Name
Lightning round: Equity and Financing
Date & Time
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 1:45 PM - 2:55 PM
Ehsan Haghi Eric Visser Peter Amerongen Stuart Galloway George P.R. Benson Eliana Chia
Description

The lightning round will showcase 6 case studies from a series of speakers who will each have 10 minutes to present their update on: Problem, challenge + solution. There will be a short group Q&A with the audience at the end.

  1. Lessons learned in accessing funding for energy efficiency upgrades across First Nation communities
    Ehsan Haghi, Community Energy Specialist, Musqueam Indian Band
  2. Financing Retrofits with Canada’s Impact Bank 
    Eric Visser, Director, Commercial Real Estate, Vancity Community Investment Bank
  3. Navigating the complexity inherent in retrofits
    Peter Amerongen, Retrofit Canda
  4. What role does the SOFIAC business model play in enabling building retrofits and could this increase access to funding and equity?
    Stuart Galloway, SOFIAC
  5. A Landscape View of Innovative Financing Approaches for Retrofits     
    George Benson, ZEIC
  6. Update: Building capacity through the First Nations Home EnergySave program
    Eliana Chia, Fraser Basin Council