S p e a k e r s (click on photo for biography)
Ed Stelmach Premier of Alberta	Preston Manning President and CEO, Manning Centre for Building Democracy	Gary Holden President and Chief Executive Officer, ENMAX Corporation	Linda Bruce Chair, Calgary Regional Partnership, Mayor of Airdrie
Harvey Weingarten President, University of Calgary	Vivian Manasc Principal, Manasc Isaac Architects	Ted Morton Minister of Sustainable Resource Development	Dave Bronconnier Mayor of Calgary
Mark Holland Principal, Holland Barrs	Chris Corps Principal, Asset Strategics Ltd.	Patricia Gordon Sustainable City Program Manager, City of Calgary	Graeme Bethell General Manager, Corix
Bob Hawkesworth Alderman, City of Calgary	David Hughes Geological Survey of Canada; Leader, National Coal Inventory	Patrick Lucey Principal, Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd.	Rob Abbott Calgary Practice Leader, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Deloitte and Touche
Monica Pohlmann Monica K. Pohlmann & Associates and Conference Moderator	Noel Keough Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary; Sustainable Calgary	Bruce Sampson Former VP Sustainability, BC Hydro	Mauro Meneghetti Steering Team Chair, Calgary Economic Development Strategy
Larry Beasley Principal, Beasley and Associates	Adam Legge Vice President and Chief Economist, Research, Workforce and Strategy, Calgary Economic Development

B I O S

Bob Hawkesworth Alderman, City of Calgary Bob Hawkesworth was re-elected for a sixth time to represent Ward 4 in October 2007. Bob's first experience on Calgary City Council, however, began in 1980 as Alderman for Ward 3 and continued until 1986 when he was chosen by his constituents to represent them in the Provincial Legislature as MLA for Calgary Mountainview. In continuing his commitment to Ward 4, Bob presently sits on the following civic boards and committees: • Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services, Chair • Standing Policy Committee on Utilities & Environment • Disaster Services Committee, Chair • Enmax Corporation, Board Director He co-chairs the Canadian Municipal Housing Advocacy Network - Federation of Canadian Municipalities and his leadership on environmental sustainability was acknowledged by his Provincial appointment as a Founding Director of Climate Change Central. Bob’s accomplishments over the years have been recognized with a number of awards. In 1999 he received the AUMA Award of Excellence for outstanding service to municipal government in Alberta. He was a recipient of the 2000 Calgary United Way “Spirits of Gold Award” for co-chairing the Calgary Homeless Initiative. In 2005, Alberta Venture Magazine named Bob one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People. Back to All Speakers

The Hon. Ed Stelmach Premier of Alberta Ed Stelmach was was sworn in as Alberta's 13th Premier on December 14, 2006 and was re-elected on March 3rd, 2008. Mr. Stelmach has been a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly since 1993. He was elected to his fifth term as an MLA on March 3rd, 2008, serving the people of the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Constituency. Mr. Stelmach and his wife Marie manage a successful mixed farm business. Premier Stelmach has a long record of public and community service. He has been a school trustee, chair of the Vegreville health unit board and member of the Archer Memorial Hospital and Lamont Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home boards. He has also been involved with the Andrew Co-op Association, Lamont District 4-H Council and Andrew 4-H Beef Club. He has held four cabinet posts, including Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Transportation, and lastly Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations. He stepped down from his ministerial duties in March 2006 to run for leadership of the PC Party. Back to All Speakers

Preston Manning President and CEO, Manning Centre for Building Democracy Preston Manning served as a Member of the Canadian Parliament from 1993 to 2001. He founded two new political parties – the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance – both of which became the official Opposition in the Canadian Parliament. Mr. Manning served as Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000 and was also his party’s critic for Science and Technology. In 2007 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Since retirement from Parliament in 2002, Mr. Manning has released a book entitled Think Big (published by McClelland & Stewart) describing his use of the tools and institutions of democracy to change Canada’s national agenda. He has also served as a Senior Fellow of the Canada West Foundation and as a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Calgary and University of Toronto. Mr. Manning is currently a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute and President and CEO of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. The Manning Centre (www.manningcentre.ca) is a national not-for-profit organization supporting research, educational, and communications initiatives designed to achieve a more democratic society in Canada guided by conservative principles. Mr. Manning continues to write, speak, and teach on a variety of subjects including the revitalization of democracy in the Western world, the revitalization of Canadian conservatism, Canada-U.S. relations, strengthening relations between the scientific and political communities, the re-balancing of Canadian federalism, the regulation of the genetic revolution, and the management of the interface between faith and politics. Back to All Speakers

