Meet Our Keynote Speakers
Register Now | Join us September 26-28, 2023 | In person
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Our Entrepreneurship Immersion Week agenda is jam-packed with keynotes, panels, workshops, our Regional Ecosystem Showcase, and more! We are pleased to include speakers from Vancouver International Airport, Gene BioMedical, Abcellera, and Aspect Biosystems. See our growing speaker roster here.
Meet our keynote speakers below:
Fireside Chat with Chief Ian Campbell, Chief of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
Tuesday, September 26 at 10am
In this Fireside Chat, Chief Campbell will share his insights on the work that the Squamish Nation and Indigenous Peoples have been doing around Land Planning for Climate Mitigation and Community Prosperity.
Building a World-Class Innovation Ecosystem to Solve the Climate & Human Health Crisis
Tuesday, September 26 at 2pm
In this session, you will hear from BC’s leading economic and industry builders around how might we accelerate BC’s role in building a world-class innovation ecosystem in Climate Solutions and Human Health. We will explore whether or not our innovation ecosystem is indeed poised for growth, or where are the gaps? And, are we doing everything we can to not only get homegrown critical solutions to market, but is industry adoption a barrier we also need to be considering?
Fireside Chat with Tamara Vrooman, CEO, Vancouver International Airport
Tuesday, September 26 at 4pm
In this Fireside Chat, Tamara Vrooman will share some of the ground-breaking innovations that she and her team have led at one of Canada’s largest airports to make it climate resilient, while ensuring that their approaches are rooted in Climate Justice and Reconciliation.
Fireside Chat with Jessica Hu, Co-Founder & CEO, Gene BioMedical (sponsored by McMillan Law)
Wednesday, September 27 at 10am
In this Fireside Chat, Jessica Hu will share her insights on scaling one of BC’s fastest growing healthcare companies, including what are some of the corporate strategies accelerating their success, global marketing strategies and strategic IP planning, and lastly, the current crisis in the healthcare supply chain crisis and how regulations are impacting mass adoption.
Fireside Chat with Veronique Lecault, Co-Founder & COO, Abcellera
Thursday, September 28 at 9am
BC is home to some of the world’s leading heathcare companies, and UBC has been at the forefront of incredible research inventions whose commercialization and impact has saved millions of lives. We are beyond thrilled that UBC spinout company, Abcellera, is one of those success stories.
Fireside Chat with Tamer Mohamed, Co-Founder & CEO, Aspect Biosystems (sponsored by Osler)
Thursday, September 28 at 10am
Aspect Biosystem’s recent announcement of their partnership with Novo Nordisk, a deal valued of US$2.675B, has quickly accelerated them to BC’s next anchor company. In this session Co-Founder and CEO, Tamer Mohamed will share his experience in builidng a university-based venture and then scaling a hight-impact start up in BC. From Tamer’s POV, what does it take to build a world-class innovation ecosystem, expecially one poised to address our most pressing issues of the climate crisis and human health.
Have a venture or project that demonstrates solutions across climate, human health and impact?
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