On Wednesday March 28th, ELN held its monthly meeting at Google Canada’s newest Toronto headquarters. The event was a tremendous success, and we welcomed many new members at our orientation session. We were joined by Chris O’Neil, Managing Director of Google Canada; Andy Yang, Chief Innovation Hunter at Extreme Startups; Ray Reddy, Google Product Manager; and Alexandra Cohn, Senior Industry Analyst at Google Canada.

All four panelists gave insightful commentary on how technology, e-commerce, and business start-ups are transforming the way Canadian consumers are making decisions in both business and their everyday lives. The take home message was that the Toronto region must embrace risks and innovation in order to become a key player in the global economy. We must think big and consider the long-term when we are trying to find solutions to our region’s challenges.

To see more photos from the event, click here.

“The power of this network is in its membership and what emerging leaders can do—together.” Those are the words that Brad Lepp, ELNstudio co-chair, told a crowded room as he kicked off a night of collaboration and brainstorming about how to get our region moving. “You are all here because at some point in your life, someone – a colleague, a friend, a mentor – identified you as a leader. It might have been when you where young or in your career, it could have been something big or something small. But you stepped up and took ownership of that responsibility, and that is not something to be undervalued.”

Building off the momentum generated at ELNstudio, emerging civic leaders came together on Wednesday, February 6, to develop ideas for addressing our region’s congestion crisis.

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What a year it’s been for CivicAction’s Emerging Leaders Network (ELN).

Below is a graphic snapshot of how we, as rising leaders, worked together to improve our city-region.

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