{"id":4281,"date":"2023-06-29T15:41:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T19:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=4281"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:16:49","slug":"lunch-learn-with-bruce-linton","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/event\/lunch-learn-with-bruce-linton\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch &#038; Learn with Bruce Linton"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<h2 id=\"join-us-at-the-hub-for-a-lunch-learn-session-with-entrepreneur-and-carleton-alumni-bruce-linton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us at the Hub for a Lunch &amp; Learn session with entrepreneur and Carleton alumni, Bruce Linton!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1.png\" alt=\"Bruce Linton banner\" class=\"wp-image-4325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1.png 1584w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1-160x40.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1-240x60.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1-400x100.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/Banners-for-Website-1-1-360x90.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Innovation Hub looks forward to hosting Bruce Linton for a Lunch and Learn event on July 18, 2023. <span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">Bruce Linton is a founder and former CEO of multiple companies, most notably, Canopy Growth Corporation (formerly Tweed). <\/span>He is an investor with a passion for entrepreneurship and students will have an exciting opportunity to listen to Bruce share his valuable insights. Students are encouraged to bring their own lunch and ask questions in this informal and comfortable setting, located right on campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/lunch-learn-with-entrepreneur-and-carleton-alumi-bruce-linton-tickets-671534476697?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshwebdesktop\">Register on Eventbrite<\/a> today to secure your free spot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fun facts about Bruce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Founder and former CEO and Chairman of <strong>Canopy Growth Corporation<\/strong> &#8211; the first publicly traded cannabis company in North America, it grew into a company valued at around $18-billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently holds positions on the Board of <strong>Creso Pharma<\/strong> &#8211; a team offering innovative products to improve the life of animals and humans through hemp-based food, feed supplements, and topical products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-Chairman and former CEO of the <strong>Martello Technologies Group Inc.<\/strong> &#8211; the leader in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams monitoring and resolving problems to optimize performance, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chairman of the Advisory Board for <strong>Red Light Holland Corp.<\/strong> &#8211; provides recreational grade Truffles to the current legal adult use market in the Netherlands, and their portfolio company Happy Caps has mushroom home grow kits (Lion&#8217;s Mane, Shiitake, &amp; Oyster mushrooms) are in over 100 retail locations in Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is an advisor with <strong>Celadon Pharmaceuticals<\/strong> &#8211; UK-based pharmaceutical company focusing on growing indoor hydroponic, high-quality cannabis initially for the chronic pain market, improving quality of life for patients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He sits on the Board of Directors of the <strong>Canadian Olympic Foundation<\/strong> &amp; is an active member on the Campaign Executive Committee for the <strong>Ottawa Hospital Foundation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alumni, past CUSA president, &amp; past member of the Board of Governors for<strong> Carleton University<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"we-look-forward-to-seeing-you-at-the-hub-for-this-special-event\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We look forward to seeing you at the Hub for this special event!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[26],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-4281","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_type-events"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2023-07-18T12:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2023-07-18T13:30:00","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":"NI","cu_event_meeting_room":"2020","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":"","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/4281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/4281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4309,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/4281\/revisions\/4309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=4281"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=4281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}