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An Evening with Catherine McKenna: Run Like a Girl

November 24, 2025, 4:00 pm to 6:45 pm

Downtown Vancouver- Register for Event Address

Presented by the UBC Sauder Centre for Climate and Business Solutions as part of the inaugural Canada Climate Week XChange (Nov 24–30, 2025)

How can courage, integrity, and leadership drive real change in addressing the defining challenges of our time?

Join the Centre for a powerful evening with the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s former Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Author of Run Like a Girl: A Memoir of Ambition, Resilience, and Fighting for Change. 

​Through an honest and thought-provoking conversation, Catherine McKenna will share stories as a global advocate for climate action and women’s leadership- exploring what it truly takes to lead, persist, and drive meaningful change on the world’s biggest challenges.

Agenda

​4:00 PM — Guest arrival & check-in
5:00 PM — Welcome remarks & introductions
5:10 PM — Talk and fireside chat with Catherine McKenna, moderated by Professor Kate White (UBC Sauder School of Business) 
6:30 PM — Book signing & networking

​About the Book

​​Run Like a Girl: A Memoir of Ambition, Resilience, and Fighting for Change is a bold reflection on leadership, resilience, and the power of women to shape a more sustainable and equitable future. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to make a difference—offering lessons on courage, conviction, and creating lasting change. 

Who should Attend

​Leaders, professionals, students and allies who want to be part of Canada’s climate solutions — and who believe leadership rooted in purpose and courage can change the world.

​Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of Canada’s most influential climate leaders and be inspired to lead with courage and purpose.

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First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.

Climate Solutions Research Collective

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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