Can Toronto become a global climate hub - and put Canada on the map?
Becky Park-Romanovsky is a global leader in sustainability and climate action, with a track record of launching and scaling climate-focused initiatives across multiple continents. She founded Toronto Climate Week, co-founded Climate North, is a lecturer on Social Entrepreneurship at IE University in Madrid, and previously developed carbon offset projects across the Americas, Africa, Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
TOCW is a decentralized platform - part convener, part infrastructure layer for Canada's climate ecosystem. Their October kickoff was planned as a single day with 20 events. Instead, it drew 100 events, 5,000 attendees, and representation from 30 countries - with zero international outreach. The full week runs June 1–7 with 200+ events across 16 tracks.
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TALKING POINTS
Toronto's potential as a climate hub - where it's strong and who still needs to come to the table
Why corporate climate action isn't slowing down even as public commitments disappear
The strategy behind radical inclusion - arts, sports, culture
Building the infrastructure to turn a week of conversations into measurable outcomes
What Canada's climate ecosystem looks like if Toronto gets this right