Hunter Centre Innovation Speaker Series | What Does It Take to Become a Start-up Province?

Alberta finds itself challenged by global paradigm shifts that disrupt traditional sources of prosperity, and how we respond will have a significant impact. Reinventing sources of economic value can be the difference between a prosperous future or being leapfrogged by competitive regions.

In this interactive session, Dr. Reuven Brenner, a leading authority on risk-taking behaviour, will explore how society can encourage a culture of experimentation and evolution. He will also discuss why becoming a start-up province can lead to prosperity and the importance of addressing this with urgency. Dr. Brenner will explore how human attitude and motivation towards risk are crucial to our future economic prosperity. He will be exploring how societies can optimize their formal institutions (e.g., fiscal policy) or informal institutions (e.g., attitude to risk, perception of sources of future value) to attract and retain the valuable and strategic resources of all skilled entrepreneurs.

Event Format:

15-minute presentation
50-minute discussion with the audience

Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021
Time: Noon to 1:15 p.m. (MT, UTC-6)
Location: Zoom Meeting, the attendance link will be sent in the confirmation e-mail

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About Professor Reuven Brenner

Dr. Reuven Brenner worked with the Bank of America, Knowledge Universe, Bell Canada and with investors and angel groups in Canada. In the United States, he was involved in the private equity markets as a partner in Match Strategic Partners. He has pursued entrepreneurial ventures, served on company boards, and was also an expert witness in cases covering financial matters and anti-trust. He held the Repap Chair at McGill’s Faculty of Management (1991-2019), and was a member of the Investment Committee, and served on the Board of McGill’s Pension Fund. He received the Killam Award and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. The University of Chicago, Cambridge University Press, Texere have published his books, and The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, American Affairs, Law and Liberty, Asia Times and The Financial Times have published his articles.