Welcome to Cleantech Talks, our Alacrity Cleantech podcast series focusing on the clean technology sector. Through our episodes, we talk to CEOs of cleantech startups, cleantech advisors and investors, and other industry experts to get the latest on how this space is developing. Below, you’ll find all of our published episodes from seasons one, two, and three (currently being released).
The Food of the Future: Getting the Dish on Growing Food
Season 3, Episode 9 features host Sofie Campbell discussing the future of growing food using Agritech advancements with 3 Cleantech CEOs. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Join Ken Grenier, CEO of Pacific Ridge Corp., Valerie Song, CEO of AVA Technologies, and Alycia...
ESG Investing with Basma Majerbi and Lynn Works from the University of Victoria
Season 3, Episode 8, Host Sofie Campbell is joined by Basma Majerbi, PhD and Lynn Works, MBA from the University of Victoria as they discuss the trends and mechanisms surrounding investing using ESG principals and Impact Investment funds. In this Episode of Cleantech...
How Nyoka Design Labs Uses Luminescent Technology to Create Plastic-Free Products
Season 3, Episode 7 of Cleantech Talks features host Sofie Campbell in a conversation with Paige Whitehead, Founder and CEO at Nyoka Design Labs. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks The two discuss the origin story behind Nyoka, how their innovative bioluminescent and...
How Metaspectral is Applying Their Technology to Optimize the Plastics Recycling Sector
Season 3, Episode 6 of Cleantech Talks features host Sofie Campbell in conversation with Francis Doumet, Co-founder and CEO at Metaspectral. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks The two discuss the company's spectral imaging technology and its various applications,...
How Innovators Like Properate and Endura-Form Are Helping Design the Green Building Industry
Season 3, Episode 5 of Cleantech Talks features host Sofie Campbell in a conversation with Arman Mottaghi, CEO at Properate, and Tony Rapaz, CEO at Endura-Form, talking about the green construction and building sector. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks The podcast...
Overcoming the Valley of Death in Cleantech
Season 3, Episode 4 of Cleantech Talks features host two of Alacrity Canada's Senior Advisors talk to our Cleantech Program Director and Managing Director about going through the "valley of death" as a cleantech startup company. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks The...
What We Know About Canada’s Cleantech Sector
Season 3, Episode 3 of Cleantech Talks features Alacrity Canada's Senior Advisors in a roundtable discussion. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Two of Alacrity Canada's Senior Advisors talk to our Cleantech Program Director and Managing Director about the state of...
Raising Funds in Cleantech
Season 3, Episode 2 of Cleantech Talks features four CEOs from Alacrity Canada's cleantech portfolio talking about their experiences with raising funds in the sector from both public and private investors. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Susan Blanchet from Origen...
Cleantech Insights from Leaders in Cleantech Podcast Host, David Hunt
Season 3, Episode 1 of Cleantech Talks features David Hunt, host of the Leaders in Cleantech podcast and CEO at Hyperion Executive Search. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks David shares his knowledge and insights from his experience in the cleantech sector as...
Exploring Cosmic-Ray Muon Tomography with Ideon Technologies
In season two, episode eight of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Gary Agnew, CEO of Ideon Technologies, about how cosmic-ray muon tomography is transforming the mining industry. Ideon Technologies got its start at...
Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s Role in Cleantech Funding
In season two, episode seven of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Rustam Sengupta, Investment Lead at Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), about how the...
Marketing in Cleantech with First Light Technologies and Ocean Diagnostics
In season two, episode six of Cleantech Talks, host, Alacrity Canada Digital Marketing Bootcamp facilitator, and CEO of Jetstream Digital Agency, Mike Williams, talks to Sean Bourquin, CEO of First Light Technologies, and Ashleigh Erwin, Director of Marketing &...
Monitoring the Oceans and Coastlines with Ocean Diagnostics and MarineLabs
In season two, episode five of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Dean Wenham, CEO of Ocean Diagnostics, and Scott Beatty, CEO of MarineLabs, about their companies and how their technologies are used to monitor our...
How Plugzio and Audette Use Energy Consumption and Efficiency to Power Their Platforms
In season two, episode four of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Mohammad Akhlaghi, CEO of Plugzio, and Christopher Naismith, CEO of Audette, about their companies and how they use energy consumption data to build...
Origen Air Tackles Indoor Air Quality
In season two, episode three of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Susan Blanchet (CEO) and Andrew Crawford (CTO) at Origen Air about their clean technology company, how their technology works to improve indoor air...
Investing in the Cleantech Sector
In season two, episode two of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Sarah Applebaum, Partner at Pangaea Ventures, and Kathryn Wortsman, Managing Partner at Amplify Capital, about investing in the cleantech sector and...
Women in Cleantech: A Day in the Life of Three CEOs
Welcome to season two of Cleantech Talk with Alacrity Canada! In this first episode of the new season, Julie Angus talks to Melanie McClare, CEO of Swirltex, and Susan Blanchet, CEO of Origen Air and Origen Clean, about what it's like to be a woman and leader in the...
Interview with Dr. Joel Rogers of Progressive Fusion Solutions
Our latest podcast series is called “Cleantech Talk”, focusing on the growing cleantech sector. We’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this episode, we're talking to Dr....
Interview with Sean Bourquin of First Light Technologies
Our latest podcast series is called “Cleantech Talk”, focusing on the growing cleantech sector. We’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this episode, Sean Bourquin, CEO of...
Interview with Sam Samida-Pugh of Progressive Fusion Solutions
Our latest podcast series is called “Cleantech Talk”, focusing on the growing cleantech sector. We’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this episode, we talk to Sam...
Operating in the cleantech space as a founder, advisor, and investor with Peter van der Gracht
In Season 1, Episode 3 of Cleantech Talks Peter van der Gracht, Chairman and co-founder of QuantoTech, tells us about his over 30 years of experience working in a variety of industries in various roles. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Peter discusses how the...
Disrupting industries without disrupting systems with Pani Energy
Season 1, Episode 2 of Cleantech Talks features Devesh Bharadwaj, CEO of Pani Energy, and Dr. Ian MacDonald, Chairman of Pani Energy, as they talk about the importance of both water treatment and energy storage as fundamental pillars of societies. In this Episode of...
Interview with Julie Angus of Open Ocean Robotics
Alacrity is launching a new podcast series focusing on the growing cleantech sector: “Cleantech Talk.” Throughout the series, we’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this...
