
2017 HIGHLIGHTS
On October 19, more than 1,500 Canadian entrepreneurs, innovators, anchor companies, Members of Parliament and public servants convened to voice their recommendations and support to raise the bar for Canada as a globally competitive innovation nation by participating in policy hack-a-thons, hearings, panels and more.
With support from over 30 mentors, 37 exhibitors, five emcees and more than 50 speakers, attendees were inspired by cutting-edge keynotes from leading entrepreneurs, tech innovators, and policy leaders, participated in policy hack-a-thons and policy hearings, received invaluable advice from mentors, pitched to investors, and connected with potential new customers and support to grow.
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WATCH THE CANADA STAGE
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The Canada Stage, presented by BDC and Intuit Canada, is the main attraction of Startup Canada Day on the Hill. In 2017, it featured forward-thinking keynotes, panels, and discussions with cutting-edge Canadian entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and government decision makers. Thanks to our partners as CPAC, you can watch the keynotes, panels and fireside discussion below.
CREATING A CANADA FOR EVERY ENTREPRENEUR
Moderator
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Catherine Cano, President of CPAC
Panelists
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Nyla Ahmad, Senior VP Of Enterprise Marketing, Rogers Communications
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John Hamblin, Founder, Startup Halifax
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Maayan Ziv, Founder & CEO, Accessnow
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Patrice Mousseau, Founder, Satya Organic Skincare
THE CHANGING FACES OF CANADIAN INNOVATION
Speaker
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Dax Dasilva, Founder of Lightspeed and Never Apart
HOW WE CAN WIN
Speaker
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Anthony Lacavera, Chairman of Globalive Holdings and Author, How We Can Win
AI, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE MIDDLE CLASS
Moderator:
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Bruce Croxon, Managing Partner, Round13 Capital
Panelists:
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Anthony Lacavera, Chairman of Globalive Holdings
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Narjès Boufaden, Founder and CEO, Keatext
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Rosemary Chapdelaine, VP, Lockheed Martin
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Keynote:
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Eli Fathi, CEO of Mindbridge AI and Board Director, Startup Canada
Moderator:
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Catherine Cano, President of CPAC
CANADA'S GROWTH FORMULA: ANCHORS, TRADE & POLICY
Moderator:
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Nicole Verkindt, Founder, OMX
Panelists:
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Jonathan Ortmans, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network
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Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of International Trade
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Christoph Atz, President of UPS Canada
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Jason Flick, Founder & President, YOU.I TV
STORY OF A CANADIAN ENTREPRENEUR
Keynote:
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Anne Whelan, President & CEO of Seafair Capital
Moderator:
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Catherine Cano, President of CPAC
WATCH THE SCALEUP STAGE
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The Scale-up Stage, presented by UPS in partnership with Startupfest and Founder Institute featured inspiring and informative keynotes and panels from top Canadian startup and scale-up entrepreneurs and support providers who share learnings, failures, and advice for growing strong companies.
Watch the Scale-up Stage and #StartupGov Stage keynotes, panels and fireside chats here.
WATCH THE #STARTUPGOV STAGE
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The #StartupGov Stage, presented by #StartupGov, is an initiative of Startup Canada and Mastercard Canada, which promotes best practices in building intrapreneurial, innovative, and forward-thinking governments.
Watch the Scale-up Stage and #StartupGov Stage keynotes, panels and fireside chats here.
2017 SPEAKERS

