Current graduate students

Friday, November 17, 2023 7:30 am - 9:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Women's Entrepreneurship Day - Women Entrepreneurs Improving Women's Health

Join the Conrad School for this breakfast session as we celebrate Women in Entrepreneurship Day. Our early-morning fireside chat will include incredible women entrepreneurs working to improve health care for women. Hear what they're doing, learn about some of the challenges they face and what they see in store for the future.

Enjoy some coffee, breakfast and networking to start your day.

Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Entrepreneurial PhD Fellowship Live Panel Q&A

Join us to meet two current Entrepreneurial PhD Fellowship recipients and the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program director!

Successful fellowship applicants will be enrolled in the MBET part-time program, where they complete the three-year part-time program alongside their regular doctoral studies, tuition-free.

Purpose-driven Waterloo PhD students who complete part-time MBET will be uniquely positioned for ground-breaking successes. Students will develop entrepreneurial mindsets, frameworks and business skills alongside the pursuit of commercializing their research.

At the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, MBET students apply structured frameworks to turn experience into disciplined venture building. For Joshua, this meant integrating validation, customer discovery, and market insight into every stage of his process—strengthening both his decision-making and confidence as a founder.

Through the program’s hands-on learning, direct faculty feedback, and collaborative community, Joshua advanced BaseLeaf, a SaaS platform simplifying immigration for high achievers. Now live with paying customers and focused on U.S. merit-based pathways, the venture is preparing to scale as part of the Velocity Summer 2026 cohort.

MBET student Andres Felipe Toro shares his journey from Colombia to Canada, shaped by diverse experiences across sectors and countries.

Drawn to entrepreneurship as a tool for meaningful change, he is focused on building ventures at the intersection of sustainability, social impact, and viable business. Currently, he is exploring solutions in affordable and transitional housing.

Through the MBET program, he has strengthened his ability to test ideas rigorously while embracing uncertainty as part of the process, all within a diverse community that challenges assumptions and sharpens thinking.

Last week, Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) students participated in an immersive learning experience in San Francisco, gaining firsthand exposure to one of the world’s leading startup ecosystems. The trip combined founder insights, industry sessions, and networking opportunities designed to support venture growth and entrepreneurial development.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

MBET Information Meetup

Join us in person on Apirl 21 to explore the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business.
Designed for those who want more than a traditional business degree, MBET prepares you to build ventures, lead product initiatives, and drive meaningful transformation inside organizations.

When Will Paskar graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in mechanical engineering, he knew he wanted to do more than design technology. He wanted to shape how it was used to create value. His career path from engineering graduate to technology and business leader reflects exactly the kind of transformation the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program was designed to support.

The Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business recently hosted the Quantum Valley Investments Problem Pitch Competition Winter 2026 Finals, bringing together student teams to present innovative solutions to pressing real-world challenges across health, technology, and society.

Friday, March 27, 2026 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch Winter 2026 Competition Finals

The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch competitions challenge students to research an important problem and pitch their research to a panel of judges. Funding of $7,500 is awarded to support the student team that demonstrates the most thorough understanding of their chosen problem to develop a solution. This semester, the theme of the competition is Global Futures.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

VIBE Visionary Innovators. Bold Entrepreneurs.

Join us for an inaugural VIBE panel to celebrate International Women’s Week. Real stories. Real strategy. Real talk.

Come connect, learn, enjoy some food, and build community with women who are creating what’s next.

📍E7 - IDEAS Clinic (Rm 2409)
📅 March 18
🕕 5:30-7:30

Register here: https://www.ticketfi.com/event/6872/vibe-launch-event