Innovation Economy Council Panel: How Canadian Innovators Can Reduce Maritime Waste
September 22, 2022
A discussion with several young companies working to innovate in the ocean waste space—producing biofuels, reducing shipping pollution, sequestering carbon, collecting data about ocean conditions and more
August 23, 2022 The Innovation Economy Council hosted a virtual broadcast exploring two topics: 1) How Canadian innovators can reduce maritime waste and 2) Play a role in the rapidly expanding global electric vehicle sector.
PANEL 1: Ocean of Opportunity: How Canadian Innovators Can Reduce Maritime Waste
12:05 – 12:35 p.m.A discussion with several young companies working to innovate in the ocean waste space—producing biofuels, reducing shipping pollution, sequestering carbon, collecting data about ocean conditions and more — and leaders from the network of research institutes, technology clusters and accelerators that aim to increase the commercialization of groundbreaking research and technologies in our ocean sectors.
Moderator: Manjula Selvarajah, journalist, producer and syndicated tech columnist for CBC Radio One
Panelists:
Julie Angus, CEO & Co-founder, Open Ocean Robotics
Kendra MacDonald, CEO, Oceans Supercluster
Melanie Nadeau, CEO, Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)
Kate Moran, President & CEO, Ocean Networks Canada
Josh Hasdell, Manager, ESG Strategy & Impact Services, KPMG