MEIE Open Lecture - Introduction to Intellectual Property

Date
November 10, 2026
Time
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET

Experience the MEng in Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Open Lecture on Intellectual Property

​Thinking about turning your engineering skills into a venture of your own? Sit in on a real class from the Master of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Toronto Metropolitan University and see what learning here is like.

​What you’ll experience

​- A live lecture on startup IP strategy. This session is part of EI8004: Finding & Validating Business Opportunities for New Ventures, taught by Dr. Tarek Sadek, Executive Director of the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Learn the basics of IP for venture creation.

​- Guest Lecturer - Charles Boulakia, Intellectual Property Lawyer; Principal, Smart & Biggar

​- A look at the program itself. Meet current students and founders in the TMU entrepreneurship ecosystem. See how the program connects engineers with the skills and network to launch and grow ventures.