Host Manjula Selvarajah explores planet-saving innovations, conquering her climate anxiety and how even cynics can support the mission.

With thousands of tech geeks gathering in Toronto this week for the Collision conference, southern Ontario is firmly on the map as an innovation hotspot. The region is now home to billion-dollar tech companies, advanced biomanufacturing facilities and cutting-edge research zones. The key to its success: A network of innovation hubs that nurture the next generation of startups so that they can change the world.

Demand for solutions to issues like climate change and healthcare isn’t linked to phases of the economic cycle.

The last few years have been particularly challenging for women entrepreneurs. But despite the odds, many are thriving. Michelle Scarborough, managing partner of BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund, talks about the strides they’ve made.