This document outlines the agenda for "The LDC of the Future" event. The agenda includes 5 sessions from 8:45am to 4:45pm covering topics like the challenges of technology developments, evidence around the topic, financial and regulatory implications, perspectives from stakeholders, and discussing next steps. There will be breaks between sessions and a keynote lunch speaker. The event is hosted by CUE and aims to discuss the future of the local distribution company through different perspectives.
3. Agenda
8:45 Welcome
9:00 Session 1: The Challenge – Technology Developments
9:45 Session 2: The Evidence
10:45 Break
11:00 Session 3: Financial and Regulatory Implications
12:15 Lunch and Keynote: Tyler Hamilton
1:30 Session 4: The “Owners”
2:45 Break
3:00 Session 5: The Path Forward
4:15 Wrap-up: What have we heard? What does it mean? Where does it take us?
4:45 Reception
Welcome and thanks for coming – the conference is a sell out and we are pleased to see the assembly of such a high powered group.
We are very interested in learning what you are thinking the LDC of the Future will look like and why and so we have invited you to share you insights by completing a 10 minute survey. This research study is being conducted by Nabila Alibhai
(A-lib-Hi) in support of her Master’s degree. Please give this your attention and we
will all be rewarded by what we learn.
We plan to share a Proceedings Document from todays work.
Health and Safety - emergency exits and washrooms
We want to hear from you -- Questions and Comments – please use the microphone stationed at the back in the centre.
Time – we have a full agenda – we plan to stay on time
Note the GAP between research… invention… business development…. and INNOVATION
Innovation and entrepreneurship education through experiential learning with the support of mentors … Shledon Levey
Zone learning @ Ryerson is entrepreneurship education through experiential learning (learn by doing). --- this is not co-op, not class room learning, it is not an apprenticeship (although that is closer).
According to a Kauffman (2013) report: Entrepreneurship education is the teaching of skills and the cultivation of talent that students need to start a business, identify opportunities, manage risk and to innovate during the course of their careers
Entrepreneurship education is not new (Harvard University was offering a course in “new enterprises” in 1947)
What is new is teaching it by experiential (doing) as opposed to objective learning with mentors from industry with experience.
Ryerson Goal: to see 10% of our graduates, graduate with their degree and a business
Entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing subjects in today’s undergraduate curricula
In the US, over 400,000 students a year take courses in the subject
1/3 of the 1250 business incubators in the US are based at universities.
Ryerson DMZ entrepreneurs created 752 jobs through newly formed start ups