Ideacity

Ideacity
Status Active
Venue Koerner Hall
Location(s) Toronto
Country Canada
Inaugurated 2000
Website
ideacity.ca

Ideacity is an annual conference presented by Moses Znaimer. The three-day conference is hosted in Toronto and features talks from scientists, entrepreneurs, artists, scholars, activists and agitators. The conference has particularly hosted speakers with different views on global warming controversy.[1][2][3]

History

Year Notable Speakers & Performers
2000 Art McDonald, Frank Gehry
2001 Loreena McKennitt, Justin Trudeau, Marc Emery
2002 Anthony Van Mandl, Michael Budman
2003 Bruce Kirkby, The Cottars, Dov Charney, Marc Emery, Nelson Skalbania, Rick Mercer, Ruut Veenhoven, Terry Mosher
2004 Francois Parenteau, Darlene Lim, Eva Vertes
2005 Adam Bly, Adam Cohen, Alan Hirsch, Ben Saunders, Brad Peyton, Carolyn Abraham, Chris Kilham, Chris Landreth, Craig Kielburger, Dave Lavery, David Irvine-Halliday, Derek Hatfield, Douglas Cardinal, Duo Similia, Evelyn Hart, Gord Downie, Gunther von Hagens, Guy Miller, Harry Stinson, Helmut Lipsky, James Young, Josef Penninger, June Callwood, Ken Danby, Marc Kielburger, Mark Abley, Mehren Anvari, Peter C. Newman, Quagmyre, Richard Greenblatt (playwright), Richard J. Terrile, Richard Rohmer, Rick Smolan, Sam Harris, Scott Taylor (journalist), Terry Mosher, Tomson Highway, Veronica Tennant
2006 Alan Young (lawyer), Andy Eggleston, Barbara Turnbull, Bowser and Blue, Cameron Clokie, Conrad Black, Corinne Maier, David Rothenberg, Franz Harary, Gordon Blankstein, Irwin Cotler, James Hughes (sociologist), Jay Ingram, Jerry Riopelle, John Q Walker, Michael Lennick, Mike Lazaridis, Mike Papantonio, Pete Seeger, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Pynkosi, Samantha Nutt, Simcha Jacobovici, Spider Robinson, Stephen Rechtschaffner, Suzanne Wiigh-Masak, Tanya Jones, Tzeporah Berman, Urszula Tokarska, Warren Macdonald, William Sampson, William Tsiaris, Zingg
2007 Ashley MacIsaac, Charlotte Gray (author), Karen Bulmer, Nikki Yanofsky, Shmuley Boteach
2008 Alan Broadbent, Alfons Weerskink, Amy G, Ann Telnaes, Aubrey de Grey, Ben Bova, Betty Krawczyk, Bill Friedman, Bill Marovitz, Bob Richards, Brendan Frey, Canadian Brass, Chris Oliveros, Chris Wood, Christie Hefner, Corinne Maier, Curtis Suttle, Dave Williams, David Levy (chess player), Deb Roy, Donald Yeomans, Ezra Levant, Faith D'Aluiso, Gina Mallet, Isaiah Gibbons, Jean Penicaut, Jill Sobule, Jill Tarter, John Houston, Jun Ye, Leahy, Margaret Atwood, Mark Chen, Matthew Diffee, Michael Rae, Dr. Michael Rose, Pascal Cotte, Peter Diamandis, Peter Menzel, Ray Kurzweil, Richard M Shatava, Richard Preston, Steve Scherer, Susan Pinker, Terry Mosher, The 7 Fingers
2009 Alexandra Hall, Ali Velshi, Anita Kunz, Barth Netterfield, Ben Gulak, Candace Savage, Colin Angus (explorer), David Ben, Eric Yam, Laura Archer, Les Klein, Marika Bournaki, Maude Barlow, Michelle Rainey, Randi Zuckerberg, Richard MacDonald, Rob Stewart (filmmaker), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ronald Weinland, Sara de Freitas, Scott Cassell, Siwan Anderson, Terry Mosher, Tom Harpur, Wade Davis (anthropologist)
2010 Adam Cohen, Adora Svitak, Alex Cuba, Alison Gopnik, Andrea Tone, Angela Funovits, Anne Graham Lotz, Ashleigh McIvor, Bonnie Brooks, Brigitte Berman, Buck Angel, Christina Hoff Sommers, Cristina Nehring, Cindy Meston, Cleo Paskal, Colette Baron-Reid, Diane Francis, Douglas Coupland, Edna Devore, Elizabeth Abbott, Emily Levine, Erica Jong, Erika Ritter, Faith Popcorn, Halyna Natalia, Jake Shimabukuro, Jane Poynter, Josey Vogels, Judith Dupré, Judy Collins, Kristina Groves, Lakshmi Pratury, Lionel Tiger, Liv Arnesen, Liz Canner, Mallika Chopra, Margaret Race, Margaret Somerville, Matt Dusk, Melissa Auf der Maur, Natalie McLennan, Natalie Tran, Nina Arsenault, Nonie Darwish, Rachel Armstrong, Ruth Shaw, Sally Armstrong, Sophie Morgan, Sylvia Earle, Tan Le, Tavi Gevinson, Toby Rose, Tracy Worcester, Vanessa Hidary

References

  1. Foster, Peter (24 June 2015). "Peter Foster: The sheer ideacity!". Financial Post. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. Zerbisias, Antonia (18 June 2014). "ideacity 2014: Running hot and cold on climate change | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. King, Robin Levinson (23 June 2015). "When it comes to climate change not all opinions are valid, scientists say | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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