Events

Future Economy Summit Ottawa (In-Person)

Name: Future Economy Summit Ottawa (In-Person)
Start: 2024-10-07T07:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-07T12:00:00-04:00

Date: October 7, 2024
Time: 7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Invest Ottawa
Organizer: Foresight

Future Economy Summit Part III: Maximizing the Impact of Public Sector Capital

Building on the no-holds-barred topics explored from Part I & II of Foresight's Future Economy Summit, we’re taking the conversation to Ottawa to engage policymakers, public officials, and decision-makers on how public sector investment can take Canada from worst to first in the race to net zero.

Public sector capital holds the power to ignite progress where it's most needed, fueling ambitious projects, de-risking private investment, and catalyzing new levels of innovation, economics, and sustainability. This summit holds space for the candid conversations about Canada's performance around industry innovation, economic development and competitiveness with 120+ government and ecosystem partners.

This isn’t about incremental shifts—it’s about unlocking massive potential, accelerating cleantech adoption, and transforming the global economy at scale.

This event is in partnership with Invest Ottawa.

Agenda

All times in EDT

8:00 am - Opening Remarks and Setting the Stage - Jeanette Jackson (Foresight Canada).

8:15 am - Panel 1: Industry Lens: What’s working, what’s not, and opportunities for sector support, where we'll hear from Adam Auer (Cement Association) and Bob Laroque (Canadian Fuels).

9:00 am - Networking Break

9:30 am - Panel 2: Public Sector and Rights-Holder Lens: Insights into public sector roles and potential improvements with Bonnie Van Tassel (Indigenous Clean Energy). moderated by Maria de la Puente (Invest Ottawa).

10:15 am - Panel 3: Case Study and Stark Realities: Lessons from real-world challenges in Canadian innovation with James Meadowcroft (Echo).

10:45 am - Networking Break

11:00 am - Panel 4: Thought Leadership: Bold solutions to enhance policy, capital, and productivity with Lucy Hargreaves (Patch) and Mike Kelland (Planetary).

11:45 am - Closing Remarks