{"id":9348,"date":"2023-03-21T13:20:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=9348"},"modified":"2023-03-21T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:20:21","slug":"mfre-speaker-series-women-in-leadership-roles-in-the-food-ag-tech-venture-capital-kookai-chaimahawong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-9348","title":{"rendered":"MFRE Speaker Series: Women in Leadership Roles in the Food Ag &#038; Tech Venture Capital, Kookai Chaimahawong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mfre.landfood.ubc.ca\/events\/women-leadership-roles-food-ag-tech-venture-capital-sector\">Women In Leadership Roles In The Food\u00a0&amp; Ag Tech Venture Capital<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9349\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2023\/03\/MFRE-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2023\/03\/MFRE-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2023\/03\/MFRE-800x438.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2023\/03\/MFRE-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2023\/03\/MFRE-1536x841.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2023\/03\/MFRE-2048x1121.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, March 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0,2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 3:00-4:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: MCML 160<\/p>\n<p>Kookai is an ESG Partner at UpperStage.Capital is an impact-focused private equity fund investing in Canadian SMEs driving sustainability impact in climate resilience and community. Prior to joining UpperStage, Kookai\u2019s career spanned from launching an award-winning technology start-up, forming SDG partnerships at the United Nations, and integrating an impact lens to invest in breakthrough technologies at a hard-tech Venture Capital fund. When not investing, Kookai is active in community building and mentorship. She\u2019s an advocate for the democratization of finance and for change makers who have been underserved or underestimated. She currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF), an advisory committee member for the Canadian Women in VC, and a Faculty Advisory Board for the UBC Sauder School of Business.<\/p>\n<p>For information about the upcoming MFRE Speakers, Please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mfre.landfood.ubc.ca\/speaker-series\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Olivier<\/p>\n<p><strong>__<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivier Ntwali, BSc Ag. Econ, MFRE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Academic Program Manager | Master of Food and Resource Economics| Land and Food Systems| The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | 348A-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada | Cell 604-771-8961 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:olivier.ntwali@ubc.ca\">olivier.ntwali@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfre.landfood.ubc.ca\/\">\u00a0http:\/\/mfre.landfood.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women In Leadership Roles In The Food\u00a0&amp; Ag Tech Venture Capital Date: Friday, March 24th\u00a0,2023 Time: 3:00-4:30 pm Location: MCML 160 Kookai is an ESG Partner at UpperStage.Capital is an impact-focused private equity fund investing in Canadian SMEs driving sustainability impact in climate resilience and community. 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