The Policy@UBC speaker se ries is hosted by the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and is designed to bring together faculty\, students\, government and community g roups along with policy and global affairs experts from around the world to engage the UBC community around pressing policy issues\, both domestic and global in scope. The aim is to engage in policy discussions that are multi - and interdisciplinary\, academically rigorous\, pragmatic\, creative\, an d grounded in community context and that ultimately help to bridge the gap between academics and policymakers and practitioners.
These talks are being held in our Liu Institute Caseroom and are open to the UBC community and to the public. No RSVP required. Light refreshments will be provided.< /p>
FALL 2017 SCHEDULE
Wednesday\, Septemb
er 27th\, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
“Can environmental re
gulation make extractive industries more innovative? Evidence from Australi
an oil and gas” with John Steen\, Associate Professor in Strategy at the Un
iversity of Queensland Business School
Co-hosted by the Canadian Internation
al Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI)
Wednesday\, Oct. 18th (New Date!)
\, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
“
The Global Future of Nuclear Energy” with MPPGA Professor M.V. Ramana\, Simons Chair in Disarmament\, Global and
Human Security\, Liu Institute for Global Issues
“Miners\, Minerals and Min
amata: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on ASGM and Sustainable Development”<
/a> with Kirsten Dales\, Director\, Program Development\, Canadian Internat
ional Resources & Development Institute
Co-hosted by the Canadian Internatio
nal Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI)
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strong>Thursday\, November 9th (New Date!)\, 12:30 pm –
1:50 pm
"Urban Mining Engineering to facilitate zero waste s
cenario" with Maria Holuszko\, Assistant Professor\, NBK Mining Engineering
department and students.