Presented in partnership with Simon & Schuster Canada and MaRS Discovery District.

Join us for the Toronto launch of Canadians Who Innovate: The Trailblazers and Ideas That Are Changing the World with Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte, president & CEO of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

This special occasion will be opened by Annette Vershuren, Chair of the MaRS Discovery District Board, and will include a discussion on Canadian innovation and innovators with Roseann O'Reilly Runte. In addition, Margaret Maria Tobolowska and Tréson will perform a new original piece of music.

Additionally, several innovators featured in the book will be present & introduced, including Leyla Soleymani, Margaret Maria Tobolowska, Dave Smardon, Richard Florizone, Annette Verschuren, Jim Willworth, Ken Doyle, George Zhu and others.

This remarkable new book profiles sixty of the most inventive and creative Canadians from coast to coast and others from around the world who now call Canada home. Their stories provide us with a promising picture of a cleaner, healthier, more innovative future for us all.

Books will be available for sale on-site. A book signing will occur after the presentation, including the chance to meet Roseann O'Reilly Runte and attending profiled influencers.