{"id":21919,"date":"2025-11-07T15:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/?post_type=rbc_tl&#038;p=21919\/cultivating-the-next-generation-of-ag-innovators"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:54:44","slug":"what-to-expect-at-cop30","status":"publish","type":"rbc_tl","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/climate-action-institute\/climate-crunch\/what-to-expect-at-cop30\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Crunch: What to expect at COP30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>\u2794 Mark Carney&#8217;s <strong>Climate Competitiveness Strategy <\/strong>spotlights critical minerals and tax credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 What to expect at <strong>COP30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 &nbsp;Gates&#8217; reboots his climate view<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 <strong>Further reading:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=06d92daf089dab8566302743b72be0918d7f698833809c590340c4d83fb6362f1503dd61944a37bb388cc16daf5b11bd22d07836b551a4a4\" data-dig-id=\"LP-20854-69f1dd8d\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Unearthing Value: How nature can play a critical role in pro-growth agendas - RBC\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Unearthing Value: How nature can play a critical role in pro-growth agendas &#8211; RBC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-dark-blue-tint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ec0ac93eac3183fc7cae28c8596fdd7\" id=\"h-hot-takes\">Hot takes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 <strong>The fight for critical minerals is only heating up. <\/strong>Beijing and Washington may be on talking terms these days (unlike Ottawa and Washington), but the fight for rare earth supremacy will be this decade&#8217;s big battle. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b0304bc1cabc17e872ec0e407b5487895bd3f3b8bdf16dbd5f7d34f6031cef2df2b7243daf6e3bb22fd1da280cbf77316\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-4196c92a\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Canada \" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Canada <\/a><\/strong>has entered the fray with 26 new partnerships with 9 allied countries and has earmarked capital in the new budget (see below). Vivan Sorab, Senior Manager of Clean Tech, says Canada has the resources, the capital, and the intellectual property to start building a supply chain, but needs to mobilize at speed. That will involve (a) fast-tracking funding for rare earths, (b) guaranteeing demand for the minerals, and (c) building domestic processing capability. Read Vivan\u2019s full briefing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2bc7687aae668268c1f3d9857e8b1e30259094e535b097265e530532daae4777b2f36977dc59e630a107fec982f30d7f2b\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-666a6670\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"here\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 <strong>Across the pond, several EU members refused to agree to legally binding 2040 goals. <\/strong>Member states agreed to cut emissions by between 66.3%-72.5% by 2035 as part of a submission to the UN ahead of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b99b9cea84eb7e933c552d3b809c274c9733574afdac2b9638c71d97fea90680c4c70a7fbbd80f25f0fa9d23df427ee96\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-e5baa10c\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"COP30 Summit\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">COP30 Summit<\/a> <\/strong>in Brazil. But several member states refused to agree to the legally binding 2040 goal unless significant concessions were made that would allow countries to claim 5% of their emissions reductions by selling international carbon credits. The EU also agreed to weaken other politically sensitive climate policies, including delaying the launch of an upcoming EU carbon market by one year, to 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mob-mar-t-0 has-rbc-dark-blue-tint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-994cfbe3412596df1906a702e3aafa2e\" id=\"h-a-climate-competitive-canada\">A climate competitive Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>f<a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b4dcd6844d9ee3786351816b212659b02f0297f9b05672cf16c24a4cc9265554735f97a9708e21e350dc81eaaabbd6b55\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-90e053e5\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"ederal budget\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">ederal budget<\/a> <\/strong>promised to show how the Mark Carney government intertwines climate policy with its growth agenda. It&#8217;s early days, but as the federal climate policy takes shape it presents a fascinating trade\u2014stronger industrial carbon pricing and clean electricity regulations for a likely end to the emissions cap and an extension of tax incentives for carbon capture. Let\u2019s see what Alberta and Saskatchewan have to say. (read John Stackhouse\u2019s view on the federal budget <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b0719cdde448fa19140d55d9d48e4a990c48633e0db42a8e4bd4a0dc175cce824720c4b23e30b515509a49484f659339d\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-defebb75\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"here\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">here<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what