Immersion Week 2025

Immersion Week 2025

Join us for our 6th annual Immersion Week September 23 and 24 at UBC Robson Square
 

AI & Security – the applications, governance, and ecosystem we need to build to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. 

Join Innovation UBC September 23 and 24 at UBC Robson Square for Immersion Week, our annual conference featuring storytellers and movement builders from across our ecosystem. Discover the insights, expertise and strategies that have helped them transform innovation into impact.

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Who should attend

Immersion Week brings together the UBC community and broader innovation ecosystem to explore a range of globally relevant themes that entrepreneurs and researchers are poised to solve (or are solving).

We convene all levels of academia, startups, investors, government and ecosystem champions, sparking insights through keynotes, panels, networking and above all, great conversations and meaningful connections!

 

About the Event : AI & Security

Topics for this year’s theme, AI & Security, include how AI is transforming teaching and learning, regulation and strategic policy, AI & Health and Climate, Indigenous perspectives, IP sovereignty and economic resilience, deep dive roundtables on investing and funding AI solutions, and more!

Over two days, you will hear from a diverse lineup of speakers offering varying perspectives and expertise. Walk away with new strategies, practical tactics and valuable insights to transform your innovation and ideas to impact.

Information on our speaker line-up and agenda will be shared over the coming weeks.

 

Highlights from past Immersion Weeks

"I loved hearing about all the companies started by UBC alumni and the breadth of the businesses featured." - UBC Staff/Faculty Member on Immersion Week 2024

"The most valuable part of the event was the insights from other founders and developing my network of contacts and specialists." - Community Member on Immersion Week 2024

Hearing the insight from a diverse group of speakers and connecting with folks who want to improve the health of humans and our planet Earth.- Community Member on Immersion Week 2023

 

Join us September 23 and 24 for our 2025 Immersion Week at UBC Robson Square. Register today.

 
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