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The 1UP Toronto Conference brings together secondary school students to learn about urban issues and their role as changemakers!


​Overview

Our conference theme this year, Nourish, focused on sustainable community food systems and the intersection between food systems and social justice.

1UP Toronto Conference 2022 featured:
  • Inspirational talks by movers and shakers in the fields of urban design, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and community advocacy.
  • ​​Student teams pitching their creative solutions to redesign the St. James Town Co-op’s Community Garden as part of our 1UP Design Competition. ​


Conference Schedule

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Featured Professionals
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Moderator
Alex Walton - X University School of Urban and Regional Planning


Speakers & Panelists

Angela Elzinga-Cheng - Milky Way Garden 
Vanessa Ong - Littlefoot Community Projects
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Rossen Lee - Toronto Youth Food Policy Council
Gurbeen Bhasin - AANGEN: A Community Service Organization
Josh To - Growing Culture
Gwenyth Grace McCarthy - University of Waterloo


Judges

Josephine Grey & Kayda Tynes - St. James Town Co-Op
Cynthia Chiu Chen - Landscape Architect
Mary Shin - Toronto Youth Food Policy Council 
Laura Lebel-Pantazopoulous - Sprucelab

Leticia Ama Deawuo - SeedChange

Conference Partners

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Diamond Sponsors

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Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

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Prizes

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If you're interested in education, urban planning, or design thinking, give us a shout at 1uptoronto@urbanminds.co
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  • 2023 1UP Conference
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  • Chapters
    • Fellows
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  • PREVIOUS EVENTS
    • 2022 1UP Office Tours
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      • 2021 1UP Connect
    • Design Competition >
      • 2021 Design Competition
      • 2022 Design Competition
    • LEADERS LAB >
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