We are pleased to present this year’s speakers:
Max Allen
Producer for CBC Radio’s IDEAS program. He is co-founder and curator of the Textile Museum of Canada.
http://www.grangecommunity.ca/
Paul Bedford
Mr. Bedford was the former Chief City Planner for the City of Toronto and is a passionate advocate of transit and city building throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
http://www.canurb.com/content/senior-associates
Andrea Gabor
President, Canadian Institute of Planners and Partner, Urban Strategies. Andrea directs much of the firm’s municipal planning and public policy work. She is adept at managing the synthesis of public and private interests, and achieving mutually satisfying outcomes, whether for regional growth strategies, official plans or new community plans. She has helped communities of all scales find sustainable ways to manage rapid growth. In the Toronto region, she provides ongoing advice to a number of private clients, frequently negotiating complex approvals processes on their behalf.
http://www.urbanstrategies.com/index.php/team/partners/gabor/
Christopher Hume
If you want to know what’s happening in and to Toronto, Christopher Hume is the indispensable guide. As the architecture and urban critic for the Toronto Star, his columns tell the stories about the cultural projects that are changing the face of Toronto — the Royal Ontario Museum, the National Ballet School, Art Gallery of Ontario and more.
http://www.sfu.ca/city/fpl15popup.htm
Erin MacKeen
Erin MacKeen is the Director Community Development and Communications for Urbanspace Property Group who own and operate 401 Richmond Street West and 215 Spadina Avenue. Erin holds an MA in Communication and Culture from York University and has been working with Urbanspace for over ten years.
Glenn Miller
Glenn R. Miller, FCIP, RPP, is Vice President, Education and Research, with the Canadian Urban Institute, a Toronto-based not for profit organization with a national and international reach.
http://www.canurb.com/content/management-and-staff#Miller
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Honorary President at Grange Community Association, previous Manager, Diversity Management and Community Engagement for the City of Toronto
http://www.toronto.ca/
