Kingston, ON. Canada
G R A N D O P E N I N G
Oct. 2nd, 2024 | 945 Princess Street, Kingston, ON
INNOVATION SUMMIT
SCALING & ADOPTING CANADIAN CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES
TODAY'S EVENT
Reaction HUB's Impact Week Showcase and Grand Opening aims to gather key members of our ecosystem to explore collaborative ways we can scale and adopt chemical technologies.
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Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the industry in our Ecosystem Exhibits, chat directly with innovators during the Start-Up Alley, network with key stakeholders in the ecosystem, and listen to our esteemed speakers.
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Thank you for joining us today, we could not be more grateful for the continued support.
SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS
TIME
LOCATION & EVENT
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 Pm - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Concourse
Breakfast & Registration
Main Stage (Concourse)
Opening Remarks, land Acknowledgment & Announcement
Main Stage (Concourse)
Keynote Speaker: Innovating as an Ecosystem
RXN Coworking Space
Start-Up Alley & Lunch
Start: RXN Coworking Space
945 Princess Tours
Showroom (Concourse)
Ecosystem Tradeshow
Main Stage (Concourse)
Panel 1:
Next Steps for the Canadian Innovation Economy
Main Stage (Concourse)
Panel 2:
Deploying Capital for Scale-Up & Infrastructure
Main Stage (Concourse)
Featured Speaker: James Burrow (BMO)
Main Stage (Concourse)
Featured Speaker: Ira Sherr (Seneca Polytechnic)
Main Stage (Concourse)
Featured Speaker: Keir Daborn (ThermoFisher)
Main Stage (Concourse)
Featured Speaker: Mark Vreeke (CAN)
Main Stage (Concourse)
Featured Speaker: Kazim Agha (Aird Berlis LLP)
Main Stage (Concourse)
Featured Speaker: Nick Bishop (PlasmaLeap)
Concourse
Reception
OPENING REMARKS & ANNOUNCEMENT
SEBASTIAN ALAMILLO
Reaction HUB
CRAIG DESJARDINS
City of Kingston
BRIAN MARIAMPILLAI
GreenCentre Canada
CHER POWERS
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
BOYD
DAVIS
Kingston Process Metallurgy (KPM)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
MORGAN
LEHTINEN
Dr. Morgan Lehtinen provides an extended and exclusive version of her TEDx Talk, "Innovating the Very Idea of Innovation."
This talk will highlight her journey as a start-up founder in the water remediation space, her learnings as the Director of Commercialization for RXN HUB, and the outcomes of multi-stakeholder innovation projects she has led in carbon capture, regional economic development, and sustainable infrastructure development.
OUR
START-UP ALLEY PARTICIPANTS
Love Bugs
PANEL SPEAKERS
Panel 1: Next Steps for the Canadian Innovation Economy
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Heather Crochetiere
Foresight Canada
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Alexander Forstner
Cyclic Materials
Bryan Watson
Venbridge
Basil Ennab
SDTC
Panel 2: Deploying Capital for Scale-Up & Infrastructure
Boyd Davis
Kingston Process Metallurgy
Irene Yang
BASF
Keir Daborn
ThermoFisher Scientific
Rob Hart
The Shepherd Chemical Co.
PLATINUM SPONSOR
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GOLD SPONSORS
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SILVER SPONSORS
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BRONZE SPONSORS
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
INNOVATION. COLLABORATION. INSIGHT.
Check out our Featured Speakers on the Main Stage from 3:00 - 5:00 PM!
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OUR VENDORS
As part of our commitment to supporting local businesses and promoting sustainable products, Reaction HUB extends our heartfelt thanks to all the incredible vendors contributing to today’s event. Your dedication to quality, innovation, and environmental responsibility plays a vital role in making this gathering not only possible but meaningful. Together, we are building a more sustainable future, one partnership at a time.
