London Innovate Council Members
Arvind Puri
London Hydro
Public Sector representative
Baldeep Singh Pahwa
The Tech Festival Canada
Private Sector representative
Chindamonique Dy
4E&Co.
Private Sector representative
Crista Renner
UnSpeakable
Private Sector representative
Donnie Antony
PHSS
Community Organization representative
Ellen Husk
London Economic Development Corporation
Public Sector representative
Erin Donahue
Ontario Government
Public Sector representative
Heather Lalonde
Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc
Public Sector representative
Jeff Guindon
Business Development Corporation
Crown Corporation representative
Joe Nugent
17508271 Canada Limited
Private Sector representative
Marcus Gaughan
Minds On Fire
Private Sector representative
Matteo Lee
LifeX Ventures
Private Sector representative
Todd Copeland
Community Futures Western Ontario
Community Organization representative
Local Innovate Challenge Award Recipients
Role of the Charter Members
Member Composition
The London Innovate Council shall be comprised of 25 Charter Members, with representation from within the Municipality of London, surrounding communities, local companies, and community organizations.
Quarterly Council Meetings
The London Innovate Council shall meet quarterly over lunch in 2026 and 2027 for Roundtable Discussions, networking, and formal recognition of community innovators!
Two year commitment
We ask that Charter members commit for two years to ensure consistency in leadership, sustained collaboration, and stable participation that builds trust, captures multi-year learning, and supports long-term initiatives that advance London’s public-sector innovation agenda and deliver measurable impact for the London Innovation Council Canada.
Innovate Challenge Chip
Each Charter Member of the London Innovate Council will receive an Innovate Challenge Chip that will be used to formally recognize a person, company, community organization, or a government department that has employed innovation for the betterment of the community.
Following the standards established by the Charter Members in London, each member will seek out worthy recipients of the Innovate Challenge Chip for recognition. Over the next two years, collectively our Charter Members will have recognized and rewarded as many as 25 individuals or organizations in London, Ontario, and Canada.
Innovate Council Canada
Charter member of the London Innovate Council will also become at-large members of the Innovate Council Canada, with access to national activities.