Celina Agaton is the Filipino-Canadian Founder of Open Knowledge Kit. She regenerates local economies in Asia Pacific, Africa and Indigenous Canada, training local, mostly non-technical cross-sector women data collection, drone, 3D reconstruction and geospatial skills to address knowledge stewardship, gender, jobs, and climate crisis gaps. She leads programs for CGIAR, World Bank and APEC. She is a Subak Australia Climate Fellow and Executive Director of the Creative Economy Council of the Philippines.
In Toronto she was a Maker Faire Director, Deputy Mayor Digital Director and Policy Advisor, Netsquared Co-Organizer, Techsoup Global Advisor and the Open Cities Community Engagement Director at the Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto.