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Celine Bak, President, Analytica Advisors
September 24, 2013, 5:45 to 7:30, Room 2017, Dunton Tower
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Céline Bak is the President and CEO of Analytica Advisors. Celine has published and authored three annual evidence-based national reports which have catalyzed the growth of investment in Canada’s emerging clean energy and water technology industries. She is engaged in consultancy projects addressing finance, innovation and trade across Canada and around the world. Celine has had an international career, first as a Principal at A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm, and later as an operating executive in two high-growth Canadian technology companies. Celine holds leadership positions with several international organizations, and she has received recognition as a Clean16 honouree for her contribution to developing capital markets for sustainability in Canada, and as one of the Women of Nature by Nature Canada.
ABOUT THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LECTURE SERIES
This presentation is part of an ongoing series of lectures, organized by the Carleton Research Unit in Innovation, Science and Environment (CRUISE) and the Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC). The lecture series was established in 2010 as part of the Master’s program in Sustainable Energy. Since then, lectures have covered diverse topics ranging from examinations of the sustainability of nuclear power, aboriginal energy projects in Canada, uncertainties about carbon capture and storage, and smart energy communities.
PRESENTATION
The first SE lecture for fall 2013 focussed on how entrepreneurial Canadian clean technology companies are already showing promise and market success. It was shown that a low carbon economy could be viewed through many dimensions, including the components of the GDP – consumption, government and industry expenditures, and trade. Canada’s potential for clean a technology industry, both domestic and abroad, was discussed. Knowing who does what today and how these roles may need to change were important considerations for clearing a path for Canada’s potential to be realized in areas as diverse as international development assistance and global supply chains. Finally, tools were described to help advance scalable commercialization, sustainable investment and resilient trade.