caught our eye:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Industrial Carbon pricing: <\/strong>Canada needs robust carbon markets to support clean growth investments. The government plans to work with provinces to set a multi-decade industrial carbon price trajectory that targets net-zero by 2050. It will give businesses confidence. The plan is to fix the benchmark and harmonize across the country in providing a common, strong price signal. We wrote about the importance of harmonizing industrial carbon pricing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b55357f0cec8a911d4335247ea0140f2ac95108e07f420c32401b14d2cf1256f8cc5716fe54e966387da923d0a17eb14d\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-1b73e589\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"last year\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">last year<\/a><\/strong>. Expect Canada Growth Fund to continue to issue carbon contract for differences (CCfD) for projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methane:<\/strong> The government aims to finalize enhanced methane regulations for the oil and gas sector and landfills, and work with provinces to negotiate equivalency agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oil and Gas Emissions Cap:<\/strong> The government plans to leverage technologies such as carbon capture and storage to lower oil and gas sector emissions, which means the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap &#8220;will no longer be required.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clean Fuels:<\/strong> The government plans to maintain the clean fuel regulations meant to help transition Canada toward less carbon-intensive gasoline and diesel, a rule that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b4a6af6ee6ff59d7cdad7ddf92b2ec6977e34147efa09a40e49dd6e4b39abfea757ac291d025d31c1affdef54d46aa629\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-0bd83807\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Conservatives\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Conservatives<\/a><\/strong> have criticized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tax credits:<\/strong> The government expanded pre-investment tax credits for green manufacturing, as well as carbon capture and storage (CCUS). Under the budget, the CCUS tax credit, which covers up to 60% of relevant investments, would extend the current rate until 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Critical minerals:<\/strong> A $2-billion Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund will include equity investment, loan guarantees and offtake agreements. The $371.8 million First and Last Mile Fund aims to bring late-stage projects to production stage. Additional critical minerals, like antimony, indium and gallium, are now eligible under the clean tech manufacturing tax credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mob-mar-t-0 has-rbc-dark-blue-tint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e5a68bdf25416f039590407b10a1632\" id=\"h-what-s-at-stake-at-cop30\">What&#8217;s at stake at COP30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be more low-key than previous years, but COP events always serve as a pulse check on the state of global climate action\u2014or inaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to expect from the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bel\u00e9m, the host with the most (to lose): <\/strong>The north Brazilian city is the gateway to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b2226882207f4ef6eb6603440fbb276b594efc6f4f9fc41eb7a51657f09294911af8ff07b9d126246e6e946cba4f65f85\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-772197bf\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Amazon\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Amazon<\/a> <\/strong>region\u2014known as the &#8220;lungs of the world&#8221; \u2013 as it produces 20% of the world\u2019s oxygen. But the region is facing disturbances through land use, wildfires and climate-change fuelled extreme weather, plus the relentless march of industrial and commercial expansion. So Bel\u00e9m seems like a fitting, if far-off, location showcasing the ground realities of climate change, unlike the more convenient and glitzy financial hubs of New York and Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A decade after Paris.<\/strong> The world&#8217;s changed since 2015 \u2013 when virtually the entire world was united in its pledge to lower emissions. Now, not so much. Current mood: uncompromising. Commodity exporters are feeling emboldened, while climate litigation is at an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2baa193f718ac20fd7cdb1353cfbe7947de9f0391c17bf552164cbf2e1672158162efffa69922aa645422df5be09242d6a\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-6f4cb7f2\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"all-time high\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">all-time high<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A logistical challenge for a region with 18,000 rooms.