MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series Closing Event (Virtual)

MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series Closing Event (Virtual)

Join members of the Canadian innovation and disability communities, to celebrate the MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series.

By MaRS Discovery District

Date and time

Tuesday, June 4 · 2:30 - 3:45pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 1 hour 15 minutes

This June 4th join members of the innovation and disability communities at CIBC Square for the Closing Event of the MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series. Come celebrate this four year journey of addressing employment barriers faced by persons with disabilities: hear about the impact and lessons learned from Challenge winners and ecosystem partners.

Agenda:

5:30-6:45: Event Kick off

  • Remarks from CIBC and MaRS
  • Keynote address
  • Panel Discussion on outcomes and impact of the Inclusive Design Challenge Series
  • Closing

MaRS and CIBC are committed to making this closing event as accessible as possible. We are offering American Sign Language interpretation and closed-captioning during the broadcast. Please let us know if you require any additional accommodation through the registration.

ABOUT THE MaRS AND CIBC INCLUSIVE DESIGN CHALLENGE

The MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge aims to address the most pressing employment barriers faced by persons with disabilities in Canada. Run through a series of four crowdsourced competitions over four years, each Challenge invites members of the disability and innovation communities to propose and develop solutions to these barriers.

The Inclusive Design Challenge Series has been made possible through the support and collaboration of MaRS and CIBC.

Organized by

MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD) is North America’s largest urban innovation hub. A registered non-profit, MaRS supports high-growth startups and scale-ups tackling key issues in the health, cleantech, fintech and other sectors. In addition, MaRS convenes all members of the tech ecosystem to drive breakthrough discoveries, grow the economy and make an impact by solving real problems for real people — in Canada and around the world.

Free