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Burnaby, BC, March 16, 2023--(T-Net)--Foresight Canada announced today the  finalists for their fourth annual BC Cleantech Awards.

Chosen from over 200 nominations, these are the innovators, industry leaders, investors, government officials, and academics driving cleantech innovation and adoption across the province and setting an example for what is possible on the path to net zero.

Foresight will be celebrating the accomplishments of these individuals and groups at a live event in Vancouver, BC on March 30, 2023.

The 2023 BC Cleantech Awards Finalists Are:

Startup of the Year
Group
An emerging cleantech venture actively growing and already creating impact in their field

• Circular Rubber Technologies
• Crush Dynamics
• Moment Energy
• Seven Generation Capital Corp.
• Viridis Research

Scaling Venture of the Year
Group
A cleantech venture positioned to take a leadership role on the global innovation stage

• Clir Renewables
• Loop Energy
• MineSense Technologies
• Novarc Technologies
• Svante

Community Advocate of the Year
Individual
A mentor offering invaluable guidance, advice, or support to cleantech entrepreneurs

• Elisabeth Charmley, Vancouver Maritime Centre for Climate
• Isabella Taba, Energenii
• Kariann Aarup, Aqua Action
• Keith Ippel, Spring Activator
• Shannon Bard, entrepreneurship@UBC

Ecosystem Supporter of the Year
Group
An organization championing the growth and development of cleantech in BC through programs, ecosystem development, thought leadership, and community building

• BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy
• BioAlliance
• Genome BC
• Invest Vancouver
• Vancouver Economic Commission

Corporate Pioneer of the Year
Group
A large organization or company adopting, championing, or leading sustainable practices in their industry

• Copper Mountain Mining Corporation
• FortisBC
• Port of Vancouver
• Paper Excellence
• Shell

Investor of the Year
Individual
An angel investor or VC championing a net zero economy by investing in cleantech ventures

• Fred Gilowski, Okanagan Aggregates
• Naynika Chaubey, Evok Innovations
• Paul Richardson, Renewal Funds
• Thealzel Lee, VANTEC Angel Network
• Yuan Shi, The51 Food and Agtech Fund

Funder of the Year
Group
An organization or individual offering capital support or funding to support cleantech ventures as they grow and scale

• BDC
• ETSI-BC
• Forest Enhancement Society of BC
• NRC-IRAP
• TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good

Training Institution of the Year
Group
An educational institution leading or championing research, programming, and upskilling that will enable a net zero future

• Climate Venture Studio at entrepreneurship@UBC
• Interior Universities Research Coalition
• Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
• SFU VentureLabs
• University of Northern British Columbia - NALS

Educator of the Year
Individual
A professor, academic leader, or post-secondary instructor taking an innovative approach to education for the net zero economy

• Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria
• Hossein Kazemian, University of Northern British Columbia
• Kasun Hewage, The University of British Columbia
• Steve Perry, BCIT School of Transportation
• Tessa Jordan, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Government Champion of the Year
Individual
A local or provincial government official using policy, advocacy, or funding to move the province towards net zero

• Candice Wilson, Haila Nation Council
• Erin Robinson, City of Quesnel
• Jessica Woolliams, BC Housing
• Minister Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests
• Nancy Norris, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, Government of British Columbia

We hope you'll join us at the BC Cleantech Awards ceremony on March 30. Register.