Entrepreneurs and innovators who seek to bring ideas and projects to bear should ensure practices and belief systems are imbued with values-based approaches necessary to the sustainability of our future, suggests a University of British Columbia event looking to weave “justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into the fabric of entrepreneurship.”
entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week wants to redefine how we think about success, leadership, growth and capital empowerment.
“Our collective survival urgently depends on redefining how we think about success, leadership, growth and capital empowerment,” organizers warn.
In last year’s second-annual edition, 600 people joined for a week of inspiring discussions, tactical insights, and meaningful connections. This year the event is in-person.
“How would the world be different if we could shift the global paradigm around entrepreneurship and innovation away from the power systems and hero myths that have clearly failed us as a planet, and as citizens, to build a better future?” organizers ask.
Track One is “Bringing Radical Ideas to Scale.” For many entrepreneurs and innovators, their personal journeys are what set them on a path of invention or disruption to improve the human condition. Sessions in this track will explore inspiring stories of change-makers and their tactical insights on scaling radical ideas to global impact.
Track Two is “Reframing The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.” Transforming how we lead as innovators and entrepreneurs to translate our ideas into action requires new thinking, embedded in systems that value humanity at their core. In this track attendees will hear from founders, funders, and academic leaders who will share the impact frameworks and best practices they have adopted, along with the pivotal moments that challenged or reaffirmed their mission-driven endeavours.
EIW takes place September 27 through 29. It is open to the UBC community as well as ventures, mentors, and BC’s innovation ecosystem at large.
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