Throughout his three-decade career here at the University of Waterloo,
Larry Smith has inspired legions of students to take up the mantle of
economics with his passionate and homespun tales of economic wizardry. A
renowned story-teller, teacher and youth leadership champion, Larry has
also coached and mentored countless numbers of students on start-up
business management and career development strategies.
Having
taught introductory microeconomics, macroeconomics and entrepreneurship
classes, he recently celebrated assigning his 29,000th grade earlier
this year.
Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award, Larry
has also coached several of his former students to help them position
and develop their businesses, the most famous of which is Research in
Motion (RIM), maker of the revolutionary BlackBerry wireless mobile
smartphone. Larry also sits on the advisory panels of start-ups to
provide his guidance on financing and negotiation with investors and
venture capitalists.
In
the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local,
self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like
experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to
spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local,
self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently
organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for
the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.*
(*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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