David
Sanguinetti
COO
David Sanguinetti is an executive engineer with over 25 years’ experience in industry. Before becoming COO in 2024, he was Foresight’s VP of Technology Adoption and was instrumental in developing and managing many of Foresight’s acceleration programs, including the Deliver program, which is geared towards mentoring cleantech CTOs throughout Western Canada. With a particular focus on helping industry find and adopt clean technology, David also manage’s Foresight’s NEXT sector clusters, the Industry Challenge program, research initiatives, and other programs that connect industry with innovation.
David started his career designing gas processing plants and has since worked in numerous industries, including potable water treatment, biomass-to-energy, industrial water treatment, and metals recovery. In recent years, his focus has been on supporting new companies to develop and scale their technologies and innovative systems.
Speaker Introduction
David Sanguinetti is COO of Foresight Canada, the nation’s largest cleantech accelerator. Foresight works with innovators, industry, investors, government, and academia across Canada to identify, develop, and ensure the adoption of cleantech solutions.
David is an executive engineer with over 25 years’ experience in industry and an extensive knowledge of how to develop and commercialize new technologies. He started his career designing gas processing plants and has since worked in numerous industries, including potable water treatment, biomass-to-energy, industrial water treatment, and metals recovery.
With extensive expertise across various sectors, David plays a crucial role at Foresight by helping industries discover and adopt clean technologies by managing Foresight’s acceleration programs and ecosystems.
