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The Conrad School is hosting a Speakers' Series as part of the annual Women Entrepreneurship Week 2020 global awareness and celebration.
Join us virtually on any of the following dates and times:
Tuesday, November 24th, between 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Thursday, November 26th, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Friday, November 27th, between 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.
*when you register for your Ticket here, you will be prompted for your preferred day(s)
Dates, Speakers and Full Series Agenda:
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 24th, between 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.
• Women Entrepreneurship Panel:
o Aileen Agada, Founder & CEO, BeBlended.
o Iris Redinger, Founder & CEO, Materials Future Inc.
o Mylene Tu, Co-founder & CEO, Lumaki Labs Inc.
o Stephanie Mills, Founder & CEO, CodeGem.
o Athulya Nambiar, Founder & CEO, Olnaire.
o Moderator: Jodi Szimanski, Director, Strategic Communications, Faculty of Mathematics
Day 2 - Thursday, November 26th, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Movie Screening – "She Started It!", an award-winning documentary on women tech entrepreneurs by Nora Poggi and Insiyah Saeed.
It was named one of the “5 Must-Watch Movies for Entrepreneurs” by Inc Magazine. It follows the lives of five exceptional young women whose successful started up journeys have been acclaimed and even featured on Forbes 30 Under 30.
Day 3 - Friday, November 27th, between 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.
• Entrepreneurship for those who don’t feel like entrepreneurs – Folake Owodunni Co-Founder of Emergency Response Africa, Folake Owodunni, joins us in a conversation on navigating through stereotypes and imposter syndrome as a woman in entrepreneurship. Emergency Response Africa is on a mission to provide fast, safe and affordable emergency medical care across Africa, beginning in Nigeria.
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON
N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567
Staff and Faculty Directory
Contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.