Winter 2026 Innovation Challenges

Join us for an engaging and dynamic live innovation event that brings together students, mentors, and industry professionals to explore the journey from idea to impact.

This interactive session features rapid-fire student presentations, expert-led panel discussions, and real-world insights into prototyping, problem definition, and innovation in practice. Whether you’re curious about entrepreneurship, design, or collaboration across disciplines, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired by emerging innovators and experienced leaders.

How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube. 

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca

Host: Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson

Student Pitches: 

Introduced by Johanne Pelletier, storytelling coach. What is a pitch? 

Mental Health in Digital Childhood

Presenters: Julien Prefontaine, Naailah Mahamoodally & Himanshu Rana

Linguistic Sovreignty: What a Word Can Build

Presenters: Anne-Marie Chave & Alexander Oman

AgriPulse: At the Intersection of Moo and Tech

Presenters: Tommy Cao & Parsa Fard

The Future of Immersive Reading

Presenters: Khashayar Zardoui & Dorsa Zare

Smarter Views from Simple Scans

Presenters: Saidul Islam & Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem

Discussion Panels

Defining the Problem Space

Tommy Cao, Parsa Fard, Vaishnavi Vinod Naikwade, ​​Alexander Oman, Himanshu Rana, Amne Samhat, Khashayar Zardoui

From Ideas to Insight

Anne-Marie Chave, Daniel Fernandez Martinez, Saidul Islam, Sunicha Mahamad, Naailah Mahamoodally, Amir Shiri

Learning from Innovation Experience

Alissia Bocarro, Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem, Julien Prefontaine, Louise Purdy, Dorsa Zare

Mentoring & Supporting Innovation

Remi Arora, Tarik Boukhalfi, Charlie Gedeon, Daniel Jasmin, Abe Kamel, Arthur Loubaresse, Mike MacGillivray, Johanne Pelletier

Hosting organization: ​Innovation Lab

Partner organizations: ​Kirkview Farms, STOP Cyberviolences, Readality, Sonaro, Heritage Lab

Mentors:​

​​Mike MacGillivray (Kirkview Farms), Cora MacGillivray (Kirkview Farms), Emmanuel Lo Monaco (Kirkview Farms), Daniel Jasmin (STOP Cyberviolences), Tarik Boukhalfi (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), Karina Gasbarrino (Sonaro), Etienne Lescarbeault (Sonaro), Yehor Sanko (Sonaro), Ali Mehdi (Heritage Lab), Arthur Loubaresse (Readality)