On March 30, over 40 members of the Canadian Association of Business Incubators (CABI) came together in Waterloo for the first CABI Leadership Summit to talk about the future of incubation/acceleration and how we can continue to support the development and growth of successful businesses.
The Accelerator Centre hosted representatives from across Canada, including Vancouver, St. John’s, Winnipeg, and Whitehorse, for a series of panel discussions that looked at:
- How are accelerators & business incubators collaborating?
- Open data and cyber security
- The role of universities in incubation
- Creative funding models
- How to connect and leverage maker and hacker spaces
- Are Canadian accelerators and business incubators making a positive impact?
- Global trends and national best practices
Particular highlights were the keynote session with Pat Riley, CEO, Global Accelerator Network, and a research presentation from Waterloo’s DEEP Centre policy think tank.