An engineer, environmentalist, venture capitalist and philosopher, Tom Rand is a highly-sought after Canadian speaker. His ambition is to bring clean technology to life, using an optimistic and pragmatic approach. Drawing examples from his own successful ventures and global leadership, Tom reveals concrete solutions to carbon emission problems. Currently, Rand is the Cleantech Lead Advisor at MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto, where he helps the next generation of cleantech companies grow to global leadership. View more videos and presentations from our Hot Topics series at www.norcat.org/hot-topics.html.