The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) will be held at the MaRS Centre on December 1, 2011 and showcase an elite index of innovative companies. Ilse Treurnicht CEO of MaRS Discovery District will be present.
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) will be held at the MaRS Centre on December 1, 2011 and showcase an elite index of innovative companies. Ilse Treurnicht CEO of MaRS Discovery District will be present.
Tom Rand, MaRS Senior Advisor, Cleantech and Physical Science along with Barry Brook, Walt Patterson, Zoe Caron and Jatin Nathwani discuss about the alternatives of energy which is paving a path away from our current reliance on oil-based energy.
Net Change Week is a celebration showcasing social and digital change-makers. Powered by the Social Innovation Generation Team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week is a concerted effort to join forces in order to facilitate cross-disciplinary learning and create new models for change. April 21, 2009
MaRS is working with its partners across Ontario to take a delegation of six leading tech companies to Silicon Valley to the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit 2009, next week, to showcase their products for influencers and investors. July 21, 2009
Canadians are growing older, and so are the workers that will care for them. Right now, seniors represent 13.9 percent of all Canadians, but by 2030, they will represent 25 percent of the total population. BNN speaks to Jane Barratt, secretary general, International Federation on Ageing. Nov 27, 2009
Buzz Aldrin talks about his appearance at The Business of Aging Summit at MaRS Dec 1-2, and about the importance of this emerging market and societal challenge for entrepreneurs.
On Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, will speak about the bold new future of aging to about 200 international researchers, experts on geriatrics and people who work with the elderly. It will be the final session of a two-day summit, The Business of Aging, jointly organized by Toronto's innovation incubator, the MaRS Centre, and the Ontario government. Nov 30, 2009
Dr. Buzz Aldrin is delivering a keynote address as part of The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging, programmed and hosted by MaRS Discovery District in conjunction with the Province of Ontario. Nov 30, 2009
This article by Joe Wilson notes how women are leading "tech for change" in the developing world. All of the women interviewed were speakers at Net Change Week (which took place at MaRS in June) - and are truly leading this work globally.