xChange 2016: Grid

Speakers, sessions and descriptions are being updated and added daily. Please check back regularly for more info.

August Eight	Changall's Restaurant	Club 77	Earth to Table: Bread Bar	Hamilton Convention Center, Webster A (Third Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, 202	Hamilton Convention Centre, Albion A (Second Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Albion B (Second Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Albion C (Second Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Room 207	Hamilton Convention Centre, Room 314	Hamilton Convention Centre, Webster B (Third Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Webster C (Third Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Wentworth/Main Ballroom (Main Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Wentworth/Main Ballroom (Main Floor)	Koosh	La Luna	La Piazza Allegra	ORA: Italian Kitchen + Bar	Pier 8	Radius	Sheraton Hotel, Ballroom Centre (Second Floor)	Sheraton Hotel, Beckett (Basement)	Sheraton Hotel, McNab Room (Second Floor)	TBA	The Bean Bar	The Loft Lounge	The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro

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Speaker Dinner with Veronica Snooks 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Speaker Dinner with Sydney Bryns, Genevieve Hughes and Kristina Nilsson 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Club 77 8:00pm - 10:30pm

Speaker Dinner with Graham Benton 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Evolving Engineering 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Evolving Engineering 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Addressing Barriers to Sustainability and Well-Being in Aboriginal Communities 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Cross-Sector Collaboration & Leadership: Sectors, Issues, and People 4:00pm - 5:30pm

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CSR, Shared Value and the Role of Business in Development 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Conscientious Storytelling in International Development Work 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Gender Barriers in Agriculture and Social Development 2:00pm - 3:30pm

That's So Sick! Health & Poverty Through a Water Management Lens 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Take Action: Lessons and Strategies on Embracing Youth Community Engagement 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Women's Caucus 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Le jeu du marché 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Challenges of Newcomers in a Canadian context 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Development Finance Initiative 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Promise of Small Scale Enterprise 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Art Workshop Dinner 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Re-Engineering Progress: Bridging Technological and Social Innovation for Societal Impact 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shifting Perceptions of Engineering With Storytelling 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Supporting Engineers To Navigate Real World Challenges 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Engineering Leadership: Constructing a Scalable Leadership Model Unique to Engineers 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Opening: Connect 8:45am - 9:30am

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Closing: Connect 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am

Keynote: Frederique Kua-Toko and Veronica Snooks 9:30am - 10:45am

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Keynote: Karina Gould, M.P. 12:50pm - 1:20pm

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Speaker Dinner with Jermaine Henry, Sarah Flanegan, Matthieu Bister 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Speaker Dinner with Suzanne Fish and Jennie Coleman 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Engineering & Society - Networking Dinner 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Speaker Dinner with Arsim Aliu and Lilly Lumsden 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Ice Skating - Pier 8 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Speaker Dinner with Sue Carr 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Who’s Responsible for the Public Good? 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Inside the House of Commons: A Conversation with Canadian MPs 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Yoga 7:00am - 7:45am

Introduction to Social Finance & Impact Investing 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Growth and Inequality: When is Development Good for People in Poverty? 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Introduction to Anti-Oppression 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Allyship 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Foundation Session 11:00am - 12:30pm

Speaker Dinner with Kate Cave 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Speaker Dinner with Frederique Kua-Toko 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Speaker Dinner with Kai Zhang and Amelia Terrapin 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Clear Pathways from K-12 to Engineering Careers 10:30am - 12:00pm

Enabling Student-Driven Engineering Engagement In K-12 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Mental Health Caucus 10:30am - 12:00pm

Projects End: Designing for Sustainable Impacts 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Publicizing Failures and Why It Matters 10:30am - 12:00pm

Economics and Power - Governments’ Internal Struggles 1:30pm - 3:00pm

How Social Enterprise, Mobile Technology & Innovation Hubs are Leading the Way for Sustainable E... 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Solidarity at a Great Distance 10:30am - 12:00pm

Influencing a Complex System in Different Ways: The Case of the Mining Industry 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Young Citizens: The Importance of Youth Engagement in Canadian Democracy 10:30am - 12:00pm

The Community Advantage 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Mobius Method for Engineers: Moving Towards Co-creativity 4:00pm - 6:00pm

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Sustainability 2.0 - Moving Beyond CSR and Eco-Efficiency 10:30am - 12:00pm

Using Liberating Structures to Create Systemic Change 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Adapting: The Winding Path of Systems Change 10:30am - 12:00pm

