Social Innovation Boot Camp arms students with ideas to drive social change

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Summer 2013

Tania Carnegie, Executive Director, Community Leadership at KPMG, Joyce Sou of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, Norm Tasevski of Venture Deli, and Adam Spence of the MaRS Centre’s Social Venture Exchange Project

A full weekend of speaker presentations and discussions on social innovation attracted 45 Queen’s Commerce, MBA, Arts & Science, and Policy Studies students to the inaugural Social Innovation Boot Camp at Goodes Hall. The event, hosted by the QSB Centre for Responsible Leadership on March 16-17, featured nine inspirational speakers including those pictured.

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Innovation Summit: 2 days, 4 keynote speakers, and 39 industry panelists give 180 attendees the Edge