The Climate Crisis and Indigenous Resiliency: A Fireside Chat with Patrick Michell, Former Chief of T'eqt''aqtn'mux (Kanaka Bar Band), followed by an Innovation Showcase
Join us for an engaging Fireside Chat with Patrick Michell, Former Chief of T'eqt''aqtn'mux (Kanaka Bar Band), hosted by Dr. Shannon Bard, Climate Venture Studio Lead & Entrepreneur in Residence, entrepreneurship@UBC. Following this Fireside Chat will be an Innovation Showcase featuring climate-focused ventures from entrepreneurship@UBC, and cutting-edge faculty research projects.
This event is brought to you through the generous support of the Discovery Foundation. The Discovery Foundation has provided funding to UBC for the Pathway to Truth and Reconciliation for e@UBC Ventures.
Event Details:
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 13 - 2-5 pm
Location: Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC (Get directions)
Agenda:
2:00 - 2:30 pm Networking (Light refreshments and Innovation Booths, with a Grounding Ceremony with Elder Roberta Price)
2:30 - 3:30 pm Fireside Chat & Q&A (Welcome remarks: Dr. James Olsen, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Dr. Sean Lumb, Associate Director, entrepreneurship@UBC)
3:30 - 4:30 pm Innovation Showcase (5-minute presentations featuring UBC founded-ventures and faculty research projects)
4:30 - 5:00 pm Networking
Having experienced multiple and compounding events in the Lytton region, no one is more attuned to the real-time climate crisis we are collectively facing, than the people of Kanaka Bar Band, T'eqt''aqtn'mux, or “crossing people ''. Patrick Michell, Former Chief of T'eqt''aqtn'mux, has spent his career committed to the re-establishment of foundational sustainability for the air, water, food and shelter and the necessary systems critical to their support.
Patrick will share his insights around how our dependence on globalization has only perpetuated the disparities between rural and urban communities; why many of the climate mitigation solutions that have been adopted are ineffective; and how the impact on oral traditions must be more deeply understood in any efforts towards Truth & Reconciliation. Patrick has many imminent calls-to-action that he hopes will be key take-aways from this conversation.
Speakers:
Patrick Michell, Former Chief of T'eqt''aqtn'mux (Kanaka Bar Band)
Dr. Shannon Bard, Climate Venture Studio Lead, Entrepreneur in Residence
Innovation Showcase
entrepreneurship@UBC Ventures presenting include:
MycoFoundry: Composting toilet enabling event organizers to meet sustainability goals.
Orca Water: Orca Water focuses on usage monitoring, leak detection, consumption analysis, and water conservation.
Rohe Homes: Rohe Homes provides a low-cost prefabricated modular small home made easy to deliver.
UVX, Inc: UVX helps senior homes automatically and continuously disinfect the air and surfaces, without disrupting operations.
Viridis Research: Viridis is a cleantech startup dedicated to tackling global water challenges by eliminating organic pollutants from water sources.
UBC Researcher being presented include:
Campus as a Living Lab; showcasing the three projects funded by this year’s Campus Living Lab Grand Challenge competition that will accelerate UBC’s collective response to the climate emergency. Presentation by Angelique Pilon, Director of Urban Innovation Research
RESEAU Centre for Mobilizing Innovation; dedicated to the design and implementation of innovative solutions for drinking water quality and community health in Indigenous and rural communities. Presentation by Prof. Madjid Mohseni
Wildfire House; a partnership with the Yunesit’in community, part of the Tsilhqot’in National Government, focused on culturally-specific housing in the face of persistent wildfire activity. Presentation by Prof. John Bass
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