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DESCRIPTION:One challenge for researchers who take the entrepreneurial path
  is presenting their ideas to non-technical audiences - especially investo
 rs. How much detail to inlcude? what about data? and what is the ideal len
 gth of time? Known as making a pitch\, these short presentations are an es
 sential tool to develop. Our panelists are experienced at making pitches a
 nd can help determine how you can get ready to make your best pitch. To il
 luminate this topic\, we have the following guest speakers:\n\nGeorge Gico
 poulos is a native of Montreal with degrees in science and business from M
 cGill – He’s also fluent in English\, French and Greek. George spent over 
 30 years as an executive with pharma multinationals like Merck\, GSK and N
 ovartis where he led global\, matrixed\, cross functional teams. He also g
 ained expertise in strategic portfolio and business unit development and i
 mplementation\, general management as well as marketing and sales. 5 years
  ago George founded The Gicopoulos Group\, which channels all of that expe
 rtise to provide bespoke business transformations and strategically turn a
 round businesses that hit a revenue plateau or decline.\n\nJohanne Pelleti
 er is the Director\, Public Engagement (Communications) at Concorida Unive
 rsity. She is also a master storyteller\, and has coached scientists\, aca
 demics and startups through the incubator ecosystem. Her career has includ
 ed senior positions in governance operations and communications\, cultural
  and information management - including private consulting work in the pub
 lic and private sector in Canada and the United States. She is a graduate 
 of the Rotman School of Management Directors' Education program and a cert
 ified corporate director (ICD.D/IAS.S) with the Institute of Corporate Dir
 ectors. \n\nTo register\, please follow this link.\n
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SUMMARY:MIF Lunch & Learn 13: Project storytelling
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