24th of January
12:45pm-1:45pm
Check-in
1:45pm-2:15pm
Opening Remarks
2:15pm-3:15pm
First Keynote
A Necessary Paradigm Shift through Regenerative Capitalism
3:45pm-4:45pm
Panels on “Disrupting Business as Usual”
Managing without Growth. Slower by Design, not Disaster
Traditional economic measures of the well-being of a society, such as GDP, do not sufficiently track inequality, the health of our planet, and the production of goods and services that serve, rather than exploit, people. A radical paradigm shift in our economic thinking is necessary in order to pursue and measure progress towards social, environmental, and economic harmony.
5:10pm-6:10pm
Panels on “The Future of Capital”
Rethinking Monetary Value - Alternative Cryptocurrencies and Local Currency
Bilingual Session
From the barter system to the exchange of paper bills, the form of currency we use has been continually evolving. With the introduction of cryptocurrencies and local currencies many people are advocating for the transition to these forms of exchange. This panel will explore the sustainability of these alternatives.
Climate Change Policy and Competitiveness
Efficient decision making is one of the most important skills for someone to have in the business world, but the new trends revolving around sustainability and climate change impose new restrictions for business people. This panel will explore the impact of this new challenge and how to successfully face it.
6:30pm-7:40pm
Second Keynote
Activating Youth to Drive Social Change
7:40pm-8pm
Closing Remarks
8pm
Networking Cocktail
25th of January
8:45am-10am
Check-in with light breakfast
10:15am-11:45am
Skills Training
How to Use Purpose Marketing to your Advantage for Sustainable Initiatives
French Session
Purpose marketing is a business strategy to bond with consumers based on shared needs and interests that support a worthy cause. This strategy has been extremely beneficial but also quite disastrous for many brands. This skills training session will teach participants how to implement purpose marketing effectively.
11:45pm-12:45pm
Mini Food Festival
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1pm-2:30pm
Skills Training
Circular Economy: Sustainable Supply Chain in the Food Industry
From our farms to our dinner tables, the journey that most of what we eat goes through generates enormous amounts of carbon dioxide. Which is why companies in the food industry have to step up and make changes that will make that journey sustainable. During this “Skills training”, one of the companies who stepped up and faced the challenge will show you how it can be done
Impact Investing & Impact Measurement
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Although the notion of the social enterprise has become widespread, the process and considerations by which an impact investment is made is not well understood among students of traditional investing. This session will shed light on the relative priorities of market-rate and concessionary returns, how social and environmental impact is quantified and valued, and how an impact investment is carried out.
Responsible Investment - ESG Analysis of a Portfolio
Investing is not always an activity associated with a shared value or social interests, but responsible investment revolves around choosing carefully the organizations in which you invest money to make sure they are in line with your own values. This process doesn’t mean throwing away possible profits, on the contrary, and that is what is going to be proved by an expert while he analyses with you a responsible portfolio.
2:50pm-4:20pm
Skills Training
Powering Quebec's Green Future
French Session
As a society we must take advantage of renewable resources which are naturally replenished such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. This panel will discuss the past, present, and future of renewable energies and the technologies that are driving the transition to a fully renewable energy grid.
4:40pm-4:45pm
Closing Remarks
5pm
Company Fair