SESSION #1: Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective 101

Rose Mastnak, Director

Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

What is the Collective? What kind of programming is available? Who can access it? How can you be involved? Bring your questions. We've got all the answers in this comprehensive presentation and Q & A session.​

SESSION #2: Venture Lab Info Session & Panel

Rose Mastnak, Director

Venture Coaching Team

Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

The Conestoga Venture Lab is a business incubator for early stage startups. Meet the team, find out how it works, who is eligible to apply and the types of businesses we get in the Lab. You will also have the opportunity to hear from past and present entrepreneurs from the Venture Lab about their experience.

SESSION #3: Venture Lab Open Call for Ideas

Venture Lab Team

Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

Have an idea but you're not sure that it's good enough, big enough, focused enough, different enough? Stop torturing yourself! Come to this session and talk to the Venture Lab team about your idea before you go any further.

SESSION #4: Gig Lab Info Session and Panel

Rose Mastnak, Director

Gig Coaching Team

Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

The Conestoga Gig Lab is Canada's only business incubator for freelancers. What does that mean? What does that look like? Meet the team, find out how it works, who is eligible to apply and the types of freelance businesses we are seeing in the Lab. You will also have the opportunity to hear from past and present entrepreneurs from the Gig Lab about their experience. Oh, and we have a special announcement to make about the Gig Lab!

SESSION #5: Gig Lab Open Call for Freelancers

Gig Lab Team

Do you think that you have a skill that you could sell? Come to this session and talk to the Gig Lab team about your idea for a freelance business. This could be the start of something great!

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SESSION #6: Sales Lab Info Session and Panel

Rose Mastnak, Director

Michael Downing, Lead Sales Coach

Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

The Conestoga Sales Lab is a finishing school for high-tech B2B sales. Students, recent grads and alumni interested in high-tech sales as a career are upskilled and connected to entry level jobs in high-growth companies. Want to know more? Join us!

SESSION #7: Entrepreneurship Co-op Info Session

Rose Mastnak, Director Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

Co-op Advisor Team

Are any of the programs in the Collective available as co-op placements? Yes they are! We have created a Venture Co-op and Freelancer Co-op program for students eager to flex their entrepreneurship muscles during their work term. Find out more about how it works and whether this might be an option for you.

SESSION #8: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Entrepreneurship

Panel Discussion

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What does equality look like in entrepreneurship? What does diversity look like in entrepreneurship? What does inclusion look like in entrepreneurship? The innovation ecosystem is long overdue in asking these questions. Join us to discuss the current state of EDI in entrepreneurship and how we can do better.

SESSION #9: Wilf Rieck Pitch Day @ Conestoga 2020

Venture Lab Team

Venture Lab Entrepreneurs

Innovation Community

Celebrate entrepreneurship at Conestoga as we introduce the Top 10 startups from the Venture Lab and watch the Top 3 pitch for the top prize of $5000. Pitch Day is back!