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Innovate Speaker List

Alexis Mackintosh

Alexis Mackintosh has worked in the renewable energy field for over thirty years. Alexis obtained degrees in Chemistry and Psychology from Simon Fraser University. After graduation, Alexis was employed at the Energy Institute in the Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University, where her research focused on cadmium selenide semiconductor liquid junction photovoltaic cells and electrochromic semiconductor - liquid junction devices. After two years at the energy institute Alexis joined private industry working with a number of start-up high tech companies. Alexis is the inventor of the two patents on the production of solid bio-fuels from waste.

James Stuart

James Stuart is a 46 year old serial entrepreneur.

He served in the British Army, and retired at the age of 28. After that he returned to Canada, and joined the Pattison Group, starting as a car salesman, worked his way up to a lot manager. That lasted three years.

He then worked in security moving up from salesman to sales manger and grew the company to offices in Kelowna and Calgary, and the largest dealer in ADT's organization in Canada. After a compensation disagreement moved on to a small dealer in Calgary.

Three years later, he was the Director of Sales based in San Diego, and that dealer had grown to number one in Canada, and the US division was number two in the US, with offices from Montreal to San Diego. That was sold, and he returned to Canada to figure out his next job.

After reading about people converting waste grease into fuel, he spent a year tinkering developing a process, as at that time there was very little information available on the commercial processes involved. After going from strength to strength, the company expanded to cover the Okanagan, and then into the lower mainland. He entered into partnership with another company who ended up buying him out. That company is now in the process of an IPO.

Just over a year ago he had the idea of the Cube. A comfortable home, not just shelter that could be economically constructed, in an environmentally friendly way, and easily transported and erected. In the Cube, which is 12 feet by 12 feet by 12 feet there is a full sized bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, and living space that can be converted into a second bedroom.

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In January the site had over 18,000 unique visitors.

Geoff Costeloe

Geoff Costeloe is a fifth year student pursuing a double major in Integrated Science and Political Science. Geoff has been extensively involved in the student politics on campus serving in the UBC Vancouver Senate for two years and become the first student in UBC history to be elected as the Vancouver Senate's Vice-Chair. Geoff has founded and now directs the UBC MIX initiative, a program that brings together students in diverse programs to work on academic projects. This project came out of Geoff's 2008 'Wish' presentation at the 2008 Terry Talks (www.terry.ubc.ca). In 2009, UBC MIX was inducted into the Clinton Global Initiative University (www.cgiu.org). In February 2009, Geoff traveled to Austin, Texas to represent his project and UBC at the annual CGIU meeting allowing him to meet students from all around the world involved in educational, social, and humanitarian initiatives.

Since returning from the conference Geoff has put his energy into the Terry Project, blogging for the website and being part of the 2009 Terry Talks planning team. This launched him into the world of social media and how its ability to spread news, information, and values globally. He has since been following the world of social media through his own blog (www.geoffcosteloe.com) and eagerly tweeting away.

Naeem Mawji

Kuwasha Project, Founder/Coordinator

Naeem is a third year chemical engineering student who is dedicated to International Community Service Learning. He grew up in Mara, a region in North Eastern Tanzania, along the shores of Lake Victoria. From early childhood, he has always been fascinated by the work of his father, a civil engineer. As a child, Naeem often helped in the execution of several self-help development projects initiated by peasants. Many of the projects involved the construction of earth dams, bridges and primary schools in some of the most remote areas of Mara region. For three years, he participated in the Mzizima chapter of Aiding Youth for Life (Canada), coordinating over 200 students in yearlong campaigns to provide an “educational vaccine” against HIV/AIDS in various parts of Tanzania. He also served his high school as a deputy head prefect, a demanding administrative role he was parachuted into shortly after arriving to his new school. His leadership style is to provide counsel and advice and to lead by example on the strength of his ideas. At UBC, Naeem has been involved in various clubs, including the Ismaili Student Association and Engineers Without Borders. He also, recently initiated the Kuwasha Project (Swahili for ‘to Ignite’), a collaboration between the Masurura Village, the Musoma District Council, and the UBC Centre for International Health. Kuwasha aims to provide clean, safe and sustainable solar lighting to rural communities in Tanzania.

More information about Kuwasha can be found at www.kuwasha.org