
A GENOME BC HYBRID EVENT
Agenda
Note: This agenda is subject to change. The final agenda, schedule, and speakers will be posted closer to event date. All times are Pacific Daylight Time.
| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Registration | 7:30 AM |
| Opening remarks | 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
| Keynote address | 8:20 AM - 9:20 AM |
| The Earth BioGenome Project and the quest to build a library of life | 9:45 AM - 10:55 AM |
| Indigenous data sovereignty for environmental stewardship | 11:20 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Lunch and poster session | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
| Monitoring and managing our changing ecosystems | 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Unlocking nature’s wealth for a sustainable future | 3:05 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Poster awards and closing remarks | 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Reception | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Time Zone: (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]
Speakers

Kaylee Byers
Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health
University of British Columbia

Warren Cardinal-McTeague
Assistant Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences
University of British Columbia

Federica Di Palma
Chief Health Genomics Officer and VP of Research, Laboratory Services, and BCCDC
PHSA

Steven Jones
Co-Director and Head, Bioinformatics
Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer

Ann Mc Cartney
Full Researcher, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
University of California

Zelalem Taye
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems and Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship
University of British Columbia











