The mission of the MaRS cleantech, physical sciences and advanced materials practice is to advise and build globally competitive cleantech and advanced materials companies.  Our globally top-ranked practice is made up of established entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds and experiences.  We’re developing partnerships in Canada and around the world, identifying financing opportunities, and creating events and publications that will help Ontario entrepreneurs in the cleantech and advanced materials sector succeed. Our discovery pipeline and collaborative model serve both the investment community and private industry.

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Business Development Director and Co-Founder - ThinkFlex Solar, Inc.

Action Canada is about today's leaders nurturing the next generation of leadership in Canada. Each year we select up to 20 emerging leaders to become Action Canada Fellows. They are the top candidates from a nationwide call for applications.

Action Canada Fellow 2013/2014

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Top 10 Most Succesful Mexicans in Canada 

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MaRS Discovery District

Communitech

Energy Institute

IEEE Smart Grid

McMaster University Alumni

RIC Centre

Women of Wind Energy

Women in Electricity

Ontario Smart Grid Forum

Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Action Canada

This report takes an up-close look at 10 of Ontario's utilities, examining their characteristics and the innovative projects they are undertaking. To contextualize Ontario's overall progress, the report also looks at innovative regulation in the international market.

Ontario Utilities and the Smart Grid: Is there room for innovation?

This report will examine the economic impact, market scope and growth potential of the innovative economy that could be opened up by the establishing appropriate standards and mechanisms to allow data, including electricity consumption to data, to be used in new solutions whilst respecting the privacy and ownership of that data.

The Market Impact of Accessible Energy Data

Jesika Briones works with energy advisors and experts from academia, industry and government to support the development and adoption of clean energy technologies in local and international markets.

Prior to joining the Advanced Energy Centre, Jesika was the cleantech industry analyst at MaRS Discovery District, where she provided market intelligence to, and established strategic connections with, over 100 cleantech startups across Ontario. In this capacity, she has published several white papers on renewable energy and smart grid matters, and collaborated with various Ontario government agencies on special energy research projects and events.

Her additional experience includes working as co-founder and business development director at a spin-off company commercializing a McMaster University-developed solar technology, and her work as a quality control engineer for a Japanese automotive original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) located in Monterrey, Mexico. Jesika holds a bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering, with a specialization in total quality management, and a master of engineering in entrepreneurship and innovation. She is currently a member of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Research and Innovation Task Force,  the Ontario Smart Grid Working Group and the Ontario Energy Storage Association (OESA), among others.

In 2013, Jesika was selected for the prestigious Action Canada fellowship program among 16 other emerging leaders from across the country and this year she was recognized as one of the top 10 most successful Mexicans in Canada.

Jesika is also an advocate against climate change and passionate about promoting women leadership and entrepreneurship among her local and national networks. Jesika is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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