GVBOT Event - Stronger Together: SFU, the pandemic and lessons for a better future

As British Columbia charts its post-pandemic future, Simon Fraser University is helping the province build back better.

In her first address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade as Simon Fraser University’s President, Joy Johnson will speak about how SFU is an engine for innovation, social mobility and community resilience. President Johnson will draw on SFU’s experience during the pandemic to highlight the role research universities can, and must play, in economic recovery as part of a common effort with business, labour, government and civil society to confront the challenges ahead, from the emerging talent gap to the climate crisis.

Moderator, Chris Lewis (Syeta'xtn), Council Member and Spokesperson, Squamish Nation (Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw) joins the conversation as well. 

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