Gary Holden President and Chief Executive Officer, ENMAX Corporation Gary Holden became President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ENMAX Corporation (ENMAX) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of each of ENMAX’s subsidiary corporations in May 2005. He serves as a director on each of the ENMAX Boards, the Canadian Electricity Association, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation and NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. Prior to joining ENMAX, Gary held several key positions with other organizations. Most recently he was President and Chief Operating Officer, AltaGas Income Trust. Prior to his role at AltaGas he was Chairman and CEO of EnSource Energy Services. Gary started his career in Calgary where he held a variety of positions with TransAlta Corporation. He was Executive Vice-President, Generation, and CEO of TransAlta New Zealand Limited, where he was responsible for the Australia and New Zealand business activities for TransAlta. In 1997, Gary was selected as one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40. He was also runner-up as CEO of the Year in 1998 in New Zealand. Back to All Speakers

Adam Legge Vice President and Chief Economist, Research, Workforce and Strategy, Calgary Economic Development Adam Legge joined Calgary Economic Development in 2004. Adam oversees the data, information, research, policy and workforce development activities of Calgary Economic Development. His key role is the assessment of economic conditions and their impact on the community. Adam most recently served as Project Manager for the City of Calgary Economic Development Strategy, which was released in January 2008. Prior to joining CED, Adam worked in the Real Estate Advisory Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he provided consulting services to clients in the areas of economic development, real estate, land-use availability and growth. Adam is actively involved in the community, serving as Chair of the United Way’s Economic Well Being Committee and as a past President of the Norfolk Housing Association Board of Directors. Adam is a full member of Canadian Institute of Planners. Back to All Speakers

Linda Bruce  Chair, Calgary Regional Partnership, Mayor of Airdrie Linda Bruce was elected to Airdrie City Council in 1995 and served three terms as Alderman before being elected as Mayor in 2004. She was acclaimed in 2007. Linda was elected by her regional piers as Chair of the Calgary Regional Partnership in November 2004. She became involved with the CRP at its inception, seeing the value of a united region working together effectively and efficiently. She also Chairs the Regional Land Use Planning Committee, the Nose Creek Watershed Partnership Committee, Co-Chairs the Calgary Regional Waste Reduction Partnership Committee and is ex-officio on all City of Airdrie committees. Mayor Bruce is very excited as the City of Airdrie continues working on growth and sustainability as one of two municipalities in Alberta to participate in The Natural Step sustainable community program. This innovative program will assist the City of Airdrie in developing Airdrie’s Municipal Sustainability Plan, introducing new initiatives and innovative ways to reduce Airdrie’s ecological footprint and continue our focus of making Airdrie a ‘green’ community. Back to All Speakers

Dave Bronconnier Mayor of Calgary Following a successful career in private industry and nine years as Ward 6 Alderman on Calgary City Council, Dave Bronconnier was elected Calgary's 35th mayor on October 15, 2001. He was re-elected mayor of Calgary for a third term on October 15, 2007. Mayor Bronconnier has led significant initiatives in municipal infrastructure development, which include a well-received plan for the construction of major traffic interchanges and the extension of Calgary's light rail transit. This program includes a unique funding program that leverages the City's borrowing capacity without impacting property tax rates. His commitment to addressing Calgary's infrastructure funding challenges helped secure an extension to the fuel tax revenue sharing agreement between the City and the province of Alberta. His efforts have earned him recognition as a leading national voice in favour of a more equitable share of federal fuel tax revenues for Canada's cities, culminating in an agreement that was signed in May 2005. Mayor Bronconnier has also been instrumental in facilitating partnerships with local homebuilders and other levels of government in funding affordable housing initiatives in new Calgary communities and continues to focus on programs that protect the abundant, but precious, environmental resources Calgarians enjoy. Back to All Speakers

