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Student-Led event on New Technologies, Business Innovation and Society

Our initiative also puts out a call for proposals each term to support student led events on new technologies, business innovation and society. The winning student team is offered financial and faculty support to organize educational and networking events. We have successfully supported two student-led events in the past. Stay tuned for our upcoming call for proposals for a student-led event in the winter term of 2024.

Past Events

Fall 2023

Thrive AI
The initiative supported a successful student-led event in the Fall of 2023 with ThriveAI. Held on November 21st, this event offered a unique platform for students and professionals to dive deep into the transformative role of AI in various industries.

The event was organized by the winning team of Desautels students (Zachariya Sow, Gabriel Abbas, and Paul Prindiville-Porto). They were supported by Tasmia Abbas, Lina Amara, Eva Koall, Mennah Eldaly, and Lina Amara.

The evening featured:

  • Cutting-Edge Product Demos: Montreal-based startups showcased how their products are shaping the future of healthcare, education, cleantech, and more.
  • Insightful Panel Discussions: The event featured a series of panel discussions with industry leaders:
    Ysaël Desage from BrainBox AI
    Isaac Souweine from Pender Ventures
    Sam Balaz from KPMG Canada
  • Networking Opportunities: Student participants engaged with experts at the forefront of AI innovation, exchanging ideas and building connections within the ecosystem.

Winter 2023

Dare To Venture
Dare To Venture is an annual event put together by the McGill Entrepreneurship Society. Dare To Venture inspires students to learn more about entrepreneurship by welcoming diverse guests – from CEOs of large enterprises to student founders – to speak to hundreds of attendees yearly.

Our initiative supported DTV 2023 held between March 31 to April 2, 2023 at Maison Alcan.

The event featured an AI entrepreneurship panel with industry leaders.

Phil Cutler, founder and CEO of PAPER (ed-tech unicorn founded by McGill alum)
Félix Bélisle Dockrill, CEO and co-founder of Axya (procurement digitization and automation start-up)
Frédéric Jarjour and Eduard Anton, co-founders of LiveGuard (real-time AI media processing tool).
Stay tuned for further funding opportunities for student-led events in the winter of 2024.

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