Conference Agenda
7:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker
Susan Allen
Leader, Emerging Company Practice, Audit Partner, PwC
8:15 a.m.
Survey Results
Findings from 2007 CEO Survey of Emerging Canadian Software Companies
Speaker
Peter Matutat
Partner, Technology, Audit and Assurance, PwC
9:00 a.m.
Outside In — Where Sales and Strategy Meet
Gain insight on how to immediately begin growing revenue and deepening customer relationships.
Speaker
Adrian Davis
President and CEO, Whetstone Inc.
10:15 a.m.
Networking Intermission
10:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
- The Interactive Boardroom: Lessons learned from the trenches
This interactive forum allows CEOs to ask questions, share experiences and discuss strategic, operational and growth issues with their peers and experienced CEOs.
Speakers
Lucas Skoczkowski, CEO, Redknee
Mark Leonard, Constellation Software Inc.
Moderator
Ben Kaak, Partner, Technology Industry Leader, PwC
- Connected Sourcing: The New Strategy Agenda
Join leading experts for a discussion of where outsourcing and offshoring is headed in 2010.
Speaker
Lisa K. Abe, Partner, Fasken Martineau
Moderator
Rob Scott, Technology and IT Effectiveness Leader, PwC
- Developing and Managing Your Board
Gain insight on how an emerging software company should develop and manage a Board of Directors or Advisory Board. Hear how to attract and compensate Directors, measure the performance of your board and effectively use your board to drive your vision to reality.
Speakers
Mark Stirling, entrepreneur, Technology Industry
Antonio Gomes, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Eric Apps, President Angoss Software Corp.
Moderator
Mike Harris, Partner, Advisory, PwC
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch Keynote
How to succeed with new-era technologies in society and business
An informative yet entertaining presentation looking at the success of entrepreneurs over several decades and using new-era videos to illustrate the use of multi-dimensional multimedia technologies serving today's participative society. The implications for new business models are summarized and some of the security and privacy issues inherent to our brave new participative world are addressed.
Speaker
David Jacobson, Director, Emerging Technologies, Advisory Services, PwC
1:45 p.m.
Executing Your Exit Strategy in 2007
Our panel of CEOs have successfully grown emerging software companies in Canada and in the past year have been acquired. They will share their views and experiences of how to prepare your company for acquisition and best practices around the sales process. A corporate finance specialist will also discuss the state of the mergers and acquisitions market.
Speakers
Alan H. Bird, President and CEO, Curomax
Ted Hastings, President, Geosign
Nicolas Marcoux, Partner, Advisory, PwC
Moderator
Bryan Disher, Partner, Assurance, PwC
3:00 p.m.
Networking Intermission
3:30 p.m.
Keynote Address
In this session, Dr. Oren Harari, best-selling author and one of the most highly acclaimed business and management minds in the world, will address how an emerging company can differentiate itself from competitors and capitalize on new opportunities. He provides concrete "to dos" that can be taken back to the office and put into action to achieve growth, profitability and customer loyalty.
Speaker
Dr. Oren Harari, Author
4:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Establishing New Business Relationships
