GLOBAL URBAN DYNAMICS: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES, SHAPING FUTURES

GLOBAL URBAN DYNAMICS: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES, SHAPING FUTURES

Friday, October 13, 2023 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM · 1 hr. (America/Toronto)
The Six Studio
Working Breakfast

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In collaboration with City of Toronto

Global cities face a constant need for renewal, bringing a share of innovations and challenges. The complexity of urban management encompasses elements such as climate resilience, supply chain security, leveraging emerging technologies, development of critical infrastructure and ensuring accessibility and affordability for all constituents, among countless other imperatives. What are some of the greatest challenges encountered by global cities? What key innovations and practices will revolutionize urban life? What kind of public-private partnerships will bring about urban prosperity?

SPEAKERS

RJ Steenstra, President and CEO, PortsToronto

John M. Beck, Founder and Chairman, Aecon Group Inc.

Daniel Bernhard, CEO, Institute for Canadian Citizenship

Moderated by Shelley Carroll, Budget Chief and City Councillor for Don Valley North, Vice-Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee, City of Toronto

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City of TorontoThe City of Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the fourth largest city in North America with a population of 3 million. Toronto is Canada’s financial and industrial centre and is ideally located for operations that have a worldwide focus. The city is 1.5 hours by air to cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago, with direct flights available to most major world cities. Toronto is ideally located within a one day’s drive of 180 million consumers in the United States and Canada. The multi-cultural nature of the city (over 100 languages spoken) provides international companies with a large pool of language skills necessary to operate in international markets. For more information visit www.toronto.ca Toronto Signature Sites Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technolgy (IMIT)- Business Incentive Brownfields Remediation Tax Assistance (BRTA) Contact Info: bizconnect@toronto.ca

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