Harvey P. Weingarten President, University of Calgary Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten became the University of Calgary's seventh President and Vice-Chancellor on September 1, 2001. Since that time he has introduced major initiatives to enhance the student experience, to accelerate research momentum, and to launch the University into a $1.5-billion capital expansion program. Under Dr. Weingarten the University of Calgary has emphasized the quality of the student experience, putting millions of dollars in new spending - including more than $5 million given directly to students for priorities they have identified, which is the only initiative of its kind in Canada. A distinguished scholar and researcher in the fields of psychology and medicine, Dr. Weingarten holds a BSc from McGill University, and MSc, MPhil, and PhD from Yale University. He currently serves on numerous boards and councils including: • Alberta Ingenuity Fund • Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research • Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) • Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRNET) • Concurrent Technologies Canada Incorporated, and • Science, Technology and Innovation Council. Dr. Weingarten recently had his term as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calgary extended to 2011. Back to All Speakers

Vivian Manasc Principal, Manasc Isaac Architects Vivian Manasc is known nationally for her leadership in Sustainable Design, Integrated Design, facilitation, community engagement, integrating environmental, technical, artistic and cultural aspects of Architecture and architectural practice. Notable recent sustainable building projects include the new 180,000 sf Water Centre in Calgary, the Greenstone Government of Canada Building in Yellowknife, NWT, (LEED Gold) as well as the new St. John Ambulance Provincial Headquarters in Edmonton (LEED Silver), Calgary’s new Emergency Operations Centre and the new Academic Research Centre at Athabasca University. Vivian has also received numerous awards for her Architectural work, including a Governor General’s Award, a Prairie Design Award, and a number of design excellence awards from the Alberta Association of Architects. Four of Manasc Isaac’s projects are among the Alberta Association of Architects registry of Alberta’s 100 most significant buildings. Vivian also co-authored a book, Agora Borealis, engaging in sustainable architecture”, in 2003, and her work as well as her articles have appeared in many professional and general publications across Canada. Vivian is Past President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), a Director of the Canada Green Building Council, Chair of the Continuing Education Committee, and is a popular speaker at conferences and business panels. She served as member of the Board of the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, from 1998 to 2004, and was Vice Chair of the Board in 2004. Vivian Manasc is a graduate of Montreal's McGill University. She also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Alberta. Back to All Speakers

Ted Morton Minister of Sustainable Resource Development In 2006 Ted Morton was sworn in as Minister of Sustainable Resource Development and appointed a member of the Agenda and Priorities Committee and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Resources and the Environment. Dr. Morton obtained his bachelor of arts in political science from Colorado College in 1971, his master of arts in political science from the University of Toronto in 1975 and his PhD in political science from the University of Toronto in 1981. From 1981 to 2004 he was a professor with the University of Calgary and a visiting professor with a number of institutions: • Visiting adjunct professor, Colorado College (1986, 1989, 1991 and 1994) • Visiting professor, Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France (1987) • Professeur invité, science politique, Université de Montréal (1993) • Visiting professor, University of Connecticut (1997) • Visiting research scholar, University of Melbourne (2002) • Visiting resident scholar, Senate, Parliament of Australia (2002). Dr. Morton also served as director of policy and research, office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, Parliament of Canada, in 2001. Back to All Speakers

Mark Holland Principal, Holland Barrs Mark Holland is a LEED™-accredited planner who holds professional degrees in both Landscape Architecture and Community and Regional Planning. He is a principal with the Holland Barrs Planning Group Inc (HBPG), one of Canada’s leading sustainable development planning firms, with recent projects in a very wide range of areas including community and development planning, strategic planning, sustainable development strategies, innovative engineering systems, policy, design and consultation processes. Mark ‘s consulting work focuses on integrating sustainability principles into the mainstream development industry to assist teams to find cost-effective ways of developing in a more sustainable manner, including projects as small as infill projects to large-scale master-planned communities, in both the rural and urban context. Mark also works closely with the public sector, including serving as both a city planner and the City of Vancouver’s first Manager of its Sustainability Office. His current work with local government focuses on city-wide sustainable development strategies for small and large cities across North America, including recently the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico and many cities in British Columbia. He was selected as one of Vancouver’s top 40 under 40 in 2004 by Business in Vancouver Magazine. He is sought after as a speaker and is widely known for his ability to “make sense of sustainability” in a pragmatic way that leads to action. Back to All Speakers

