Canadore’s Innovation Challenge produces solutions to real-world issues like housing, clean water – Construct Connect
October 28, 2024
NORTH BAY, ONT. — More than 150 students participated in Canadore College’s inaugural Innovation Challenge, a one-day event with a pitch competition in which 28 teams of students and community members devised innovative solutions to real-world challenges.
Student teams were given a few hours to develop and refine their ideas before presenting them to a panel of judges representing various sectors of the business and entrepreneurial community. The top teams then had the opportunity to pitch their ideas to the entire group of participants.
Keynote speakers included Jairek Robbins, performance coach and best-selling author; Shawn Kanungo, globally recognized strategist; and Emmanuel Pacheco, head of Central Greenfield Acquisitions at Google Cloud. Financier Michael Wekerle, Indigenous entrepreneur Dr. Shyra Barberstock, and entrepreneur Vijay Kanwar joined North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce president Donna Backer and director of Canadore’s First Peoples’ Centre Sarah Julian on the judges panel.
