# VENTURE NORTHERN COLLEGE STUDENT INNOVATION CHALLENGE 1 College / Welcome Remarks & Land Acknowledgement : Deputy Mayor, Councillor Kristin Murray Northern COLLEGE · Raycraft, Dean of Business and Community Services, | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 186 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/VentureNorthernCollege_Agenda.pdf) Referenced from: [Venture Northern College: Student Innovation Challenge](/pages/innovation/venture-challenge/) ## Document text · Raycraft, Dean of Business and Community Services, 16 pm 9pm ## VENTURE NORTHERN COLLEGE STUDENT INNOVATION CHALLENGE 1 College / Welcome Remarks & Land Acknowledgement : Deputy Mayor, Councillor Kristin Murray Northern COLLEGE 2 pm 5 pm ## AGENDA se Centre 3:00 pm Timmins Let's ignite innovation . Let's inspire change. Let's support the future! [northerncollege.ca/venture-challenge/](http://www.northerncollege.ca/venture-challenge/) Venture Northern College Student Innovation Challenge Thursday March 26, 2026 - 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Northern College - Timmins Campus - Gymnasium 4715 Highway 101 East, South Porcupine, ON Parking is free Registration Opens / Enter Ballot to Win Door Prizes Northern College Gift Basket (including a $100 Pre-Paid Visa) Cedar Meadows - Gift Basket (Value $350) Full Beard - Gift Basket (Value $50) Sandi Emdin Coaching - 4 Hour Coaching Session (Value $1,000) LES ANGES DU NORD DE L'ONTARIO Northern College - Moose Mascot, NORTH will be at the door to greet you! ## Get your photo taken at the Northern College Photo Booth Visit the Booths: Northern College Alumni, Northern College Innovation Hub, The Business Centre, Link North, Northern Ontario Angels, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited ## 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Welcome Remarks ## Kinz & Klomp, Emcee to introduce the following: 4:00-4:03 pm Christine Raycraft, Dean of Business and Community Services, Northern College / Welcome Remarks & Land Acknowledgement 4:03 -4:06 pm Timmins Deputy Mayor, Councillor Kristin Murray 4:06-4:09 pm Matthieu Quirion, Executive Assistant, MPP George Pirie 4:09-4:12 pm Ian Lane, Executive Director, Northern Ontario Angels 4:12-4:15 pm Alain Paquette, Business Development Consultant, The Business Enterprise Centre e 3rd Place Winner - $1,000 Sponsored by City of ## VENTURE NORTHERN COLLEGE STUDENT INNOVATION CHALLENGE ing Shores - presented by James Franks e 1st Place Winner $3,000 Sponsored by Agnico Eagle ited - presented by Cameron Grant Northern COLLEGE 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm 1g Reception and Cash Bar Janna Burke , Business Advisor, Link North to introduce Cameron Grant Industry Partner: Cameron Grant, Manager of Communications, Ontario Region, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited Coffee Break Kinz & Klomp to Introduce the Panel of Judges Cameron Grant , Manager of Communications, Ontario Region, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited Jamie Johnston, Dean, Mining, Trades, Technology and Apprenticeship, Northern College Ian Lane, Executive Director, Northern Ontario Angels Student Innovation Challenge Introduced & Moderated by Kinz & Klomp - 8-10 minutes to pitch with 5 minutes of Q&A from the Judges. The three final contestants are: Vanessa Anthony Isabelle MacLeod Swapnil Andhale Cash Prizes Awarded / Photos of Winners Cash Prize 3 rd Place Winner - $1,000 Sponsored by City of Temiskaming Shores - presented by James Franks Cash Prize 2 nd Place Winner - $2,000 Sponsored by LinkNorth & The Business Centre - presented by Janna Burke & Alain Paquette Cash Prize 1 st Place Winner $3,000 Sponsored by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited - presented by Cameron Grant Closing Remarks/Door Prizes - Dean Lessard, Senior VicePresident, Academic, Northern College Networking Reception Appetizers and Cash Bar 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Timmins 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm Thank you to Northern College Alumni, Near North Video Productions, Mikey's General Sales & Repairs, Blue Heron Environmental, E-Campus Ontario, JPL Group Inc., NPLH Drilling and Kinz & Klomp for supporting this event. --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/VentureNorthernCollege_Agenda.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/VentureNorthernCollege_Agenda.pdf)