MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series Closing Event (In-person)

MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series Closing Event (In-person)

Join members of the Canadian innovation and disability communities, to celebrate the MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series.

Date and time

Tuesday, June 4 · 5 - 7:30pm EDT

Location

81 Bay St.

81 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 Canada

About this event

This June 4th at 5PM ET, join members of the innovation and disability communities at CIBC Square for the Closing Event of the MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge series. Come celebrate this four year journey of addressing employment barriers faced by persons with disabilities: hear about the impact and lessons learned from Challenge winners and ecosystem partners.

Agenda:

5 pm: Registration and Networking

5:30-6:45: Event Kick off

  • Remarks from CIBC and MaRS
  • Keynote address
  • Panel Discussion on outcomes and impact of the Inclusive Design Challenge Series
  • Closing

6:45-7:30: Cocktail Reception

MaRS and CIBC are committed to making this closing event as accessible as possible. We are offering American Sign Language interpretation and closed-captioning during the broadcast. Please let us know if you require any additional accommodation through the registration.

ABOUT THE MaRS AND CIBC INCLUSIVE DESIGN CHALLENGE

The MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge aims to address the most pressing employment barriers faced by persons with disabilities in Canada. Run through a series of four crowdsourced competitions over four years, each Challenge invites members of the disability and innovation communities to propose and develop solutions to these barriers.

The Inclusive Design Challenge Series has been made possible through the support and collaboration of MaRS and CIBC.

Organized by

MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD) helps Canadian startups succeed so they can solve our toughest problems in such areas as climate, health and the economy. As North America’s largest urban innovation hub and a registered charity, MaRS provides direct support to more than 1,200 ventures, builds communities of innovators within its 1.5-million square feet of lab and office space, and spurs the adoption of new solutions — in Canada and around the world.

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