The power of partnerships to drive innovation in BC

October 17, 2025

At the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, UBC President and university-industry partnership leaders explore how collaboration can fuel growth and opportunity 

UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon joined business, government and industry leaders at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) on Oct. 15 for a conversation on how purposeful partnerships between universities, industry, and government can drive innovation and economic growth across British Columbia.

“Partnerships that are powered by people with the expertise to turn ideas into solutions. Partnerships that create new companies, new jobs, and new opportunities,” he said. “Partnerships that strengthen communities here in BC and across Canada.”

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