2008 July > Interplanetary Innovators' Ball

Over 1000 partygoers "Rocked the Red Planet" at the Ontario Science Centre's highly-anticipated Innovators’ Ball fundraiser. The evening began with “mars-tinis” followed by a sold-out dinner prepared by culinary icon Chef Susur Lee, his last big bash before leaving Toronto. At 8:30 pm, party guests decked out in red, black and silver entered the glowing red portals leading into to the Weston Family Innovation Centre. Rising stars Wade O. Brown, Lindsay Ell, Tomi Swick and Crash Parallel as well as South Beach DJ Joe Dert kept guests dancing until well past midnight. The $300,000 in net proceeds from this event will go towards the Ontario Science Centre’s community access programs. The evening was hosted by Global’s Entertainment Tonight Canada host Cheryl Hickey. The guest list included a mix of well-known names in business and innovation: John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation, Galen G. Weston, Executive Chairman, Loblaw; Guenther Scholz, President & CEO, Siemens Canada; Bill White, President, E.I du Pont Canada Company; and Dr. John Evans, Chair, MaRS Discovery District. Celebrity guests included supermodel and actress Monika Schnarre, actor Eric Mabius and surprise special guest singing star Suzie McNeil was a at the party. The committee’s continuous collaboration and the generosity of sponsors, corporate leaders and guests made this year’s Ball a great success.