2011 Symposium Agenda
| Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Learning for a Sustainable Future Twentieth Anniversary Gala Hosted by BMO Financial Group, First Canadian Place 100 King St. W., 68th floor, Toronto |
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| 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Gala tickets are available to Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors. The Gala features: • Networking and opening reception • Keynote presentation • Gala dinner |
| Wednesday, November 16, 2011 What’s Worth Knowing: Health and the Environment Symposium BMO Institute for Learning 3550 Pharmacy Ave., Toronto |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Arrival and Coffee |
| 8:45 a.m. | Introduction |
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening Keynote: Don Drummond Keynote: Diana Mckay Healthcare and a Sustainable Future • How can we maintain healthcare as one of Canada’s core social programs while also ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come? |
| 9:30 a.m. | Moderated Panel Discussion: Harvey Skinner, Bruce Lourie • How are health outcomes shaped by environmental impacts? • Themes will include toxins, food, air quality, technology and social determinants of health |
| 10:30 a.m. | Mid-Morning Networking and Exhibit Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Rotating open-space activity Moving Forward: Health, Environment and Citizenship • What do citizens need to know to make good decisions about health and the environment? • Discussion will address “What’s worth knowing?” and “Who needs to know it?” |
| 12:00 p.m. | Luncheon Keynote - TBA Sustainability Stakeholders and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 1:00 p.m | Action Planning Education and the Economy of Health • How can education help reduce health expenses? • Concurrent groups address “What needs to be done” for identified themes • Group presentations with feedback and consensus seeking • Commitments and follow-up |
| 2:45 p.m. | Mid-Afternoon Networking and Exhibit Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Closing Keynote Address - Dr. Gerald Farthing Taking Ownership and Action on Children’s Health and Well-Being |
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