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Foresight accelerates

Foresight accelerates

Foresight accelerates the growth and impact of cleantech ecosystems across Canada. We have supported 750+ ventures in our Kickstart, Launch, Deliver, and Grow programs, and 150+ industry partners through our industry, capital, and export programs. Foresight’s... Read More

Lauren Swezey, Sustainability and Landscape Project Lead, Facebook

Lauren Swezey, Sustainability and Landscape Project Lead, Facebook

Lauren leads sustainability for Facebook Facilities where she directs green building initiatives in the Bay Area and oversees design of Facebook’s new landscapes. Lauren recently initiated and oversaw the approval process for Facebook’s recycled blackwater project,... Read More

Xylem

Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility,... Read More

Seeking Anti-fragility in a Black Swan event – strategies for the water sector

Seeking Anti-fragility in a Black Swan event – strategies for the water sector

A Black Swan event is a term used by Nicholas Taleb, to describe a turbulent event outside of the realm of our previous experience. According to Taleb, things which are anti-fragile, get stronger when challenged, while things which are fragile, break when shocked. The... Read More

Hachem Agili, co-founder and CEO, Geosapiens

Hachem Agili, co-founder and CEO, Geosapiens

Hachem Agili is co-founder and CEO of Geosapiens, a company specialized in flood risk analysis and management. Holding a Master’s degree in Geomatics, Hachem has worked for more than five years as a research assistant at the Institut national de la recherche... Read More