Summit Sessions

Day 1 / Day 2


Day 1: September 11

New Dawn Ballroom

  • Peter Ladner - BCCC and Kimberly Mayor Don McCormick

  • Keynote by Eleanor MacMahon

  • Theme: Thriving Together: Building Up the Local Economy through Tourism and Transformation

    Speakers: Louise Pedersen-ORCBC

    Panel: Empowering Rural BC Communities Through Outdoor Recreation

  • Theme: AT Future equals Healthy Future: Advancing Community Health Across Generations

    Speakers: Danielle Wiess-CEA, Diana Barboza-UBC REACT Lab, Dr. Brent Hagel-University of Calgary CHASE Program

    Presentation:

    1. Linking Communities: Regional Collaboration in Motion by Danielle,

    2. Saving time or sweat? Designing cycling networks and policy to accommodate energy-conscious riders by Diana,

    3. Understanding features of the build environment affecting Child AT Safety and Injury - research by Dr. Brent.

  • Theme: Small Communities, Big Change: Scaling Active Transportation Innovations

    Speakers: Jasmine Smith-UrbanSystems, Joe Mitchell-District of Summerland (tbc)

    Presentation: Strategically Creating AT Networks

  • Theme: AT Future equals Healthy Future: Advancing Community Health Across Generations

    Speakers: Patricia Dehnel, Kerri Wall - Interior Health

    Presentation: Walking the Talk

  • Moderated by the City of Cranbrook

North Star Room

  • Theme: AT Future equals Healthy Future: Advancing Community Health Across Generations

    Speakers: Xuedan Xu-GreenCommunitiesCanada, Joanne Kautz-Allard-SCY of BC

    Presentation: School Streets in British Columbia: An Innovative Program to Create Healthier and Happier Communities

  • Theme: Thriving Together: Building Up the Local Economy through Tourism and transformation

    Speakers: Venkatesh Gopal-movmi,

    Workshop: Stakeholder World Cafe, Decoding expectations and enabling impactful progress.

  • Theme: Small Communities, Big Change: Scaling Active Transportation Innovations

    Speakers: Brendon James-DNV, Leanne Buhler BCAA (tbc)

    Presentation: North Shore E-Cargo Bike Lending Program

  • Theme: Small Communities, Big Change: Scaling Active Transportation Innovations

    Speakers: Isobel Duxfield-PedalFoundation, Moe Nadeau, SheRides Nelson (tbc)

    Panel: Transportation Justice: Small moves, big changes

Sullivan Room

  • Panel TBD

  • Panel TBD

  • Theme: Trails and Paths to Reconciliation: First Nations Communities Building Bridges

    Speakers: Ciel Sander-TrailsBC, Els Koocus (tbc)

    Presentation: Spirit of 2010 trail

  • Theme: Trails and Paths to Reconciliation: First Nations Communities Building Bridges

    Speakers: Kristi Denby-BCAFN

    Panel: From Traditional Trails to Low-Carbon Paths: First Nations’ Vision for Self-Determined Active Transportation

  • Theme: AT Future equals Healthy Future: Advancing Community Health Across Generations

    Workshop: AT Advocacy Roundtable

    Coordinated by BC Cycling Coalition

  • Panel TBD

  • Panel TBD

Day 2: September 12

New Dawn Ballroom

  • "Walk a Mile in my Shaky Shoes" How to Make Active Transport More Inclusive to all?

  • Theme: Thriving Together: Building Up the Local Economy through Tourism and transformation

    Speakers: Colleen MacDonald-Let's Go Biking

    Panel: Cycle Tourism, Why it Matters?

  • Theme: Thriving Together: Building Up the Local Economy through Tourism and transformation

    Speaker: Alastair Craighead - FORTVI

    Presentation: Vancouver Island Rail Corridor Trail

  • AT Jeopardy & Wrap Up

    Speakers: Peter Ladner, PIBC, movm

Jerry Johnston Room

  • Theme: AT Future equals Healthy Future: Advancing Community Health Across Generations

    Speakers: Molly Barkowsky - TransLink, Tessa Williams - Urban Systems

    Workshop: Designing School Neighbourhoods for Safe and Active Travel

Sullivan Room

  • Theme: Trails and Paths to Reconciliation: First Nations Communities Building Bridges

    Speakers: Peter Holton-Nelson Nordic Ski Club

    Presentation: A Bridge to the Future - Revitalizing Nordic Trails with Community Action

  • Theme: Small Communities, Big Change: Scaling Active Transportation Innovations

    Speakers: Alex Leffelaar-RDCK

    Presentation: Mobility Mosaic: Collaborating on Equitable and Low Carbon Transportation Solutions in Rural Communities