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ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

Conference highlights

Nearly 1,000 attendees gathered for learning, networking, and inspiration at the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Annual Conference, October 28 to 30, in Vancouver. Of those participating, about 27 percent were attending the conference for the first time. The keynote speakers delivered insights that challenged and inspired. Speakers were Dr. Jody Carrington presenting "Leadership: Taking the Wheel in Complex Times;" Dr. Michel Bruneau, P.Eng. (Ont.) presenting "The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It;" and Yassmin Abdel-Magied presenting "Beating Bias." “I love hearing the stories of the speakers themselves,” said Yvonne Post, P.Eng.,

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