Startup City: Impact @ the Sustainable Brands conference is a B2B match program connecting global brands with Vancouver-based innovators and impact entrepreneurs to seed local partnerships, drive innovation, and accelerate impact.
PROGRAM
Impact startups in Vancouver demonstrate the most innovative products, services, and processes, yet face challenges in accessing the mentorship and connections that enable them to scale, find new markets, and pursue corporate partnerships. With Sustainable Brands as a vessel, this program will provide impact-focused businesses access to the conference’s network and unlock value and insight into the global business community.
For corporate attendees, this program provides a unique opportunity to connect with up-and-coming social and environmental sustainability solution providers, technology partners, and innovators that can help companies meet their social/environmental goals and targets.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Vancouver Founders creating scalable solutions for tackling social or environmental challenges who have an interest in working more closely with global brands as partners, mentors and clients.
Global Brand Representatives seeking innovative new products, services, and processes for tackling social or environmental challenges, including energy efficiency, health & wellbeing, food systems and employee engagement.
Application Deadline: 11:59PM May 16, 2018
PROCESS
How will this program work?
- Propose — Businesses establish their interests
- Match — VEC researches, prepares, curates, and confirms matches and times. Businesses will have the opportunity to accept or decline
- Confirm — Businesses provide additional relevant information for meeting context
- Meet — Meetings will take place at the Sustainable Brands Activation Hub
- Follow Up — VEC facilitates any follow-up meetings as needed
About Sustainable Brands 2018
Sustainable Brands creates a global platform where brands that are embedding social, environmental and cultural values into their operations may gather, share successes and challenges, and learn from one another.
Seize this opportunity to accelerate both brand loyalty and profitability by leveraging the 3,000+ participants from 30+ countries, 300+ expert speakers, 100+ sponsors and partners, the Activation Hub — an interactive expo — and 12 dedicated conference tracks.
Learn more about Sustainable Brands and some of the participating brands
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Applications are now closed.