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Summit Agenda Now Live!

The agenda for the second annual State of Canada’s Cities Summit is now available! Taking place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on December 5-6, this year’s Summit will explore pivotal issues facing our cities with sessions designed to inspire, inform, and connect Canada’s urban leaders, including:

🔹 Mental Health Matters: Building Supportive Main Streets & Downtowns

🔹 Harnessing AI & New Technologies for Canada’s Future

🔹 Housing Solutions: Real Estate and Land for Thriving Communities

🔹 Culture Is Infrastructure: The Role of People, Identity, and Our Social Fabric

Only a few tickets left—check out the agenda and start planning your Summit experience today!

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Meet the voices of the State of Canada's Cities Summit

Infrastructure matters for

Community Leadership

Ana Bailão

Head of Affordable Housing & Public Affairs | Dream Unlimited Corp.

Toronto, ON

Ana Bailão is the head of affordable housing and public affairs for Dream Unlimited Corp. She is a municipal leader and housing expert, former Deputy Mayor of Toronto, long-time City Councillor, and former candidate for mayor. After establishing a successful career in the private sector Ana was first elected to City Council in 2010. In her 12 year tenure at Toronto City Hall she served on multiple committees, and represented Toronto at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, achieving national recognition for her work as one of Canada’s leading voices for city-building and housing.

Infrastructure matters for

Climate Resilience

Don Iveson

Founder | Civic Good

Edmonton, AB

After four terms of elected service at Edmonton City Hall, Don founded Civic Good, a public policy advisory practice working on climate resilience, housing innovation, and civic innovation projects with like-minded clients ranging from startups to governments. Don continues to live in Edmonton, but works with organizations across Canada, including his recent appointment as Chairperson of the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation. His primary engagement is with Co-operators as Executive Advisor for Climate Investing and Community Resilience. He writes occasionally about his work on his Civic Good Substack.

Infrastructure matters for

Housing Sustainability

Adam Mongrain

Director of Housing Policy | Vivre en Ville

Montréal, QC

Adam Mongrain is the Director of Housing policy at Vivre en Ville. As an expert and supervisor, he has contributed to, among other projects, the Housing and Climate Task Force; the Balanced Supply of Housing Research Collaborative in partnership with researchers from the universities of British Columbia, Toronto, and McGill; the PORTES Solutions Lab for affordability and sustainability in housing; and as the lead author the PORTES OUVERTES policy book. Adam is supported by a team of experts from the fields of research, private and non-profit real estate development, urban planning and land use, and cooperative enterprise. Before joining Vivre en Ville, Adam accumulated over 10 years of experience in software development and project management. He has also been working on establishing a universal and public rental registry since 2018.

Infrastructure matters for

Affordable Housing

Nadine Leblanc

Senior Vice-President | Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Ottawa, ON

Nadine Leblanc leads CMHC’s policy team, which provides evidence-based policy advice to ensure affordability and stability in Canada’s housing market. Meanwhile, as the executive in charge of Corporate Affairs, she is responsible for strategy, CMHC's environmental, social and governance framework, corporate governance, communications and marketing activities, parliamentary affairs, correspondence, and briefings. She also currently serves as CMHC’s interim Chief Risk Officer. She held this role previously through the COVID-19 crisis, leading the company’s crisis readiness planning and the creation of new financial stability programs.

Infrastructure matters for

Mobility

Benjamin De la Peña

Executive Director | Shared-Use Mobility Center

Chicago, IL

Benjamin is the CEO of the Shared-Use Mobility Center. He also chairs the Global Network for Popular Transportation, is the founder of Agile City Partners, and writes and curates Makeshift Mobility, a fortnightly newsletter covering innovations in informal transportation. Benjamin convenes the Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda and edits and produces Pop Transport. He also serves on the board of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the UITP Informal Transportation Working Group, the Digital Transport for Africa Partners Committee, the MobiliseYourCity Steering Committee, and is a Senior Fellow for Mobility for the Canadian Urban Institute.

Infrastructure matters for

Repurposing Public Lands

Deana Grinnell

Executive Vice President, Real Estate | Canada Lands Company

Vancouver, BC

Deana Grinnell, Executive Vice President, Real Estate, is responsible for leading Canada Lands Company’s cross-country team of real estate professionals that successfully manage a diverse and ever-evolving portfolio of development and real estate assets – leveraging former federal lands for new social, economic and environmental impact, and enabling market and non-market housing. Deana also has a key role in fostering the company’s collaborations with Indigenous partners. Deana draws from her background in award-winning real estate development, sustainability and urban planning. Deana holds a Masters Degree in Community and Regional Planning from UBC and is a Registered Professional Planner.

Infrastructure matters for

Economic Prosperity

Pedro Antunes

Chief Economist | The Conference Board of Canada

Ottawa, ON

Pedro Antunes leads a team of economists responsible for the production of the Conference Board’s suite of economic forecast products, as well as other reports and economic indicators that relate to Canada and its regions. Mr. Antunes is a spokesperson for the Conference Board and has provided expert testimony before parliamentary committees. He makes numerous presentations on economic topics and dialogues with Canadian leaders, the public and media about issues important to Canada. He specializes in building econometric forecasting models, analysis of economic impacts, demographic and labour markets.

Infrastructure matters for

Sustainable Communities

Sadhu Johnston

Climate Co-Lead, Climate Ready Infrastructure Service | Canadian Urban Institute

Vancouver, BC

Sadhu is a consultant and thought leader on cities: how they work, how they can be improved, and how they are evolving to handle the myriad of challenges that they are forced to take-on. He was the City Manager of Vancouver, BC from 2016 until 2021 where he was responsible for managing the operations of the City, including oversight of a budget of over $1.6B and over 7,000 staff. As City Manager he spearheaded initiatives to address the growing housing, homelessness and climate change issues in Vancouver. He was deeply involved in the City of Reconciliation initiatives and efforts to name and address systemic racism and ongoing impacts of colonialism. He served as Deputy City Manager in Vancouver from 2009 to 2016 where he oversaw the Greenest City Action Plan.

Infrastructure matters for

Cultural Life

Isabelle Mondou

Deputy Minister | Heritage Canada

Ottawa, ON

Isabelle Mondou joined the Department of Canadian Heritage on October 22, 2018, as Associate Deputy Minister and, after being on assignment at the Privy Council Office as Deputy Minister for the COVID-19 Response (Communications) from April 2020 to April 2021, became Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage on May 3, 2021. On September 19, 2016, Isabelle was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Priorities and Planning) at the Privy Council Office. Prior to that, she was legal counsel to the Clerk of the Privy Council and Assistant Secretary (Democratic Reform). Isabelle joined Canada’s public service in 1994 as an employee of the Department of Revenue. She has held a wide range of positions, including in the Intergovernmental Affairs, Machinery of Government and Senior Personnel sections at the Privy Council Office.

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