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Who We Are

Our team is built around passion, collaboration, transformation, and drive, with each and every one of us embodies these principles to drive cleantech adoption forward.
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Meet Our Team

United by a shared passion for entrepreneurship, cleantech, and sustainability, our team drives collaboration and connection to transform Canada’s cleantech ecosystem.
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Become A Partner

We partner with service providers, industry, governments, municipalities, philanthropists, and investors to solve big challenges and bring us closer to achieving our climate moonshots.
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Press Kit

With decades of combined experience, our team is incredibly knowledgeable about Canada’s cleantech sector, and are an asset on any panel. Connect with us for the best fit and availability.
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Industry We’re breaking down barriers with specialized offerings for the public and private sector.
Industry

Budget, people-power, and knowledge gaps are the leading barriers to implementing solutions, even when those solutions can save valuable resources, time, and money. We’re breaking down those barriers with specialized offerings for the public and private sector.
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- Sectoral Expertise
- Solution-Sourcing
Sectoral Expertise

Utilize sector-specific clusters to solve unique challenges and stimulate economic growth in agriculture, bioeconomy, built environment, forestry, mining, power, and water.
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Solution-Sourcing

Access a custom, simplified, and de-risked process for identifying and adopting leading cleantech solutions that drive efficient operations and economic competitiveness.
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Government Government
Government

Budget, people-power, and knowledge gaps are the leading barriers to implementing solutions, even when those solutions can save valuable resources, time, and money. We’re breaking down those barriers with specialized offerings for the public and private sector.
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- BCNZIN
- Regional Expertise
BC Net Zero Innovation Network

Our network in British Columbia de-risks and builds capacity for sectors working towards decarbonization and sustainability. Through our network and working groups, we partner with industry and develop solutions by building projects with innovators, academia, government, communities, and First Nations.
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Regional Expertise

We’ve built powerful cleantech innovation hubs across the country that have the power to make their local industries greener, more efficient, and more profitable.
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Innovators Accelerator programs help entrepreneurs launch and scale their cleantech ventures.
Supporting Innovators Every Step of the Way

We work with Canadian cleantech entrepreneurs from ideation to adoption to accelerate a global net zero transition.
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Validate Your Problem-Solution Fit

Transform your great idea into a successful cleantech business through our hands-on programs designed to build and launch your climate venture.
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Commercialize Your Technology

Accelerate your capital pathway with programs specifically designed to cover all aspects of business operations, technology deployment, and sales.
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Scale Up Your Systems and C-Suite

Build a high growth, profitable company with access to world class EiRs and peer-to-peer roundtable sessions that develop your C-suite talent.
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Raise Capital for Your Startup

Learn about what investors are looking for, build your data room, prepare to pitch, and connect with cleantech-focused angels and VCs.
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Get Your Technology Adopted

Take your technology to the field to solve current industry sustainability hurdles. Apply for one of our challenges and access our cleantech adoption platform.
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Investors Connect with the founders leading the net zero transition through our matchmaking engine.
Invest in the Future

Along with adoption, access to capital is one of the largest barriers facing cleantech ventures. If we address that, we’ll be halfway to solving climate change. Our Investor Matchmaking benefits both investors and ventures, as well as the planet.
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Investor Matchmaking

Get connected to the founders leading the net zero transition through our matchmaking engine.
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International Investors

Access Canada’s largest network of cleantech innovation, as well as market research.
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Meet Canada's Most Investable Cleantech Ventures

Since 2021, the Foresight 50 has spotlighted the ventures leading the way to net zero.
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Foresight Ventures

With over 1,200 cleantech ventures in key economic sectors, our alumni are positioned to drive the future economy.
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Events

Future Economy Summit

Date: April 15, 2024
Time: 3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre, East
Organizer: Foresight

Economic Impact Debates Done Differently

Proudly part of INNOVATEwest

Our Future Economy Summit is not your typical economic summit. These are progressive conversations on what the future global economy will look like based on the decisions we make today and how Canadians can benefit from leading with the right decisions now.

Cooperation for Policy Development

Climate Innovation
in Resilient Economies

Risk & Strategic
Investments

Market Acceleration
to Close the Climate Action Gap

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A series of progressive dialogues and debates around the realities, roadblocks, and opportunities across Canada’s economy in the face of climate change

Who should attend?

⎯ Industry Representatives and Corporate Leaders

⎯ Municipal, Provincial, and Federal Government Representatives

⎯ Crown Agencies

⎯ Investment Community

⎯ Financial Institutions

⎯ Academia

⎯ Utility Companies

Honourable Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation of British Columbia at the 2023 Future Economy Summit. — Honourable Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation of British Columbia at the 2023 Future Economy Summit.

Agenda

1:00 pm - Introductions and Keynote - Ben Bergen and Jeanette Jackson

1:30 pm - Setting the Stage: The Devil is in the Data - Vikram Yadav

2:15 pm - Panel 1: Let's Redefine Acceleration - Jeanette Jackson, Vikram Yadav, Nathan Nankivell, and Tamara Connell

3:00 pm - Fireside Chat: Progressing Policy for Business & Community - Kookai Chaimahawong and Gregor Robertson

3:45 pm - Panel 2: From Risk Averse to Strategic Investments - Jeanette Jackson, Bryan Buggey, and Todd Sayers

4:30 pm - Closing Keynote - Justin Bull

Speakers

Gregor RobertsonGlobal AmbassadorGlobal Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy — Gregor Robertson
Global Ambassador
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy

Juvarya VeltkampSenior Advisor C40 — Juvarya Veltkamp
Senior Advisor
C40

Dr. Vikram YadavDirector, Master of Engineering Leadership in Sustainable Process EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia — Dr. Vikram Yadav
Director, Master of Engineering Leadership in Sustainable Process Engineering
University of British Columbia

Kookai ChaimahawongExecutive Director, Centre for Climate and Business SolutionsUBC Sauder School of Business — Kookai Chaimahawong
Executive Director, Centre for Climate and Business Solutions
UBC Sauder School of Business

Benjamin BergenPresidentCouncil of Canadian Innovators — Benjamin Bergen
President
Council of Canadian Innovators

Bryan BuggeyExecutive Vice PresidentInvest Vancouver — Bryan Buggey
Executive Vice President
Invest Vancouver

Todd SayersChief Operating OfficerB.C. Centre for Innovation & Clean Energy — Todd Sayers
Chief Operating Officer
B.C. Centre for Innovation & Clean Energy

Nathan NankivellVP, Integrated Markets + Government RelationsInnovate BC — Nathan Nankivell
VP, Integrated Markets + Government Relations
Innovate BC

Tamara ConnellChief Executive OfficerAcademy for Sustainable Innovation — Tamara Connell
Chief Executive Officer
Academy for Sustainable Innovation

Justin BullAcademic DirectorCentre for Climate and Business Solutions — Justin Bull
Academic Director
Centre for Climate and Business Solutions

Jeanette JacksonCEOForesight Canada — Jeanette Jackson
CEO
Foresight Canada

Register Today

All Future Economy Summit attendees also receive a 40% discount code to attend INNOVATEwest. Register to receive the code.

Promo code is only available for new registrations, and not pre-existing ones.

April 16-17, 2024Vancouver, Canada — April 16-17, 2024
Vancouver, Canada

Thank You to Our 2024 Partners

The Future Economy Summit is powered by Foresight and the BC Net Zero Innovation Network with support from the B.C. Centre for Innovation & Clean Energy, the Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, Creative Destruction Lab, the Council of Canadian Innovators, Innovate BC, and INNOVATEWest.

Partner Purposefully and Help Accelerate Cleantech in Canada

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