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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/events/wha
 ts-your-problem
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building 200 University Ave West 
 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:What's Your Problem?
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This workshop\, designed and delivered by Professor Larry Smith
 \, is a\ngreat opportunity to get started\, learn how to identify importan
 t\nproblems and prepare for this fall term’s Problem Pitch Competition.\
 n\n\"What’s Your Problem?” is a workshop designed to demonstrate how\n
 to find\, shape and understand important problems. \n\nLearn how to use pr
 oblem analysis to:\n\n* Advance your career\n * Deflect the threat from AI
 \n * Gain a competitive edge in this term’s Problem Pitch Competition
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/events/pro
 blem-pitch-competition-finals-spring-2026
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building 200 University Ave West 
 Conrad School PSE/E7\, 2nd Floor\, HUB 2357 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Problem Pitch Competition Finals: Spring 2026
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the PROBLEM PITCH SPRING 2026 COMPETITION FINALS\,
  hosted\nby the Problem Lab at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and\n
 Business!\n\nWatch University of Waterloo student teams present compelling
 \,\nresearch-driven pitches on real-world problems before a panel of\nindu
 stry judges. Rather than pitching solutions\, finalists demonstrate\na dee
 p understanding of the challenges worth solving\, the essential\nfirst ste
 p in building impactful ventures.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/events/qua
 ntum-valley-investmentsr-problem-pitch-winter-2026
LOCATION:University of Waterloo 200 University Ave West Conrad School PSE/E
 7\, 2nd Floor\, HUB 2357 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch Winter 2026 Competit
 ion\nFinals
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch competitions ch
 allenge\nstudents to research an important problem and pitch their researc
 h to\na panel of judges. Funding of $7\,500 is awarded to support the\nst
 udent team that demonstrates the most thorough understanding of\ntheir ch
 osen problem to develop a solution. This semester\, the theme\nof the com
 petition is Global Futures.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/events/cap
 stone-catalyst-workshop-understanding-problem-professor
LOCATION:University of Waterloo 200 University Ave West E5\, 3102 Waterloo 
 ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Capstone Catalyst Workshop: Understanding the Problem with Professo
 r\nLarry Smith
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Snow day shuffle! We’ve rescheduled the Capstone Catalyst Wo
 rkshop\nwith Professor Larry Smith: Understanding the Problem to Thursday\
 ,\nFebruary 5th at 6:00–8:00 pm.\n\nTurn your capstone idea into somethi
 ng with real-world\nimpact. Students will learn how to identify\, dissect
 \, and deeply\nunderstand problems with the potential for disruptive econo
 mic and\nsocial impact.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/events/tur
 n-your-capstone-venture
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering 200 University Ave West Pearl Sul
 livan Engineering\, 7th Floor\, Faculty Hall (Room 7303/7363) Waterloo ON 
 N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Turn your Capstone into a venture
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Designed to complement your academic journey\, this program off
 ers a\nspace to develop a project with genuine market potential. It is an
 \nopportunity to explore problem spaces and ideas in a supportive\nenviron
 ment that encourages risk-taking and innovation.\n\nStudents will learn ho
 w to identify\, dissect\, and deeply understand\nproblems with the potenti
 al for disruptive economic and social impact.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/events/pro
 blem-pitch-competition-spring-2025
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering 200 University Ave West Conrad Sc
 hool\, 2nd Floor\, HUB 2357 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Problem Pitch Competition: Spring 2025
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Problem Lab's Problem Pitch Spring\n2025 Compe
 tition hosted and sponsored by the Conrad School of\nEntrepreneurship and
  Business.\n\nThe Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch competitions
  challenge\nstudents to research an important problem and pitch their res
 earch to\na panel of judges. Funding of $7\,500 is awarded to support the
 \nstudent team that demonstrates the most thorough understanding of\nthei
 r chosen problem to develop a solution.\n\nThe Student Teams FINALISTS ar
 e:\n$Billion Problem category\n\n* Citrus - A. Amechi\, Engineering\n * Fa
 lcon - I. Tan\, Environment\, D. Hood\, Mathematics\, M. Zhang\,\nEngineer
 ing\n * Evolv - N. Cheng\, Science\n\nOpen Problem category\n\n* ClickNSha
 re - H. So\, Health\n * The Trust Gap - A. Salsali\, A. Garcia Polo\, Engi
 neering\n * Systemic Financial Infrastructure - J. Jin\, Mathematics\n\nRe
 gister today to secure your spot on Friday\, August 1!
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