A Future by Design: The Social Enterprise of Fogo Island Inn - Breakfast with Zita Cobb

Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, 09-10 a.m.
Toronto Region Board of Trade, First Canadian Place, Suite 250,

The design of Fogo Island Inn has won accolades across the globe, including Oprah Winfrey's 2013 "WOW" list and rave reviews from Forbes Travel Guide and Forbes Life. Harry Rosen recently photographed there to showcase its 2014 fall/winter collection.

The Inn, owned by the Shorefast Foundation, is at the heart of responding to a greater design challenge - a sustainable future for the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. Shorefast Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to the cultural and economic revival of the Island, with all the proceeds from the Inn and other Foundation activities reinvested in the community.

Now meet the visionary behind the plan: Zita Cobb. Prepare to be inspired by her journey to create an unprecedented working model of social entrepreneurship on her beloved Fogo Island, and in the process, create one of the finest examples of the power of design.

Tom Harrington, host of CBC's Marketplace, is emcee.


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