Event Schedule
We are putting together a comprehensive & exciting program for Calgary Climate Week.
New sessions, speakers, and community partner events are being added regularly. Check back often as you won’t want to miss what’s coming.
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – The Ampersand
VIP: Meet & Greet with Bill McDonough
VIP Passholders Only
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM – The Ampersand
Opening Ceremony & Reception
Keynote Presentation: From Net Zero to Net Positive
William McDonough
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM – Heritage Park
Registration & Breakfast
Executive Forum
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM – Heritage Park
Welcome, Opening & Blessing
Executive Forum
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM – Heritage Park
Keynote Presentation
The Future of Industrial Canada: Why Calgary Is the World’s Test Case
9:20 AM – 10:00 AM – Heritage Park
Keynote Presentation
Power, Carbon & Partnerships: The New Competitiveness Blueprint for Alberta
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Heritage Park
Facilitated Table Discussions
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM – Heritage Park
Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – Heritage Park
Keynote Presentation
Buying the Future We Want: How Procurement Is Rewiring the Global Economy
Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainable Impact, HP
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM – Heritage Park
Panel Discussion
Looking Beyond the Border to Scale What Works
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Heritage Park
Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM – Heritage Park
Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Panel
Breakout #2: Designing the Perfect Climate Finance Mechanism
Breakout #3: Indigenous Partnerships as Alberta’s Competitive Edge
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM- Heritage Park
Networking Break
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM- Heritage Park
Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: Carbon XPrize Alumni Panel
Breakout #2: Policies and Potential for Renewable Power & Energy Storage
Breakout #3: The Methane Moment
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM – Heritage Park
Networking Break
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM – Heritage Park
Keynote Presentation
Regenerative Agriculture as a Feedstock, Carbon Solution, and Resiliency System
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – Heritage Park
Panel Discussion
Honest Conversation about How to Scale Carbon Removal
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM – Heritage Park
Panel Discussion
Transition Finance & Capital Markets
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM – Heritage Park
Closing Remarks
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Heritage Park
Reception
Sponsored by Alberta Ecotrust
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Location TBC
Investors & Innovators Dinner
VIP Passholders & Invite Only
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM – Heritage Park
Registration & Networking
Executive Forum
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM – Heritage Park
Opening & Blessing
Executive Forum
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM – Heritage Park
Keynote Presentation
Beyond Sustainability: The System Shift That Changes Everything
Chad Frischmann, CEO, Regenerative Intelligence
9:20 AM – 10:00 AM – Heritage Park
Panel Discussion
Power Play vs Power Drain: The AI Infrastructure Showdown
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Heritage Park
Facilitated Table Discussion
10:15 AM – 10:45 PM – Heritage Park
Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – Heritage Park
Panel Discussion
Space Tech Panel
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM – Heritage Park
Keynote Presentation
Economics of Climate Adaptation
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Heritage Park
Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM – Heritage Park
Closing & Announcements
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM – The Brownstone
Registration
Calgary Climate Symposium
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM – The Brownstone
Opening, Welcome & Blessing
Calgary Climate Symposium
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM – The Brownstone
Keynote Presentation
Economics of Climate Adaptation
9:20 AM – 10:00 AM – The Brownstone
Keynote Presentation
Regenerative Agriculture as a Feedstock, Carbon Solution, and Resiliency System
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – The Brownstone
Facilitated Table Discussions
Calgary Climate Symposium
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM – The Brownstone
Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – The Brownstone
Panel Discussion
Health & Climate Leadership
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – The Brownstone
Panel Discussion
Women in Climate Tech
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – The Brownstone
Wrap Up & Networking
Calgary Climate Symposium
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM – Prince’s Island Park
Climate in Motion: A Guided Bow River Systems Walk
Community Partner Event: Tour
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM – The Brownstone
Youth Breakfast
Calgary Climate Symposium
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM – The Brownstone
Opening, Welcome & Blessing
Calgary Climate Symposium
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM – The Brownstone
Keynote Presentation
Canada’s Nature Strategy
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM – The Brownstone
Panel Discussion
Nature Based Solutions
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – The Brownstone
Facilitated Table Discussions
Calgary Climate Symposium
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM – The Brownstone
Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – The Brownstone
Nature Based Solutions Workshop
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM – SAIT Main Campus
SAIT Sustainability on Campus Tour
Community Partner Event: Tour
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM – The Brownstone
Keynote Presentation
Indigenous Water Rights & Resiliency
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – The Brownstone
Wrap Up & Networking
Calgary Climate Symposium
4:30 PM – 9:00 PM – Jaymes Joyce Pub
Calgary Green Drinks
Community Partner Event
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Location TBD
Thank You Lunch
Invite Only Event
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM- Location TBD
Indigenous Arts & Culture Showcase
Calgary Climate Week Event