Canadian Cities and Regions Driving North America's Circular Transition - WCEF2024 Accelerator Session
Join us for an insightful two-hour session on Canada’s circular economy journey. We’ll explore topics like city leadership, measuring circular impact, addressing challenges and engaging with stakeholders in the Canadian context. The event will feature valuable insights from the ‘Circularity Gap Report Montreal’ to be released in May alongside Montreal's newly developed Circular Economy Roadmap and will be followed by a dynamic panel discussion on governmental levers for advancing the circular transition.
Agenda
Welcome and introductions
Keynote speech by Claudia Alessio (Circle Economy Foundation)
A cities perspective: Key findings from Circularity Gap Report Montreal, with Natacha Beauchesne (City of Montreal).
Panel discussion on levers for governmental action, potential blind spots, feasibility issues, and the steps needed to advance the circular agenda, with:
Natacha Beauchesne (Economic Development Commissioner, Circular Economy - City of Montreal),
Meaghan Davis (Manager, Circular Economy and Innovation - City of Toronto),
Etienne Angers (Team Leader, Circular economy and waste reduction - RECYC-QUÉBEC) and
Corey Pembleton (Advisor - Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)
Q&A and closing remarks.
Over the last five years, Circle Economy Foundation has helped cities and regions advance the circular economy on the ground, providing data-driven baseline assessments and actively engaging with stakeholders. To learn more about Canada’s circular transition, check out:
The Circularity Gap Report Quebec: This first regional Circularity Gap Report, published in partnership with RECYC-QUÉBEC, presents six scenarios to narrow Quebec's Circularity Gap.
Insights into the first phase of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI): An immersive year of circular economy knowledge sharing and capacity building.
Baselining for a Circular Toronto: A study commissioned by the City of Toronto to understand the city’s current state of circularity and resource use.
This is an Accelerator Session part of the World Circular Economy Forum 2024, the world’s leading event for circular economy thinkers, doers and leaders. Accelerator Sessions aim at bridging the forum’s themes with the daily work needed for a circular transition, giving an opportunity for deeper audience engagement and allowing deep dives into specific topics.