Colleen Hardwick

Urban Geographer. Film Producer. Internet Entrepreneur. Colleen Hardwick was headed for a career in urban planning when a twist of fate launched her into a 20 year in the film industry. When a movie was shot in the family home, Colleen changed course to planning movies instead. In 2005, she switched gears, with the support of the Canada New Media Fund, developing MovieSet.com, which won the Vortex Award for new media innovation from the Marshall McLuhan festival of the future. Circling back to her roots in 2010, Colleen began to innovate in online public participation and decision-making. The result is PlaceSpeak, the first location-based community consultation platform. Colleen has a degree in Urban Geography from UBC, is a former member of the City of Vancouver's Development Permit Board Advisory Panel and is a member of Lambda Alpha International. She continues her interdisciplinary graduate work at UBC