About Us
Our Mission
Prepare and position Calgary as an emerging hub for global climate solutions
Our Guiding Principles
Inclusive: Amplify diverse voices across ages, genders, cultures, and sectors
Business Friendly: Shine a light on innovators, job creators, and investors
Collaborative: Support and partner with climate-focused organizations
Relationship Focused: Designing for meaningful connections, not stacked agendas and data
Optimistic: Practical, forward-looking solutions, not doom and gloom
Experience Driven: Inspire, delight, and exceed expectations
Our Objectives
Amplify Calgary’s leadership and position the city as a hub for global climate solutions
Measured through final report with assurance on GHG, waste, community impacts
Connect citizens, innovators, and policymakers to each other and to global investors and changemakers
Measured through growth of audience & partner events
Build partnerships, ecosystems, mutual understanding, and new ideas to scale impact
Measured through engagement surveys, feedback received, new partnerships recorded
Model a city-wide approach utilizing best practices in sustainable event design
Measured through growth of partnerships, outside participation, media reach
Co-Founder
Leor Rotchild, Kavana Partners
Award-winning author, consultant, and sustainability strategist. His firm, Kavana Partners, helps organizations make sustainability profitable through practical strategy, facilitation, advisory support, and partnerships.
Co-Founder
Anh Nguyen, Spark Event Collective
Award-winning, seasoned event professional and President of the Spark Event Collective, a community of independent event strategists from across Canada known for delivering standout live, hybrid, and virtual events.
Founding Partners & Advisors
