Governing Cities in the 21st Century
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
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What should governance look like in the 21st century? Can we leverage national, provincial and municipal relationships to advance urban governance? How do we scale up local responses to reach collective goals?
At the School of Cities spring symposium, Governing Cities in the 21st Century, these crucial questions will be discussed with experts, including a lightning talk by Nasma Ahmed, Director, Digital Justice Lab; a keynote by Michelynn Laflèche, Vice President, United Way Greater Toronto; and a fireside chat with Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh and Richard Florida, University Professor, School of Cities and Rotman School of Management.
Join urban thought leaders, policy makers, planners, community advocates and business leaders as we exchange ideas on ways to meet the challenges of governing cities in the midst of change.
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
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9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Land Acknowledgement
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- Kateri Lucier-Laboucan, University of Toronto student, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape & Design
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9:05 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome & School of Cities Highlights
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- Matti Siemiatycki, Associate Professor and Interim Director, School of Cities
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9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Opening Keynote
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- Michelynn Laflèche, Vice President, Strategy, Research & Policy, United Way Greater Toronto
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9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Contemporary Governance: Creativity, Perseverance
and Possibilities
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This session includes three short talks that profile the possibilities of addressing contemporary governance challenges through creativity, perseverance and dedicated effort. Speakers will address their work related to: digital justice, homelessness, and governance and Indigenous communities.
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Moderator:
- Sarah Sharma, Associate Professor and Director of the McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto
Lightning talks:
- Nasma Ahmed, Director, Digital Justice Lab
- Greg Cook, Outreach Team, Sanctuary Ministries
- Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Camacho, Administrative Coordinator of Research, Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Navigating the 21st Century City
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This panel brings together experts from local government, community, private sector and the university for a conversation about navigating the city. Three key questions will underlie the discussion as follows: 1) What does it mean to navigate the various levels of government in the 21st century city?; 2) How do you leverage national, provincial and municipal relationships to advance urban governance?; and 3) Are there examples of ways in which we can scale up local responses to reach collective goals?
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Moderator:
- Marieme Lo, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Education, School of Cities
Panelists:
- Andrea Barrack, Global Head, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group
- Crystal Basi, Director of Research and Community Engagement, Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council
- Sara Hughes, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
- Jason Thorne, General Manager of Planning and Economic Development, City of Hamilton
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12:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch with musical performance by students
from the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
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12:45 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. Governing an Inclusive City
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Mayor Bill Peduto, in conversation with Professor Richard Florida, will draw on his experience to share insights on governing the City of Pittsburgh. This exchange will touch on a range of topics, including: city-university partnerships, addressing inequality at the urban scale – particularly as it connects to pressure associated with tech sector growth – federal-municipal partnerships and innovative policy directions.
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In Conversation:
- Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh
- Richard Florida, University Professor, School of Cities and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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1:35 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
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