Engineering Entrepreneurship Series
Have you ever thought of starting your own company, but wondered where to begin? Do you have a great idea but don’t know how to get funding? We engineers often make great entrepreneurs and many do well in business — over 25 per cent of all Canadian CEOs are engineers. One thing missing from the engineering curriculum is a “culture of entrepreneurism” — that making a company happen is just what people do! The goal of this series is to have real entrepreneurs come in and tell the stories of their companies and share their experiences. Our goal is to bring in recent graduates as well as a variety of entrepreneurs for you to learn from. We believe if you hear these stories you may be inspired to start your own company. The one-hour talks begin at 5 p.m., and are usually held in room 1105 of the Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Road, U of T. The talks are followed by an informal dinner with the speaker. To learn more about each speaker and their topic, click on their name. For more information on the series and dinners, please email susan.grant@utoronto.ca.
2012-13 Speakers:
Dr. Shawn Qu, September 14, 2012, 5 p.m. in SF1105. Details
Geordie Konrad, October 16, 2012, 5 p.m. in BA1170. Details
David Oxtoby, October 22, 2012, 5 p.m. in SF1105. Details
Sanjay Malaviya, November 7, 2012, 5 p.m. in SF1105. Details
Michael Montgomery, November 27, 2012, 5 p.m. in BA1170. Details
Ray Sharma, January 17, 2013, 5 p.m. in SF1105. Details
Raif Barbaros, February 5, 2013, 5 p.m. in SF1105. Details
Allen Lau, February 27, 2013, 5 p.m. in SF1101. Details
Somen Mondal, March 7, 2013, 5 p.m. in SF1105. Details
Suneet Singh Tuli, March 19, 2013, 5 p.m., in SF1105. Details
