Joining CUI host Mary Rowe for our session “What don’t we know about COVID-19 in Canada’s cities?” are Kate Graham, Senior Fellow of Municipal Leadership at the Canadian Urban Institute, Thierry Lindor, Founder of the Colors of Covid, Mayor Patrick Brown, the Mayor of Brampton, and Janice Abbott, CEO at Atira Women’s Resource Society.

Joining CUI host Mary Rowe for our session “CityTalk In Residence: How are Community Leaders Inspiring Change in Mohkínstsis (Calgary)?” are Beth Gignac, Chief Operating Office of Calgary and Area United Way; Jason Ribeiro, Director of Strategy of Calgary Economic Development; Patti Pon, President & CEO of Calgary Arts Development, Karen Gosbee, Co-Chair of Community Action on Mental Health and Addiction Stewardship Group; and Tim Fox, Calgary Foundation’s Vice President of Indigenous Relations & Equity Strategy. #CUIxLocal

Joining CUI host Mary Rowe for our next session “CityTalk In Residence: How are we shaping the future of Alberta cities?” are Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton; Bill Given, Mayor of Grande Prairie; Tara Veer, Mayor of Red Deer; Chris Spearman, Mayor of Lethbridge.

Joining CUI host Mary Rowe for our session “Cities in the time of COVID-19: What new powers do cities need” are Doug Earl of Charter City Toronto; Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of Burlington; Richard Albert, Professor, University of Texas; and Julianna Charchun, Chief of Staff of the Mayor, City of Edmonton.

Joining CUI host Mary Rowe for our session “Cities in the time of COVID-19: What is the future of universities in cities?” are Dr. Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto; Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, President of Ryerson University; and Dr. Annette Trimbee, President of MacEwan University.

Presented by the Housing Research Collaborative is our session “Can COVID-19 push governments to provide adequate housing?” with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa and Housing Policy Consultant; Penny Gurstein, Professor and Director of the Housing Research Collaborative, University of British Columbia; Andrés Peñaloza, Research Assistant at the Housing Research Collaborative; and Julie Lawson, Honorary Associate Professor at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne.