Delegates from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University visited the university on Monday, January 14, 2019 to introduce their newly established Greater Bay Area International Institute for Innovation (GBA I3) and its plan to the UWaterloo senior management team. Discussions also continued on the development of joint entrepreneurship programs between our universities.
Delegates from Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
Miranda Lou, Executive Vice President
Alwin Wong, Director of Institute for Entrepreneurship
Alison LIoyd, Director of International Affairs Office; Director of International Research and Planning
Wynne Wong, Senior Manager of International Affairs Office
Participants from University of Waterloo:
Ian Rowlands, Associate Vice-President, International (Chair of the meetings)
Sandra Banks, Vice President, University Relations
Jason Coolman, Associate Vice-President, Development and Alumni Relations
Adrien Côté, Science Lead and Business Advisor, Velocity
Rachel Figueiredo, Engineering & Entrepreneurship Librarian
Marc Hurwitz, Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship & Business (Conrad)
Lyndon Jones, Professor; Director, Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science
Drew Knight, Director, Global Research and Strategic Alliances, Office of Research (OR)
Robert Lemieux, Dean, Faculty of Science and Professor of Chemistry
Nick Manning, Associate Vice-President, Communications
Norah McRae, Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education
Chris Peace, Associate Director, Operations, Waterloo International
Pearl Sullivan, Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Shirley Tang, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Science
Ben Thompson, Professor; Associate Director for Research, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science
Fue-Sang Lien, Professor, Acting Chair of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Ling Loerchner, Chief Commercialization Officer, Asia Managing Director Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo)
Suping Zhao, International Relations Manager and Special Advisor - China, Waterloo International (WI)
