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Conference Agenda at-a-glance |
DAY ONE:
Wednesday November 12th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Comments from the Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Case Study: Sydney, Australia |
Reclaiming the Waterfront; Sydney’s new public domain |
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Philip Thalis, Director, Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects |
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: San Francisco |
Traffic strategies that can improve downtown vehicle flow after the dismantling of a major elevated highway |
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José Luis Moscovich, Executive Director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Keynote: Mayor David Miller |
The role of government in Toronto’s waterfront revitalization |
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David Miller, Mayor, City of Toronto |
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11:15 AM |
Case Study: Toronto’s West Don Lands |
Creating Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-based waterfront communities that will drive more sustainable communities |
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David Wex, Partner, Urban Capital Development Group |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Case Study: Montreal |
Large-scale transformations of roads and waterfronts to improve public space and new development |
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Gaëtan Rainville, President and CEO, Société du Havre de Montréal |
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2:15 PM |
Determining the best uses for public spaces to ensure they are destinations worth experiencing |
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John Hillier, Partner, du Toit Allsopp Hillier
Joe Berridge, Partner, Urban Strategies |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Case Study: Halifax Master Plan |
Implementing downtown plans that focus on accessing and viewing the waterfront |
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Jennifer Keesmaat, Partner, Office for Urbanism |
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4:15 PM |
Legal Liability Update |
The legal issues that all stakeholders need to consider when developing and renewing waterfront property |
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John Tidball, Partner, Miller Thompson, LLP |
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5:00 PM |
Conference Adjourns to Day Two |
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Day Two:
Thursday November 13th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Comments from the Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Update: Toronto’s 21st-Century Waterfront Vision |
| Toronto’s waterfront development: Creating a coherent vision of the city’s future |
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John W. Campbell, President and CEO, Waterfront Toronto |
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: Netherlands (Amsterdam and Rotterdam) |
Building high-demand and innovative waterfront housing that creates distinctive communities |
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Leon Thier, Architectural Director, Studio Leon Thier, Netherlands |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Case Study: Baltimore |
Long-term renewal strategies for protecting your waterfront investment |
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Colin Tarbert, Senior Economic Development Officer, Baltimore Development Corporation |
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11:15 AM |
Case Study: Halifax |
Strategies for turning the waterfront into a destination that creates viable mixed-use development |
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Colin MacLean, President and CEO, Waterfront Development Corporation Limited |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Case Study: Boston, MA |
Successfully creating a mixed-use waterfront to ensure wide-ranging community support |
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Richard McGuinness, Deputy Director, Waterfront Planning, Boston Redevelopment Authority |
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2:15 PM |
Public transportation strategies to link the city to newly developed neighborhoods |
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Adam Giambrone, City Councillor, Davenport Ward 18, and Chair, Toronto Transit Commission |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Technical advancements to increase remediation efficiency |
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4:15 PM |
Conference Adjourns |
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