<\/strong> Host Brazil expects <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b7010e3cc6976d21eb315575393b6a4f2fb29e8292e8706cf532b698999ad02ec5a9dedf4cfb36be90ae6043c1ce39914\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-d0906a9d\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"50,000 policy\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">50,000 policy<\/a> <\/strong>types to attend the negotiations, and has even suggested some delegates share rooms. Organizers are also arranging cruise ships, private properties and converting schools into hostels to accommodate climate-biz tourists. Last month, 81 countries were in negotiations with organizers over hotel rooms while 87 countries had already reserved accommodation, according to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b22d2a8fb8f54b5f3e099c98dbc7aefd3e62b283e9eb65762495af9c6088b8fcda5ed55ffa2698a0b0ffd9a4bd6a2c576\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-d976fde7\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Brazil's COP30 Presidency\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Brazil&#8217;s COP30 Presidency<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There may be a U.S.-sized hole at COP.<\/strong> The U.S., which is in the process of pulling out of the Paris accord, does not plan to send <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2bf189bb9d088d3a60bdb987110eb1b0c42b51c9bbc72c5cbe05f8188e1f17eef977eadc5f4d430ff9dca858f15105d141\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-994ca354\" data-dig-label=\"high level\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">high level<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> representatives to Bel\u00e9m. Still, Washington&#8217;s shadow is expected to loom large over negotiations.<strong>Organizers have high hopes. <a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2bd18f659f750c9feaff43a82e53c6e80826b8105490df736303efad2dcaf1351828753ee781d9f3d0584d4894bf58dfba\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-49b5abfc\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"COP30\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">COP30<\/a> <\/strong>delegates are pushing forward five key agenda items: (1) stronger national climate plans with clearer investment pathways, (2) mobilizing US$1.3 trillion for climate action, including US$300 billion for developing countries, (3) incentivizing sustainable and climate-aligned investment, (4) finalizing rules for an UN-backed global carbon market, and (5) a &#8220;fair and inclusive transition&#8221; away from fossil fuels, ensuring support for workers and vulnerable communities impacted by climate change. Let the negotiations begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mob-mar-t-0 has-rbc-dark-blue-tint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-819f5d3210c581f679ee4fd3dfbab7ae\" id=\"h-gates-reboots-his-climate-view\">Gates reboots his climate view<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder who launched a successful second career as a climate tech financier, recently shared &#8220;some tough truths&#8221; about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b278fbb9dc8c5702600ef7edecb4e5dd566798001a6e3f22f1948331b52cb3508dd61a95f34027e0f3cbe04633a88d4ed\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-40985628\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"climate\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">climate<\/a><\/strong>. His latest note has upset <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b854b5998aac66db9fe3e5dc06fe085bb4aed3c3ae6e14f484d2bab81485d603102785dc6fde2252e55fa17acddb2b654\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-2e0007ad\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"some\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">some<\/a><\/strong> but have been welcomed by others, including the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b16eabab118a6d3eec2f3daab2a0d001207227997601cd4572ccee9a443f70eca5a4e584036f82185fc0042f26c67b7b1\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-710f2bfa\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"U.S. President\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">U.S. President<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the headlines, his comments may be more nuanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reframe the risk:<\/strong> Gates argues that while climate change will profoundly reshape global systems, it is unlikely to render the planet uninhabitable. His emphasis is on proportionality\u2014recognizing climate change as a chronic, worsening challenge rather than an existential endgame. A new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b0dfe282e7b44c8f9518971b40223ecfabac7df84376f2d154081c0c0e346381e89b7becad78b5224d90b49edb40f044a\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-139da1c9\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"UN report\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">UN report<\/a><\/strong> on climate action now expects temperatures to rise 2.3-2.5\u00b0C, compared to 2.6-2.8\u00b0C in last year\u2019s report, leaving the &#8220;world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From temperature to welfare:<\/strong> Gates has urged that climate action should be evaluated not only by emissions avoided or degrees of warming averted, but also by how effectively it improves human welfare, particularly in vulnerable regions. It aligns with a growing call in development circles to integrate adaptation and poverty reduction within the climate agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Innovate, innovate, innovate:<\/strong> Gates continues to position technological innovation\u2014in clean power, industrial processes, and agriculture\u2014as