Program

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Wednesday, August 28 (afternoon)Welcome
Keynote Speaker - Greg Horowitt
Academy Workshops:
Sustainable Advantage – The Business Case for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Flourishing Business Model Canvas – Sustainable by Design
Biomimicry Design – Regenerative Design & Innovation for Entrepreneurs
Impact Investing – How to Pitch with a Purpose
Pitch Competition - Preliminary Round
Wednesday, August 28 (evening)Welcome Reception
Thursday, August 29 (morning)President Panel - Mohamed Lachemi, Ali Houshmand
Design for Sustainability Panel - Jacques Chirazi, Greg Horowitt, Alex Ralevski
Keynote Speaker - Abdul Karim Mohamed
University Incubator Panel - Laurentia Perrin, Abdullah Snobar, Jane Somerville, Mai Thai
Thursday, August 29 (afternoon)Keynote Speaker - Ali Houshmand
Impacting Investing Panel - Jean-François Bieler, Alain-Olivier Desbois, Marc Gautier, Sévrine Labelle, Abdul Karim Mohamed
Pitch Competition - Final Round
Thursday, August 29 (evening)Awards Reception in Old Montreal
Friday, August 30 (morning)Biomimicry Workshop - Jacques Chirazi and Alex Ralevski
Oral presentations of submitted talks
Race to Flourishing: Startups vs. Large Companies - Lotfi Belkhir, Ondine Hogeboom, B. Lorraine Smith, Antony Upward
Keynote Speaker - Anni Sinijarv
Closing remarks

All sessions will take place at Concordia University in the John Molson Building
1600 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, Montréal, QC H3H 1J5. 

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