KPMG Ignition Lab at McMaster

We don’t predict the future, we build it.

Ignition is the convergence of designers, builders, technologists and deep subject matter experts across both industry and function – and all of it infused with an entrepreneurial spirit that will shape the next chapters of your organization.

Next eventMCCD8150
29
Oct · 5:00pm–6:30pm
Paul Hartley
Qualitative and market research in industry
Paul Hartley

01 — What we do

Designers, builders and technologists in one room.

We take a platform approach, bringing the best of our global technology alliances to bear along with market-leading collaborations across our practice areas. Together, we build products and solutions that generate immediate, measurable results.

The space · MCCD8150

A room built for working sessions.

Our in-person talks and workshops run in the Ignition Lab at McMaster: long work tables, two presentation screens and room to move between groups.

Students networking at an event in the KPMG Ignition Lab at McMaster

02 — Speaker series · Fall 2026

Upcoming events

29 Oct
5:00pm–6:30pm
Paul Hartley

Paul Hartley

CEO, Human Futures — Qualitative and market research in industry

MCCD8150 Registration soon
12 Nov
11:00am–12:00pm
Dr. Lionel Robert

Dr. Lionel Robert

HRI Professor, University of Michigan — Mac Information Systems Seminar Series

Virtual Invite on request
26 Nov
5:00pm–6:30pm
Dr. Shane Saunderson

Dr. Shane Saunderson

Assistant Professor, Information Systems, McMaster University — Making Sense of Sensemaking: synthesis in Design Thinking

MCCD8150 Registration soon
03 Dec
11:00am–12:00pm
Dr. Richard Johnson

Dr. Richard Johnson

HCI Professor, Washington State University — Research seminar

Virtual Invite on request
10 Dec
5:00pm–7:00pm

KPMG PowerPoint Karaoke

Improvise a talk to slides you have never seen

MCCD8150 Registration soon

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03 — From the lab

Blog

Recaps, slides and takeaways from every session in the KPMG Ignition Lab speaker series.

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04 — How we can help

Find out how KPMG's expertise can help you and your company

Learn more about what you can gain from the Canadian KPMG Ignition experience and book a session by visiting one of our team webpages.