Agenda

Morning Sessions
8:30 – 9:00Continental Breakfast & Welcome (Panorama Room, International Building)
9:00 – 9:05Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement
9:05 – 9:15Opening Remarks by Dean Mike Henry
9:15 – 9:30Workshop Overview & Introductions by Peter Tsigaris and Liz Yanmin Gao
9:30 – 10:20Session Chair: Laura Lamb
Research Presentation by Yrjo Koskinen (BMO Professorship in Sustainable Finance, Professor of Finance, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary)
Stakeholder Orientation, Environmental Performance and Financial Benefits
10:20 –10:35Coffee & Networking
10:35 – 11:25Session Chair: Li Zhang
Research Presentation by Jeong-Bon Kim (Distinguished SFU Professor, Professor of Accounting, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University)
The Real Effects of Carbon Disclosure: Evidence from the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
11:30 – 1:00Lunch & Graduate Student Poster Session (Lunch at Panorama Room, International Building)
Afternoon Sessions
1:00 – 2:00Session Chairs: Peter Tsigaris, Alex Ng, and Liz Yanmin Gao Panel Discussions with Policy Makers and Industry Experts
(i) Paula Presta (CPA, CA, Partner at KPMG Kamloops)
“The Evolution of ESG and ESG Reporting”
(ii) Janelle Salm (CPA, Senior Consultant at KPMG Vancouver)
“ESG Assurance and Challenges for Auditors”
(iii) Kristin Dangelmaier (Former Environment and Technical Manager at Kruger Inc. Kamloops)
“ESG Practices in Forestry Sector”
(iv) James Gordon (Manager of Sustainability Programs at TRU Sustainability Office)
“Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES)”
(v) Allison Ashcroft (Director of Sustainability at Municipal Finance Authority of BC)
“Sustainability Policy”
2:00 – 2:10Coffee & Networking
2:10 – 3:00Session Chair: Stefania Strantza 
Research Presentation by Chi Man Yip (Assistant Professor of Economics, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Corporate Finance and Environmental Policy: Evidence from China’s Emissions Trading Scheme
3:00 – 3:10Coffee & Networking
3:10 – 4:00Session Chair: Joel Wood
Research Presentation by Andrew Leach (Professor of Economics, Co-Director, Institute of Public Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta)
Paper: “Constrained Optimization: Climate Change Policy and the Canadian Constitution
4:00 – 4:05Student Poster Awards
4:05 – 4:15Closing Remarks by Associate Dean Ehsan Latif
6:00 – 9:00Dinner by Invitation