In a world defined by constant change and unpredictability, businesses and organizations must adapt, innovate, and seize new opportunities – whether through bold, transformative initiatives or small, impactful changes – to thrive.
Unleashed 2025 is designed to empower leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries with the insights, tools, and strategies needed to excel in an ever-evolving landscape. Through interactive keynote, discussion panels, table breakouts and networking sessions, participants will explore the diverse ways social enterprises and social purpose businesses can lead with purpose, develop sustainable models, and thrive in an era defined by change.
Get ready for a pragmatic and inspiring exploration of the critical factors needed to navigate uncertainty with confidence and make meaningful progress towards a brighter, more caring, and more resilient future.
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1:15 PM
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Early stage enterprises face many challenges and the consequences of failure are high. Hear how leading organizations are innovating to create the conditions for success.
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2:45 PM
3:05 PM
There is significant pressure to find ways to deliver value and grow the impact of our organizations. What new innovations can we consider… and what approaches might be used?
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3:50 PM
4:05 PM
Local institutions and businesses spend hundreds of millions of dollars on goods and services but social impact organizations win little of that business. We will explore with the City of Ottawa how you can be more effective when the opportunity to speak with a buyer arises.
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4:30 PM
Innovation can take many forms. What does innovation mean to you? And what will you do to advance innovation in your organization starting today?
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5:00 PM
Executive Director, CSED
Founder, Novas Group and CSED Board Member
Executive Director, Ottawa Community Land Trust
Co-founder & tool goddess, Ottawa Tool Library
Founder, Launch Pad Kitchens
Manager, Social Enterprise Consulting, CSED
Director of Business Development, Ocean Legacy Foundation
The Centre for Social Enterprise Development (CSED) inspires and enables the development and growth of the social enterprise ecosystem. Our goal is a thriving social enterprise ecosystem that is a driver of economic, environmental and social impact. As a nonprofit organization, all proceeds are reinvested back into our programs and services.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and learn on unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the Omàmìwininìwag (Algonquin) nation.