Jon French
Director, U of T Entrepreneurship
University of Toronto
Jon is responsible for championing entrepreneurship across 3 campuses and 12 accelerators. He manages funding programs and helped launch the Black Founders Network and IP Education Program. U of T is recognized as one of the Top 5 University Incubators in the world. Jon was Senior Director, Global Recruitment, Community and Alumni at NEXT Canada, helped launch NextAI, an artificial intelligence accelerator and received the Ontario Minister’s Award of Excellence in Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
Schedule
30 mins
Meridian Hall - Lower Lobby
Rocket Pitches: University of Toronto Showcase
Join us as we feature some of the most promising ventures from the University of Toronto in areas of health, climate, AR/VR, fashion e-commerce and AI. If you are an investor or a corporate decision maker, get to know these companies before your competitors do. University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (UTE) represents a tri-campus network of 12 accelerators supporting nearly 1,000 teams annually.
