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Monday, November 8 • 9:00am - 9:45am
Founders Week YQG Kickoff with Special Guest Minister Nina Tangri

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Join us as we kick off the first-ever Founder Week YQG and Global Entrepreneurship Week with special guest Minister Nina Tangri, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Mississauga-Streetsville and Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction . Learn about her efforts in spearheading initiatives for job creation and mentorship across Ontario and how entrepreneurs can access government support.
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Wen Teoh

Director, EPICentre, University of Windsor
Wen is the Director of EPICentre (the Entrepreneurship, Practice and Innovation Centre) at the University of Windsor. Wen joined EPICentre in 2014 as a founding member and the Venture Start Director. She has twenty years of experience in IT, project management and entrepreneurship... Read More →
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Yvonne Pilon

President / CEO, WEtech Alliance
Yvonne Pilon is the President and CEO of WEtech Alliance, 1 of 17 Regional Innovation Centres funded by the Province of Ontario. At the age of 24, she founded her first tech venture, AD2IT, and by the age of 29, she became the youngest female to lead a Regional Innovation Centre... Read More →
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Shriaa Sheth

Manager of Programs & Events, WEtech Alliance
Shriaa has worked for the past 5 years as a passionate event planner helping non-profit organizations, and corporations reach their fundraising and event planning goals. She has a MBA from University of Windsor, and a Bachelors in Communications from Rutgers University. After living... Read More →
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Nina Tangri

Associate Minister, Small Business and Red Tape Reduction
Nina Tangri is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Mississauga-Streetsville and Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction.Nina is an entrepreneur and small business owner with over 30 years’ experience in financial management. Before entering... Read More →

Monday November 8, 2021 9:00am - 9:45am EST
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