Youth
Impact Connect recognizes that today's youth are the leaders of tomorrow. Hence, Impact Connect's goal is to help youth realize their full potential by connecting them with industry leaders, providing them with the most state-of-art tools and knowledge, and extracting the incredible ideas within them that will come to shape our country. Impact Connect provides inspiration to lay the guiding foundation for the entrepreneurial minded youth of tomorrow.
Benefits which Impact Connect participants have gained in the past include:
Coop placement interviews
Immediate coop placements
Mentoring
Meetings with highly regarded entrepreneurs
Connections to individuals who have helped to increase business
Increased network
Trip to Agfa HQ in Belgium
Trip to Sun Microsystems HQ in California
Student Testimonials
“This event was a ton of fun. Everyone from Yahoo were extremely cool and really wanted us to succeed with our hacks. I was able to get my name out there and with a 2nd place finish, I'm now under the gaze of Yahoo which is cool. I will definitely participate again next year!”
Michael Campagnaro, Biology
University of Waterloo
“The 'anything goes' attitude of the competition forced me to think creatively and explore new ideas I wouldn't have otherwise. I was excited to meet the creator of PHP himself, Rasmus. But to see him express interest in my own submission was an even more humbling experience, even if it did not win. I am definitely open to participating in future "Hack U" events.
Jimmy He, Nanotechnology Engineering
University of Waterloo
