Summit focus
Our focus for the Pacific Seaweed Summit is to:
- Uphold the sector’s responsibility toward economic reconciliation while honouring
Indigenous self-determination
- Learn from each other and create common understanding of the current state of the
sector
- Identify gaps within the sector and effective paths forward in key sector areas:
- Products, processing and market fit
- Standards, policy and environmental Impact
- Workforce and training
- Build sector connections and capacity
Schedule
The tentative schedule for the summit can be found below. More details will be provided
closer to the summit date.
Wednesday, May 6
| Event schedule |
|
| 8:30 am– 9:00 am |
Registration |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Welcome ceremony from Wei Wai Kum Nation |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Speeches by co-hosts |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
Keynote speaker 1: Larry Johnson |
| 11:30 am– 12:30 pm |
Social and lunch at big house |
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm |
Transport back to NIC |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Panels and speeches |
| Optional events |
|
| 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
Indigenous-only event |
| 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
Industry night/B2B |
| 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm |
Movie Night at Tidemark Theatre (Open to public) |
Thursday, May 7
| Event schedule |
|
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Snacks and coffee/registration |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am |
Introductions and welcome |
| 9:15 am – 10:15 am |
Keynote speaker 2: Dune Lankard |
| 10:15 am – 11:30 am |
Panels |
| 11:30 am– 12:30 pm |
Lunch at NIC (included) |
| 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Panels, workshops, speeches |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Happy Hour Social |
| 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
Conference dinner at NIC (included) |
Friday, May 8
| Event schedule |
|
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Snacks and coffee |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Workshop summary |
| 10:00 am – 11:30 am |
Product showcase |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Final speeches |