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ISIRC 2025 Program

Day 1: Wed, Sept 3
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. UCalgary Welcome. Indigenous Elder Opening Prayer
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Jurgen Howaldt: Shaping Society with Social Innovation
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Energy Break and Networking
11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Stream Sessions
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.Keynote Speaker: Katharine McGowan: Building a Complexity Informed Pedagogy
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.Energy Break and Networking
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.Stream Sessions
Day 2: Thurs, Sept 4
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.Breakfast and Networking
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.Opening Message
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.Keynote Speaker: Rafael Zeigler: Circular Cooperatives - Prism for SI                 
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.Stream Sessions
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.Energy Break and Networking
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.Stream Sessions
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.Keynote Speaker: Latasha Calf Robe: Creating Ethical Space in SI
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.Energy Break and Networking
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.Stream Sessions
4:45 - 6:00 p.m.Break
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.Reception Opening, Awards Presentations, and Hors D'oeuvres
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Dinner Buffet, Poster Presentations and Networking
Day 3: Fri, Sept. 3
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.Breakfast and Networking
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.Stream Sessions
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.Energy Break and Networking
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.Keynote Speaker: Filipe Almeida: Improving Societal Outcomes with SI              
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.Closing Message
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.Lunch-to-go and Farewell

The 17th Annual International Social Innovation Research Conference is proudly supported by: 

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