Workshop

Monday, October 27, 2025 4:30 pm - Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Entrepreneurship and Impact Series: AMA featuring Ravi Sood

We welcome you to attend the Math Innovation Entrepreneurship and Impact Series featuring Ravi Sood, Chairman & Co-Founder of Abraxas Power. 

Join us for an exclusive 'Ask Me Anything' event featuring Ravi on October 27, 2025, in DC 1302 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Ravi Sood is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with global experience in project development, proprietary trading, asset management, and capital markets. He has founded and led ventures across mining, renewable energy, agriculture, and financial services, including Lawrence Asset Management, Buchanan Renewables, Feronia Inc., Golconda Gold, Jade Power Trust, and Abraxas Power. Ravi has overseen numerous equity and debt financings, acquisitions, and divestitures across four continents. He serves as a director of several public and private companies, where he has played an active role in governance, oversight, and strategy. Ravi holds a B.Math (Hons) from the University of Waterloo, where he was a Descartes Fellow and National Corporate Scholar.  

A social reception will follow immediately after, with refreshments. You must attend the talk to attend the reception.

Come with your questions and be prepared to be inspired by Ravi's story!

* Please note if you register for this event, you will be added to our mailing list for future events*

For more information, please visit the Math Innovation website. 

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 Indigenous Initiatives Office.

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CS Escape Workshop

Designed for Grade 8 students attending school in Canada and belonging to gender identities underrepresented in computer science, the CS Escape workshop consists of a series of four sessions introducing students to computer science concepts. Students can apply between November 18 and December 2, 2024 and selected applicants will have to pay a $25 fee to attend.

Learn more by visiting the CS Escape webpage.