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
Shatha Qaqish, Lawson Climate Institute, Director
Becky Park-Romanovsky, TOCW, Founder & Executive Director
1:20pm | Fireside Chat
TBA
1:35pm | Panel | Energy Transition and Electrification
Professor Olivier Trescases, UofT
Richard Zhang, Brookfield, VP Investments - Energy
Hisham Omara, Alectra Utilities, VP Grid Modernization
Professor Angelika Veres, OCADu
2:15pm | Panel | Carbon Dioxide Removal: Innovation, Markets, and the Path to Net Zero
Professor Irena Creed, UofT
Charlie Renzoni, Deep Sky, VP Carbon Markets
Brett Fallon, TD Securities, Director
2:50pm | Networking Break
3:10pm | Panel | What happens after a new climate tech innovation is spun out of academia?
Moderator | Tyler Hamilton, MaRS, Senior Director
Panelist | Bryan Duarte, BlackTech Capital, Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Panelist | TBA
3:40pm | Venture Presentation
3:50pm | Venture Presentation
4:00pm | Panel | Focused on Series A to Scaling
Moderator | Alex Zakreski, MaRS, Senior Manager Cleantech Ecosystem
Panelist | Wendy Potomski, GCFA, Executive Director
Panelist | TD Representative TBA
4:30pm | Venture Presentation
4:40pm | Venture Presentation
TBA
4:50pm | Concluding Remarks
5:00pm | Reception
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