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Esteban Veintimilla
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Higher education analytics giant acquires Waterloo-grown 1Mentor

1Mentor’s recent acquisition by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the world’s largest global higher education network, underscores the urgent need for their platform and the data it provides higher education institutions.

Their artificial intelligence (AI) enabledtechnology sifts through employers’ job postings to provide insights into employers' needs and identify skills required for success. It also equips higher education institutions with the information they need to adjust programming to address the skills gap.

1Mentor co-founder Esteban Veintimilla's entrepreneurial journey started at the Conrad School. Tapping into the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Waterloo helped launch 1Mentor towards success.

Group of 10 2024 entrepreneurial phd fellows
Friday, December 15, 2023

Meet the 2023 recipients of the Entrepreneurial PhD Fellowship

This past September, the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business welcomed a new set of University of Waterloo PhD students to the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) classroom through the highly successful Entrepreneurial PhD Fellowship program.

The fellowships were awarded to support outstanding, business-minded Waterloo doctoral students who are interested in commercializing their research. The following recipients will complete the three-year part-time program alongside their regular doctoral studies, tuition-free. 

Saturday, October 15, 2022 (all day)

Conrad School 20th Anniversary Celebration

Join us to celebrate 20 years of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business!

2022 marks both the 20th intake of an MBET class and the 20th anniversary of the Conrad School. 

The Conrad School has grown into a vibrant entrepreneurial community over the last 20 years. For 20 years, the Conrad School’s students and alumni have made an impact globally through their ventures, innovation and leadership. For 20 years, Howard Armitage, our Founding Director, has watched his vision for our school come to life and has now decided it is time to officially retire.  

three different students holding a microphone on a stage
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 11:45 am - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Velocity $5K Finals

The Velocity $5K pitch competition offers the opportunity for University of Waterloo student-led teams with innovative solutions and high potential business ideas to showcase their hard work and compete for grant funding.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Women in Leadership Talk

We are thrilled to have Erin Chapple Corporate Vice-President at Microsoft, a proud engineering alumna, at Waterloo this November.

Join us to hear insights from her remarkable journey from engineering Co-op student to a Vice-President at Microsoft.

This honest and illuminating talk will help you design your own path to leadership and leave you excited about your next steps!

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Research Horizons: Cementing Ontario's leadership in the global automotive mobility sector

Join Raed Kadri, Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, Business Development for the Ontario Centre of Innovation and Head of the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), an initiative by the Government of Ontario to ensure Ontario’s leadership in the future of the automotive and mobility sector.