Each year, the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) identifies their priorities and develops strategies on how best to address them. In 2015, LUMCO launched the Cities of Tomorrow Student Ideas Competition, asking Ontario s post-secondary student to suggest innovative solutions to these challenges. Hundreds of students signed up to compete, with 36 teams eventually submitting proposals. Our expert panel reviewed these ideas and selected 12 teams to compete in 4 different categories corresponding to the pressing needs of Ontario s Big Cities. These teams will compete at the Cities of Tomorrow Showcase for cash prizes on February 2 nd and 3 rd, 2016. Daniels Spectrum Lounge The Cities of Tomorrow Showcase is Ontario s Big City Mayors celebration of municipal policy innovation, to be held at the Daniels Spectrum in Toronto. The event will take place over 2 days from Tuesday, Feb. 2 nd to Wednesday, Feb. 3 rd, 2016. LUMCO Mayors will be holding a VIP lunch reception at noon in the Artscape lounge. The event will proceed over the following afternoon and all-day Feb. 3 rd. The event will feature keynote speakers, 4 different student competitions, and several panels discussing the way forward on infrastructure planning and development policy in Ontario. Your company will have many opportunities to be a part of this event, such as invitations to be panelists, judges, moderators or speakers.. The Large Urban Mayor s Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) represents 67% of Ontario s population. Currently there are 27 Ontario Big City Mayors with populations of over 100,000 residents in Ontario. LUMCO ultimately represents and expresses the large urban municipal viewpoint within the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and to other authorities and levels of Government. Ajax Barrie Brampton Brantford Burlington Cambridge Chatham-Kent Greater Sudbury Guelph Hamilton Kingston Kitchener London Markham Mississauga Oakville Oshawa Ottawa Richmond Hill St. Catharines Thunder Bay Toronto Vaughan Waterloo Whitby Windsor
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It has been an honour to be chosen by my 26 colleagues from across Ontario to serve as the Chair of the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO). 2015 was an exciting year for LUMCO as we launched the Cities of Tomorrow Student Ideas Competition. I hope you will be able to join myself and other LUMCO mayors at the Showcase and the VIP lunch reception on Feb. 2 nd. I am pleased to attach our preliminary agenda to this package, and hope you see many opportunities participate in the Showcase as a speaker, moderator, panelist, or judge. Our expert panel has selected 12 proposals that will be presented at the Showcase across 4 different competitions, each addressing one of our priorities. Over the coming months, expert judges and Ontario s Big City Mayors will be providing feedback to these students to prepare them for their presentations at the Showcase. I know many of you are already partnering with post-secondary Institutions and bringing innovative solutions to market and the Cities of Tomorrow Showcase will be an ideal venue to highlight and promote these innovative products, services and ideas. If you have any questions about the Cities of Tomorrow Showcase, please visit the website at www.citiesoftomorrow.ca or email our team at hello@citiesoftomorrow.ca. Jeff Lehman Mayor City of Barrie Chair - LUMCO
Noon 1:00 1:00 1:15 Ontario s Big City Mayors V.I.P. Luncheon Reception Competition and Showcase Overview Speaker: Jeff Lehman, Mayor of Barrie, Chair of Ontario s Big City Mayors 1:15 1:45 Daniels Spectrum Lounge Opening Keynote: How Ideas Drive Clean Capitalism Speaker: Toby Heaps, Founder and Editor Corporate Knights Magazine 1:45-2: 15 How can cities ensure their communities projected growth will be properly served by infrastructure? How can the province become a more effective partner? A special emphasis will be put on the financial performance and opportunities associated with ideas in this category. Students have suggested innovative approaches to 2:15 energy - 3:45 production, storm water management, 3:45 and 5:15 city transit fares: Judges: These projects www.citiesoftomorrow.ca/panelists will compete on These ideas all used unique whose idea for city planning is most approaches to the critical challenge likely Fare for to spur the City local Transit prosperity Fund and of housing affordability in large OCAD University cities. Which approach has the most development. potential to create affordable Managing Urban Storm Water: Turning a Problem housing into at a scale? Sustainable Resource Judges: - University of Toronto www.citiesoftomorrow.ca/judges Judges: In-Pipe Hydroelectricity Generation from Wastewater Flow Adaptive University reuse of Toronto of Big Box Stores www.citiesoftomorrow.ca/judges into Community Hubs - Ryerson University The Cornerstone Project: Shipping Floor Time & Networking Container Housing - University of Guelph Democratizing City Planning with Information Technology - Carleton University Establishing the Urban Village 2.0 Carleton University Home-sharing is Home-Caring - University of Waterloo The Neighbourhood Infill Program - Ryerson University
8:00 10:00 9:00 9:30 Breakfast + Registration Breakfast Keynote: Speaker: TBA 9:30 10:00 How can cities better manage and account for the lifecycle cost of infrastructure? How can the Development Charges Act be reformed while still promoting growth? 10:00 11: 30 These ideas highlighted critical infrastructure needs in cities, and proposed innovative solutions. Which will bring the most benefits with the fewest costs and least risk? Judges: www.citiesoftomorrow.ca/judges Building Ontario s Smart Infrastructure Network Artstall Toronto: Creative Place-making through Aesthetic Public Washrooms Toolkit of Cycling Infrastructure Retrofits: Strategic Solutions for GTHA Cities F 11:30 Noon Expert Panel Discussion With urban intensification facing diminishing returns and high upfront costs, how do we shift the focus towards intensification of greenfields and outer-ring cities? me & Networking
Noon 1:00 12:30 1:00 Lunch Luncheon Keynote: Reflections on the Policymaking in Big Cities Speaker: Joe Pennachetti, Former Toronto City Manager (Tentative) 12:30 1:00 Expert Panel Discussion How can an evidence-based process for infrastructure assessment be created? How will competing priorities be reflected in a standardized framework? 1:00 2:30 A special emphasis will be put on the financial performance and opportunities associated with ideas in this category. Students have suggested innovative approaches to energy production, storm water management, and city transit fares: Judges: www.citiesoftomorrow.ca/panelists Fare for the City Transit Fund OCAD University Managing Urban Storm Water: Turning a Problem into a Sustainable Resource - University of Toronto In-Pipe Hydroelectricity Generation from Wastewater Flow 2:30 3:30 Reflections on Showcase Themes Moderator: Mayor Jeff Lehman, Chair of Ontario s Big City Mayors 3:30 4:30 Closing Ceremonies and Presentation of Awards