Leadership Innovation Conference

Posted Apr 22, 2013 05:12:46 AM.

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University of Waterloo will be hosting the first Leadership Innovation Conference, designed to bring together bright minds in the technology and entrepreneur industry to help build a stronger economic future for Canada.The event will kick off with Cambridge MP Gary Goodyear giving opening remarks Monday morning, and will wrap up with a key-note speech from Ontario Premiere Kathleen Wynne.Tuesday will showcase a speech from Blackberry and Quantum Valley Investment Fund co-founder Mike Lazaridis

Waterloo region was chosen to host the event due the strong science and tech backgrounds at our colleges and universities, as well as our reputation of being Canada’s tech-hub, with offices from BlackBerry, Google, Christie Digital and Communitech making their home here.

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