Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Month
At UM we have designated the entire month of November as Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Month. Check out all the events below and join us!
EIT Month 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.
Webinar "Startup Law 101: Protect your New Venture", hosted by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Join this one-hour webinar over lunch!
Register for the Webinar "Startup Law 101: Protect your New Venture"
Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Level 2 - One Research Road
Free parking in SPI!
Falling Walls Watch Party
Join the UM community as we support our local Falling Walls Lab winner on the big stage in Berlin, Germany.
Contact Demetre Balaktsis for more information
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Asper School of Business
181 Freedman Crescent
CPHR Pitch Competition, hosted by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Witness a live pitch competition with over 200 students from ENTR-2020 and ENTR-2030.
No registration required.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
MPR
100 Innovation Drive
IDEA START Open House
UM's new hub for students, faculty, researchers, staff and alumni. Find out more at this launch event!
Register for the IDEA START open house
Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13, 2024
November 12 from 1-4PM
November 13 from 9-4PM
2nd Floor Multi-Purpose Room
UMSU University Centre
Better Together
Let’s get hands-on! Build your entrepreneurial thinking skills with other students, faculty and staff. Together we will develop solutions to campus challenges at UM and leave inspired to move ideas to impact.
Learn more and register for Better Together
Tuesday, November 12 to Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lab2Market Validate Foundations 3-day course
For more information, contact Demetre Balaktsis, Program Manager - Lab2Market Prairies Hub.
Learn more about L2M Validate Foundations Contact Demetre Balaktis
Monday, November 18, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In front of the Stu Clark Centre, Asper School of Business
181 Freedman Crescent
Front of Centre: Meet the Start Up Coach
Monday, November 18, Tuesday, November 19, and Thursday, November 21, 2024
In front of the Stu Clark Centre, Asper School of Business
181 Freedman Crescent
Front of Centre: Meet your Student Entrepreneurs
November 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring: Eleven59 and Wafae
November 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring Wafae and Jamie O'Neil
November 21 from 12 to 4 p.m. featuring Eleven59
Monday, November 18, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Smart Park Innovation Hub
100 Innovation Drive
AI Seminar
Hear from Dr. David Gerard, Department Head, Computer Science. Discover how generative AI is transforming everyday tasks and the implications for our future. Gain insights into the role of AI in advancing research and innovation while maintaining integrity and making a positive impact.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 11:30 am
Webinar "Kickstart your Journey: Insights from Successful Student Teams", hosted by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Join this one-hour webinar over lunch!
Register for the Webinar "Kickstart your Journey: Insights from Successful Student Teams"
Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bistro Café
UMSU University Centre
Indigenous Winter Market
Support our Indigenous student makers. Great for early holiday shopping!
More details about the Indigenous Student Market
Monday, November 25, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Marshall McLuhan Hall
UMSU University Centre
Entrepreneurship & Innovative Thinking Faculty Symposium
Learn how UM faculty are embedding entrepreneurial thought and action into teaching, research, collaboration and commercialization.
Contact Janine Carmichael for details
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In front of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship, Asper School of Business
181 Freedman Crescent
Front of Centre: Meet the L. Kerry Vickar Law Clinic
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
VW Social Club
3rd Floor
UMSU University Centre
IDEA START Venture and Innovation Community
Join the launch of a community of practice focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.
No registration required.
Contact us
The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
65 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada
204-474-7861