BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250805T045531EDT-4018dCwCV7@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250805T085531Z DESCRIPTION:This year's keynote speaker is Samuel Bruneau\, CEO and Co Foun der at Taiga Motors followed by a TechIdea Pitch Competition. \n\nRegister Here!\n\n\nKeynote Speaker & Judge\n\n\n Shortly after graduating from McG ill’s Faculty of Engineering in 2015\, Samuel Bruneau co-founded Taiga Mot ors with two fellow ɬ﷬ Engineering students\, Gabriel Bernatchez and P aul Archard. Combining their passion for electric vehicles developed durin g their time as leaders of the ɬ﷬ Undergraduate Electric Vehicle Desig n teams and their love for the great outdoors\, Taiga was launched with th e mission to electrify powersports with cutting edge technology that deliv ers performance without compromise. Since then\, Taiga has built a team of more than 300 employees and has begun deliveries of the world’s first pro duction electric snowmobiles and electric personal watercraft. \n\n\nTechI dea Finalists\n\n\n AR-X\n\n Toufic Jrab (Bioengineering\, Undergraduate) an d Serena Elzein (Biology & Computer Science\, Undergraduate)\n\n Introducin g a new type of visualization technology to medical imaging that can trans form an X-Ray scan to a 3D model that can be superimposed on its body part source using augmented reality (AR) technology. The AR-X addresses an unm et need for more evolved technology that can help doctors visualize an inj ury in real-life on the person’s original injury in 3D\, derived from the X-Ray scan while being user-friendly and integrated into a doctor’s workfl ow to improve medical condition diagnoses and treatments\n\n \n Ensemble\n\n Simon Wang (Software Engineering\, Undergraduate)\, Edwin Zhou (Computer E ngineering\, Undergraduate)\, and Brandon Wong (Software Engineering\, Und ergraduate)\n\n Business founders often have great ideas\, but many lack th e technical expertise to execute them\, especially in the early stages of their ideas. While hiring a consultant is a viable solution\, the associat ed cost is often expensive\, another possibility is finding a CTO\, which will be difficult without traction\, and might require a high equity packa ge. Finally\, hiring interns\, although more affordable\, will require tec hnical management to bring value to the idea.\n At Ensemble\, we bridge the gap between founders and their tech ideas. We translate the business idea s that non-technical founders have into tangible requirements\, and connec t them to developer teams tailored to their needs through our platform. In stead of the founder going through an entire hiring process\, we are their 1-way stop from ideation to realization.\n\n \n EXPIDER\n\n Longyu Li (Mecha nical Engineering\, Undergraduate)\, Oliver Guy (Mechanical Engineering\, Undergraduate)\, Megan Millet (Mathematics\, Undergraduate)\, and William Grant (Mechanical Engineering\, Undergraduate)\n\n Expider will be a custom izable\, multi-terrain\, exploration and mapping robot which will use spid er-like locomotion to navigate obstacles and climb near-vertical surfaces. Cave and mine shaft exploration can be dangerous involving deadfalls\, na rrow passages\, and collapsing tunnels. Expider’s objective is to explore these dangerous environments without exposing a human operator to dangerou s conditions. By mimicking the motion of the spider\, Expider will provide an excellent stability and flexibility.\n\n \n Flashify\n\n Athavan Thambimu thu (Software Engineering\, Undergraduate) and Akash Sasitharan (Pharmacol ogy\, Undergraduate)\n\n Flashify aims to increase student productivity and studying habits by automatically generating flashcards for your course co ntent. This state-of-the-art machine learning application utilizes advance d AI algorithms to convert PDF notes into flashcards with unparalleled eff iciency and accuracy\, leading to better academic performance. The app boa sts three main features that set it apart from the competition: bullet poi nt conversion\, image generation\, and question-answer generation.\n\n \n Po werPledge\n\n Warren Amsellem (Materials Engineering\, Undergraduate) and S teven Squire (Materials Engineering\, Undergraduate)\n\n Coop EV supercharg ing network where each charger is a crowdfunded asset\n 1. Ability to inves t on a high return asset (superchargers) and vote on location with your mo ney\n 2. Ability to use well located and reliable superchargers\n\n \n SOYsus tainable\n\n Iris Sun (Bioengineering\, Undergraduate)\, Gillian Helliwell (Mechanical Engineering\, Undergraduate)\, Jessica Coulson (Bioengineering \, Undergraduate)\, and Lachlan Holbrook (Mechanical Engineering\, Undergr aduate)\n\n SOYsustainable aims to provide “soy-silk”\, a high quality and lightweight thermal fabric made from soy whey\, a waste by-product of soy and tofu production. Traditional soy proteins are cross-linked using forma ldehyde\, a carcinogenic\, whereas our process uses polycarboxylic acid\, a safe and reusable chemical. This solution aims to prevent waste from ove r-burdening sewer systems while allowing for a circular economy and provid ing an environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional fashion mate rials.\n\n\n\nWe are proud to announce that our event has been awarded Gol d Sustainable Event certification by the ɬ﷬ Sustainable Events program run by the ɬ﷬ Office of Sustainability. Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que notre événement a été certifié comme événement Or par le programmeÉvén ements durables ɬ﷬ du Bureau du développement durable de l’Université ɬ﷬. \n DTSTART:20230323T210000Z DTEND:20230324T000000Z SUMMARY:10th Annual John D. Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar URL:/engine/channels/event/10th-annual-john-d-thompson -entrepreneurial-development-seminar-346129 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR