Benjamin Canning
Co-Founder & Co-Project Manager, Growing North
Abstract
Remote communities in Canada, and for that matter around the world, have far too long relied on extensive supply chains, and unsustainable methods of energy. Growing North, challenges this existing mentality, through the construction of off grid food production facilities in Canada's Arctic. This allows remote communities to produce massive amounts of food on location, reduce the overall cost, reduce dependency on supply chains, and with incorporated educational programming help increase local graduation rates. Join us to discuss incorporating Green Technology, and the future of expansion!
Biography
Benjamin
Canning
is
an
avid
social
entrepreneur
co-founding
Growing
North,
a
non-profit
that
addresses
food
insecurity
in
Canada's
far
North,
and
co-founding
Project
Pura,
an
international
water
sanitation
initiative.
His
personal
mission
is
to
bring
about
positive
systemic
change
through
the
use
of
social
entrepreneurship,
commerce
and
green
technology.
Driven
by
his
passion
to
solve
global
systemic
issues
and
create
a
better
world
for
tomorrow,
Benjamin
is
excited
to
be
attending
Waterloo
as
a
Guest
speaker
with
WISE!