Program
100 bright minds and bold doers who are reimagining the future of volunteerism, profit, conservation, placemaking, and other areas that matter will gather to shape the future of how we do good.
Future of Good is two days of radical speakers, compelling performances, and intimate conversations to explore forces shaping how we do Good in the 21st century.
With the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at our core, Future of Good will convene Canadians, from at home and abroad, to inspire the next generation of experiments in issue areas like gender equality, climate action, poverty, hunger, inclusive growth and education.
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MEET ITS ENTREPRENEURIAL FUTURE.
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Apply NowSpeakers
M-KOPA
Jesse Moore is CEO and Co-Founder of M-KOPA Solar, the world’s leading provider of “pay-as-you-go” energy services for off-grid customers.
4Rs YOUTH MOVEMENT
Jessica Bolduc is the Executive Director of the 4Rs Youth Movement, a collaboration of fourteen national organizations who are working with youth to create capacities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people to come together to cultivate understanding and action in support of a better future.
UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Robert Opp is the Director of Innovation and Change Management at the United Nations World Food Programme, the largest humanitarian relief agency in the world.
DESIGN EXCHANGE
Shauna Levy is President and CEO of Design Exchange (DX), Canada’s Design Museum. Her 20-year career includes launching and developing cultural attractions, exhibitions and trade/consumer shows within the categories of design and popular culture.
CAUSESQUARE
Maher Arar is the CEO of CauseSquare, a Canadian startup that provides a peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform to nonprofits and personal causes, a platform similar to GoFundMe but with a much wider outreach.
MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT
Ilse Treurnicht is CEO of MaRS in Toronto. Her career spans venture capital, startups and young firms, consulting, public policy, science research/commercialization. She holds a DPhil in Chemistry (Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar).
DARK MATTER LABS
Indy Johar is an architect, co-founder of 00 and a Senior Innovation Associate with the Young Foundation. He is also a co-founder of Dark Matter Laboratories, which aims to apply complex systems science to value chain innovation, management and relationships.
Stay tuned for our next round of speakers and performers.
A sample of what you can expect speakers to touch on during Future of Good:
Will today’s approaches satisfy tomorrow’s needs?
How do we know if our good is good enough?
What does it mean to be a good ancestor?
What does good look like over 10,000-years?
Where will good come from in 10-years?
What are future forms of capital?
Where does the future of design intersect with the future of good?
What new language is needed to do good in a quantum world?
How do you build a learning nation?
Future of Good will be your platform to explore these and other questions across the UN Sustainable Development Goal domains that matter to you.
Partners
Enabling Partners
Operational Support
Become a partner of one of the compelling experiences of 2017.
This unique experience aims to convene over 100 bright minds and bold doers from across Canada and beyond, with participants from a range of industries, like food, energy, arts, technology, design, urban planning, public service, not-for-profit, academia, media, and professional services.
To start a conversation on partnership, contact Vinod Rajasekaran
Curation Team
The co-curators have lived and worked around the world. Working in public, corporate and not-for-profit sectors, they bring a unique tri-sector sensibility.
They are behind compelling projects and organizations, such as: Impact Hub Ottawa, Impact Academy, Hub & Spoke, New Ottawa Process, Rideau Hall Foundation, Policy Community Conference, and Launch Some Good.
Advisory Circle
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LINEBOX
FIRST PEOPLES GROUP
MATCH
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
THE LONG NOW FOUNDATION
MEDIASTYLE
Stay in touch as we announce speakers, performers and other updates.