Hearsay #10 - Black Innovation, EVs, Trade Wars, etc.
February 3, 2025
📣 Hearsay is a curated newsletter featuring the best business and policy networking events happening in Toronto.
Top Picks
📣 Black Innovation Breakfast (Feb 6)
Editors’ insights: Celebrate Black History Month as top Black-led startups pitch their tech solutions.
📣 EV Conference (Feb 6)
Editors’ insights: Stacked agenda covering all angles of Canada’s electric vehicle and battery supply chain. This one is worth the commute to York U.
📣 Trade Wars at C.D. Howe (Feb 18)
Editors’ insights: Hear from Canada’s former Chief Trade Negotiator as talk of Trump’s tariffs ripple throughout business and policy circles.
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💼 Rotman: Canada’s Productivity Challenges
February 4
Debate: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
105 Saint George St
💼 TRBOT: Unleashing Innovation: FinTech Forward
February 4
Event: 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
100 Queens Quay East
🍽️ C.D. Howe: David Morrison, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
February 4
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
💼 * DMZ: Social Media Tactics
February 4
Workshop: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
341 Yonge St
💼 * Partners in Project Green: Sustainability Leaders Social
February 4
Social: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
240 Jarvis St
🍽️ Economic Club: Affordability of Cancer Care in Canada
February 4
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Fairmont Royal York
🍽️ Canadian Club: Stephen Poloz
February 5
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Fairmont Royal York
📣 Electric Autonomy: EV Innovation & Technology Conference
February 6
Conference: 7:45 AM - 7:00 PM
York University
📣 * DMZ & Scotiabank: Rise & Pitch: Celebrating Black Innovation
February 6
Breakfast: 8:30 - 10:30 AM
10 Dundas St E
🏈 * AmCham: Pre-Game Super Bowl Party
February 6
Event: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
40 King St W
💼 * DMZ: Professional Communications
February 6
Workshop: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
341 Yonge St
🍽️ The Hub: The Future of Conservatism and Working Class Voters with Oren Cass
February 6
Lunch: 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Park Hyatt
💼 Rotman: Research Roundtable in Health Sector Improvement
February 7
Event: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
105 Saint George St
💼 Canadian Club: Navigating Sustainability Risk and ROI (Jane Ambachtsheer)
February 11
Breakfast: 7:15 - 9:00 AM
Sheraton Toronto
⚡ * Climate Positive Energy: Small Modular Reactors vs. Renewable Energy
February 11
Panel: 9:00 - 11:00 AM
41 Willcocks St.
🍽️ Economic Club: How the Nation’s Largest Airplane is Helping Canadian Businesses Take Flight
February 12
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Sheraton Centre
💼 * Conference Board & Future Skills Centre: Neurodiversity and Entrepreneurship
February 12
Event: 5:00 - 7:30 PM
325 Front St
🎬 Rotman: “Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics”
February 12
Film Screening: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Innis Town Hall Theatre
🍽️ C.D. Howe: Navigating Uncertainty: Chief Risk Officers at the Podium
February 12
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
💼 * Google: What's Next for AI in E-commerce & SaaS
February 13
Event: 5:30 - 8:00 PM
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💼 * DMZ: Startup Culture and Leadership
February 13
Workshop: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
341 Yonge St
⚡ Globe & Mail: New Nuclear
February 14
Event: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
351 King St W
📣 C.D. Howe: Trade Wars and Canada: Finding Solutions in Uncertain Times
February 18
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
🍽️ Empire Club: Manufacturing and Exporting in the New World Order – Trade, Tariffs and Trump
February 19
Lunch: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Arcadian Court
🍽️ C.D. Howe: Canada at a Crossroads: Economic Predictions for 2025 and Beyond
February 19
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
67 Yonge St
🍽️ Canadian Club: Bonnie Crombie
February 20
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Fairmont Royal York
🍽️ * DMZ: Canadian Innovation Outlook
February 20
Breakfast: 8:00 - 11:00 AM
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