Catherine Clark
Emcee
@catherinejclark



David Alston
Chief Entrepreneur
in Residence
@davidalston

Jonathan Ortmans
President
@Jortmans



Catherine Cano
President & GM
@icicano


Bruce Croxon
Partner
@bruce_croxon

Michele Romanow
Founder and CEO
@MicheleRomanow



Dax Dasilva
Founder & CEO
@daxdasilva

Nicole Verkindt
Founder & CEO
@nicoleverkindt



Matt Switzer
SVP Strategy
& Corporate Dev.
@matthswitzer

Anthony
Lacavera
Founder & Chairman
@AnthonyLacavera


Kerlande Mibel
Présidente-fondatrice
@KerlandeMibel


Narjès Boufaden
Founder & CEO
@KeatextAI


Adam Blinick
Director of
Public Policy
@AdamBlinick



Komal Minhas
Founder & CEO
@komalminhas


Paul Whitney & Liz Connell
Founders
@AfricanBHoney


Alexandra Dagg
Manager of Public Policy
@Airbnb


Andrea Palmer
Founder & CEO
@aehpalmer


The Hon. Bardish Chagger
Minister of Small Business
and Tourism

Anne Whelan
President & CEO
BDC Board Director
@annemwhelan



Brian Lang
President
@langbma


Dr. Sean Wise
Professor of
Entrepreneurship
@seanwise


Dr. Ailish Campbell
Chief Trade
Commissioner @Ailish_Campbell


Jeff Cates
President
@jeff_cates1

Claudette Commanda
Algonquin First Nation
Knowledge Keeper



Scott Brison
President
The Treasury Board of Canada
@scottbrison


Jennifer Sloan
VP Public Policy
@MastercardCAnws


Eli Fathi
CEO
@mindbridge_ai


Jason Flick
Co-Founder & CEO
@jasonflick


Jonathan Greechan
Co-Founder
@jonnystartup


Melloney Campbell
Community Leader
@MellFeurtado13


John Hamblin
Community Lead

Meghann Coleman
Startup Services
Manager
@voltaeffect



Maayan Ziv
Founder & CEO
@maayanziv


Michael Denham
President & CEO
@bdc_ca


Nyla Ahmad
SVP of
Enterprise Marketing
@RogersBiz


Michael Wernick
Clerk of the
Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
@Clerk_GC


Mike Lee
President
@Fundica
Nilufer Erdebil
@digitalNil


Nilufer Erdebil
CEO
@digitalNil

Rivers Corbett
Entrepreneur
in Residence
@RiversCorbett


Victoria LaBillois
Founder & President
@wejuseg



Phil Telio
Founder
@PTelio
Sergio Escobar
@SergiusEscobar


Sergio Escobar
Managing Director
@SergiusEscobar


Greg Dumont
Director of
Sourcing
@LockheedMartin


Rosemary
Chapdelaine
VP & GM
@rjclmc


Wendy Mayhew
CEO
@wendy_mayhew


Simon
d'Entremont
NS Deputy
Minister of Seniors


Paul Gaspar
Director of Small Business
@UPS_SmallBizCA

Alex Benay
Chief Information
Officer
@AlexBenay


John Buck
CEO
@CEDEC_QC

Almas Jiwani
AJ Foundation
@AlmasJiwani



Heather Galt
Director of Fierce
Founders
@headinoz

Andy Nulman
Founder
@AndyNulman



Camille McInnis
Acquisition & Marketing
@camillemcinnis


Patrice Mousseau
Founder
@MousseauPatrice


Kelly Lovell
Founder & CEO
@KellyALovell


Maria Locker
Founder & CEO
@MompreneurMaria




Sam Moonsammy
Publicist
@smoonsammy
Rick Spence
Entrepreneur Columnist
@RickSpence
Steven McKinnon
Parliamentary Secretary
Minister of Public Services & Procurement




Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Parliamentary Secretary
@pgoldsmithjones


Brenda Halloran
Chair of the Startup
Canada Board
@BrendaHalloran1


Helen Joncas
Senior Leader

Donna Kinoshita
SVP Core, Digital and New Business Ventures
@MastercardCAnws



Rob Turk
Executive Director
StartupGov



Ambassador
Nimrod Barkan
Embassy of Israel in Canada
@IsraelinCanada


Heather Abbey
Founder & CEO



Christoph Atz
President
UPS Canada


Deirdre Bergin
Head, BMO Tech &
Innovation Sector

Chris Baird
Senior Program Director


Julia Fournier
President &
CEO


Shyra
Barberstock
President & CEO
Okwaho Equal Source
@shybarberstock


Jeff Lehman
Mayor of Barrie



Dr. Paul Chaput
President
Creative Consulting

