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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 13:00 – 14:00 ET

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Are you an author looking to enhance your scientific publishing skills?

Don’t miss our exclusive Author Workshop designed to empower researchers like you! Join us on Tuesday, September 26th to gain valuable insights into the publishing process, learn how to craft compelling manuscripts, and navigate the peer-review journey with confidence. This workshop is designed to help both seasoned researchers and those just starting their scientific careers.

• Gain insights into what editors are looking for in manuscripts
• Learn how to craft compelling titles and abstracts
• Address reviewer comments effectively
• Get practical tips for manuscript preparation
• Explore effective strategies for journal selection
• Promote your article on social media like a pro
• And MORE!

Let’s Get Social
Register Now | Join us September 26-28, 2023 | In person

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Entrepreneurship Immersion Week is only one week away! Beyond the keynotes, panels and workshops, we’re looking to make your networking opportunities even that much more fun with some of the great events we have planned.

 

So, let’s get social:

Vancouver Entrepreneur’s Form Networking Social
September 26 • 5:45PM • UBC Robson Square

VEF September event social in collaboration with EIW is open to conference attendees and VEF members only.

 

EIW Lounge Networking Event
September 27 • 7:30PM • UBC Robson Square

With musical performances from musician Jacob Weil, Tom Urban, MJ Araujo, and hosted by Ky Sargeant.

 

EIW Closing Party & INNOVATE Vancouver Book Launch in collaboration with Global Village Publishing
September 27 • 5:00PM • UBC Robson Square

As we mark the end of EIW 2023, we will be hosting a party with Global Village Publishing celebrating the launch of INNOVATE Vancouver Vol. 2!

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IOF SEMINAR – September 22, 2023

From citizen science to open-source low-cost technology monitoring vs. policing of small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh (case study: sharks and rays)

Dr. Haque handles a small shark

Dr. Haque completed her doctoral studies at the Nature-based Solutions Initiative in the Dept. of Biology, Oxford, with the support of a Bangabandhu Scholarship. Her research: “Towards a socially just sustainable fishery preserving sharks and rays in the Bay of Bengal”, aims to prepare a sustainability model (replicable for similar contexts in the Global South) for threatened species of sharks and rays in close conjunction with the fishing communities. It places a locally-driven, bottom-up approach from academic literature to action, a narrative absent in the current management regimes. She created a platform for research-based conservation actions collaborating with local fishers and traders to fill the dearth of knowledge on sharks and rays in Bangladesh and initiating actions for mitigating impacts. Dr. Haque launched a collaborative project involving fishers in knowledge co-creation and decision-making, which is socially just and environmentally sound. Since 2021, 10 fishing vessels voluntarily collected spatial data using a mobile app. This endeavour is a pilot for our technological innovation “FishSafe”, an audio-visual device to record by-catch events at sea. Since 2022, 5 fishing vessels are using this device. Fishers are incentivized by access to communication with other boats and land in the absence of mobile networks at sea. This will also act as a non-monetary and sustainable incentive to initiate an organized live release and self-regulated catch monitoring. Dr. Haque works at the challenging intersection of endangered species conservation and fisheries as a means of livelihood generation for fishers of Bangladesh. Her vision is to generate a context-appropriate, community-empowered and collaborative fishery model with preservation and sustainability at its core.

 

Dr. Alifa Haque 

Oxford University & National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellow

Friday, September 22, 2023 – 11:00am  – 12 noon
Online: over Zoom

IOF community members (students, faculty and staff) do not need to RSVP for this seminar series.

UBC members, alumni, and all others, please RSVP at:
https://oceans.ubc.ca/rsvp-iof-seminars/

 

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Webinar Line-up

SPECIAL JOINT WEBINAR WITH ASPEN

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.

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Have a venture or project that demonstrates solutions across climate, human health and impact?
Take part in our Innovation Showcase, our boothing corridor to showcase your amazing solutions and connect with attendees. Apply now

Entrepreneurship Immersion Week is brought to life by the support of dedicated sponsors and collaborators.