Expert Citizens: Listening to Your People to Make Great Decisions 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Engineering Change Lab Overview Session 9:00am - 10:00am

Designing the Next Frontier of Engineering Innovation 10:30am - 12:00pm

Enabling Meaningful Engineering Careers 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Engineering & Society Bootcamp 3:30pm - 6:00pm

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Co-Creating the Ideal Engineering Education 10:30am - 12:00pm

Engineering Diversity: Applying Cutting Edge Insights from the World of Social Psychology 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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Break 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Day 2 Closing 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

Opening: Co-Create 8:45am - 9:15am

Keynote: Gillian Barth 9:15am - 10:30am

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:30pm

EWB Annual General Meeting 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Extended AGM Q&A 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Hess Village - Eat & Be Merry! 7:30pm - 10:00pm

Social Enteprise Networking Reception 7:30pm - 10:30pm

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Wapikoni Mobile Film Screening: Reconciliation, Identity, & Conf... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

An Introduction to Development Economics 10:30am - 12:00pm

People of Colour Caucus 1:30pm - 3:00pm

What to Do With Public Opinion? 10:30am - 12:00pm

Growing Resistance: The Role of Governance in the Antimicrobial Era 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Yoga 7:00am - 7:45am

French Caucus 10:30am - 12:00pm

Building New Landscapes for Food Security in Hamilton 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Breaking the Bad Business of Poverty with LishaBora 10:30am - 12:00pm

Connecting the Dots: Relationship Mapping 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Social Enterprise in Action 10:30am - 12:00pm

Entrepreneurship & Impact: The EWB Story 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Bowling time! 7:30pm - 10:00pm

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Hamilton Convention Center, Webster A (Third Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, 202	Hamilton Convention Centre, Albion A (Second Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Albion B (Second Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Albion C (Second Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Chedoke Ballroom	Hamilton Convention Centre, Room 207	Hamilton Convention Centre, Room 314	Hamilton Convention Centre, Webster B (Third Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Webster C (Third Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Wentworth/Main Ballroom (Main Floor)	Hamilton Convention Centre, Wentworth/Main Ballroom (Main Floor)	Sheraton Hotel, Ballroom South	Sheraton Hotel, Ballroom West	Sheraton Hotel, Beckett (Basement)	Sheraton Hotel, McNab Room (Second Floor)	Sheraton Hotel, Wellington Room (Main Floor)	TBA

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When It Rains: Engineering Leadership in Climate Change (A Climate Change Case Study) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Power of Your Mind: Overcome Obstacles by Tapping into Creativity 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Examining Narratives: Cultivating a Culture of Liberation 10:00am - 12:30pm

Idle No More: Sustaining Solidarity 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Zero to Action: Ideation and Rapid Prototyping 10:00am - 12:30pm

The Power of Information 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Mobius Method for Engineers: Moving Towards Co-creativity 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Zero to Action: Mastermind and Advanced Communication 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Gala 8:00pm - 11:30pm

Sustaining Social Innovation in our Organizations 10:00am - 12:30pm

Privilege Lens 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Applying Sustainability 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Power of Online Platforms for Driving Change 10:00am - 12:30pm

Role Models: How Everyday People Make or Break Movements 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Intervention Strategies for Increasing Engineering Diversity 10:00am - 12:30pm

The Power of Local Procurement 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Keynote: Lloyd Axworthy 8:55am - 9:45am

Field Trip: Community and Collaboration at L'Arche 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Field Trip: Engendered Homelessness 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Field Trip: Hamilton's High Line? Redeveloping the Pipeline Trail 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Field Trip: History and Science Hike at McMaster's Parking Lot M 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Field Trip: Hamilton City Hall 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Field Trip: Food Security and Urban Farms 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Field Trip: The Starting Over House – the Road to Healing and Empowerment 10:00am - 12:30pm

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Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Closing 3:50pm - 4:30pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

Opening: Act

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EWB Policy and Advocacy Strategy 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Project Harvest - Empowering Rural Subsistence Farmers 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Yoga 7:00am - 7:45am

Wapikoni mobile film screening & discussion: Reconciliation, Identity, & Conflict within a Canad... 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The True Cost: Documentary Screening & Discussion 10:00am - 12:30pm

LGBTQIA Caucus 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Think Twice: The Dangers of Creating Institutions, Laws and Organizations Responsible for Community Safety 10:00am - 12:30pm

Intro to Lean Startups for Social Change 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Chapter Time 4:30pm - 5:30pm