A dozen innovators to watch at this month's Rising Economy 2022 conference
A dozen innovators to watch at this month's Rising Economy 2022 conference
Rising Economy 2022 calls itself a conference about the “future of where we live and work.” With that billing, it would be fair for guests to expect an event full of the world’s top innovators and boundary-pushers – the people with the knowledge and insights to peer toward the horizon and help navigate an ever-changing path forward.
Rising Economy 2022 calls itself a conference about the “future of where we live and work.” With that billing, it would be fair for guests to expect an event full of the world’s top innovators and boundary-pushers – the people with the knowledge and insights to peer toward the horizon and help navigate an ever-changing path forward. And based on our review and assessment of the line-up, attendees will not be disappointed.
Now in its third year, Rising Economy brings together leading thinkers from the business, government, and non-profit sectors to engage in conversations about how the Greater Victoria region and the world can meet the challenges of the 21st century. It aims to achieve this through a number of in-person and online events and by curating an A-list of keynotes and panelists.
Still thinking about if you should attend? We’ll make it easier for you to decide. We explored the speaker's list in full and want to highlight a dozen innovators worth watching. Here they are.
Jennifer Gardy, deputy director of surveillance, data, and epidemiology, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Watch her in: Keynote: Open Source Outbreak: Public Health Innovation in the 21st Century
Handol Kim, co-founder and CEO, Variational AI.
Watch him in: Keynote: Freeing the Genie or Summoning the Demon? Is the World Ready for Generative Artificial Intelligence?
Go deeper: Radar: Banking exec shares six Vancouver tech companies to watch
Carol Anne Hilton, CEO and founder, Indigenomics Institute and the Global Center of Indigenomics
Watch her in: Fireside: How to Build a $100 Billion Indigenous Economy
Scott Beatty, CEO, MarineLabs
Watch him in: Panel: The Pacific Swell: The Rise of B.C.'s Blue Economy
Go deeper: Scott Beatty’s ocean eyes
Jill Earthy, CEO, InBC
Watch her in: Panel: What’s the Verdict? Can Impact Investment Humanize Capitalism?
Go deeper: InBC appoints Jill Earthy as first CEO
Raghwa Gopal, president and CEO, Innovate BC
Watch him in: Innovate BC Showcase: Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship for a Better World
Go deeper: NRC-IRAP taps BC innovation leaders for advisory board
Matthew Lehner, co-founder and CTO, One Feather
Watch him in: Innovate BC Showcase: Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship for a Better World
Kendra MacDonald, CEO, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
Watch her in: Panel: The Pacific Swell: The Rise of B.C.'s Blue Economy
Sam Mod, partner, Ernst & Young
Watch him in: Innovate BC Showcase: Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship for a Better World
Go deeper: FreshWorks Studio acquired by advisory services giant EY
Nathan Nankivell, executive lead of digital research infrastructure, Research Universities' Council of BC
Watch him in: Panel: Is Higher Education Preparing Us for an Uncertain Future?
Gerri Sinclair, B.C. innovation commissioner, Province of British Columbia
Watch her in: Keynote: Freeing the Genie or Summoning the Demon? Is the World Ready for Generative Artificial Intelligence?
Go deeper: Here's the innovation commissioner's to-do list
Stephanie Willerth, co-founder and CEO, Axolotl Biosciences
Watch her in: Innovate BC Showcase: Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship for a Better World
Go deeper: Victoria-based Axolotl Biosciences is 3D-printing tissues that mimic human stem cells
Conference tackles critical themes, from economic disruption, urban growth and the impact of AI. To register visit: ourrisingeconomy.com.
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