Chris Corps Prinicipal, Asset Strategics Ltd. Chris Corps, a former chairman of the Canadian Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), has led industry efforts to better understand and accurately incorporate into the balance sheets of corporations and the value of Green Buildings. His leadership in the publication of the 2005 RICS study “Green Value,” broke new ground and moved the discussion of Green Valuation forward. Chris, a Principal in Asset Strategics, provides real estate and business advisory services; concentrating on advice in planning, development, financing and economics of real estate and business projects, including healthcare, major corporate and government projects. Primarily focused on business/program, development and investment viability engineering, contracting and procurement management. Prior to founding Asset Strategies in 2004, Mr. Corps was at the British Columbia Buildings Corporation, where he had various responsibilities including Senior Advisor, Project Office Director and led BC Buildings Corporations’ Public-Private Partnership involvements. Mr. Corps has over 25 years of real estate experience including partnership in a real estate consulting practice providing sophisticated real estate analysis and advice and the Canadian office of an established internal company selling property development software, used to analyze economic development viability and valuation. He has worked as a senior appraiser, head of Municipal Development Department, and as a surveyor involved in acquisitions, dispositions, lease renewals, rent reviews, mortgage inspections and other activities. Back to All Speakers

David L. Day Director, Environmental & Safety Management, City of Calgary Dave brings over 30 years experience in the parks and conservation field to his position as Director of the City of Calgary’s Environmental Management business unit. Born in England and raised in Montréal, Dave is a practicing geographer by education and inclination (B.A., 1969, Concordia; M.Sc., 1971, University of Calgary). His professional career includes 20 years public service with Parks Canada, specializing first in natural resource inventory and management, and subsequently as Superintendent of Jasper National Park, Rideau Canal, and Banff National Park. From 1992 until 2003, Dave was a Principal in the firm IRIS Environmental Systems Inc., specializing in environmental assessment and management for the tourism industry in protected and environmentally sensitive areas. He has also worked internationally for the Nature Conservancy, World Bank and industry. In June 2003, Dave returned to public service, attracted by the challenge of applying his experience to supporting Calgary’s municipal and community leaders to achieve a high standard of environmental quality and community sustainability for the present and future generations. Back to All Speakers

Graeme Bethell General Manager, Corix Graeme Bethell is an environmental specialist with over 30 years of experience in pollution prevention, waste management, energy and water conservation, and environmental sustainability. He is responsible for implementation of sustainable infrastructure at Corix Utilities and works with municipalities, land developers and planners to build sustainable communities. He is currently working with two communities on Vancouver Island to implement renewable energy and wastewater infrastructure in a manner that integrates renewable energy district heating systems with wastewater treatment and organic solid waste management. Graeme holds a Masters Degree in Pollution Control Engineering from Leeds University, England and is an Environmental Auditor and Qualified Environmental Professional. Back to All Speakers

Patrick Lucey  Principal, Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd. Patrick Lucey's background includes ten years in industry and sixteen years with the Biology Department at the University of Victoria, followed by thirteen years as a private consulting scientist. His academic background is in Marine Biology, Natural Resource Management Geography, Phycology (algae) and Aquatic Ecology. He has over 150 publications. Patrick is a founding member of the Canadian and BC Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) stream/wetland assessment cadre and is trained in the USGBC LEED certification process. He acts as a graduate studies supervisor for students in urban stream ecology and was instrumental in the establishment of an Industrial Chair in Environmental Management of Drinking Water Watersheds, at the University of Victoria, which began in 1999. Patrick and colleagues have worked for the past two decades with community groups to develop affordable, effective, locally-based programs to protect and restore aquatic habitat, especially in urban areas. His most recent project has been the development of a Smart Municipal Development Program to protect public drinking water watersheds, urban freshwater habitat and to reduce the effects of stormwater on receiving environments. Back to All Speakers

