Panel on the ‘Circular Economy’ – Innovations from Canada and the Netherlands

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Replacing today’s take-make-dispose economy with one that is restorative by design, the circular economy is gaining significant traction globally as a game changing concept that can redefine our relationship with resources and energy while stimulating innovation and job creation. How can businesses benefit from pursuing circular economy approaches? What are the opportunities for businesses, policy makers, and citizens in Canada?

Hear what is happening in Canada through the National Zero Waste Council. Learn how and why the Netherlands is embracing the circular economy at scale and about circular opportunities in industrial symbiosis and the built environment.

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Wednesday, April 29

SFU Segal Centre, 500 Granville Street

8 – 10 am

(Networking breakfast 8:00 – 8:30 am; dialogue 8:30 – 10:00 am)

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Moderator:

·        Vanessa Timmer, Board Member, National Zero Waste Council, and Co-Founder/Executive Director, One Earth

Opening Remarks:

·        Derek Corrigan, Chair Metro Vancouver Regional Planning Committee, Mayor City of Burnaby

Panelists:

·        Brock Macdonald, Vice Chair, National Zero Waste Council and Co-lead of the Circular Economy Working Group; Chief Executive Officer, Recycling Council of BC

·        Jan Douwe Kroeske, Dutch Radio and TV producer and presenter and founder of multi-media sustainability platform and travelling summer festival: SummerLabb

·        Gerben van Straaten, CEO, Walas

·        Luke Smeaton, Acting Executive Director, Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre

Closing Remarks:

·        Stephanie Bertels, Associate Professor, SFU Beedie School of Business

Register here.