Event Info
Date: Thursday, October 12th, 2017
Location: Innovation Place – Candle Span Room,
main floor The Atrium Building,
15 Innovation Blvd #114, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2X8
Community Partners
Innovation Place helps grow Saskatchewan’s technology sector through the development and operation of technology parks at the province’s universities in Saskatoon and Regina. A diverse mix of technology and service tenants, high quality facilities and dynamic social atmosphere work together to create a supportive environment for startup and early stage technology companies. Innovation Place is currently home to more than 160 tenants employing approximately 4,000 people.
Our Program
Saskatoon Satellite Event
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-11:30 | Livestreaming Toronto Summit Content | Doors open, drop-in drop-out |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch + Livestream "Intro to Exponentials & Road to Abundance | Stream the big opening speech in Toronto event while people eat lunch |
| 12:30-1:00 | Local Speaker: Fusion Research | Michael Bradley, Plasma Physics Lab |
| 1:00-1:30 | Local Speaker: The Future of Medicine | Speaker TBA |
| 1:30-2:00 | Local Speaker: Canadian Light Source | TBA |
| 2:00-5:00 | Livestreaming Toronto Summit Content | Doors open, drop-in drop-out |
Speakers
Dr. Ivar Mendez
Dr. Ivar Mendez is the Fred H. Wigmore Professor and Unified Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region.
Featured Organizations
Global Institute for Food Security and Ag-West Bio work to help feed the world through transformative innovations in agriculture and food production.
Plasma Physics Laboratory
Plasma Physics Laboratory at U of S is a leading Canadian plasma physics research group, specializing in magnetic fusion and plasma processing.
U of S MADMUC Lab
U of S MADMUC Lab is the Multi-User Adaptive Distributed Mobile And Ubiquitous Computing Lab focusing on infrastructure, data, and other advances in technology.
DOT is a sister company of Seedmaster, that produces an autonomous power unit designed to work for farmers.
Join the Community
Join Canada’s exponential thinkers and doers. Stay up-to-date with the latest Summit news, Canadian innovations, and opportunities to get involved with the movement.
Latest News
Understand the current landscape of exponential technology. Explore the most recent and impactful stories in emerging technology, healthcare, environment, and commerce.
Grand Challenges
Based on the foundations set by SingularityU, at SingularityU Canada Summit we believe that the convergence of exponential technologies will set us on the path to solve our global grand challenges. There are twelve global grand challenges – at the SingularityU Canada Summit, we will be focusing on Health, Energy, Prosperity, and Citizenship.
“Creating abundance is not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it’s about creating a life of possibility.”
—Peter Diamandis
Co-founder, Singularity University
