Dr. Marjan Eggermont is a Professor (Teaching) and former Associate Dean of Sustainability at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. She has held several additional leadership roles, including co-director of the United Nations University Hub at UCalgary, and research co-chair of SDSN Canada. A Biomimicry Institute Fellow, she has worked in the area of bio-inspired design since 2004, focusing on visualization and abstraction. She co-founded Zygote Quarterly, an online journal exploring the intersection of science and design. Eggermont is a former American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) board member, a 2023 ASEE Hall of Fame inductee, and a recipient of the 2025 Top 25 Women of Influence+ Canada Award, and the 2025 Quanser Global Sustainability Award.
Key Message for attendees:
We don’t have time. The only pursuits worth doing are those that regenerate our world, our soils, our atmosphere, our biodiversity, and that improve conditions for all life. We are not ‘at war with Mother Nature’ but with ourselves.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, we acknowledge that we live, work, and gather on the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, including the Blackfoot Confederacy—comprising the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani Nations—as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina Nations.
This land, known as Moh’kinsstis in the Blackfoot language and encompassing what is now Districts 5 and 6, is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.
We recognize and honour the deep connection these Nations have to the land, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share in its stewardship.
As we continue our work, we commit to learning from Indigenous knowledge systems, uplifting Indigenous voices, and fostering relationships rooted in equity, understanding, and reconciliation.
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