Adam Spence

Toronto, Ontario Canada

Founder

NGO / Public Service

Adam is the Manager, Special Projects of SiG@MaRS where he is responsible for the acceleration cluster, including the development of the social venture exchange project. He is the former Executive Director of the Ontario Association of Food Banks, where he lead a number of groundbreaking research studies including Canada’s first review of the cost of poverty, successfully pressed the provincial government to implement a poverty reduction strategy in collaboration with many partners, and grew the organization’s ability to acquire and distribute fresh, healthy food through innovative agriculture programs. Adam has spoken to audiences from students to CEO’s, and politicians to front li