Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Faculty Symposium

Please join us for the 3^rd annual Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Faculty Symposium.

Date: Thursday, November 26^th
Location: Marshall McLuhan Hall, 2^nd Floor, UMSU University Centre, 65 Chancellors Circle

You’ll hear from faculty members who are moving ideas to impact! Confirmed speakers for 2026 include:

• Dr. Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor
• Dr. Bruno Dyck, Professor, Norman Frohlich Professorship in Business Sustainability, and Director, Chiu Centre for Business Serving Community, Asper School of Business
• Dr. Christian Kuss, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Science, and Dan Gagnon, MBA student
• Dr. Oliver Botar, Associate Director, Graduate Programs and Research, and Professor, School of Art, and Dominique Rey, Professor, School of Art

All are welcome!

Register today!

Speakers from the 2^nd annual Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Faculty Symposium included:

• Professor Kathy Yerex – School of Dental Hygiene
• Dr. Wenxi Pu – Asper School of Business
• Dr. Geoff Tranmer – College of Pharmacy
• Dr. Stéphane McLachlan – Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources

Learn more about UM’s impact with our 2025 Report on Activities for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking

Speakers from our inaugural Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Faculty Symposium included:

• Dr. Nathan Greidanus, Asper School of Business
• Professor Tijen Roshko, Faculty of Architecture
• Dr. Snehil Dua, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
• Dr. Claudio Rigatto, Max Rady College of Medicine

Learn more about UM’s impact with our 2024 Report on Activities for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking