EIW is driven by incredible thought leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators from across the innovation ecosystem who will share their perspectives and experience creating impact.

We are thrilled to be featuring a number of speakers from across Vancouver and Canada who will bring their expertise building ventures, advancing industry and government and shaping our world, to the forefront of our community.

Meet the speakers who are joining us for EIW 2022:

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Mong Dang

Director on the Board of Chic Geek + Director of Analytics Engineering in Aritzia

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Colin Weston

Partner | Event Asset Development | Experience Designer, REVIVER Sport Entertainment

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Jayesh Parmar

Co-CEO/Founder Gunkii.com, Former CEO/Co-Founder Picatic.com [Exit/Eventbrite], Investor

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Christina Cook

Coordinator, UBC Research-based Theatre Lab, PhD Candidate, Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, UBC

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Laen Hershler

Member, UBC Research-based Theatre Lab and PhD Candidate, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, UBC

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Dr. George Belliveau

Professor and Head, Department of Language and Literacy Education, UBC, Cluster Lead, UBC Research-based Theatre Collaborative

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Simangele Mabena

Member, UBC Research-based Theatre Lab and PhD Candidate, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, UBC

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Dr. Lori Brotto

Executive Director, Women's Research Health Institute & Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UBC

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Elder Roberta Price

Member of the Coast Salish Snuneymuxw and Cowichan Nations, Elder Adviser and Research Partner at University of British Columbia

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entrepreneurship@UBC propels UBC innovations out into the world through venture creation, providing UBC students, researchers, faculty members, alumni and staff with the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed.

We are a part of Innovation UBC in the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) portfolio

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