|
Speaker |
Role |
Title of
Presentation or Session |
|
Dr.
John Ambrose
Former Curator,
The Arboretum, University of Guelph; Former Curator of Botany and
Manager of Horticulture, Toronto Zoo |
Panel Moderator |
7C Issues
Around Native Plants |
|
Dr.
Brad Bass
Environment Canada
at the University of Toronto Centre for the Environment |
Speaker |
7B Extreme
heat can kill; can Ecological Technological save?" Adapting to
extreme urban weather with ecological technology |
|
Dr.
Dawn Bazely
Director,
Institute for Research in Sustainability, York University |
Panel Moderator
and Organizer |
A2 Valuing
the living and creating natural capital in the built environment -
are we doing enough? |
|
Sam
Benvie
Plant Ecologist
and Landscape Designer |
Panelist |
2A Plenary
Panel: Valuing the Living and Creating Natural Capital in the Built
Environment - are we Doing Enough? |
|
Graham
Buck
Nith River Native Plants |
Speaker |
7A Ethics
of Plant Sourcing |
|
Dr.
Alan Darlington
President, NEDLAW
Living Walls |
Panelist |
A2 Valuing
the living and creating natural capital in the built environment -
are we doing enough? |
|
Denis
Flanagan
Public Relations
Manager, Landscape Ontario |
Panel Convenor |
8A Issues
for the Industry: Landscape Ontario Panel |
|
Dr.
David Galbraith
Head of Science,
Royal Botanical Gardens |
Opening Keynote Speaker
Symposium Organizer |
A1 Sustainability
in the Built Landscape: Pathway to the Future or Greenwashing at its Worst? |
|
Belinda
Gallagher
Head of
Horticulture, Royal Botanical Gardens |
Panel Moderator
and speaker |
3B Lessons
Learned from Kippax |
|
Miriam
Goldberger
President and
Co-founder, Wildflower Farm |
Panelist |
7C Issues
Around Native Plants |
|
Alex
Henderson
Curator of
Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens |
Panelist |
3B Lessons
Learned from Kippax |
|
Natalie
Iwanycki
Field Botanist and
Herbarium Curator, Royal Botanical Gardens |
Workshop Leader, Panelist |
W1 Plant
Identification
3B Panelist:
Lessons Learned from Kippax |
|
Chris
Hardwicke
Associate, Sweeny
Sterling Finlayson & Co Architects |
Presenter |
9A1 Hungry
Toronto: how food shaped the city. |
|
Dr.
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Chair in Global
Systems, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Balsillie
School of International Affairs |
Evening Keynote Speaker
Wednesday,
February 17th |
5A Gardening
for Resilience: Climate Change and Horticulture through Mid-Century |
|
Sean
James,
Landscape Contractor, Fernridge Landscaping |
Panelist |
8A Issues
for the Industry: Landscape Ontario Panel |
|
Masha
Kazakevich
MLA Student,
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph |
Panelist |
3A Urban
Agriculture Panel Session |
|
Dr.
Karen Landman, Professor,
Department of Landscape Architecture
University of Guelph |
Session Moderator |
3A Urban
Agriculture Panel Session |
|
Glenn
Macmillan
Senior Manager,
Water & Energy, Ecology Division, Toronto Region Conservation Authority |
Panelist |
8B Sustainable
Technologies Program |
|
Michelle
J. Nakano
Kwantlen
Polytechnic University School of Horticulture, Langley, BC |
Speaker |
|
|
Mathis
Natvik
MLA Student,
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development University of Guelph |
Speaker and Panelist |
3A Urban
Agriculture Panel Session |
|
Rob
Naraj
Wholesale Business
Manager, Sheridan Nurseries, Georgetown Ontario |
Panelist |
8A Issues
for the Industry: Landscape Ontario Panel |
|
Paul
O'Hara
Owner, Blue Oak Nursery |
Panelist Speaker |
7C Issues
Around Native Plants |
|
Ken
Parker
Educator and
Founder, Sweet Grass Gardens |
Panelist and Speaker |
7C Issues
Around Native Plants
9A2 Contemporary
Trends in First Nations Horticulture |
|
Ben
Porchuk
Director,
Landscape Native |
Speaker |
12C Landcapes,
Native Plants and Urban Issues |
|
Paul
Ronan
Executive Director
Ontario Parks Association |
Speaker |
9B3 |
|
Mark
Schollen
Principal, Senior
Landscape Architect, Project Manager, Shollen & Company Inc. |
Panelist |
8B Sustainable
Technologies Program |
|
Kristina
Shaw-Lukavsky
Landscape Architect |
Panelist |
8B Sustainable
Technologies Program |
|
Melanie
Sifton
Director, Humber Arboretum |
Morning Keynote Speaker
Thursday, February 18th |
6A Sustainable
Sites Initiative |
|
Shannon
Lee Stirling
University of Guelph |
Panelist |
3A Urban
Agriculture Panel Session |
|
Dr.
Jennifer Sumner
Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education |
Morning Keynote Speaker
Friday, February 19th |
11A Sustainable
Horticulture: Connecting Living Plants to Liveable Communities |
|
Mike
Szabo
Principal, Diamond
and Schmitt Architects |
Panelist |
A2 Valuing
the living and creating natural capital in the built environment -
are we doing enough? |
|
Tÿs
Theÿsmeÿer
Head of Conservation
Royal Botanical Gardens |
Speaker |
12B Water
- More Than Just Your Backyard Pond |
|
Gavin
Trevelyan
Tallgrass Ontario |
Speaker |
W4 Workshop
on Seed Saving
3C Urban
Pocket Prairies |
|
Robin
van de Lande
Planner, City of Burlington |
Panel Moderator |
12A Urban
Planning and Sustainable Horticulture |
|
Jodi
Vanderheyden
Manager of Plant
Records, Royal Botanical Gardens |
Panelist |
3B Lessons
Learned from Kippax |
|
Matthew
Wilson
Head of Creative
Development, Royal Horticultural Society, UK |
Evening Public Speaker
Friday, February 19th |
15A Gardening
in a Changing World |
|
Dr.
Steve Windhager
Director,
Landscape Restoration Program
Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center at the University of Texas |
Morning Keynote Speaker
Thursday, February 18th |
6A Sustainable
Sites Initiative |
|
Dr.
Youbin Zheng
Adjunct Professor
University of Guelph |
Speaker |
9B1 The
Application of Horticultural Technologies in Urban Agriculture Practices |
