PDAC Side Event | Gender Impact Assessments: Breaking the pattern of inaction

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) hosted a side event during the 2023 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, Canada, to discuss how stakeholders can take action to support gender impact assessments. 

The two-panel event took place on the morning of Sunday March 5, 2023 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Agenda

Opening Remarks

• David Fournier, Deputy Director Development Operations, GAC
• Greg Radford, Director, IGF 

Panel 1 | The Role of Governments and Civil Society in Overseeing Impact Assessment Frameworks

Moderator

• Carolina Rojas Hayes, Independent Consultant

Speakers

• Melanie Campbell, Director, Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan Secretariat at Natural Resources Canada
• Joanne Lebert, Executive Director, IMPACT
• Ege Tekinbas, Senior Policy Advisor for Gender Equity, IGF 

Panel 2 | The Role of Industry Actors and Practitioners in Integrating Gender Equality in Impact Assessment

Moderator

• Carolyn Burns, Executive Director, Devonshire Initiative 

Speakers

• Jennifer Adams, Country Director, Mongolia, Catalyste+
• Ben Chalmers, Senior Vice President, Mining Association of Canada
• Susan Joyce, President, On Common Ground