
Cleantech Forward
A podcast dedicated to cleantech and the global path to net zero through innovation, capital, collaboration and strategy.
Episodes
39 episodes
Ep. 36 | Finding Energy Savings in Oil and Gas Mining and Extraction
In 2016, the Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) worked with Foresight to source and vet technological solutions that could replace or supplement conventional hot water production approaches in either new or existing mining operation...
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Ep. 35 | Closing the Climate Action Gap with Justin Bull
All around the world, scientists, researchers, advocates, and activists are calling for urgent action on climate change to avoid the dangers that it poses to the stability of our society. In response, governments and corporations have made pled...
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Ep. 34 | Accelerating Canadian Cleantech Pt. 2 with Heather Stephens and Ryan Bourns
Please take a moment to fill out our two-minute listener survey: https://bit.ly/3rtqdxF Canada has some of the most talented innovators in the world. Across the country, cleantech entrepreneurs a...
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Ep. 33 | Accelerating Canadian Cleantech with Barnabe Geis and Patrick Gagné
Climate disasters are on the rise, and as these events rise in both frequency and severity, the fight against climate change is also becoming more and more urgent. Canada has a wealth of passionate, inspiring cleantech innovators who are workin...
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Ep. 32 | Plastic Free July with Jason Hawkins and Lee Malleau
Plastic waste has become ubiquitous in our environments, oceans, and even our bodies. Plastic waste is accumulating in our landfills at an alarming rate, and the question of how we move away from petroleum based plastic products toward less har...
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Ep. 31 | Services for Cleantech Exporters with Allan Edwards, and Lynn Cote
On this episode of the Cleantech Forward podcast, Foresight CEO and host Jeanette Jackson is joined by Allan Edwards, the Senior Trade Commissioner, and Head of Office at the High Commission of Canada's Trade office in Johannesburg, South Afric...
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Ep. 30 | International Market Opportunities with Scott Allison, Hein Molenkamp, and Tim Bailey
Although large in terms of its geography, Canada has a relatively small domestic market for cleantech adoption. Many Canadian cleantech innovators must pursue opportunities outside of our borders if they want to be successful, but n...
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Ep. 29 | Exporting Canadian Cleantech with Jocelyn Campbell and Emily Hicks
With a relatively small domestic market, Canadian cleantech innovators must often look to international markets in order to stay competitive. So, how can Canadian cleantech ventures thrive in the global marketplace? On this episode ...
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Ep. 28 | Accelerating Cleantech Adoption with Seth Klein, Roch Ripley, and Phuong Ngo
The climate crisis continues to grow more urgent. Despite the many clarion calls from the scientific community, the emergency continues to build unabated, due to our collective inability to take meaningful, decisive measures in opposition. Moun...
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Ep. 27 | Securing Industry Partnerships with Faisal Mirza and Bernardita Araya
The adoption of cleantech is a critical step that needs to be taken in order for Canada to achieve a net zero economy, but securing an industry partnership can be a long and difficult path to navigate for new cleantech entrepreneurs. <...
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Ep. 26 | The Adoption of Clean Technologies with Amanda Hall and Jason Puracal
On this episode of Cleantech Forward, we kick off our new three-part series on the adoption of cleantech. Every major Canadian industry is facing the challenge of meeting ambitious emissions targets. Canada’s plan ...
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Ep. 25 | The Keys to Unlocking Net Zero with Elizabeth Thorsen and Sara Hastings-Simon
On this episode of Cleantech Forward, we wrap up our three-part series on capital, exploring the keys to unlocking a net zero future through the lens of capital and policy, and what can be done to help Canadian entrepreneurs gain access to the ...
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Ep. 24 | Exploring the Cleantech Investor Landscape with Sarah Applebaum, Tom Rand, and Roch Ripley
The cleantech investor landscape has changed significantly in the past few years, and continues to shift in response to current global economic conditions. As interest rates rise and economic uncertainty deepens, investors are proceeding with a...
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Ep. 23 | Navigating the Pathway to Capital with Anthea Sargeaunt and Jason Robinson
In Season 2 of the Cleantech Forward podcast, host Jeanette Jackson brings listeners on a 9-episode narrative on how Canada can win the race to #netzero. First up, we’re addressing the role Capital plays in the green transition.Access to...
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Ep. 22 | Cleantech Forward with Investor Panel and Jordan MacKenzie
On this episode of the Cleantech Forward podcast, Jordan MacKenzie, CEO of Bioform, discuss his plans to disrupt the single-use plastic industry with our panel of expert cleantech investors, Jason Switzer, director of carbonNEXT, Evok Innovatio...
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Ep. 21 | Cleantech Forward with Investor Panel and Maartje van der Sande
On this episode of the Cleantech Forward podcast, Circular Rubber Technologies CEO Maartje van der Sande pitches her tire recycling innovation to our panel of expert investors. Jason Switzer, director of carbonNEXT, is joined by Evok Innovation...
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Ep. 20 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson, Mariam Awara
This week, Mariam Awara, COO of Pulsenics, joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson to discuss how Pulsenics’ technology can create efficiencies in electrochemical processes – used in industries critical to the net zero transition like hydrogen or ...
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Ep. 19 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson, Sean Hazaray
This week, Sean Hazaray, CEO and co-founder of Haze Automotive, joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson to discuss his environmentally friendly carbon fiber manufacturing process, how it can positively impact the electric vehicle industry by incre...
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Ep. 18 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson, Tatiana Estevez Carlucci
This week on the Cleantech Forward Podcast, CEO and founder of Permalution, Tatiana Estevez Carlucci joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson to discuss how her unique innovation harvests water from fog, introducing a new novel source of water into...
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Ep. 17 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson, JF Gauthier
This week, JF Gauthier, founder and CEO of Startup Genome, discusses some of the key findings from their 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report: Cleantech Edition alongside Foresight CEO, Jeanette Jackson. The two discuss why it was so important ...
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Ep. 16 | Cleantech Forward with Steve Liang
This week, Steve Liang, CTO of SensorUP, joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson on the Cleantech Forward podcast. The two discuss Dr. Liang's work with Internet of Things (IoT), , and how he and his team at SensorUp are now using that technology ...
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Ep. 15 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson and David Flaks
This week on the Cleantech Forward podcast, President of Invest Vancouver, David Flaks, joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson on the Cleantech Forward Podcast to discuss the changing nature of economic development, Invest Vancouver's priorities ...
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Ep. 14 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson, Tamara Loiselle
This week, Tamara Loiselle, CEO of Synergraze, joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson on the Cleantech Forward podcast. The two discuss their Synergraze’s fascinating algae-based biotechnology and how they are using it to help farmers reduce meth...
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Ep. 13 | Cleantech Forward With Jeanette Jackson, Tim Bailey
This week, Tim Bailey, partner at Gowling WLG, joins Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson on the podcast. The two discuss the state of carbontech innovation in Canada, what tools are available that can enable entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, a...
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Ep. 12 | Cleantech Forward with Jeanette Jackson, Brian Lee, and Chris Reid
This week Chris Reid, CEO of Ekona Power, and Brian Lee, award-winning patent attorney and partner at Gowling WLG, join Cleantech Forward to discuss the future of hydrogen technology, current barriers to mass hydrogen adoption, and the role IP ...
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