Pillar's Annual General Meeting

Join us at our AGM, and celebrate 13 years
of Pillar Nonprofit Network!

Come to network, celebrate and get inspired.

We are pleased to have Joeri van den Steenhoven, Director of MaRS Solutions Lab, present the topic of Systems Change - ways to solve complex social challenges and create a better world together.

4:00 - 4:30  Arrive & Mingle

4:30 - 5:00  Pillar Nonprofit Network Annual General Meeting

5:00 - 5:45  Guest Speaker:
Joeri van den Steenhoven, Director of the MaRS Solutions Lab

5:45 - 6:00  Wrap Up

Keynote

Systems change: Ways to solve complex social challenges and create a better world together

Around the world, societies are faced with complex challenges that require systems change. How do we develop solutions to address these challenges?  

Come and hear Joeri van den Steenhoven, former CEO of Knowledgeland, one of the leading change labs in Europe, speak about his new role as Director of the MaRS Solutions Lab – designed to tackle some of Canada’s toughest social problems.  

Joeri will share his perspective on systems change, why it is necessary, and how the MaRS Solutions Lab will work to bring about the change required.

About the Speaker

Joeri van den Steenhoven is Director of the MaRS Solutions Lab. This lab helps to tackle complex societal challenges that require systems change.

Before joining MaRS, he was the co-founder and CEO of Knowledgeland, one of the leading change labs in the Netherlands and Europe. He also co-founded the Kafkabrigade, a nonprofit research team that helps governments find and fight red tape, and worked at the Young Foundation in the UK.

Joeri is a member of the board of directors of the Lisbon Council, the leading European think tank on innovation and growth. He graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Amsterdam and successfully participated in the Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development.

 

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