the decisive tool for decarbonization, suggesting that will drive lasting emissions reductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Avoid doomsday narratives:<\/strong> Alarmism may erode public trust and misallocate resources, Gates notes. Some might argue though that the continued focus on climate issues drove action <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2ba47dcf2f39ab23b15a9c5902d6e1fa344cfe61c6fc293b0a93233db67f4df0a9315b0d0a7fdf11a82bb44431e073f0f9\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-91711844\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"and channelled trillions of dollars\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">and channelled trillions of dollars<\/a><\/strong> into energy transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-dark-blue-tint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc0d58e1bbcf67e1ff6972a031698e19\" id=\"h-the-institute-in-action\">The Institute in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 John Stackhouse , Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, spoke to a G7 delegation, and advisers, ahead of a G7 Energy and Environment Minister meeting in Toronto last week, sharing insights on how RBC sees the world evolving. Read his keynote <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b043377119f7cae3eaf99b925e0531abab91f71a9845a0b47a21282a224b5d4c12e14f25b0882d1a6c7a8e91addb78bd1\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-6c252e3b\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"here\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 At the Toronto Global Forum on Oct 17, John held a main-stage conversation with Heather Chalmers, President and CEO of GE Vernova Canada, and was also part of a working session on skills and supply chain issues with Ontario\u2019s energy minister Stephen Lecce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 At the GLOBE Food Leadership Summit in Calgary the Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-Food (CANZA) unveiled the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b9629995e341586616a4b98235df0e1f4e19fb6e3fb67ec45a6a3e17ae17b069e4e85d76d911332a478f07e7a2512aed1\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-24b7f2f5\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Million Acre Challenge\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Million Acre Challenge<\/a><\/strong>, a new initiative to scale climate- smart farming practices across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 At the Arrell Food Summit on Oct 21, Lisa Ashton, Director of Agriculture Policy, sat down with Rene Van Acker, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph, to discuss Canadian agriculture\u2019s sustainable growth while addressing one of its most pressing challenges\u2014the country\u2019s growing innovation gaps in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.communication.rbc.com\/?qs=b47446edf405ec2b0c3c0657456883a9440356f3c127c817ecf7d699579c8fc4fee41e88d1ded5cbf0176821bf8531644bf9f4e8322e5939\" data-dig-id=\"LP-21919-8fd3ef0e\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"agri-food\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">agri-food<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2794 Lisa also took part in a panel on climate-smart agriculture food systems at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-cool-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-t-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf mar-l-hlf mob-mar-l-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"mar-b-qtr mob-mar-b-qtr\">Curated by&nbsp;<strong>Yadullah Hussain<\/strong>, Managing Editor, RBC Climate Action Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-qtr mob-mar-b-qtr\">Climate Crunch would not be possible without\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-stackhouse-a113419\/\">John Stackhouse<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarah-pendrith-26b65621\/\">Sarah Pendrith<\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jordan-brennan-phd\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-12393-da02184f\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Jordan Brennan\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Jordan Brennan<\/a>,<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnintini\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-12393-71e29829\" data-dig-label=\"John Intini\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" class=\"rbc-link-format\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">John Intini<\/span><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/panahov\/\">Farhad Panahov<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisa-ashton-a78b6656\/\">Lisa Ashton<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shazmerwat\/\">Shaz Merwat<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vivan-sorab-4a503623\/\">Vivan Sorab<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/capricebiasoni\/\">Caprice Biasoni<\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lavanyakaleeswaran\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-12393-7c5f6363\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Lavanya Kaleeswaran\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Lavanya Kaleeswaran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-qtr mob-mar-b-qtr\">Have a comment, commendation, or umm, criticism? 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