Rob Abbott Calgary Practice Leader, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Deloitte and Touche Rob Abbott is one of Canada’s leading sustainability strategists. For nearly twenty years he has helped businesses all over the world discover wealth-creating opportunities through a deeper integration of sustainability with organizational and competitive strategy. He currently leads the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability practice for Deloitte & Touche LLP in Calgary, Alberta. Rob’s clients include leading TSX, NYSE, and Fortune/S&P 500 firms, as well as new venture enterprises. Rob passionately believes that truly successful organizations consider the needs of all their stakeholders, their community and the environment in carrying out their activities. Accordingly, he helps these organizations design and implement plans that create both shareholder value and societal value. More often than not, success in one area helps create success in the other. He has written for a variety of regional and national magazines and newspapers in Canada, and is the author, previously, of Uncommon Cents: Thoreau and the Nature of Business. He lives in Calgary. Back to All Speakers

David Hughes Geological Survey of Canada; Leader, National Coal Inventory David Hughes is a geologist with more than 35 years experience studying the energy resources of Canada for the Geological Survey of Canada and the private sector. He is the Leader of the National Coal Inventory, which is a digital knowledge base on coal used to determine the availability of resources for conventional and non-conventional uses, including coalbed methane production and the sequestration of CO2. He is also Team Leader for Unconventional Gas for the Canadian Gas Potential Committee, an organization which publishes Canada's most authoritative assessments of national natural gas potential. David's evolving analysis of global and North American energy issues has been presented across Canada and the United States to Federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Potential Gas Committee, U.S. National Petroleum Council, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Industry Canada; to many Provincial and Municipal government agencies; to policy forums including the Industry Steering Committee on Climate Change and the National Electricity Roundtable; to end user associations including the Canadian Chemical Producers Association, Canadian Plastics Association, Canadian Fertilizer Association and the Association of Major Power Consumers of Ontario; as well as professional forums including the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Geological Association of Canada, Coal Association of Canada, American Gas Association and others. Aspects of his analysis have also been taken up by the popular press and trade journals including the Toronto Star, Canadian Business Magazine and the Canadian Press wire service. Back to All Speakers

Monica Pohlmann Monica K. Pohlmann & Associates and Conference Moderator Monica is a sustainability strategist and facilitator with a keen interest in the role of dialogue in enhancing community and organizational sustainability. She is a passionate advocate of Calgary’s journey toward sustainability and has been involved in numerous community and civic initiatives during her 18 years as a Calgarian. An independent consultant, she founded Monica K Pohlmann & Associates in early 2007. Prior to that she worked for The City of Calgary for ten years, most recently as Leader, Collaboration and Strategy with ImagineCalgary, a 100-year urban sustainability vision and 30 year strategy for Calgary that engaged 18,000 people. As Senior Environmental Policy Advisor she played roles in the integration of triple bottom line approaches into City decision-making and the development of The City’s unique environmental management system. Other roles included Long Range Planner, and Executive Assistant in The City Manager’s Office. Previous roles include community development planner and consultant in the not-for-profit sector, and teaching sustainable community development courses at the University of Calgary. Also an active volunteer, she serves on a number of boards and advisory committees. Highlights include co-founding and managing Sustainable Calgary, a ten-year old NGO with the mission of promoting community-level initiatives that move Calgary toward a sustainable future. She also helped to establish and co-chaired The Calgary Foundation’s Neighbourhood Grants Program. She currently serves on the board of The Natural Step Canada and is a member of the Canadian Green Building Council and the International Society of Sustainability Professionals. An adjunct professor in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design, she holds a Dialogue, Deliberation and Public Engagement certificate from Fielding Graduate University, has a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Environmental Design (Planning) and is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners. Back to All Speakers

Bruce Sampson Former VP Sustainability, BC Hydro Bruce Sampson joined BC Hydro in 1997 as Director, Strategic Issues and Planning . Shortly after Bruce was appointed Executive Vice President of Powerex the energy trading subsidiary of BCHydro. During his tenure with Powerex Bruce was involved with the team developing a Risk Management framework. While heading up the Strategic Planning team Bruce was heavily involved with helping BC Hydro develop it’s position with respect to the deregulation of the energy markets in North America. He was eventually seconded to the provincial government team to assist in the development of the Provincial Energy Plan introduced in 2001. Bruce and his team were instrumental in helping BCH introduce the first voluntary renewables portfolio standard for a utility in Canada. BCH was also at the forefront of the adoption of a triple bottom line framework and integration of sustainability objectives throughout the company. Innovest ranked BCH as the top of the list of 27 companies they reviewed in 2003 giving BCH a AAA rating for sustainability. In 2004 Bruce and his team was assigned to work with Mossadiq Umedaly the current Chair of BC Hydro and Chair of Xantrex to assist in the development of a strategic framework for the development of the Power Technology sector in BC ultimately leading to the release of the Task Force report on Power Technology adopted by the Province. His most recent assignment was a secondment to the Provincial Government to assist in development of the province’s new energy plan. Bruce has had extensive involvement in developing BC Hydro’s long-term strategy and goals, with specific emphasis on ensuring sustainability is incorporated into the long-term goals, strategies and objectives. Bruce also has a strong external focus and sits on a wide range of boards and committees and completed over 40 talks to various groups in 2006/07. He is currently an Executive in Residence at the University of Victoria. Back to All Speakers

