The panel will bring together Dianne Saxe, environmental lawyer and Green Economy Heroes podcast host; Seth Klein, author and social activist; and Mike Wilson, Executive Director of Smart Prosperity Institute, to discuss top priorities for the Green Business Future.

Panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A with attendees.

You will also have the chance to learn more about our Your Green Business Online, and how EnviroCentre services can help support your business to move toward sustainability.

Get your tickets now to hear invaluable insight into the future of Green Business, with some of today’s top climate leaders.

Panelist Bios:

Dr. Dianne Saxe is one of Canada’s most respected environmental lawyers, with 40+ years’ unparalleled experience writing, interpreting, and litigating Ontario’s energy and environmental laws. An experienced team leader with substantial board experience; a skilled communicator with broad strategic vision. Hard-won expertise in government relations, corporate governance and public consultation. Heads SaxeFacts Law Professional Corporation, providing legal and strategic guidance on climate, energy and environment. Hosts Green Economy Heroes podcast. She was also recently appointed the Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario.

Seth Klein served for 22 years (1996-2018) as the founding British Columbia Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a public policy research institute committed to social, economic and environmental justice. He is now a freelance researcher, writer, consultant and speaker, and an adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University’s Urban Studies program. Seth’s new book – A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency – was released in September 2020. Seth’s research deals primarily with climate policy and climate justice, fiscal policy, taxation, welfare policy, poverty, inequality, economic security, and job creation.

Mike Wilson began his career as a lawyer in Toronto, left to become senior policy adviser to the federal Environment Minister, and then went on to hold a series of increasingly senior roles in the Government of Canada. During his career in government, he was responsible for creating the government’s clean air agenda, led Environment Canada’s environmental assessment program, and spearheaded a successful public-private initiative to strengthen the role of sustainability in investment decisions. As the Executive Director of the Smart Prosperity Institute, Mike leads a dynamic and accomplished team, producing cutting edge research, policy advice, and communications strategies for clean economic growth across the Canadian economy.