Net Zero while building a prosperous green economy.
A particularly exciting opportunity in this sector is the use of new climate data tools to drive sustainability in real estate and the built world. This session will explore the new protocols emerging to link financial tools with sustainability targets that can accelerate decarbonization of the built world.
On May 17, CityAge brought together industry leaders for The Data Effect to explore how data will help us fight climate change and meet ESG goals, starting now
Part of The Data Effect Series 2022 in Partnership With
SPEAKERS & GUESTS
Angie Hall
Head of Sustainable Finance, Commercial Banking HSBC
Bruce Ralston
Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Province of British Columbia
Malcolm Shield
Vice President, Sustainability Wesgroup Properties
Clark M. Roberts, QC
President & CEO AdvantageBC
Aimo Kõva
Head of International Operations Datel
Laura Zizzo
Co-Founder & CEO Manifest Climate
Daniel O’Brien
Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change PwC Canada
Kevin Gurney
Professor | Co-founder & CTO Northern Arizona University | Crosswalk Labs
Jay Milroy
Director of Product Management Llamazoo
Sydney Goodfellow
Director Digital Learning Lab
Patrika McEvoy
Technical Coordinator Early Earthquake Warning Community, Coastal First Nations
PROGRAM
Anchor Welcome and Introduction
Opening Presentation by: Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines,
Presentation: Clark Roberts, QC, President & CEO, AdvantageBC
Presentation: Aimo Kova, Head of International Operations, Datel
Presentation: Kevin Gurney, Professor, Northern Arizona, University and Co-founder & CTO, Crosswalk Labs
Panel 1: Coastal First Nations Connectivity Network
- Jay Milroy, Director of Product Management, Llamazoo
- Sydney Goodfellow, Director, Digital Learning Lab
Presentation: Malcolm Shield, Vice President, Sustainability, Wesgroup
Panel 2: Tools to Finance the Green Transition
New sources of geospatial data are making it easier to monitor carbon emissions, while new protocols that tie loans and equity markets to sustainability targets are emerging. This represents a major financial opportunity for Canadian firms if approached properly. We’ll look at how Canada can be a global leader in using green finance to build a new economy, with focus on urban real estate and construction.
- Malcolm Shield, Vice President, Sustainability, Wesgroup
- Laura Zizzo, Co-Founder & CEO, Manifest Climate
- Daniel O’Brien, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC Canada
- Clark Roberts, Executive Director, AdvantageBC
- Panel Chair: Angie Hall, Head of Sustainable Finance, Commercial Banking, HSBC
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