After 14 weeks of learning, field research and collaboration, the 2026 Global Innovation Fellowship is coming to a close and we’d love for you to join us for the final pitches!
| On Thursday, September 3, five teams of Canadian and Zambian fellows will present the solutions they’ve developed around real energy access challenges in Eastern Province, Zambia. |
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| This summer, 12 fellows travelled to Eastern Province to conduct field research with rural communities, engage local stakeholders and put their teams’ early ideas to the test. What they learned helped all five teams refine their concepts ahead of the final pitch. The ideas they’ll be presenting span solar diagnostics, community cold storage, shared solar irrigation, productive energy access for women entrepreneurs, and vaccine cold-chain monitoring. Each team will have five minutes to pitch, followed by four minutes of Q&A with a panel of entrepreneurship and innovation leaders from Zambia and Canada: - Simunza Muyangana — Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, BongoHive
- Cassandra Mtini — CEO & Co-Founder, AgriPredict
- Rob Ironside — Executive Director, League of Innovators
This is a chance to see what the current generation of fellows has been working on, hear the ideas that emerged from their time in the field, and support them as they bring 14 weeks of work to the virtual stage. |
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| We hope to see you there! |
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