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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 7:00 pm - Thursday, March 29, 2018 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Global Populism and Democratic Futures Summit

Join us at the Summit - registration required

University of Waterloo's Global Engagement Seminar Program is pleased to invite you to the Global Populism and Democratic Futures Summit on March 28 & March 29.

Friday, March 29, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jaron Lanier

A Renaissance Man for the 21st century, Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, artist, and author who writes on numerous topics, including high-technology business, the social impact of technology, the philosophy of consciousness and information, Internet politics, and the future of humanism.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 6:30 pm - Thursday, April 4, 2019 9:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Socio-Cultural and Political Implications of Artificial Intelligence Summit

This two day Summit will showcase the research of GES Program students. Interactive student exhibitions will be on display, inviting participation from the broader Waterloo community.

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Global Engagement 2021 Summit: Pandemic

The Global Engagement Seminar (GES) will be holding a virtual Summit that will consist of a panel discussion from our Jarislowsky Fellows as well as an exhibiton of student projects focused on the Pandemic. 

You can register as well as find the schedule of events here

Monday, April 4, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Global Engagement 2022 Desmarais Family Summit: Water in the World

We invite you to join the Global Engagement 2022 Desmarais Family Summit on Monday April 4, starting at 6:00 pm at the St. Paul's Ceremonial Firegrounds, then proceeding to Alumni Hall, St Paul's University College. This is a public event featuring projects by our Global Engagement Seminar students, and contributions from our six distinguished 2022 Jarislowsky fellows. 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2023 Desmarais Family Summit

The Summit is an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Energy at a Crossroads.”

Starting at 7:00 pm at United College’s Ceremonial Firegrounds, we’ll proceed to Alumni Hall shortly after to hear from keynote speaker Catherine Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of Destination Zero, and interact with the student projects.

This is a public event featuring projects by our Global Engagement Seminar students and contributions from our six distinguished 2023 Jarislowsky fellows.  

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2024 Desmarais Family Summit

The Summit is an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Me and my Robot.”

Starting at 7:00 pm at United College’s Alumni Hall, we'll hear from panel speakers Heather Woods, Kristen Thomasen, AJung Moon, Evan Ackerman and Ryan Gariepy and interact with the student projects.

This is a public event featuring projects by our Global Engagement Seminar students and contributions from our six distinguished 2024 Jarislowsky fellows.