Danny Graham

Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia

Description

Over a thirty-year period, Danny Graham has held senior positions in business, law, government and politics. For 10 years he was the Chief Negotiator on Aboriginal Rights for the Province of Nova Scotia. He is credited with starting the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program and has worked to advance justice reforms with the United Nations and various countries spanning four continents. He has been recognized by organizations throughout Atlantic Canada for his community and public leadership. He is currently the Chief Engagement Officer for Engage Nova Scotia – an independent non-profit that is currently leading the Nova Scotia Quality of Life Initiative, in collaboration with an extensive network of partners from the public, private, academic and community sectors. In 2019 almost 13,000 Nova Scotians responded to a 230-question survey administered by Engage and the Canadian Index of Wellbeing. Partners, that include Local Leadership Teams and all three levels of government, are considering the findings of the survey to catalyse new action, inform policy development and shape the narrative about how to build a successful society.

Sessions

Setting the Stage: Live Plenary Panel
May 7, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Setting the Stage: Live Plenary Panel
Moderated plenary session with live panel presentation and discussion
Speakers
John Helliwell
Professor Emeritus of Economics, UBC & CIFAR
Nancy Hey
Executive Director, What Works Centre for Well-Being, UK
Carol Graham
Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Lisa Helps
Mayor of Victoria
Chris Barrington-Leigh
Associate Professor, McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Bieler School of Environment
Danny Graham
Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia
Strategy and Vision for Better Lives
May 28, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Strategies and Vision for Better Lives
Live moderated panel discussion on key challenges and strategies from wellbeing policy action plans developed in May 14th session & Closing Keynotes: Vision for Better Lives
Speakers
Lord Gus O’Donnell
Member of the House of Lords, Former Cabinet Secretary, Head of Civil Service, Permanent Secretary of the UK Treasury and Press Secretary, UK Government.
Nancy Hey
Executive Director, What Works Centre for Well-Being, UK
Nora Spinks
Chief Executive Officer, Vanier Institute of the Family
Don Drummond
Canadian Economist, Matthews Fellow and Visiting Scholar, School of Policy Studies, Queens University
Danny Graham
Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia
Keren Tang
Participatory City Development Manager, J W McConnell Foundation
Houssam Elokda
Operations Manager & Senior Planner, Happy City
The Honourable Mona Fortier
Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance