Canada’s Largest Entrepreneurship Event: UW Expo

Impact & EAUW present Canada’s largest entrepreneurship event: UW Expo. As a part of Communitech's Entrepreneurship week and the University of Waterloo Homecoming 2006, the Impact student organization is presenting a one-day exhibition that expects to attract thousands of students from the campus community.

Waterloo, Ontario (PRWEB) September 19, 2006 -- Students at the University of Waterloo are organizing Canada's largest entrepreneurship event: UW Expo. As a part of Communitech's Entrepreneurship week and the University of Waterloo Homecoming 2006, the Impact student organization is presenting a one-day exhibition that expects to attract thousands of students from the campus community.

The UW Expo will consist of a full day of speakers, workshops and panel discussions, as well as an exhibition featuring innovative student initiatives and a corporate recruiting fair. Throughout the day, five keynote speakers will address topics ranging from corporate success to social entrepreneurship.

James Dean, a Globe and Mail "Top 40 Under 40" award recipient and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of hydrogen fuel cell company DPoint Technologies Inc., will be speaking about alternative fuel sources. Dean is a former President of Greenlight Power Technologies, which became the world's largest fuel cell test station company.

Co-Founders and co-CEOs of Engineers Without Borders Canada - George Roter and Parker Mitchell - will also be keynote speakers at this years UW Expo. The pair have been recognized by Time Magazine as one of the country's top social leaders of the future.

Larry Smith is one of UW's top economics professors and a recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award at the University of Waterloo. Smith also provides "strategic market guidance for new ventures and new technologies" through his company, Essential Economics. In addition, Smith is the author of Beyond the Internet: How Expert Systems Will Truly Transform Business.

In addition to the keynote speakers, workshops and panel discussions will provide students an opportunity to learn valuable skills in a highly interactive setting, bringing students, faculty and industry guests together in a forum to discuss and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. A number of already existing entrepreneurial student initiatives - from technological breakthroughs to social outreach programs - will be showcased at the event.

By hosting the exposition, Impact hopes to display UW's innovative students and technology. The University of Waterloo has been consistently recognized as Canada’s most entrepreneurial campus, and this event will attract the best and brightest from UW.

The UW Expo will be held on Saturday, September 30th, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. It will be held in the Davis Centre on the University of Waterloo campus. All events are free of charge to UW students. For more details and registration, please visit http://uwexpo.impact.org.

Impact would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors BLG, MasterCard, and the University of Waterloo. For more information about how to get involved with Impact, please visit our website http://www.impact.org.

About Impact

Impact is a non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and leadership in Canada. Impact exemplifies leadership in entrepreneurship by connecting people, knowledge and ideas, recognizing success, and providing inspiration to leaders at every stage of their development.

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