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The PRME Working Group is pleased to release the detailed agenda for the PRME Applied Research Conference (PARCon).
Seneca Business PRME Applied Research (PARCon) – June 20, 2022
09:00-09:00
Welcome - Shahrzad Farzinpak, Head of Seneca Business PRME Working Group
09:05-09:15
Opening Remarks - Kurt Muller, Dean of Faculty of Communication, Art & Design and co-Chair of Seneca Sustainability Committee
09:15-09:30
Keynote 1- Andre Fernandez, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Invert Inc.
Faculty Panels
PANEL A - Innovation and Eco-friendly Business
09:30-09:45
Nishant Narechania & Lu-Yin Wang
Novel Aircraft Design Concepts for Sustainable Aviation
09:45-10:00
Anitta Toma
Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Sustainability Transparency:
Green Story Case Study
10:00-10:15
Amit Lahiri
Supply Chain Sustainability and the Circular Economy Action Lab (CEAL)
10:15-10:30
Cam Tu Doan
LafargeHolcim (LH) Eco-friendly Approach Towards Creating Sustainable Cities and Communities
10:30-10:45
Q&A SESSION FOR PANEL A
10:45-10:55
AM BREAK
PANEL B - Social Impact and Business Transformation
10:55-11:10
Varinder Gill
Potential Innovative Solutions to Tax Filing Barriers for Low Income Population
11:10-11:25
Christopher Hurezeanu
Digital Transformation of the Tourism Industry
11:25-11:55
Alfonsina Chang, Lawrence Chi & Randy Pitawanakwat
Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Talent
11:55-12:10
Q&A SESSION FOR PANEL B
12:10-13:00
LUNCH BREAK
13:00-13:15
Keynote 2 - Tania Travierso, Senior Consultant, environmental sustainability at SunLife
Student Panels
PANEL C - Innovation and Eco-friendly Business
13:15-13:30
Mikayla Hooper
Policy Exploration with SunLife
13:30-13:45
Luisa Zapata, Camila Alejandra Acevedo Forero, Diana Martinez Gomez Llanos, Erika Lissete Ponce Acosta, Theresa Ngumimi Tseayo
Invert Tackles Climate Change through B- Corp Certification
13:45-14:00
Rajvee Patel & Karishma Patel
New Ways for a Boutique Motel to Integrate Sustainability Through a Circular Business Model
14:00-14:15
Rohit Singour
Social and Environmental Impacts of Sustainable Procurement Policy Through Life-cycle Analysis
14:15-14:30
Q&A SESSION FOR PANEL C
14:30-14:40
PM BREAK
PANEL D - Social Impact and Business Transformation
14:40-14:55
Erica Velecia Campbell, Annalisa Tallarida, Swati Chourey, Daniella Nicole Denise Cox, Ting Yi Florence Kwan
Lamenza X Sustainability Case Study
14:55-15:10
Jeff Carlo Ferreras, Akshat Chawla, Mary Shirley Surio
Role of Technology in Sustainability-Toronto Marriot City Centre
15:10-15:25
Siddharth Sawe, Aditya Ashok Shetty, Sarthak Tandon, Huzefa Abbas Palitanawala, Dhwani Lalitmohan Datt, Rohit Kumar Bhartula
Development of Social Media Campaign for Courtyard by Marriot- Markham
15:25-15:40
Azusa Yamano, Katarina Ducasse, Siu Siu, Sneha Babu, Ibrahim Ayoob Ahmed Salyqni
Sustainable Procurement in Hotel Industry
15:40-15:55
Q&A SESSION FOR PANEL D
15:55-16:00
Closing Remarks- Shahrzad Farzinpak, Head of Seneca Business PRME Working Group
PARCon is an annual conference that unites researchers, practitioners and industry leaders towards innovative solutions that will shape our sustainable future.
Through the conference, Seneca Business showcases how it is advancing the SDGs through applied research and scaling its impact through increased collaborations with industry.
In the run-up to the PRME Applied Research Conference 2022 (PARCon), we are excited to bring you snippets of what our Seneca Business faculty will be presenting.
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