Former and Current Mayors, Premiers, MPs, and MPPs

• Hon. David Collenette, PC, FCILT, Former MP and Federal Cabinet Minister

• Jonathan Cote, Mayor of New Westminster, BC

• David Crombie, OC, OOnt, Former Mayor of Toronto

• Art Eggleton, Former Mayor of Toronto

• Barbara Hall, OC, Former Mayor of Toronto

• Mike Harcourt, Former Premier of British Columbia

• Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria

• Ted McMeekin, Former MPP and Ontario Cabinet Minister

• David Miller, Former Mayor of Toronto

• John Sewell, Former Mayor of Toronto

Academics

• George Baird, OC, Former Chair and Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

• Dr. Jino Distasio, Former Director, Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg

• Jayne Engle, Adjunct Professor, School of Urban Planning, McGill University

• Richard Florida, Director of Cities, Martin Prosperity Institute, Rotman School of Management

• Anne Golden, Co-Founder, Ryerson City Building Institute

• Dr. Sara Kirk, Scientific Director, Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University

• Scott Lear, Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research at St. Paul's Hospital; Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

• Paul Lewis, Vice-recteur associé de l'Université de Montréal, Associate Vice-Provost of the Université de Montréal

• Nina-Marie Lister, Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor, Ryerson School of Urban and Planning 

• Robin Mazumder, Vanier Scholar and Urban Neuroscientist

• Nazeem Muhajarine, Professor and Chair, Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan

• Dr. Cordell Neudorf, Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

• Dr. Catherine O'Brien, Professor, Sustainable Happiness, Cape Breton University

• Frank Palermo, Professor Emeritus, School of Planning, Dalhousie University

• Richard Shearmur, Professor, Director, McGill School of Urban Planning

• Anneke Smit, Director and Associate Professor, Windsor Law Centre for Cities

• Richard Sommer, Dean, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

• Dr. Meghan Winters, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Architects and Urban Planners

• Brent Bellamy, Creative Director, Number Ten Architectural Group

• Joe Berridge, Partner, Urban Strategies

• Shirley Blumberg, OC, Founding Partner, KPMB Architects

• John Brown, FRAIC, President, The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

• Peter Busby, OC, Managing Director, Perkins & Will Architects

• Jack Diamond, OC, OOnt, Founding Partner, Diamond Schmitt Architects

• Pino Di Mascio, Director of Planning, Sidewalk Labs

• Guy Favreau, Architecte, PA LEED, FIRAC, Vice-président Architecture et développement durable, Ædifica / Architect, LEED AP, FRAIC, Vice-president Architecture and sustainable development, Ædifica

• Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Principal, Dialog

• Meg Graham OAA, FRAIC, Principal, Superkul Architects

• Bruce Haden, Principal, Human Studio Architecture

• Johanna Hurme, Founding Partner, 5468796 Architecture

• Les Klein, Co-Founder and Principal, Quadrangle Architects

• Bruce Kuwabara, OC, Founding Partner, KPMB Architects

• Marianne McKenna, OC, Founding Partner, KPMB Architects

• Charles Montgomery, Founding Principal, Happy City

• Michael Mortensen, Director, Liveable City Planning

• Kourosh Rad, Founder, RAD Consulting

• Janet Rosenberg, Founding Principal, Janet Rosenberg & Studio

• Drew Sinclair, Founding Partner, SvN Architects + Planners

• Jesse Shapins, Director of Development and Public Realm, Sidewalk Labs

• Liz Wreford, Director, Public City Architecture

• Yvonne Yeung, Manager of Urban Design, City of Brampton

Non-profit, Foundation, and Institute Leaders

• Geoff Cape, CEO, Evergreen

• Julia Deans, President and CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada

• Omar Dominguez, Director of Government Relations & Sector Development, Vantage Point

