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The Virtual Island Summit's agenda has been revealed!

Island Innovation's flagship event, the Virtual Island Summit, will take place online from September 25th to 29th. It's in less than 2 weeks! Are you ready to celebrate 5 years of innovative projects and cross-sector collaboration for and from island communities around the world? Register for free!

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The 5-day Summit's agenda has been shared on our website! From "Island Sustainability in the Round: Exploring Circular Economies" to "Future-Proofing Economies by Building Resilient Water and Agrifood Systems", the Virtual Island Summit will be filled with enriching discussions with expert speakers from around the world sharing replicable solutions.

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5 reasons to attend #VIS2023

Here are 5 reasons why attending the Virtual Island Summit could be crucial for your knowledge and your business. This gives you the right chance to connect to your desired sustainability-broad audience, exchange ideas and establish impactful partnerships.

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Trusted by impactful organisations

From supporting social equity to providing funding for conservation and sustainable development, our sponsors’ innovative work makes a difference for island communities! We are very happy that these impactful organisations chose to amplify their commitment through a global event like ours, especially as this year marks our 5th anniversary. A huge thank you to all our sponsors!!

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Changemaker story: Island Innovation Ambassador Highlight

The Island Innovation Ambassador Program forms an active network of engaged leaders with the purpose of positively impacting people, communities and environments around them. Today we are highlighting Mr. Ancel Bhagwandeen from Trinidad and Tobago. 

Ancel specialises in the development of climate sensitive sustainable technologies for the developing world, especially SIDS. He works with local and regional NGOs, most recently concerning one of his most widely-known inventions, the SolarPonix Tower Garden. This device uses solar energy as a way to power a hydroponic garden, which has the potential to simultaneously boost food security while decreasing reliance on fossil fuels. The SolarPonix unit is climate adaptable and also includes an integrated electronic (free of toxins) pest deterrent for the Giant African Snail, slugs and large ants/bugs. Such a deterrent is completely free of toxins, pet-friendly and child safe. The project secured first place in the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Technology Competition held in January 2023 in Port of Spain.

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