2024 BAY AREA CLIMATE FORUM

May 7, 2024, The Rock Garden @ Royal Botanical Gardens

4:30 – 7:30 P.M.

Join us for an inspiring call to action with keynote speaker Jennifer Keesmaat as we explore how cities and local communities can collaborate to build thriving, resilient and climate-friendly cities. The 2024 Bay Area Climate Forum will be an opportunity to hear from local leaders on the scale of change required, the efforts already underway, and the pathways forward. Whether you're a policymaker, changemaker, business leader, or concerned resident, this event promises to inspire, inform, and empower you to be part of the solution.

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Zoom livestream begins at 5:30 p.m.

The event will also be broadcast by Cable14 and YourTV Burlington after the event. Cogeco subscribers can watch on YourTV, channel 100 or channel 700.

Keynote: Jennifer Keesmaat

Jennifer Keesmaat is an urban planner named one of the “most powerful people in Canada” by Macleans, one of the “most influential” by Toronto Life, and one of the top Women of Influence in Canada. She spent half a decade as Toronto’s Chief City Planner, where she was celebrated for her forward thinking and collaborative approach to city-building. Keesmaat is President and CEO of Collecdev-Markee, developing new communities across the GTA as sustainable, liveable places that prioritize access to high quality, affordable housing. A Distinguished Visitor in Residence Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Keesmaat continues to share her vision for cities of the future, through her WEBBY Award-winning podcast, Invisible City. Keesmaat is the Chief Architect of the 2020 Declaration for Resilience in Canadian Cities, which is a blueprint for adapting cities post Covid19 that has been adopted by cities around the world. Keesmaat is on the Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute, Toronto, and is appointed to the International Panel of Experts, Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority. Jennifer is on the President’s Planning and Growth Advisory Board and Design Review Panel for Ohio State University and is recognized as one of the 100 most influential urbanists of all time, by Planetizen Magazine.

Thank you to our Sponsors for making this event possible!

Presenting Sponsor: Alinea Land Corporation

Major Sponsor: Hamilton Industrial Environmental Association

Forum Supporters: Hamilton Community Enterprises, Landwise, and Realtors Association Hamilton-Burlington

Host or Publisher Bay Area Climate Change Council