• Pamela Fuselli, MSC, President & CEO, Parachute

• Rick Hansen, OC, OBC, Founder, Rick Hansen Foundation

• Dave Harvey, Executive Director, Park People

• Scott James, Former Managing Director, Toronto Historical Board

• Marla MacLeod, Director of Programs, Ecology Action Centre

• Judy Matthews, Judy and Wilmot Matthews Foundation

• Wil Matthews, Judy and Wilmot Matthews Foundation

• Kwame McKenzie, CEO, Wellesley Institute

• Nancy Singer, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Kehilla

• Rick Smith, Executive Director, Broadbent Institute

• Ene Underwood, Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity GTA

Real Estate Developers and Business Leaders

• Robert Blazevski, President, DiamondCorp

• Naama Blonder, Architect & Urban Planner, Smart Density

•  Anthony Broccolini, COO, Broccolini

• Mitchell Cohen, President, The Daniels Corporation

• Mark Conway, President, N. Barry Lyon Consultants 

• Alkarim Devani, Co-Founder, RNDSQR

• Ian Gillespie, Founder and CEO, Westbank

• Toby Heaps, President, Corporate Knights

• Jeff Hull, President, Hullmark Developments

• Paul MacKinnon, CEO, Downtown Halifax Business Association

• John Pasalis, President, Realosophy

• Richard Peddie, Former President and CEO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

• Ken Tanenbaum, Executive Chairman, Kilmer Developments

• Brian Topp, Founding Partner, KTG Public Affairs

• Sam Vermette, CEO, Transit App

• Christopher Wein, COO, Lanterra Developments

• Tara Wickwire, Associate Vice President, National PR

City Builders

• Emilie K. Adin, Director of Development Services, City of New Westminster

• Niloo Boroun, Executive Director, Consider Canada City Alliance

• Hazel Borys, President, PlaceMakers, LLC

• Ulla Colgrass, Community Activist

• Joe Cressy, Councillor, City of Toronto

• Jenny Gerbasi, Former Councillor, City of Winnipeg, President Emeritus of The Federation of Canadian Municipalities

• Eti Greenberg, Board Member, 8 80 Cities

• Ken Greenberg, OC, Principal, Greenberg Consultants

• Serge Filion, urbaniste émérite, FICU, ancien directeur de l'Aménagement du territoire à la Ville de Québec et de la direction de l'Aménagement et de l'architecture de la Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec / Urbaniste émérite, FCIP, former director of the City Planning Department of Quebec City and of the Architecture and Urban Planning Department of the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec

• Suzanne Lareau, Présidente-directrice générale, Vélo Québec / CEO, Vélo-Québec

• Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, Conseillère Municipale, Ville de Gatineau/Councillor, City of Gatineau

• Gil Penalosa, Founder and Chair, 8 80 Cities

• Brian Pincott, Former Councillor, City of Calgary

• Karen Pitre, Special Advisor on Community Hubs

• Gerry Post, Executive Director of Accessibility, Government of Nova Scotia

• Jeanhy Shim, President and Founder, Housing Lab Toronto

• Anders Swanson, Chair, Vélo Canada Bikes

• Cynthia Wilkey, Co-Chair, West Don Lands Committee

• Jordana Wright, Managing Director, Activate Space

• Mike Yorke, President, Carpenters District Council of Ontario

Former Chief City Planners

• Larry Beasley, Former Chief Planner, City of Vancouver

• Paul Bedford, Former Chief Planner, City of Toronto, FCIP, RPP

• Sylvain Ducas, Ancien Directeur de l'urbanisme, Ville de Montréal/Former Chief Planner, City of Montreal

• Jennifer Keesmaat, Former Chief Planner, City of Toronto

• Brent Toderian, Former Chief Planner, City of Vancouver

Authors, Filmmakers, and Musicians

• Margaret Atwood, Author

• Jennifer Baichwal, Co-Founder, Mercury Films, Co-Director, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

• Dave Bidini, Author and Musician

• Nicholas de Pencier, President, Mercury Films, Co-Director, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

• Christopher Gaze, Founding Artistic Director - Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

• Sarah Harmer, Musician

• Don Kerr, Musician

• Dylan Reid, Executive Editor, Spacing Magazine

Environmental Leaders

• Jeffrey Brook, Scientific Director, Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium

• Robin Edger, Executive Director and CEO, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

• Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence

• Mark Mattson, Founder and President, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

• Thomas Mueller, President and CEO, Canada Green Building Council

• Dianne Saxe, PhD, Former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario

• Scott Skinner, President & CEO, Clean Foundation

• Merran Smith, Founder and Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada