GLOBE Series 2016 - Vancouver March 1 - 4

North America’s Largest International Environmental Business Summit

GLOBE 2016 is North America’s largest and longest-running environmental conference, and this year marks a pivotal point in its 25 year history. On the road from Paris and the COP21 Climate Summit, GLOBE is when the world will converge, and take real, tangible action to mitigate climate change. Delegates will help shape future markets, test public policy approaches, strike deals, partner, and collaborate.

Over 2,000 delegates, including investors, corporate buyers, and world leaders are lined-up to attend.

Week at a Glance

There's a lot happening during GLOBE Week. Here are some of the VEC's highlights.

Calendar - As of Feb 19-01

Get in on the action

See what we're planning below and how you can get involved

Leading Change - Mentoring Canada's next generation of  sustainable leadership

Mentoring Canada’s next generation of leadership

Date: Tuesday, March 1st (in advance of the first day of GLOBE)
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Leading Change is a Canada-wide movement for young environmental and sustainability professionals. The Forum will bring together over 150 young leaders from across the country. ‘Sustainability leadership’ can come from any number of points within a business, not just a department tasked with ‘sustainability’. As a mentor, you would share your experience of being an ‘intrapreneur’ and carving out your own pathway to integrating sustainability into your business.

For more information email Maya Douglas at maya@leadingchangecanada.com.

Join the VEC and other C40 cities in an interaction session all about identifying solutions and opportunities in the transition to 100% renewable energy.

The Renewable Energy Challenge

Date: Tuesday, March 1st (in advance of the first day of GLOBE)
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The VEC, the C40 Climate Leadership Group and Renewable Cities are partnering on a Renewable Energy Challenge workshop. Participants are invited to find solutions to concrete challenges faced by cities and businesses transitioning to 100% renewable energy. The key focus will include transportation fuels, EV infrastructure, net-zero buildings, and district energy.

For more information email Juvarya Veltkamp at jveltkamp@vancouvereconomic.com

 Vancouver Enterprise Forum: Carbon Capture Technology and Solutions. Sponsored by the Vancouver Economic Commission

The Vancouver Enterprise Presents: Carbon Capture, Conversion, and Storage Technologies

Date: Tuesday, March 1st (in advance of the first day of GLOBE)
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM

As Canada and the rest of the world move to develop low carbon economies, there is an escalating need to find cost-effective technologies to reduce emissions from industrial sources and to develop ways to convert CO2 to high-value products. This national panel will discuss efforts being made to support the development of novel carbon capture and conversion technologies and accelerate the pace of scale-up. Learn more about the technical, economic and market challenges faced by funders, technology developers and industry as they work to improve the economics of capture and support the discovery of new ways to convert emissions into carbon-based products.

Click here to register.

 

An inside look at the Green and Digital Demonstration Program selection process.

An Inside the Boardroom look at the Green and Digital Demonstration Program (GDDP)

Date: Friday, March 4th
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) recently launched the GDDP, and are hosting an ‘inside-the-boardroom’ event that shows the program in action and how winning proponents are selected. The GDDP provides local entrepreneurs and start-ups the opportunity to use City-owned assets (e.g. buildings, streets, or vehicles), for technology demonstrations and proof-of-concept trials. In this session, you will hear from past participants and witness shortlisted applicants pitch their innovative proposals to senior city staff in a friendly dragon’s den format.

For more information email John McPherson at jmcpherson@vancouvereconomic.com.

The VEC at GLOBE 2016: Renewable Energy Site Tour. Featuring General Fusion.

Vancouver Renewable Energy Site Tour

Date: Friday, March 4th
Time: TBC

The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and the City of Vancouver are pleased to showcase some of the innovative solutions that Vancouver’s companies are developing as the City works towards its goal of becoming 100% renewable by 2050 (or sooner), and to become the ‘greenest city in the world’ by 2020. The diverse organizations featured on the Renewable Energy Technology Tour include: Fenix Energy, General Fusion, and Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU).

For more information email John McPherson at jmcpherson@vancouvereconomic.com.

 

Visit the VEC booth at GLOBE - Booth # 925

Three more ways to find the VEC at GLOBE

You can find the VEC at all of the events highlighted above, or you can:

  1. Visit us on the Expo floor at booth #824 (see map)
  2. Connect with us online through Globe MaX and request a meeting
  3. Visit us at our green economic development session at 10:30am on Wednesday March 2nd