Do you have a business idea that could use a little cash to get started? Why not pitch it to win!

Open to all students

Register by submitting the form to amackay@lakeheadu.ca

Forms and more information can be found at www.nwoinnovation.ca/pitch-it-2019

*A "how to pitch your business" workshop will be delivered to all participants to prepare them

TEDxLakeheadU is a student initiative for those who are willing to inspire people and bring a change in the community. Our vision is to instigate the thought process and allow the person to fathom the depths of comprehension of the human mind. Our aim is to exhibit new and and redefined ways of doing tasks with hopes to 'Redesign' your brain and spark the idea of creativity. With this initiative, we take great pride in bringing a TED-like experience to Lakehead University.

During Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019, Paula Haapanen, Northern Operations Manager for the Conseil de la coopération de l'Ontario (Cooperation Council of Ontario) will present on social entrepreneurship, and its place in the global and local economy.

Join us to enjoy a collection
of five-minute success stories
based on projects, innovations,
collaborations, and research
ventures from both students and
Faculty at Lakehead.
If you are not too spooked,
the floor will be open after our
scheduled speakers for you to
share your triumphs or tribulations
with the room.

Join us to celebrate BDC’s Small Business Week. This year the theme is Showcasing the people behind the business.

For this event we will be showing Joy-A story of a family across four generations, centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of procurement.

Join PARO, Ingenuity, and City of Thunder Bay Supply Division to learn insights on how to build networks and grow your business through procurement. 

Lunch will be provided

Contact Alyson MacKay-amackay@lakeheadu.ca for more information  

November 13th, 4:30pm-6pm

Ingenuity Connection Theatre  FB 2023

Eventbrite: https://ingenuity-google-slides.eventbrite.ca

Use Google Slides to Create Professional Newsletters

Creating and distributing a regular newsletter is can sometimes feels like an impossible task.  In this session you will work hands-on to create a newsletter template that you will be able to share with multiple users to create a professional looking digital newsletter that you can distribute to parents, students and staff. 

Use Google Slides to Create and Publish Professional Graphics & Documents

If you are looking to create professional looking graphics for social media, or publish professional looking documents, don’t overlook the strength of Google Slides. With its layering functionality and ease to duplicate templates Slides should be your go to to create graphics, newsletters even books! Join this hands on session to create templates to use on your own.

Want to know more about using Google Sheets, Docs and Forms to better help you in your student, or work life?

Use these Google tools so you can create, edit, and collaborate wherever you are  

Join us at this session where our presenter will take us through the basics and give us the tools to start working away. 

Presenter Info:

Mike Filipetti is Principal at St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario.  He is a Google for Education Certified Innovator (#COL16) and has been an active presenter at GAFE Summits in Toronto, Montreal, California and Thunder Bay. His current projects include developing an Ojibwe ᐊᓂᔑᓋᐯᒧᐄᓐ Keyboard Layout for Google Input Tools to allow students to type in Ojibwe syllabics.

Google Calendar If you are currently still using a paper calendar stop!  Now is the time to set up multiple Google Calendars for your School, staff, and your personal life.  Always have access to your calendars on your phone, tablet and computer. Share various calendars with colleagues, parents, students and staff.

Google Keep is a must for all breathing humans.  From managing lists and ideas; to its full integration with Google Docs. It records and transposes audio and image text.  This session will help you go from beginner to intermediate and beyond as a Google user.

Presenter Info:

Mike Filipetti is Principal at St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario.  He is a Google for Education Certified Innovator (#COL16) and has been an active presenter at GAFE Summits in Toronto, Montreal, California and Thunder Bay. His current projects include developing an Ojibwe ᐊᓂᔑᓋᐯᒧᐄᓐ Keyboard Layout for Google Input Tools to allow students to type in Ojibwe syllabics.