Speakers Announced For The Green Gamechanger Innovation Series At Globe 2020

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February 4, 2020

Join us at a Special Business-to-Business Match-making Session at GLOBE 2020

Foresight, in collaboration with the Vancouver Economic Commission and CleanBC, is hosting a series of new-to-BC initiatives aimed to energize the cleantech industry in Canada, and showcase industry-driven challenges at the Globe 2020 Forum on Feb 11, 2020 in Vancouver, BC.

“There is a rapidly growing global market for clean technologies, agrifood and industrial innovation from Canada. We’re excited to provide an opportunity to not only raise the profile of BC cleantech SMEs, but also to provide real investment and partnership opportunities through these innovation-focused events,” said Jeanette Jackson, CEO of Foresight.

Speakers at the Green Gamechanger Innovation Series include:

Part 1: Technology Deployment Network Reverse Pitch Competition: Catalyzing Cleantech Opportunities in Metro Vancouver

  • Jeanette Jackson, Foresight
  • Bryan Buggey, Vancouver Economic Commission
  • John McPherson, Vancouver Economic Commission
  • Jimmy Zammar, City of Vancouver
  • Mark Warren, Fortis BC
  • Niklas Kviselius, Translink
  • Jamie Gray-Donald, Quadreal

Part 2: Foresight Large Industry Innovation Program (FLIIP) - Connecting Leading Edge Technologies to Real-World Problems

  • Patricia Russell fromCleanBC
  • Rob Pinchuk from Parkland Refinery
  • Al Kleinschmidt from Pacific Northern Gas.
  • Jonathan Moser from Lafarge Cement
  • Dylan Groven, Foresight

Advancing cleantech innovation in Canada is an economic gamechanger, and represents an incredible opportunity for job creation, climate mitigation and whole-system transformation - come out to this hear these engaging speakers talk about emerging opportunities that are poised to raise the bar in Canadian cleantech.

The Green Gamechanger Innovation Challenge series runs on Feb 11, 2020 at the Globe 2020 Forum at the Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, BC - see you there!