2023 Schedule

EVENT SCHEDULE, March 10th, at Alderney Landing

Morning Session

9:00 am - 10:45 am, Keynote Presentation

  1. Tolulope Victoria Akerele, Planner and Researcher
  2. Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Partner at Dialog

10:45 am - 11:00 am, Coffee Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Housing Affordability Panel

  1. Moderator - Jill Maclellan, Policy Planner at HRM
  2. Mia Suokonautio, Executive Director at YWCA Halifax
  3. Chris Markides, Planner at ZZAP
  4. Michael Kabalen, Executive Director at Affordable Housing


12:00 pm - 13:00 pm, Lunch Break


Afternoon Session

13:00 pm - 14:00 pm, Transit Equity Panel

  1. Moderator - Scott Edgar, Advocate with It's More than Buses
  2. Ben Hammer, Transportation Officer at Ecology Action Centre
  3. Gerry Post, Independent Consultant and former Executive Director of Accessibility Nova Scotia
  4. Morgan Cox, Integrated Mobility Technician

14:00 pm - 15:15 pm, Workshops (Housing /Transit)

15:15 - 15:30 pm, 15 min Break

15:30 pm - 16:30 pm, Is the Single Family Home the Canadian Dream?

  1. Tristan Cleveland, Researcher with Happy Cities
  2. Kortney Dunsby, Sustainable Cities Coordinator at Ecology Action Centre

16:30 - 17:00 pm, Closing Speech 

  1. Jill Grant, Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, School of Planning