Innovation depends on the four C’s, says U of T President Meric Gertler
What is about some places that become hotbeds of innovation? What’s their secret ingredient? Can it be replicated elsewhere?
The recipe for success relies on the “disruptive and unpredictable forces at the intersection of four C’s: cities, connections, collaboration and commitment,” University of Toronto President Meric Gertler told delegates attending the sixth annual Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
This is the first time Canada has hosted the weeklong event, which has attracted almost 50 participants from governments in the Americas, as well as India, Israel, Germany and Korea.
The ACE seeks to strengthen personal and professional relationships among the growing economies in the Western Hemisphere. After previous visits to the American Midwest and Argentina, this time around participants are visiting successful centres of innovation in Ontario hoping to spur greater commerce and trade, as well as collaboration.