2023 Strategic Program Speakers

Jessica Verhagen, CEO, is responsible for the development and implementation of Hydra Energy’s strategy and leads raising capital and business development. She previously was the VP of Business Development for Ecosphere+, the sales and marketing arm for Mirova Natural Capital in London, where she successfully sold hundreds of millions in environmental assets proving a new business model for investing in nature. She supported the close of Series B and go to market strategy for cleantech company, Axine Water. She was part of the founding team of Evoke Innovations, a fund that raised $100 million from oil and gas companies to invest in early stage cleantech. She started her career in government where she led a team of over a hundred to price carbon and foster the green economy in British Columbia. Jessica studied environmental economics at University of Victoria. She was the recipient of the 2021 Clean50 Awards that celebrate Canada’s sustainability leaders.