{"id":66003,"date":"2016-03-15T03:50:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T01:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/entrepreneurs-in-renewable-energy-series-2-biofuels\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T03:50:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T01:50:57","slug":"entrepreneurs-in-renewable-energy-series-2-biofuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/entrepreneurs-in-renewable-energy-series-2-biofuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy Series 2: Biofuels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy Series 2: Biofuels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A South Africa Event on 2016-03-14 18:00:00<\/i><\/p>\n

Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy Series 2: Biofuels This is an event to learn about biofuels, hear amazing stories and network with like-minded people! Do you want to know how a tropical plant\u2019s seed oil could fuel up your car while reducing environmental impact? Do you want to know how we could divert food waste from landfill to create electricity? Do you want to know how animal poop could potentially power up your home? How does the future of biofuels look in Ontario and around the world?\u00a0 Special perk: The 3 speakers will each pick one person from the audience for the lucky draw to win a rechargeable battery with hand crank power. Moderator: Victoria Alleyne, CEO of CatalystsX Victoria Alleyne loves growing social good, as the CEO of CatalystsX and the\u00a0founder\u00a0of Career Skills Incubator. Her passions include:\u00a0renewable energy (as former renewable energy project manager at CSA Group), socially responsible investment (through work analyzing ESG data for Sustainalytics), youth social entrepreneurship (as a facilitator and mentor for Online UWC courses), and impact measurement (as founder of Full Footprint, an environmental impact metric). Victoria is a graduate of Environment and Business at the University of Waterloo. Featured Speakers: Debora Mussiya, Founder and CEO of Biomuber Inc. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Debora Mussiya left her native land Congo in the late \u201890s due to the civil war. She works on\u00a0Biomuber every moment she can spare outside of\u00a0her day job hours and the time required as a single mother to care for her four children. Biomuber grows Jatropha curcas plants in Congo to extract seed oil and export them as biodiesel within Africa and also to North America and the European Union. In Africa the Jatropha plant is used in many daily products like soaps and salves. Other countries such as India, U.S.A, China, Brazil, South Africa, use the tropical plant for energy. It\u2019s been successfully tested in airplanes and cars and is widely recognized as a source of high-quality fuel with unique advantages. Derek Riley, CEO of Yield Energy Inc. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek is currently the Chairman & CEO, and lead investor in Yield Energy. He has had an extensive career in the high tech industry, beginning with sales at IBM, and several management roles with Computerland\/ SystemHouse. He then became an entrepreneur by co-founding a Franchise company which was ranked as one of Canada\u2019s fastest growing companies by Profit Magazine, which was subsequently sold to Firstservice Corporation. Derek is a graduate of Queen\u2019s University (B. Comm) and the University of Manitoba (MBA). Daniel Bida, Executive Director of ZooShare Biogas Co-op\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Daniel is a Chartered Financial Analyst that spent the first 6 years of his career as an energy analyst before leaving that behind to pursue the development of community-owned biogas projects. Daniel is passionate about food, energy and the environment, and is motivated by opportunities to turn waste into value for these industries and for local communities. ZooShare is developing North America\u2019s 1st zoo-based biogas plant, by recycling manure from the Toronto Zoo and local food waste into renewable power for the Ontario grid. Event Title:\u00a0Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy: Biofuels Date: Monday March 14th, 2016\u00a0 6:00-9:30pm\u00a0 Location: Fox and Fiddle, 280 Bloor St W Toronto ON M5S 3B6 Ticket: General: \u00a0Student: \u00a0\u00a0at door:\u00a0 (food included for all)\u00a0 To register, please go to: TRENbiofuels.eventbrite.com Agenda: 6:00pm check in and enjoy food 6:30-7:30pm presentations and Q&A 7:30-9:30pm mingle Event Organizer: Toronto Renewable Energy Network www.meetup.com\/TorontoRenewableEnergy\/ twitter.com\/TRENrenewable facebook.com\/torontorenewableenergy Links: Biomuber.com Yieldenergy.com Zooshare.ca Catalystsx.ca CatalystsX is a growing community of social innovators and social entrepreneurs all striving for better impact for themselves and their communities.<\/p>\n

at The Fox and Fiddle<\/a>
\n280 Bloor Street West
\nToronto, Canada<\/p>\n

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