PANEL: Global Entrepreneurs in Vancouver

NO MORE SPOTS LEFT.

We have already reached maximum reservations for this meetup.

NOTE: On the day of the event, please enter through the Granville and West Georgia entrance behind the Vancouver City Centre skytrain station.

Join us at the new Microsoft office in a panel discussion with 5 successful entrepreneurs that have innovated outside of their home countries.

They will talk about the challenges and benefits of getting out of the comfort zone and exploring the world while moving forward with their entrepreneurial endeavors.

This night will also be the opening event for the August Crunch, an immersive innovation training and networking experience for global entrepreneurs. More info here! (http://www.innovationcrunch.com/services/monthly-packages/august-crunch/)

Check out the 5 entrepreneurs confirmed for the event:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/2/b/a/600_452557562.jpeg

Fred Rego

A serial entrepreneur involved in 8 Startups since inception and co-founder of BOEING Canada - AeroInfo & ACECLA Technology. He started his career in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil working at Accenture Technology and 3 high-tech start-ups before moving to Vancouver with a job at a medical software development company.

Fred is also a guest speaker at UBC Entrepreneurship class, advisory & board member at a few organizations, panel member at Portugal Ventures, speaker at Rio-Info Conference, and start-ups coach and mentor.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/3/a/8/600_452557800.jpeg

Hussein Hallak

Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor, and Speaker on Inspiring Leadership, Unleashing Entrepreneurship, and Breakthrough Performance. General Manager of Launch Academy - Vancouver's leading tech startup hub, Executive Director of TiE Vancouver - the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization, and Tech Panelist on Roundhouse Radio.

Originally from the Middle East, Hussein has already built 10+ startups, mentored 100+ entrepreneurs, led 10,000+ hours of live workshops, presented tech TV to 40+ million viewers and was featured in Forbes, BBC, Entrepreneur, VancityBuzz, TextBook, Roundhouse Radio, and Notable.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/4/c/1/600_452949409.jpeg

Julia Vorontsova

The founder of Kakadu Media, a full service video production and marketing platform for North American Businesses. She has over seven years’ experience in the marketing industry. Currently teaching video marketing at Langara, she learned video SEO from top industry experts in California and was awarded the Local Video Marketer competition prize as the most improved local video marketer in 2015.

Julia has worked on projects in both China and Canada for small to medium-sized businesses. She has an MA from UBC in cognitive science and Asian studies and has researched conceptual metaphors, focusing on their use in successful national and international advertising. She is fluent in four languages, including Mandarin and Ukrainian, and is passionate about socially responsible advertising.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/5/0/1/600_452558145.jpeg

Oscar Malpica

Innovation and change management professional with multi-industry experience in business strategy, innovation management, R&D and technology consulting, and digital storytelling. Founder & CEO of one of the first innovation consulting firms in Vancouver, Envisioning Labs. Oscar has been involved in a myriad of roles throughout his career from leading innovation teams at Microsoft to establishing commercial links between Canada and China at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, to overseeing Marketing & Communication efforts for a multinational manufacturer headquartered in Oslo to working on projects for the United Nations Volunteers in Burkina Faso.

Oscar was born in Mexico, grew up in Toronto and lived in Asia for 10 years. He holds a Master's of Applied Science from the University of Toronto.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/d/a/600_453003802.jpeg

Estela Murguia

Estela is a Mexican-Canadian accountant professional with 18 years of international accounting experience in Mexico, Canada and USA and travel adviser in travel agencies in Malaysia and Canada. After years of working in the corporate world, Estela decided to embrace her dream of working office-independent and have a group of like-minded people joining her in this dream.

She is now the Founder and CEO of B-Digital Nomads, a company that offers programs for digital workers to live and travel around the world for up to a year while exploring and making a difference in local communities.