Events

AI Education Panel

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will discuss lessons learned from her two AI startup exits, captured in her book, Entrepreneur - Heretic or Hero of Innovation?.

• Location: OCI DiscoveryX 2025, AI Stage, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

AI Lessons Learned Book Event

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will speak at the Canada Women's Expo at BMO Centre. Attendees will receive a signed, personalized copy of her book.

• Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Keynote Speaker at Rideau Club's Technology & Innovation Evening

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will deliver the AI keynote speech on Technology & Innovation.

• Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Book Launch: Entrepreneur: Heretic or Hero of Innovation at INVEST OTTAWA Lunch

• Description: The launch event for Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima's book, where she discusses her journey and lessons learned in entrepreneurship.

• Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Book Launch at Excelerate2024

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will speak on the relevance of AI to SMEs at Excelerate2024, sponsored by BMO.

• Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Security Summit Canada 2024: How AI is Shaping Physical Security Systems

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will discuss how AI is transforming the landscape of physical security systems.

International Women's Foundation (IWF) BC: What is the Responsible Use of AI?

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will lead a discussion on the responsible use of AI.

• Location: Virtual from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

International Women's Foundation (IWF) Ottawa: What is the Responsible Use of AI?

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will lead a discussion on the responsible use of AI.

• Location: Virtual from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

IWF Ottawa Intensive to Bell Group Speech: "Entrepreneurship and How to Navigate M&As"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will discuss entrepreneurship and navigating mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

• Location: Virtual from Victoria, BC

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Keynote Speech: "Lessons Learned: IP from Tech Entrepreneurs in AI on Successful Exits"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will share insights on intellectual property and successful exits.

• Location: Halifax, NS

ASIS Ottawa Panel on Security Convergence

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will lead a panel discussion on security convergence.

• Location: Virtual Ottawa, Canada

Quorum Group M&A Panel: "Growth & Exit Strategies for Software & IT Companies: Women in Tech"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will participate as a panelist, discussing growth and exit strategies.

• Location: Virtual from Vancouver, BC

Data Visionaries Panel at Simon Fraser University: "5G Can Enable Smart Cities, But at What Cost?"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will be a panelist discussing 5G and its role in enabling smart cities.

• Location: Vancouver, BC

ASIS Panels on AI: "Is Intelligence a Human Function? Synthetic Intelligence at Scale"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will be a panelist for two parts of the session discussing AI.

• Location: GSX 2019, Chicago, IL

Global Affairs Panel: "Making Entrepreneurship Global"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will discuss how to make entrepreneurship a global success.

• Location: Ottawa, Canada

ISED Speech: "Startups and Entrepreneurship and the Impact of Innovative Solutions Canada Program"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will discuss the impact of Canada's Innovation Solutions program on startups.

• Location: Ottawa, Canada

Start-up Canada Day on the Hill – Policy Hackathons Moderator: "How Can the Trade Commissioner Service Better Support Entrepreneurs to Access Global Opportunities?"

• Description: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima will moderate the policy hackathon.

• Location: Ottawa, Canada