Keynote Speaker

David Upton

Common Good Solutions
Co-founder

PLENARY SESSION “EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF SOCIAL INNOVATION ANS SOCIAL FINANCE”

Tuesday, September 25

David is a committed entrepreneur who is passionate about social change and using business as a tool to strengthen our communities. Blending these passions, the focus of his work over the past 25 years has been on building capacity within the social enterprise ecosystem on a regional, national, and international basis.He is the co-founder of Common Good Solutions, a founding member of the Social Enterprise Network of Nova Scotia, a past member of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Social Innovation Committee and teaches social finance as an adjunct faculty member in the University of Fredericton MBA Program.