Encouraging the Ecosystem: Whats' best - Employment OR Entrepreneurship OR Education
Join us for an insightful and inspiring discussion at "Encouraging the Ecosystem: What's Best - Employment OR Entrepreneurship OR Education," where we dissect the paths of employment, entrepreneurship, and education to uncover their respective merits and challenges. Delve into insightful messaging tailored for early-stage ideators, intrapreneurs, and wantapreneurs as they navigate their journey. Hear from a diverse panel of experts hailing from academia, industry, and community as they offer nuanced perspectives on the pros and cons of each path. Whether you're weighing your options or seeking clarity on your entrepreneurial journey, this event promises to ignite thought-provoking conversations and provide valuable guidance to help you chart your course forward with confidence.
Who should attend: Wantrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Aspiring-founders, New graduates, In-between-jobs
Hear from experienced founders and builders. Learn whats' best - Employment OR Entrepreneurship OR Education
Speakers:
Dennis Chenard, Partnerships Development, Northeastern University. Dennis is bridging many bridges between industry, academia and government. As an advisor, mentor, coach, he is focussed on innovative technologies and applied R&D
Boris Mann, Startup Builder & Web Tinkerer. Boris has built communities locally and globally, scaling them to tens of thousands of contributors. He recently shut down his latest startup, and is exploring the decentralized web and open social protocols.
Alain Rivere, Vice President, The High Technology Facilities Group, CBRE. Alain advises startups with tailored strategies to maximize office, warehouse, or lab/biotech spaces. He is your friendly neighbourhood property-batman helping optimize real estate/office value
Hassan Pardawalla, Founder, COO, Parda Sense Solutions. Hassan is an instructor at University Canada West, business advisor, podcast host and improv enthusiast. He is a self-defined "Dynamic Doer of the Impossibly Hard Things" supporting people in their career development
Prashant Agrawal, Chief Strategist at 1cent™, Founder at Be Pacific™, is a business developer, startup builder and former banker. He has been helping doers and go-getters, go from 0 to 1
PLEASE NOTE: These events are scheduled back to back during Vancouver Startup Week. Please note that no food or drinks will be served or provided, so please bring your own water bottle or coffee mug. Thank you for your understanding.