Explore 2019
May 30th, 2019
On May 30th, we celebrated over ten years of applied research, entrepreneurship and innovation at George Brown College.
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HIGHLIGHTS
startGBC Entrepreneurial Awards
From right to left: Madhur Tyagi – startGBC 2019 Student Entrepreneur of the Year (Unincorporated); Mutiat Olaniyan – startGBC 2019 Student Entrepreneur of the Year (Incorporated); Darren Sampson & Will Tennyson of Odds – startGBC 2019 Tech Startup of the Year; Lesley Hampton – startGBC 2019 Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. Not Pictured: Kenny Bahia, startGBC Mentor/Advisor of the Year
Learn more about these winners at startgbc.com.
Research Mentor of the Year Awards
From right to left: Robert McCurdy, Senior Food Scientist, Food Innovation & Research Studio (FIRSt); Milan Shahani, Professor, Centre for Arts, Design and Information Technology | Fashion Techniques & Design; Robin Yap, Professor, Centre for Business | School of Management
Student Innovation Awards
From right to left: Hannah Gaum, Culinary Management – CHCA; Diego Cristancho, Product Development Exchange; Patrick Poon, Smart City Exchange/CCET. Not Pictured: Tu Anh Ho, Product Development Exchange; Bei Er Yu, School of Mechanical and Engineering Technologies
Agenda
12:00 | Showcase Open
1:30 | Welcome
Anne Sado, President, George Brown College
1:35PM | Research Update
Krista Holmes, Director, Research & Innovation
1:40PM | startGBC Update
Neal Lilliott, Manager, startGBC
2:00PM | #AskMeAnything
Featuring:
Krista Holmes, Director, Research & Innovation
Rick Huijbregts, Vice-President, Strategy & Innovation
Jillian Butler, Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, Research & Innovation
Neal Lilliott, Manager, startGBC
Jamie McIntyre, Professor, Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies
2:30PM | Awards
- Student Innovation Awards
- Research Mentor of the Year
- New Award Announcement
3:00PM | Closing Remarks
3:05PM | Showcase Continues
5:00 | Showcase Closes
Thank you for another great year!
The Research and Innovation team at George Brown College
