THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE 2024
BANFF SYSTEMS SUMMIT!
BUILDING HIGH IMPACT CAREERS IN A GLOBAL POLYCRISIS
May 27-29, 2024
The inaugural Banff Systems Summit will be a 3-day, 2-evening event at the Banff Centre, consisting of plenary speeches and conversations, themed panel sessions, interactive workshops, land-based walkabouts, culturally-informed feasting, and semi-structured networking activities.
LEARN ABOUT SYSTEMS THINKING
The Banff Systems Summit aims to address the pressing need for a systems-driven approach to tackling global challenges. We face increasing and overlapping challenges in various areas such as housing, health care, food security, political polarization, transitioning to a lower carbon economy, creating shared prosperity, decolonization, racial justice, new patterns of global conflict, along with adaptations to virtually every career and area of life with advanced technologies.
Some have described this new era as one of “polycrisis” or “permacrisis.” In the face of this cascade of challenges, emerging leaders are asking tough questions and seeking innovative solutions, which requires a systems-led way of thinking and mode of practice.
Systems leaders bring together different perspectives and approaches to devise sustainable, workable, effective solutions in various fields including health, energy, conservation, design, education, and engineering. This encompasses initiatives such as social enterprises addressing equity education, large corporations integrating sustainability and circularity into their supply chains, and healthcare professionals exploring strategies to improve vaccine uptake and trust among marginalized groups.
Unpacking and addressing complex adaptive systems requires a leading-edge mindset. The Banff Systems Summit aims to bridge the gap between classroom-based learning and real-world applications.
EVENT AGENDA
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LEARN ABOUT THE EVENT
Mount Royal University’s Institute for Community Prosperity is excited to announce the first Banff Systems Summit, at the Banff Centre.
The Banff Systems Summit welcomes post-secondary students across Canada, practitioner-changemakers from multiple sectors, as well as a select number of international participants. These three days will create an immersive, engaging experience, combining keynotes and plenaries, panel discussions, skills- focused workshops, walkabouts, and networking activities. Together, the Banff Systems Summit will create the space for new connections to be formed, and for new insights and ideas to germinate toward building a more regenerative, resilient tomorrow for Canada.
Join us in one of the most breathtaking places in the world, for the 2024 Banff Systems Summit. The natural beauty of Banff's surrounding lakes and mountains made it Canada's first National Park and the world's third national park refuge. More than 4 million people from around the world now visit Banff National Park every year. Rocky Mountain peaks, glacial lakes, and adventure come together in Banff National Park.
Banff and Lake Louise have a rich heritage as some of the world's most awe-inspiring mountain destinations. Banff offers endless hiking trails, biking paths, scenic restaurants and much more. With easy access to pristine wilderness, endless outdoor adventures, jaw-dropping sights, and a vibrant history and culture, there is a lifetime's worth of things to do in Banff, Canada.
Registrants will arrive in Banff on the afternoon/evening of May 27th, where we will meet for a low-key reception that will bring together established systems leaders, and emerging systems thinkers. We will open in ceremony and enjoy a fireside chat to set the tone and unsettle us all.
Over the next two days, we will participate in a mixture of keynotes, panel discussions and workshops. These will cover exciting topics (ie. systems work in health care), boundary-busting questions (i.e. systems thinking's place in reconciliation conversations), and highly engaged workshops to explore the skills systems thinkers and leaders need now and will need in the future. We will also enjoy multiple opportunities to interact with Banff's natural and human systems, learning from our surroundings and each other!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Your registration for the 2024 Banff Systems Summit includes the following:
- Transportation provided from Mount Royal University to Banff on May 27th
- Welcome reception dinner to kick off the summit, including engaging fire-side chats
- Breakfast and lunch buffets served at the scenic Vistas Dinning room on event days
- Access to engaging event panels and hands-on learning workshops
- Enjoy a picturesque dinner at Mount View Barbecue, nestled in the scenic mountains
- Transportation arranged from Banff back to Mount Royal University or YYC International Airport on May 29th
LEADING THE WAY
2024 FEATURED SPEAKERS