Vancouver Overview

• Gordon Price, Director of The City Program & Adjunct Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning, Simon Fraser University

Former Mayors Discuss Tipping Point Decisions for Vancouver

• Mike Harcourt, Mayor Vancouver 1980 - 1986, Premiere of British Columbia 1991 – 1996

Emergence of 'Live First' Downtown from a Private Sector Viewpoint

• Graham McGarva, Principal, VIA Architecture

'Vancouverism' High Density Development: Intended & Unintended Consequences

• Bing Thom, Founding Principal, Bing Thom Architects
• Trevor Boddy, Architectural Critic and Columnist

Utilizing Public/Private Partnership Solutions to Serve Public Interests

• Amanda Farrell, Assistant Vice President, Partnerships BC

Regional Town Centers - Managing Growth in Fast Growth Suburban Communities

• Mayor Peter Fassbender, City of Langley — Part 1, Part 2

Regional and Sustainable Planning – What Worked, What Didn't, What is Being Done Differently

• Delia Laglagaron, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Deputy Commissioner, Metro Vancouver
• Chris DeMarco, Manager of Regional Planning, Metro Vancouver
• Prioritizing and Funding Roads, Rail, Buses and Operations
• Bob Paddon, VP Corporate & Public Affairs, TransLink

Providing Affordable Housing In Downtown

• Cameron Gray, Director Housing Center, Community Services City of Vancouver
• Karen Cooper, BC Housing
• Karen Stone, Executive Director, BC Non-profit Housing Association

Public Safety – Downtown and Around the City

• Councilor Kim Capri, City of Vancouver
• Geoff Plant, Civil City Commissioner, City of Vancouver

Providing Arts and Cultural Opportunities

• Sue Harvey, Managing Director, City of Vancouver Cultural Services Community Services Group

Creating the Vancouver Economy

• Simon Pimstone, Chairman, Life Sciences BC
• John Tylee, Director of Research & Communications, Vancouver Economic Development Commission
• Kenton Low, President, NewsMedia BC