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Thursday, September 29 • 11:00 - 13:00
What can EDUcation do for you? Accessing Start-up Resources in University/Colleges

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How can educational institutions and universities create innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities? What are some of the methods, programs, and best practices that allow universities to interface with the fast-paced world of startups? 

This panel will spark a conversation on how entrepreneurs, researchers, educators can all work together to build and catalyze ideas in the startup ecosystem.


Speakers
avatar for Kate Armstrong

Kate Armstrong

Director, Living Labs, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Kate Armstrong is the Director of Living Labs at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, a research lab that builds projects and partnership models that use art and design as a mechanism for innovation and community building. In 2013 she founded Design for Startups, which works with... Read More →
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Jerome Etwaroo

Associate Director, Coast Capital Savings Innovation Centre, UVic
avatar for Ian Hand

Ian Hand

Executive Director, SFU VentureLabs
Executive Director, VentureLabs®, SFU
avatar for James McCartney

James McCartney

Makerspace Manager, BCIT
Applied Research Liaison Office, BCIT
avatar for Janice OBriain

Janice OBriain

Director, SFU's Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection
Associate Director, Venture Connection, SFU
avatar for Blair Simonite

Blair Simonite

entrepreneurship@UBC
Director, entrepreneurship@UBC


Thursday September 29, 2016 11:00 - 13:00 PDT
VentureLabs®