Democracy & Science: Anecdotes, Positive Notes & a Forward-Looking Approach

Schedule

Thu Mar 27 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Maury Young Arts Centre | Whistler, BC

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Professor, author, and political expert Dr. Kennedy Stewart will draw from his experience in the political realm and academia to drive this thought-provoking conversation around Democracy & Science. Acknowledging that one cannot exist without the other, Kennedy's goal with this event is to give the audience takeaway points to apply in their own lives.
Kennedy invites attendees to come prepared with examples of topics they are seeking solutions on, and will lead the audience through the methodology behind nuanced understandings of problems and their solutions.
Attendees are not required to share the topic that they have in mind if they are not comfortable; rather they can use it as a frame of thought to follow along the presentation from.
By blending audience interaction with lived and learned experiences, Kennedy's talk aims to inspire problem solving and reaching consensus on the topics that matter to us all.

About Speaker Kennedy Stewart:
Dr. Kennedy Stewart is an associate professor at Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy. A political scientist, Kennedy has a PhD from the London School of Economics and his research interests include democratic governance, public policy theory and practice, leadership, and cities. He served as a Member of Parliament between 2011 and 2018 and was Mayor of Vancouver between 2018 and 2022.
About the Global Perspectives Speaker Series
The Global Perspectives Speaker Series (GPSS) is produced by one of the Whistler Institute’s working committees. Topics are selected based on a blend of community input, contemporary global conversations, and access to speakers. These evening events focus on the world’s greatest challenges, elevating leading experts and game changers to share bold ideas, new perspectives, and disruptive concepts that have the potential to create positive change in the world today and into the future.
About the Whistler Institute
The Whistler Institute is a registered charity funded through private donors, foundations, government grants, and fees for service. We facilitate and promote place-based learning opportunities, and our mission is to influence change and inspire minds through education and thought leadership. The Whistler Institute gratefully and respectfully acknowledges that we operate on the land now known as Whistler, located on the shared, unceded territories of the Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Nation and Líl̓wat Nation.
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Maury Young Arts Centre, 4129 Village Stroll, Whistler, BC V8E, Canada,Whistler, Canada

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