2020 Youth Innovation Showcase Finals

ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

Welcome to the 2020 (VIRTUAL) Youth Innovation Showcase Competition! From callout to closing, the competition has been fierce. Youth from across the province and Yukon have been hard at work these last few months polishing their innovative ideas and prototypes. Our panel of industry experts spent countless hours reviewing each and every submission, and we’re excited to finally announce the finalists who will continue on in the competition at this year's event!

Join us online on June 10th as the finalists in each age category pitch live to a panel of industry judges and an audience support of family, friends, industry and investors from across the province and beyond.

Each finalist will have 2 minutes to pitch their idea, followed by 3 minutes of Q & A by the judges to learn more about their innovation idea. At the completion of each category, the judges will tally their scores, and award the winning innovation $5,000.

Mark your calendars and register to attend this virtual competition. The future of innovation in British Columbia and the Yukon, never looked brighter! Show your support today!

Share us forward @youthinnovationshowcase #YIS2020

Education & learning
Nonprofits & causes
Science & tech

AGENDA

2:00pm - Finals for the 12 to 15 Age Category
3:00pm - Finals for the 16 to 19 Age Category
3:45pm - Finals for the 20 to 24 Age Category

ADDITIONAL INFO

Categories:
- Education & learning
- Nonprofits & causes
- Science & tech
When: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 · 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Price: Free
Language: English
Who can attend? Everyone
Dial-in available? (listen only): Not available.

FEATURED PRESENTERS

Paris Gaudet

YIS 2020 Judge

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Nico Werschler

2020 YIS Finalist

Men’s sexual health is seldom seen at the forefront of healthcare, and especially innovation. It was this awareness that inspired Nico Werschler to enter the BC Youth Innovation Showcase.

Peyronie's disease affects nearly 13% of the male...

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Meredith Powell

2020 YIS Judge

An award-winning entrepreneur and venture capital investor, Meredith serves as Venture Partner at Voyager Capital (Seattle fund, $500m aum), board member, and trusted strategic advisor to innovators around the world. Meredith also is a...

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Wendy Hurlburt

2020 YIS Judge

Wendy Hurlburt, a Global executive with more than 25 years of experience in the LifeSciences and Technology sectors, is currently President and CEO of LifeSciences BC. Wendy has previously held leadership positions in Johnson & Johnson, the Heart...

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Hussein Hallak

2020 YIS Judge

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Keith Ippel

2020 YIS Judge

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Michael Unger

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Jessica Yang

2020 YIS Judge

Jessica Yang started her digital healthcare company with her partners after worked in Telecom industry for 20 years. Jessica graduated from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland with a M. Sc in Computer Science. Jessica brings more than 20...

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Rick Sellers

YIS 2020 Judge

Rick currently works at Rogers Communications as President for British Columbia. He is responsible for delivering on Rogers key objectives in their business, consumer, media and network divisions.

He is also focused on driving community...

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Aislinn Dressler

2020 YIS Finalist

It currently costs about $300/year per refrigerator In B.C. But that cost can be considerably higher, as many of them are not properly configured in homes. Aislinn Dressler’s YIS innovation, “Cool by Nature”, is a more efficient freezer and fridge...

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Emily Averill

2020 YIS Finalist

It’s normal for children in the middle school age range to start to lose interest in education, something 24-year-old Kelowna resident Emily Averill says she relates to. It can also be difficult to find programs in BC that combine Science and...

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Ray Liu

2020 YIS Finalist

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Ray Liu’s mother was an essential worker. She wanted a UV sanitizer for high-risk personal items, like her Compass card, smartphone and facemask. When he checked Amazon, he found that most of them were sold out...

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Norbert Banyi

2020 YIS Finalist

After watching bronchoscopy procedures, 19-year-old UBC student Norbert Banyi saw that nurses would perform a jaw-thrust maneuver throughout the procedure. He realized there was a greater need for mechanical jaw-thrust devices which could optimize...

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Kai Leong

2020 YIS Finalist

Currently, there is a lack of affordable, accessible and quantitative diagnostic tools for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. After his grandmother was misdiagnosed with depression prior to being diagnosed with Alzheimer's,...

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Mimi Nguyen

2020 YIS Finalist

What if you could garden in the comfort of your own home without compromising time, effort and water? 16-year-old Mimi Nguyen’s YIS innovation could change the way we garden indoors.

Mimi constructed an indoor vertical farming structure...

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Braxton Chan

2020 YIS Finalist

Each year, 10,000 Canadians are affected by osteochondral defects, an area of damage involving bone and cartilage. Currently, there is no adequate treatment for this disorder, but for his YIS submission, 16-year-old Cranbrook, BC resident Braxton...

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Shreya Sivakumar

2020 YIS Finalist

It’s no secret that 3D printing is exploding in popularity. It’s an innovation open to endless possibilities, and more recently it’s been changing the way we explore the building of medical devices.

Currently, hip braces for conditions like...

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Lyra Fletcher

2020 YIS Finalist

Thousands of people die of an opioid overdose in Canada each year, in particular because they are alone. Currently, the only available medication must be administered by someone else, which is not always an option.

15-year-old Alert-Bay, BC...

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Patrick J. Cioata

2020 YIS Finalist

Did you know that nearly 48 million square meters of plastic waste is produced each year due to mechanical pencils? For their YIS submission, Jahan Gill and Patrick Cioata designed a clever solution: a fully biodegradable, 3D-printed...

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Jahan Gill

2020 YIS Finalist

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Robin Yadav

2020 YIS Finalist

16-year-old Surrey, BC resident Robin Yadav has a passion for computer science and is putting it to good use. Yadav recently discovered that firefighters use human-operated drones for monitoring and mapping wildfires. However, these drones put the...

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Ethan Chan

2020 YIS Finalist

Chan is a Grade 10 student from Victoria, British Columbia. His Youth Innovation Showcase submission, Spinal Solution, is an electronic device that can detect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

In the event of severe physical trauma, the detection of...

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Keanu Chan

2020 YIS Finalist

Over 2 million deaths occur each year due to wounds resulting in hemorrhaging or blood loss. For his invention, 13-year-old Keanu Chan developed a novel device called HEALIT, or Hemostasis by Expanding Automatic Lifesaving Innovative...

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HOSTED BY

Science Fair Foundation BC
The Science Fair Foundation of BC is the largest volunteer science outreach network in the province supporting science and technology education by inspiring curiosity through the Science Fair program. With over 1,500 science and technology educators and professionals volunteering as mentors, judges and science fair hosts; SFFBC’s Science Fair Program is recognized as one of the most successful in Canada.

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