Roster of Speakers & Chairs

Summer Institute on Economic Security and Local Resilience (SIESLR2024)
July 18-19, 2024

Day 1, Thursday, July 18, 2024

PLENARY SESSION: Economic Security and Local Resilience
Dr. Linda Rodenburg, Interim Principal, Lakehead University Orillia Campus
Mr. Daniel Tisch, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)
Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor and Economist, Department of Economics, Dalhousie University
Dr. Andrew Dean, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Lakehead University
MC/Anchor: Dr. Rosario Turvey, Associate Professor and Chair, Summer Institute on Economic Security and Local Resilience

SESSION 1: Urban Planning and Local Development
Dr. Pierre Fillion, Professor Emeritus, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
Mr. Dug Stevenson, Executive Director, Bay of Quinte, Regional Marketing Board
Chair: Dr. Yuanyuan Wu, Associate Professor, Orillia Business Programs, Faculty of Business, Lakehead University

SESSION 2: Education and Local Economic Development
Dr. Jeff Wilson, Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
Ms. Nour Wazloum, Marketing and Communications Manager, Kingston Economic Development Corporation, Kingston, Ontario
Chair: Dr. Sreekumari Kurissery, Professor and Chair, Department of Sustainability Sciences, Lakehead University

Day 2, Friday, July 19, 2024

SESSION 3: Economic Security and Innovation
Dr. Richard Shearmur, Professor and former Chair, School of Urban Planning, McGill University
Hon. Sandra Masters, Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan
Chair: Dr. Kunle Akingbola, Professor and Chair, Orillia Business Programs, Faculty of Business, Lakehead University

SESSION 4: Economic Development in Northern Communities and Cities
Ms. Erin Richmond, Manager of Economic Development, City of North Bay, Ontario TBC
Chair: Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo, Assistant Dean and Chair, Undergraduate Education Programs, Lakehead University

SESSION 5: Economic Development in Rural and Northern Regions
Dr. Heather Hall, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
Ms. Laurie Guthrie, Economic Developer, City of Fredericton
Chair: Dr. Gerardo Reyes, Associate Professor, Lakehead University

SESSION 6: Economic Security and Sustainability
Dr. Meg Holden, Professor, Urban Studies Program, Geography, Simon Fraser University
Hon. Yvone Hamlin, Mayor, Town of Collingwood, Ontario
Chair: Dr. Nandakumar Kanavillil, Professor and Director, Research Center for Sustainable Communities Lakehead University

FINAL SESSION: Investing for Prosperity and Economic Security
Hon. Don McIsaac, Mayor, City of Orillia, Ontario
Mr. Sean Dyke, President, Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO), Ontario and Chief Executive Officer, St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation
MC/Anchor: Dr. Sreekumari Kurissery, Professor and Chair, Department of Sustainability Sciences, Lakehead University

TBC: To be confirmed
MC: Master of Ceremonies (Anchor)