Advisory group
Adaptation Canada 2026
Adaptation Canada 2026 is made possible thanks to a network of practitioners leading climate adaptation work across sectors, scales, and regions. Our Advisory Group plays a key role in shaping the conference’s vision and program, ensuring it reflects the breadth and depth of adaptation leadership in Canada.
Ouranos
Alain Bourque
Executive Director
Climate Risk Institute
Alexandra Ho
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Analyst
Climate Risk Institute
Alli Myles
Senior Climate Risk and Resilience Specialist
MaRS Discovery District
Ana F. González Guerrero
Senior Manager, Climate and Cities – Adaptation Lead
Definity
Brendon Seale
AVP & Head, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Corporate Strategy Office
ICLEI Canada
Ewa Jackson
Managing Director
Aluu’taa
Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (aka Brett Huson)
President & CEO
Climate West
Elizabeth Shearer
Network Coordinator
Ouranos
Isabelle Charron
Head of Knowledge Transfer and Training
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
Janna Wale
Indigenous Research and Partnerships Lead
MaRS Discovery District
Jasmine Lu
Associate, Adaptation and Resilience
Co-operators
Jessica Fisher, MAES
Senior Partnerships & Social Impact Consultant, Sustainability & Citizenship
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Laniel Bateman
Director for Climate Change Adaptation Policy
Canadian Urban Institute
Mary W. Rowe
President & Chief Executive Officer
CLIMAtlantic Inc.
Muntaka Siddique
Climate Services Assistant
ICLEI Canada
Naomi Wolfe
Adaptation Lead
MaRS Discovery District
Olivia Lang
Coordinator, Climate Programs
CLIMAtlantic Inc.
Rebecca King
Climate Services Assistant
Canadian Climate Institute
Ryan Ness
Director, Adaptation
CLIMAtlantic Inc.
Sabine Dietz, PhD
Executive Director
University of Alberta
Sherilee Harper, MSc, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health Professor, School of Public Health
WGI Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Wendy Vasquez Gutierrez
Policy Analyst, Climate Change Adaptation Policy
Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
Xuebin Zhang
Director, President and CEO
Canadian Climate Institute
Zacharie Carriere
Research Associate, Adaptation