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November 1, 2023
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Two weeks ago on Saturday, October 14, 2023, Project KELP hosted and launched its first Sustainable Waves event with keynotes and exhibitions at UBC’s Robert H. Lee Alumni’s Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada attended by guests, students, and exhibitors. (learn more about Sustainable Waves)
Sustainable Waves: 2023 was held on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation.
Over the series of presentations, featured speakers introduced and shared initiatives and visions from the past, present and the near future. The keynotes programs started with introduction from Milian Chen, founder of Project KELP and host of Sustainable Waves, followed by many special speakers:
- Video greetings from The Honourable David Eby, B.C. Premier
- Official opening remarks from Rosalind Campbell, Councillor, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Indian Band
Keynotes from: (in the order of the presentations)
- Victoria Jung, Chair of Vancouver School Board
- Anita Spiller, Director of Environment, Social & Governance, Tru Earth
- The Honourable George Heyman, B.C. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Diana Stephenson, Senior Vice-President, Customer and Corporate Affairs, BC Hydro
- Ralf Nielsen, Director, Enterprise Sustainability, TransLink
Photos, videos, and social media posts of the day’s highlights are displayed below, along with various spotlight featured exhibitions.
Introduction
Video Greetings from The Honourable David Eby, Premier, British Columbia
Official Opening Remarks from Councillor Rosalind Campbell
Featured Keynote Speakers
Special Highlights from the event
Showcase Exhibitor
Social Media
Press Contacts
Milian Chen
Founder, Project KELP
contact@projectkelp.com
Milian Chen
Founder of Project KELP, a current student at Stanford University and a graduate of University Hill Secondary in Vancouver, who loves animals and cares deeply for the environment. She is also the founder and first president of Sustainable Everyday Club (UHill SEC) at her high school. This curiosity for the natural world began when she was little, leafing through animal encyclopedias and watching all the Sir David Attenborough documentaries. She also writes stories and poetry at other times. Milian is a passionate animal-lover, writer, and most importantly a budding conservationist.
Connect with Milian and Project KELP
Instagram: @project.kelp
About Project KELP
Project KELP (Keep Ecosystem Life Protected) was created in 2022 through the Ocean Wise Youth to Sea program along with the funding from the Government of Canada’s Canada Service Corps. With a vision to introduce everyday sustainability to the public and a mission to show how simple incorporating sustainability into life is, Project KELP shows how we can all do our part to save the planet. If we act now, all generations will be able to see the success of our actions and change can be enacted in the present. With aims that align with and promote the awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we can all be stronger together. For more information, please visit us at projectkelp.com
Instagram: @project.kelp
YouTube: youtube.com/@projectkelp
About Sustainable Waves
Sustainable Waves an event by Project KELP, embodies the mission to provide a platform and gathering for all members and stakeholders of the community to empower, inspire, and encourage everyone to take action in saving the planet wherever possible.
– respect – rethink – reinvent – reuse – rebuild – repurpose – recycle – renew – reduce – research – refuse –
