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Holiday Closure鉀凢ermeture pour les F锚tes

Research + Innovation will be closed for the holidays from noon on December 24 through January 2nd, inclusive.

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Recherche et l'innovation sera ferm茅 pour les vacances du 24聽d茅cembre 脿 midi jusqu鈥檃u 2聽janvier inclus.聽

Event

13th Annual John D. Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar

Thursday, January 29, 2026 17:00to20:00

This year's keynote speaker is Colin Gallacher (B.Eng.鈥13, M.Sc.'15, 海角社区), Co-Founder and President at Haply Robotics. The keynote will be followed by our聽TechIDEA Pitch Competition.


Keynote Speaker & Judge

Colin Gallacher Profile Picture聽is the President and Co-Founder of聽, a Montreal-based company that is building the next generation of touch-enabled interfaces for physical consoles, combining force-feedback technologies with submillimeter precision wireless tracking in large environments and VR/AR displays. Colin received his B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering in 2013 and his Master鈥檚 (thesis) in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering from 海角社区 in 2015. In 2017, Colin Gallacher, Steve Ding, and Felix Desourdy founded Haply Robotics to add touch to technology and change the way we interact with the digital world. Since 2017, Haply Robotics has collaborated with companies across industries, including Amazon, Unity, and Pfizer.

Program:

5:00-5:15pm Registration

5:15-5:30pm Welcome Presentations

5:30-6:00pm Keynote plus Q&A

6:00-7:00pm Pitch Competition

7:00-8:00pm Networking Cocktail

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