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The next event in the Creative Mornings lecture series will feature Giant Ant founders Jay Grandin and Leah Nelson at 8:30 a.m. on July 3. Giant Ant is a creative studio in Vancouver that dabbles in animation and documentary.

Grandin and Nelson will be imparting some of their wisdom in the field, having collaborated with clients around the world including Facebook, TOMS Shoes, and Target.

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Vancouver campus will be hosting a special talk on “Prospects for Economic Reform in Ukraine” on June 30 from 5 to 6 p.m.. This free public lecture will be hosted by Leszek Balcerowicz, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister for Poland, and currently a professor of economics and expert in financial crises at the Warsaw School of Economics. He is currently tasked with the position of Head Advisor for Ukraine’s economic reforms due to his prior experience with the Polish government’s own reforms.

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