Innovation-July-August-2023

ANNUAL CONFERENCE PUL L-OUT SECT I ON ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPECIAL FEATURE

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023 BREAKFAST

LUNCH

Thriving Through Change—Lessons from an Improbable Olympic Journey Jeremiah Brown , Speaker, Olympian, and Author of The 4 Year Olympian

Building Reciprocal Relationships Between Indigenous Peoples and Settlers to Walk Forward Together Jessica Vandenberghe , P.Eng. (Alberta), FEC, FGC (Hon.), Assistant Dean, Community and Culture with the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Victoria

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 BREAKFAST

LUNCH

Emerging Technologies and Your Brain—Changing How We Think About Thinking Nita Farahany , Author of The Battle for Your Brain , Legal Scholar & Ethicist, and Director of The Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Leading Change to Build a Culture of Trust Dr. Jill Birch , Author of The Compassion Advantage: 7 Practices to Grow Stronger, More Successful Teams , Leadership and Strategic Change Expert, CEO & Founder, BirchGrove Inc.

For more information on the keynote speakers and presentations visit egbc.ca/conference .

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ACCOMMODATIONS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Special Engineers and Geoscientists BC conference delegate rates from $175 per night are available at The Westin Resort & Spa in Whistler. Rates are guaranteed until September 25, 2023. Subject to availability. The Westin Resort & Spa 4090 Whistler Way, Whistler, BC V8E 1J3 For more information or to book online, visit egbc.ca/conference . To book directly with the hotel, contact The Westin Resort & Spa at 604.905.5000 or toll free 888.634.5577.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in a hybrid format—attendance in person or virtually. The meeting is free to attend, but pre-registration is mandatory by Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 12:00 PM, PT. Limited late registrations will be accepted, as space permits. For more information, visit egbc.ca/agm .

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