The Mayor’s Youth Speaker Series is an ongoing series of keynote discussions with prominent Canadians from a variety of sectors aimed at inspiring youth in Mississauga and providing them with guidance as they prepare to enter the workforce. Our first function featured a keynote and Q&A session with award-winning journalist Amanda Lang of Bloomberg News.

Mayor Crombie proudly announced that our second speaker would be Professor Patrick Gunning, Canada Research Chair in Medical Chemistry Professor, Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences University of Toronto Mississauga.

Gunning came to UTM in 2007 following a post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University. In the ensuing 10 years, he has had an enormous impact on cancer research, as well as research on campus. The recipient of numerous awards, Patrick Gunning was recognised as one of this year’s ‘Canada’s Top 40 Under 40’ by Caldwell Partners.

Agenda:

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Networking

7:30 PM - 7:40 PM - Mayor Crombie, Introductory Remarks

7:40 PM - 8:00 PM - Professor Patrick Gunning, Keynote Address

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Mayor Crombie/Professor Gunning, Q&A

8:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Q&A

*Space is limited to attendees 14-29 years of age. First come, first served.

*Free Parking - Lot 9