(7:45 - 8:30) Registration & Breakfast (background information slides)

(8:30 - 8:50) Welcome

• Leo DeLoyde, General Manager, Development & Infrastructure, City of Burlington (Event MC)
• Mayor Cam Jackson
• Regional Chair Gary Carr
• Andrew Wong, Nelson High School Student

(8:50 - 10:00) Morning Keynote

• Jeffrey Simpson, regular columnist with the Globe & Mail and co-author of Hot Air: Meeting Canada’s Climate Change Challenge, will speak on the status of climate change in Canada, and why it should be a top priority for Canadians and the Burlington community. (did not use slides)

(10:00 - 10:30) Break- Networking Opportunity & Visit Displays 

(10:30 - 12:00) Healthy Communities & Sustainable Transportation

Improved urban design with mixed uses, live-work development, intensification and protected green spaces can lead to a healthy community that supports sustainable transportation options. Listen to our panel of speakers as they present their ideas on how we can continue our journey towards being a healthy community and overcome resistance to change.

Panel moderator: Eva Ligeti, Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership (slides)

Speakers:

• Bruce Krushelnicki, Director of Planning and Building, City of Burlington (Presentation - slides courtesy of Andrea Smith and Vito Tolone)
• Paul Young, Landscape Architect and Health Promoter, Public Space Workshop (Presentation)
• Ryan Lanyon, Team Lead - Smart Commute, Metrolinx (Presentation)

Q&A and Roundtable Discussion

(12:00 - 1:00) Lunch - Networking Opportunity and Visit Displays

(1:00 - 1:10) Energy Conservation 

GridSmartCity™ is Burlington Hydro’s effort to begin transforming today’s electricity system into the smart grid of tomorrow. A smart grid integrates electricity production, delivery and consumption to produce a more efficient, reliable and responsive system with a lower environmental footprint. The smart grid uses sensors and monitors and combines these with advanced communications and computer analytics to improve the ability to incorporate renewable generation from the sun and wind and new technologies such as electric vehicles. It also uses smart meters, time differentiated prices and in-home energy management devices to help consumers to better understand their electricity use and enable them to control usage to manage electricity cost.

• Dan Guatto, Vice President of Engineering and Operations, Burlington Hydro (Presentation)

(1:10 - 2:40) Green Buildings & Renewable Energy 

We are beginning to see more green buildings in Burlington, some working toward (or have already achieved) LEED®(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designation or are simply incorporating sustainable design, energy efficient, and renewable energy measures. This panel of speakers will discuss the benefits of incorporating sustainability into building designs with two real examples of why their companies made the commitment to build green in Burlington.

Panel moderator: Amy Schnurr, Executive Director, BurlingtonGreen

Speakers:

• Joanne McCallum, Partner, McCallum Sather Architects Inc. (Presentation)
• Dave de Sylva, Del Ridge Homes, Appleby Woods Condominium (did not use slides)
• Bryan Goulden, Manager of Market Development, Union Gas (LEED gold certified Burlington regional centre) (Presentation)

Q&A and Roundtable Discussion

(2:40 - 3:10) Break - Networking Opportunity & Visit Displays

(3:10 - 4:20) Afternoon Keynote

• Mike Holmes, Canada’s Most Trusted Contractor and host of Holmes Inspection and Holmes on Homes ™on HGTV, will speak about his mission to Make it Right^® including his eco-friendly building projects in New Orleans and Southwest Alberta. (did not use slides)

(4:20 - 4:30) Closing Comments

• Raffle for a $300 energy saving gift basket courtesy of Burlington Hydro. You must be present all day to be eligible to win the basket.

(4:30) Conference Ends