Climate Solutions Prize Festival

June 17

June 18

June 17, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. — June 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

June 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. — June 17, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Morning Plenary

Discussion

Mario Fernandez

Fred Lalonde

Zach Lamothe

June 17, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. — June 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

June 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. — June 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

🏢Built Environment

Focusing on innovations aimed at enhancing sustainability, resilience, and decarbonization in the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Rob Johnson

René Demers

Natalie Voland

Geoff Cape

Ilan Gewurz

Mercedes Byers

Craig Buntin

June 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. — June 17, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

H20

Diving into innovations in water conservation, recycling, and sustainable water management systems designed to address global water challenges.

Simon Olivier

Frédéric Dugré

Audrey Somé

Franck Cuellar

June 17, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. — June 17, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

AgTech

Examining the innovative technologies shaping the future of agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture, with an eye on improving efficiency, profitability, and sustainability.

Leo Carvalho

June 18, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. — June 18, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

June 18, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. — June 18, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Morning Plenary

Discussion

Benjamin Kafri

Jeff Hart

June 18, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. — June 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Accelerators

June 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. — June 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Early Stage Funding: Innovate. Invest. Impact

June 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. — June 18, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Later Stage Funding

Catherine Bérubé

June 18, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. — June 18, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

June 18, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. — June 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Carbon Removal

Accelerating and scaling innovations that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions through groundbreaking carbon sequestration and storage technologies.

Phil De Luna

Vida Gabriel

Mike Kelland

Gabriel Vézina

Ed Whittingham

Matt Stanley

Na'im Merchant

Jane Kearns

Elena Nikonova

June 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. — June 18, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Lab to Market

Exploring initiatives from leading global universities to accelerate the transition from research to commercialization and sharing best practices.

June 18, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. — June 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Changemakers

Showcasing live pitches and panel discussions with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors focused on scaling tomorrow’s deep-tech solutions to tackle today’s climate challenges.

Amélie Foz-Couture

François Châteauneuf

Jeanette Jackson

Ben Wolkon

Mayuran Yogarajah

June 19, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. — June 19, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Awards Ceremony

Galith Levy

Jeff Hart

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