Mauro Meneghetti Steering Team Chair, Calgary Economic Development Strategy Mauro Meneghetti has over 25 years of broad management consulting experience and is the Managing Director of Western Management Consultants. He recently chaired the Steering Team for the Calgary Economic Development strategy, is a Director of Calgary Economic Development and several private companies. He also serves on the Board of SCAPE, an organization committed to greening the Calgary Urban Landscape in the upcoming years. Mauro works closely with executives and their teams to help define and implement change in their organizations. His approach to consulting reflects strong implementation experience and results orientation. He is committed to achieving tangible outcomes by working with clients to develop creative solutions and facilitating their implementation. Back to All Speakers

Larry Beasley Principal, Beasley and Associates Larry Beasley is the former Director of Planning for the City of Vancouver. He is now the “Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning” at the University of British Columbia and the founding principal of Beasley and Associates, an international planning consultancy. Over thirty years of civic service, Larry achieved land use and transportation plans along with careful development management that have dramatically reshaped Vancouver’s inner city. He also led the revitalization of neighbourhoods, a strong heritage preservation program, the City’s urban design studio and a successful civic fundraising initiative. For the last thirteen years, he was a principal decision maker for Vancouver’s development approvals. He now teaches and advises the private sector and governments around the world. This includes chairing the ‘National Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty’ of Ottawa’s National Capital Commission and acting as “Special Advisor on Urban Planning” to the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Larry has studied architecture and has degrees in geography and political science (B.A.) and planning (M.A.). He was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Hon. L.L.D.) from Simon Fraser University, one of his alma maters. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners, an Honorary Member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and has been recognized as an “Advocate for Architecture” by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. This year, he received the Kevin Lynch Prize from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the most prestigious award in American planning. Mr. Beasley is a Member of the Order of Canada, our country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. Back to All Speakers

Patricia Gordon Sustainable City Program Manager, City of Calgary Pat Gordon is the Sustainable City Program Manager for The City of Calgary. The Plan It Calgary project and the imagineCALGARY transition project are the key elements of the Sustainable City Program. Plan It Calgary will result in a new integrated land use and transportation plan by the end of 2008. Pat previously managed the imagineCALGARY project, an award winning multi-stakeholder initiative to develop a long range urban sustainability plan for Calgary. Today, imagineCALGARY remains the biggest civic visioning project in the world with over 18,000 citizens engaged. She has over 20 years experience in the not-for-profit and municipal, provincial and federal government sectors in Canada and Great Britain. Her early focus was on the natural environment, working in resource management and conservation for Parks Canada. That focus has shifted toward the integrated field of community sustainability – capturing the environmental, social and economic aspects of the quality of life in our communities. Back to All Speakers

Noel Keough Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary; Sustainable Calgary Noel Keough is Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Environmental Design, co-founder and Senior Researcher with Sustainable Calgary Society, board member of Enervision and Director of the consulting firm PLAN:NET Ltd. Noel has worked as a professional engineer in the oil patch, environmental consultant and community development specialist. He has almost 20 years experience working in community sustainability planning, community energy engineering and adult and environmental education. He has worked internationally with communities in Asia, Eastern Europe, The Middle East, Central America, Africa, and across Canada. Noel has also lead projects in rural energy planning, community sustainability indicators processes and community education curriculum design and implementation. Noel is currently engaged in research with students in the Faculty of Environmental Design focusing on long range planning for Calgary as a carbon neutral, one-planet-living city. Back to All Speakers Back to Program