The Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted a celebration of Social Enterprises on January 21, 2016 with two events highlighting opportunities for students in the social enterprise and startup space.
The day was a collaborative effort by the Institute, Ivey Entrepreneurship Club, Ivey Sustainability Club, Ivey Tech Club, and passionate Ivey alums.
The Social Enterprise Fair included speeches by passionate social entrepreneurs Amanda Armstrong, HBA’10 (Textbooks for Change), Colleen Lindemann & Tonia Richardson (Coupon for Hunger) and Sonja Fernandes (Ezzy Lynn). The Fair also included a panel discussion with Scott Stirrett (Venture for Canada), Ian Haase, MBA’ 10 (Propel) and Michelle Baldwin (Pillar Nonprofit) providing information on opportunities students can leverage to start social enterprises and nonprofits.
The Fair was organized by Eric Huang, HBA ’16, Jake Cooper, HBA ’16, Kevin Yu, MSc ’17 and Oana Branzei.
The Institute also hosted a Social Impact and Technology Innovation Networking Reception which brought together Ivey grads who shared their experiences from both industries and provided useful tips on how students could get involved. The panel facilitated by Nicole Haggerty included:
- Jill Rodak Innoweave, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
- Jen Eldridge - SiMPACT Strategy Group
- Chris Stefanyk – Wattpad
- Amanda Armstrong - Textbooks for Change
- Ben Harris & Shiv Daryani - Uber