| Morning Sessions | ||||
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Continental Breakfast & Welcome (Panorama Room, International Building) | |||
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement | |||
| 9:05 – 9:15 | Opening Remarks by Dean Mike Henry | |||
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Workshop Overview & Introductions by Peter Tsigaris and Liz Yanmin Gao | |||
| 9:30 – 10:20 | Session 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 –10:35 | Coffee & Networking | |||
| 10:35 – 11:25 | Session 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 – 1:00 | Lunch & Graduate Student Poster Session (Lunch at Panorama Room, International Building) | |||
| Afternoon Sessions | ||||
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Session 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 – 2:10 | Coffee & Networking | |||
| 2:10 – 3:00 | Session 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 – 3:10 | Coffee & Networking | |||
| 3:10 – 4:00 | Session 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 – 4:05 | Student Poster Awards | |||
| 4:05 – 4:15 | Closing Remarks by Associate Dean Ehsan Latif | |||
| 6:00 – 9:00 | Dinner by Invitation | |||
