Rik Logtenberg

Rik Logtenberg, Director, CanAdapt, is a former tech entrepreneur and climate leader with a background in founding successful software startups, including Timely, a community calendar platform used by over 14 million people in 160 countries. After two successful exits, he shifted his focus to climate advocacy, founding EarthNet, a nonprofit platform for community-driven climate action. Elected to Nelson City Council in 2018, Rik went on to found Climate Caucus, a national network of over 600 mayors and councillors advancing climate leadership. His work has helped drive municipal climate action plans across the country and he organized the successful municipal intervention at the Supreme Court in defense of carbon pricing. He has served on multiple climate governance bodies, including the UBCM Climate Committee and FortisBC’s Energy Conservation Advisory Group, and has been the chair of the BC Municipal Climate Leadership Council and the Community Energy Association, and is a founding board member of the Youth Climate Corps.