Agency of the Future


This panel will examine the key components of the Agency of the Future project, including the design and management of the proposed innovation cycle (co-led by the settlement sector and P2P) which is based on the analysis, adaptation, and dissemination of promising practices. Ideas from outside the settlement sector will be introduced with respect to the development of new business lines as well as the use of new technologies.

Moderator: Carl Nicholson – Executive Director, Catholic Centre for Immigrants

Conceptual Building Blocks and Mechanics of an Innovation Cycle: Meyer Burstein – Director of Policy and Planning, Pathways to Prosperity

Identifying New Enterprise Opportunities: Presentation on the Business Model Canvas – a framework for helping organizations design and re-design their business model: Jon Worren – Entrepreneurship Programs, MaRS Discovery District

Technology – New Possibilities for Projecting Expertise and Services: Adnan Qayyum – Pathways to Prosperity and Professor, Pennsylvania State University