Join us for an evening at the newly opened University of Waterloo Innovation Arena in Kitchener to tour the state-of-the art facilities, learn from student and community founders and enjoy refreshments while mingling with other alumni.
The Innovation Arena opened its doors at the end of 2024 in the heart of Kitchener’s innovation district and is a new collaborative space that empowers businesses, founders, and community partners in solving local, national, and global challenges. The agenda for the evening includes:
- 5:30 p.m. - Check-in, tours, networking
- 6:30 p.m. - Fireside chat and presentations by founders
Cost: $5 (includes pizza and soft drinks).

Explore Velocity at Waterloo’s Innovation Arena!
Located on the University of Waterloo Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener, the Innovation Arena is the future of health and innovation.
The University of Waterloo has officially opened the Innovation Arena, a new collaboration space in the heart of Kitchener’s innovation district which will empower businesses, founders and community partners to engage researchers and entrepreneurs in solving local, national and global health challenges.
The Innovation Arena is the new home of Velocity, the University’s flagship startup incubator that has supported more than 400 startups with a combined enterprise value of $35 billion. The Arena increases Velocity’s capacity to nurture Canada’s best founders and accelerate the growth seen over the last 16 years. It features enhanced business supports for founders, state-of-the-art product development labs, manufacturing equipment and collaboration spaces.
Join us and see how Velocity is transforming the way businesses are built by rallying resources, building community, and breaking down barriers for founders to bring to market solutions that address cross-disciplinary challenges.