Check-in, registration and networking opportunity. Appetizers will be available.
Our opening ceremony will include a Traditional Welcome by a VIU Elder and introductions from our VILC hosts.
Kevin Jardine - Deputy Minister of Environment & Parks
A chance to mingle and get to know your peers.
Cascadia Seaweed - Largest cultivator of kelp in Canada
Jonny Bierman - Eco Escape Travel
Simon Reid - Award-winning entrepreneur with ventures spanning biotech, AI, and renewable energy.
Lisa Brinkman & Ting Pan - City of Nanaimo
4VI Social Enterprise Group - Non-profit based in Nanaimo
Judy Stafford - Cowichan Green Community
Chyanne Trenholm - Indigenous Tourism of BC / Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours
Learn from some of our amazing student delegates.
Sonia Strobel - Skipper Otto, (a B Corp Certified organization)
Colin Stansfield - Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation
Plastic Bank of Canada - Organization dedicated to supporting communities who are collecting ocean-bound plastic waste for recycling
Sheena Robinson - Kw’umut Lelum Foundation
Closing remarks from our hosts.
An opportunity to socialize with other conference delegates, speakers, and presenters.
The VILC is a student-led, non-profit conference that aims to connect students' passion for leadership with the community. VILC is supported and facilitated by the Office of Co-Curricular Engagement & Learning (OCCEL) at Vancouver Island University.
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