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University of Toronto Entrepreneurship Week
See you in 2024!

U of T’s annual celebration of all things entrepreneurship returned for its 7th year
From March 6-9, 2023, the University of Toronto’s entrepreneurial community hosted 15+ events showcasing, celebrating, and rewarding innovation and startup activity at U of T. All were welcome at this week of public events – students, mentors, alumni, business leaders, investors and anyone else who wanted to be inspired and learn why U of T is THE place to innovate.



Watch: Driving Innovation with Raquel Urtasun
This Desjardins Speaker Series presentation was recorded at True Blue Impact Day as part of U of T Entrepreneurship Week 2023. Raquel Urtasun discusses Waabi’s AI-first approach to self-driving technology and shares insights from her entrepreneurial journey.
2023 U of T
Entrepreneurship
Week
Delivering 15+ events over four days, each with a different theme, all focussed on innovation and entrepreneurship at
U of T.

Programming Highlights
The 7th annual U of T Entrepreneurship Week will culminate with True Blue Impact Day on March 9th, showcasing U of T’s most innovative startups. The lineup includes True Blue Expo, Desjardins Startup Prize Pitch Competition and Desjardins Speaker Series with Raquel Urtasun, all hosted in-person on March 9 at MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto. Register here.
Back by popular demand, join ICUBE on March 8 for Pitch with a Twist – celebrating International Women’s Day and tune in for Fireside at FemSTEM on March 7 for a conversation with an esteemed guest speaker from the health innovation space.
format & Location
Please check the schedule below to determine if a specific session is hosted in-person, virtual or hybrid. A number of events will be hosted at ONRamp on the U of T St. George campus – home to co-working and collaboration space for U of T startups.
Registration
Entrepreneurship Week is a community-driven event, with many events hosted by U of T accelerators across the tri-campus. In most cases, individual registration is required for each event.
event partners
This year’s programming is delivered by U of T Entrepreneurship, The Hub, The BRIDGE, Health Innovation Hub, Toronto Entrepreneurship Music Exchange, UTEST, The Hatchery, ICUBE and U of T Libraries.
Please note: there is no general registration for UTE Week as a whole, attendees are required to register separately for each event.
Schedule of events
Explore the schedule below and register for each event you wish to attend.
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TRUE BLUE
IMPACT DAY
March 9 at MaRs Discovery District
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
True Blue Expo
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Desjardins Startup Prize Pitch Competition
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Desjardins Speaker Series
Connect with our global innovation community
With over 600 venture-backed companies launched in the past decade, U of T is ranked as one of the leading universities for founders, top five university-managed incubators globally and #1 in Canada for research-based startups.
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