BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250513T061348EDT-9323VipE6w@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250513T101348Z DESCRIPTION:Aspiring to work in the environment? Looking for a green career ? Wanting to make an impact on our world? Or maybe even start your own bus iness in sustainability? Industry Insider: Green Careers Week Edition is w here you can hear from professionals working in these areas and more! Chec k out all the events running from March 16th to 18th\n\n\nIndustry Insider - A Closer Look at Science Advisor Careers at DFO (Department of Fisherie s and Oceans Canada) \n\nMarch 16\, 2021\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nInterested to know what a Science Advisor does? Come hear Aman da Winegardner\, Senior Science Advisor with the Fisheries and Oceans Cana da (DFO) has to say. Amanda will talk about her job\, working at DFO and t he Government of Canada and will answer your questions.\n\nSPEAKER:\n\nAma nda Winegardner\n\nBio: Amanda is a Senior Science Advisor with the Enviro nment and Biodiversity Science Branch at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) \, where she works on files related to freshwater fish habitat and contami nants in aquatic systems. She completed her PhD in biology at 黑料不打烊 Unive rsity and has a BSc and MSc from the University of Guelph. She has worked for the Government of Canada since 2016\, starting first in Iqaluit\, Nuna vut and is now based in Ottawa\, Ontario.\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course start time. You will nee d to sign-in to the event using your 黑料不打烊 email address.\n\n\nIndustry I nsider - A Closer look at Sustainability & Climate Change Careers \n\nMarc h 16\, 2021\n 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nInterested in lea rning more about Sustainability & Climate Change Careers? Come hear what H arshita Bisht\, Biodiversity and Climate Change Consultant at UN Environme nt Programme\, has to say.\n\nSPEAKER:\n\nHarshita Bisht\n\nBio: An enviro nmental sustainability professional with 8+ years of research\, project ma nagement\, business development and consulting experience in climate chang e\, sustainability and social innovation sector. Extensively involved in a nalytical research\, monitoring and evaluation\, knowledge development and technical advisory for integrating climate change and sustainability prod ucts/services in government policies\, corporate strategies and investment s in Canada\, UK and South Asia. Experience in developing risk assessment frameworks and climate resilience strategies\, implementing institutional and governance reforms and building partnerships for marketing sustainabil ity services across developing and developed countries. Managed relationsh ips with government\, banks\, green funds\, universities\, private sector\ , NGOs\, networks\, multilateral organizations\, and think tanks.\n https:/ /www.linkedin.com/in/harshita-bisht-56342527/\n\n\nIndustry Insider - A Cl oser Look at Creating your Career in Sustainability\n March 17\, 2021\n 11:0 0 am - 12:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nAre you passionate about changin g the world? Would you like to create a career where you are paid to do ju st that? If so\, please join us on March 17 to hear from two 黑料不打烊 alumni who work full time as sustainable changemakers.\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nDavid Van Seters (class of 鈥82) is a serial entrepreneur who has established 5 gree n businesses and will share his thoughts on how you can become a sustainab le business enterpreneur.\n\nEmily 黑料不打烊 (class of 鈥12) has founded\, co- leads\, and held roles in organizations from micro to multi-national\, tac kling issues with a sustainability lens from urban food supply to waste pr evention and collaborative governance. She will share\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the talk start time. Al l confirmed attendees will receive a copy of the slides directly following the course. You will need to sign-in to the event using your 黑料不打烊 email address.\n\n\nIndustry Insider: A Closer Look at Parks Canada\n March 17\, 2021\n 2:30 pm -3:30 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nJoin this presentation t o learn all about Parks Canada and what they do across the country. In add ition\, Michelle will go over a wide variety of student and youth employme nt opportunities offered by Parks Canada\, and the 鈥渨here鈥 and 鈥渉ow鈥 to ap ply for these amazing jobs.\n\nSPEAKER:\n\nMichelle Pelletier-Roy\n Advisor \, Student and Youth Programs\, Staffing Centre of Expertise\n Parks Canada / Government of Canada\n\n\nIndustry Insider - Career Conversations with Environmental Professionals\n March 18\, 2021\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP thro ugh myFuture\n\nCome listen to how these professionals got their careers s tarted and what they do in the environmental field. Learn how they transit ioned from school to work\, and how they built their careers around making a difference. Ask questions and find out what paths might be open to you! \n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nAndrew Stein: Research Agent\, City of Montr茅al\, Public Works Dept of the LaSalle Borough\n\nBio: A two-time Mac alum\, Andrew wor ks for the City of Montr茅al in urban forestry and shoreline management. He contributes to projects such as systematic tree pruning\, shoreline audit s\, and ecological restauration all through the lenses of climate change\, ecosystem services\, and systems thinking.聽 (MSc 2018 IWRM (Integrated Wa ter Resource Management)\; BSc 2017 黑料不打烊 School of Environment (Ag & Env \, Specialism Land Surface Processes and Environmental Change)\, minor Phi losophy\n\nMichael Williams: Director of Sales\, Triumvirate Environmental \n\nBio: 21 year employee of Triumvirate Environmental. Originally from Ma ssachusetts spent first 10 years in Massachusetts doing field work and ope rations management\, spent the second 10 years in Maryland managing our to p clients while helping manage and grow the business in\n\nSimon Naylor: V ice President\, Viridis\n\nBio: Simon has more than twenty years鈥 experien ce in recycling residual waste from municipalities\, agribusiness and pulp and paper industries. In 2009\, he founded Viridis Environnement\, which quickly became the leader of it鈥檚 field with over $ 15 million in sales an d around 50 employees\, Viridis now recycles 600\,000 tons of organic wast e per year. Highly involved in his community\, Simon sits on several board s of Directors\, give many conferences on waste recycling and collaborate with Quebec Government on several policies and regulation in environment. (Agronomist B.Sc. and Masters in Biological Sciences)\n\nSteven Powers: B. S Chemistry-Boston College\, General Manager\, Triumvirate Environmental ( Canada)\, Inc.\n\nBio: Steven Powers is the General Manager of Triumvirate Environmental (Canada) Inc. Steve has over 30 years of technical hazardou s waste and environmental management experience. Of that\, 25 years has be en involved with the management of hazardous waste transfer\, storage and disposal facilities. Steve has been a member of Triumvirate since 2008. Pr evious to being a member of the Triumvirate team\, Steve was VP of Operati ons for Jones Environmental in MA and Operations Manager for Laidlaw Envir onmental Services/ Safety-Kleen in North Andover\, MA\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course start time. You will need to sign-in to the event using your 黑料不打烊 email address.\n\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210318 SUMMARY:INDUSTRY INSIDER: GREEN CAREERS WEEK EDITION 2021 URL:/caps/channels/event/industry-insider-green-career s-week-edition-2021-328709 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR