Join us April 25, 2024
The University of Waterloo is proud to host the
WATERLOO INNOVATION SUMMIT
APRIL 25, 2024
at McKinsey & Company in Toronto
Conversations with next-gen talent:
Leading and innovating in uncertain times
Next-generation talent is a highly diverse, socially conscious community facing increasingly uncertain economic, technological, and societal challenges. Driven to improve the world and innovate new pathways to success, next-gen talent is influencing educators and employers alike to challenge conventions and evolve the ways we develop, nurture, and retain this highly skilled future workforce.
Featured Speakers
![Dominic Barton](/waterloo-innovation-summit/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploads/images/wis24-speaker-headshot-dominic.png?itok=CEFkyDY3)
Dominic Barton
Chancellor, University of Waterloo
Chairman, Leapfrog Investments and Rio Tinto
![Dr. Joël Blit](/waterloo-innovation-summit/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploads/images/wis24-speaker-headshot-joel.png?itok=VK5inShD)
Joël Blit (MASc ’99)
Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo
Chair, Council on Innovation Policy
![Helen Huang and Sefumni Osinaike](/waterloo-innovation-summit/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploads/images/wis24-speaker-headshot-helen-sefumni.png?itok=Ke3tItSX)
Helen Huang (BSc ’17) and Sefunmi Osinaike (BASc '17)
Founders, Co.Lab
![Waterloo Innovation Summit galaxy banner](/waterloo-innovation-summit/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploads/images/more-narrow-banner-use-fp2875-wis-2024-digital-feb15_mail-chimp-1600x553px-v2.png?itok=l31aCIUZ)
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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![2 disruptive technologies](https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-innovation-summit/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/uploads/icons/2-disruptive-technologies.png?itok=WaeFBS6A)
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