Communities Leading Innovation
London, Ontario
September 16 – 18
2019
EconoUs2019 connected over 400 community leaders across Canada in London, Ontario. The conference was an initiative between two planning partners and co-hosts, Community Futures Ontario and the Canadian CED Network.
Program
Speakers
EconoUs2019 was designed around the theme Communities Leading Innovation and welcomed 413 leaders from 9 provinces for a 3-day collaboration in London, Ontario.
The event featured dynamic speakers and facilitators, interactive storytelling, skill-building sessions, peer learning, and plenty of opportunities to network. It also featured local and regional tours that highlighted inclusive and sustainable local economy initiatives in London.
The focus of the conference was Communities Leading Innovation and was intended to show how the most transformational ideas will be those created by and carried by communities. The conference grew the momentum of our interconnected work, enabled solutions and highlighted inspiring community examples, connecting the social innovation landscape through shared strategies, stories, challenges and successes.
2019 Speakers
Shamiram Zendo
Western University
Doctoral student & project coordinator for the Mobilizing Narratives for Policy and Social Change project
Anil Verma
University of Toronto
Director, Centre of Industrial Relations & HR Professor of Industrial Relations and HR Management
Jeremy Stone
SFU – Faculty of Environment
Director of the Community Economic Development Program
Kate Ruff
Common Approach to Impact Measurement
Assistant Professor of Accounting at Carleton University
Jess Popp
Nova Scotia Centre for Employment Innovation
Coordinator of Stakeholder Engagement
Jean-François Parent
Conseil de la Coopération de l’Ontario
Agent principal – Responsable des opérations
Simon McLinden
Cornwall & The Counties CFDC
Project Manager, Cross Border Partnership Program
Andy Horsnell
Canadian CED Network | Réseau canadien de DÉC
Community Leadership Program Director
Jonathan Durand Folco
École d’innovation sociale Elizabeth-Bruyère de l’Université Saint-Paul
Directeur de l’école
Peter Cameron
Ontario Co-operative Association
Acting Executive Director/Co-op Development Manager
Marlene Janzen Le Ber
Brescia University College
Chair of the School of Leadership and Social Change
Amanda L. Kennedy
Kuwahs^nahawi Social Enterprise
Indigenous Social Innovator Oneida Nation of the Thames
Ryan ‘Rye’ Barberstock
Okwaho Equal Source
Co-Facilitator, Project Administration/Coordinator
Mickel Robertson
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission
Director General
