Green Entrepreneurship Online Workshop Series

As we face the environmental challenges of the 21^st Century – from climate action to green energy, and from clean water to the circular economy – some are calling for a shift to green entrepreneurship. But what exactly is green entrepreneurship, and how can youth, students and entrepreneurs connect to this emerging field?

This fall, the University of Waterloo’s Entrepreneurship @ Environment (E@E) office, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), an the CEC’s EcoInnovation Network have joined forces to develop a six-part series of online workshops exploring key ideas in green entrepreneurship. These live workshops will bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.

The six-part series will include the following sessions:

Date	Topic	Speakers
October 27	What is a Green Entrepreneur?	Brock Dickinson Bob Irvin Stephen Wilson
November 3	How to Start a Green Business	Demi Ojomu Tania Del Matto Adriann Knight Dr. Klaudia Sanchez
November 10	Entrepreneurship and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals	Brock Dickinson Raul Hernandez Charles Beaudry Grace Rodriguez
November 17	Innovation and Incubation with Green Startups	Brock Dickinson Ryan Kushner Jeanette Jackson
November 24	Impact Investing and Fundraising for Green Startups	Majid Mirza Dr. Olaf Weber Daniel Fuentes Samira Khan Cole Powers
December 1	Succeeding as a Student with a Green Startup	Nick Palaschuk Jackie Lee Adam Stager My Anh Victoria Than

All sessions will run from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EST, and all six seminars will be hosted by the CEC on Zoom, with simultaneous translation available in the CEC’s three official language (English, French and Spanish). More information coming soon.

All sessions have been recorded and uploaded to the Faculty of Environment YouTube page.

Series One