Room 8
Harnessing Next Generation Innovation
Making youth engagement a focus in any policy development or technology initiative will accelerate action across the board and cultivate a generation of champions for the future we want and need.
Robert is co-founder and CEO of Coastline Market - an app-enabled B2B Marketplace that connects commercial seafood harvesters to restaurant chefs. Originally from the Maritimes, Robert grew up surrounded by the Atlantic fishing industry. He previously studied Theoretical Physics at Western University.
After designing computational models in the solar industry and working in business development, Robert co-created Coastline in late 2016. Robert is a graduate of The Next 36, Techstars Seattle, is a 2017 Thiel Fellow and was selected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for Ecommerce & Retail for 2018.