TOCW Flagship Event - The Climate Tech Journey: From Ideation to Industrialization
How do new climate innovations evolve within and emerge from academia? And once startups are spun out, what journey must they take as they move through different stages of commercialization? It's not an easy path, and there are many barriers along the way. Join MaRS and the Lawson Climate Institute (University of Toronto) for an afternoon of engaging discussion and inspiring presentations that offer a glimpse of what it takes to grow Canada's next generation of climate tech champions.
Registration will open at the end of March.
Agenda:
1:00pm | Welcome & Introductions
Tyler Hamilton, MaRS, Senior Director
David Sinton, Lawson Climate Institute, Interim Academic Director
Becky Park-Romanovsky, TOCW, Founder & Executive Director
1:10pm | Fireside Chat
Nancy Marconi, Ontario Energy Board, Chief Operating Officer
Shatha Qaqish, Lawson Climate Institute, Director, Strategy and Operations
1:35pm | Panel | Energy Transition and Electrification
Olivier Trescases, University of Toronto, Professor
Richard Zhang, Brookfield, Vice President, Investments - Energy
Hisham Omara, Alectra Utilities, Vice President, Grid Modernization
Angelika Veres, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Professor
2:15pm | Panel | Carbon Dioxide Removal: Innovation, Markets, and the Path to Net Zero
Andrei Swidinsky, University of Toronto, Associate Professor
Oleksandr Voznyy, University of Toronto Scarborough, Associate Professor
Charlie Renzoni, Deep Sky, Vice President, Carbon Markets
Brett Fallon, TD, Director – Head of Environmental Products Trading
Shazia Ali, TD, Associate Vice President, Enterprise Sustainability
2:50pm | Networking Break
3:10pm | Panel | What happens to climate tech innovation post-academia?
Moderator | Tyler Hamilton, MaRS, Senior Director
Panelist | Bryan Duarte, BlackTech Capital, Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Panelist | Leah Perry, Wittington Ventures, Senior Associate
Panelist | Joseph Orozco, Adjunct Professor, Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, U of T (The Entrepreneurship Hatchery)
3:40pm | Venture Presentation
3:50pm | Venture Presentation
4:00pm | Panel | Challenges faced by growing ventures
Moderator | Alex Zakreski, MaRS, Senior Manager Cleantech Ecosystem
Panelist | Wendy Potomski, GCFA, Executive Director
Panelist | Tom Lowden, Managing Director, TD Innovation Partners
Panelist | Nikhil Shukla, Partner, ArcTern Ventures
4:30pm | Venture Presentation
4:40pm | Venture Presentation
4:50pm | Concluding Remarks
5:00pm | Reception
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