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Munk School: Innovation on remote? The short and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems
As firms and communities adapt to current pandemic conditions, many entrepreneurs and creative/knowledge workers continue to work from home. While some predict this will spell a long term shift to working from home and a reorganization of businesses more generally, what are the implications for the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems in supporting innovation? This panel explores the short and long term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Speakers
Catherine Beaudry
Professor, Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal
Ben Spigel
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc at the University of Edinburgh Business School
Tara Vinodrai
Director, Master of Urban Innovation and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga
David Wolfe
Co-Director, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Professor, Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga