GLOBAL HR FORUM, DR. FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR

SEOUL, KOREA, NOVEMBER 5 2014

YOUTH START-UPS AND

JOB POLICIES

INNOVATION ACCELERATES

SOCIETY’S CAPACITY FOR

REVITALIZATION AND

GROWTH.

THE TORONTO STAR, APRIL 9, 2013

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN ADVANCED ECONOMIES

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) across OECD in Q2, 2014:

Projected GDP Annual Growth Rates across OECD in 2014:

GDP GROWTH RATES IN ADVANCED ECONOMIES

EXISTING FIRMS ARE NET JOB

DESTROYERS, LOSING 1 MILLION JOBS NET

COMBINED PER YEAR.

BY CONTRAST, IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, NEW

FIRMS ADD AN AVERAGE OF 3 MILLION JOBS.

EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

2010

48% OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO’S 2013

INCOMING STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES

STARTING A BUSINESS AFTER GRADUATION.

Entrepreneurship

One of the

world’s most

entrepreneurial

universities

Transformational

Research

Changing lives and

advancing industries

through high impact,

highly relevant research

Experiential Education

Transforming

education and

economies with

experiential learning

INNOVATION AT WATERLOO

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Students

Velocity, Co-op, Conrad Centre

Researchers

IP Policy, WatCo

Top 20 Innovative Ecosystems

StartupGenome

CO-OP GRADUATES EMPLOYABILITY

WHAT CAN GOVERNMENT DO

• Enable policy

• Enhance stable funding

WATERLOO’S DNA