9.00am ______Opening Remarks
9.15am_______Global Collaboration Break-Out Groups
Mobility & Soft Landings (Mod. Alan Barrell)
Mentorship (Mod.Jeremy O'Krafka)
Education & Skills (Mod. Sophia Leong)
Innovation & Strategies (Mod. Lidia Varbanova)
10.45am______Health Break
11.00am______Global Collaboration Break-Out Groups
Research & Evaluation (Mod. Rebecca Hwang)
Youth Entrepreneurship (Mod. Tessa Mintz)
Crowd Funding (Mod. Lanis Anthony)
Social Innovation (Mod. Vinod Ragesekaran)
12.30pm______Keynote Luncheon
Jamie Williams, Startup Britain
1.15pm_______The Future of the Startup Nations
Vision, Mission, Mandate
Governance
Operations
2013 Programming
2.15pm_______Closing Reflections Round Table
3.00pm_______Closing Words & Adjourn
9.30am ______ Registration & Breakfast
10.00am______Welcoming Remarks
Rivers Corbett, Summit Chair
Dr. Adam Chowaniec, Chair of Startup Canada
Christian Beauclair, Microsoft
John Midgley, Intuit
Peter McGovern, ADM. International Business
Development, Innovation, Asia and Chief Trade
Commissioner
10.15am______Round Table Introductions, Debriefs & Objectives
10.45am______Turbo Panel A: Building a National Campaign
Francis Moran, Startup Canada (Mod)
Emma Jones, Startup Britain - S
Samuel Guzman, Fundacion E, Mexico - S
Victoria Lennox, Startup Canada
Dovydas Varkulevicius, Enterprise Lithuania
11.30am______Turbo Panel B: Startup Communities
Davender Gupta, Startup Quebec (Mod)
Carolina Rossi, Startup Chile - S
Luis Rivera Gurrea-Nozleda, Startup Spain - S
Jonathan Ortmans, Kauffman Foundation
Dan Gunn, CEO, Viatec
12.15pm______Keynote Luncheon
Prof. Alan Barrell, EiR at Cambridge University
1.15pm ______Turbo Panel C: Building an Ecosystem
Prof. Alan Barrell, EiR at Cambridge University (Mod)
Sophia Leong, Director of the Telfer EMBA
Rebecca Hwang, Startup Malaysia
Paul Ledwell, EVP, Public Policy Forum
Dave Watters, President, Global Advantage
2.30pm_______Turbo Panel D: Supporting Entrepreneurs
Lanis Anthony, Startup Canada (Mod)
Ines Silva, co-founder Startup Pirates (Portugal) - S
Lorna Bladen, Startup Britain
Sorin Cohn, board member Startup Canada
Senia Rapisarda, BDC
3.45pm_______Reflections & Closing Words
4.00pm_______Adjourn
5.00pm_______Global Delegates Dinner (Private)
7.00pm_______Startup Nations Panel & Reception (Shopify)
Rivers Corbettl, MC
Adam Chowaniec, Startup Canada Chairman
Harley Finklestein, Shopify, Host Welcome
Jeff Kates, CEO, Intuit
Keynote - Jonathan Ortmans, Kauffman Foundation
Andrea Mandel Campbell, Startup Canada (Chair)
Rebecca Hwang, Startup Malaysia
Senia Rapisarda, Business Development Canada
Alan Barrell, Cambridge University
Colleen McMorrow, Ernst & Young
The Startup Nations Summit is being hosted by Microsoft Canada (100 Queen St. Suite 500, Ottawa) and start-up, Shopify, located in the heart of Ottawa's Byward Market (126 York St. Ottawa, ON)
Startup Canada has partnered with ACCT Canada to provide those who register for Startup Nations with a discounted registration for ACCT Canada's annual conference - Innovation 2012 taking place December 2-4 in Ottawa. Click here to register.
Daytime Observer passes are available for those engaged in entrepreneurship policy, support, promotion, education and research. The event features expert panels, presentations and dialog around issues critical to better supporting entrepreneurs, building startup communities and ecosystems, and cultivating a dynamic entrepreneurial culture. Click here to register.
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Join entrepreneurs, policy makers and members of Ottawa's innovation diplomatic community in celebrating global entrepreneurship during a special evening reception from 7.00 - 9.00pm at Shopify. The event features a keynote by Jonathan Ortmans (Kauffman Foundation), followed by a panel including Prof Alan Barrell (Cambridge University), Senia Rapisarda and Andrea Mandel Campbell. This event is free. Click here to register.
Two delegates from each country are invited to attend, participate as panelists and engage throughout the entire programme free of charge. Delegates are responsible for their own transport and accommodations to attend the Summit.