
POLICY HACK-A-THONS


Presented by

Emceed by Nilufer Erdebil, Founder and CEO, Spring2 Innovation
with opening remarks by Neil Parmenter, President and CEO,
Canadian Bankers Association
On October 18th, Canada’s leading entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts and government leaders come together to tackle policy challenges through a series of 1-hour Policy Hack-a-Thon’s at Startup Canada Day on the Hill.
How it works
Government leaders pose challenges and table leaders guide the hack-a-thon to arrive at winning solutions (AKA ‘hacks’) to the challenge. Each group assigns a presenter to pitch recommendations to government leaders.
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discount using code HACK50 when registering online.

NILUFER ERDEBIL
FOUNDER & CEO
SPRING2 INNOVATION

Growing Youth Entrepreneurship
How can Canada become the leading country in the world
in fostering youth entrepreneurship?
With Hon. Mary Ng, Minister for Small Business
and Export Promotion, and Jason Daley, Youth
Champion for Startup Canada
Table Leaders:
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Futurpreneur
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Canada Learning Code
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Mitacs
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League of Innovators
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RECODE
Partner: Mitacs
Growing Women-Led Businesses
How can the government improve awareness and accessibility
of procurement opportunities
amongst women entrepreneurs?
Dr. Suhayya Abu-Hakima,
President and CEO Amika Mobile Corporation
Table Leaders:
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Versature
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Chic Geek
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Startup Miramichi
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Peer Ledger
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Amika Mobile Corporation
Partner: Innovative Solutions Canada
Growing Global Businesses
How can we support entrepreneurs to export, expand,
and take their businesses global?
With Eli Fathi, CEO, Mindbridge AI
Table Leaders:
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UPS
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LatAM Startups
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Startup Canada
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Startup Vancouver
Partner: UPS Canada and
Export Development Canada
Circle Discussion on Entrepreneurship and Reconcilliation
With Shyra Barberstock, President and CEO, Okwaho Equal Source
and Ryan Barberstock, VP and COO, Okwaho Equal Source
Service to Canadians
How can the government of Canada do a better job of engaging
and working with Startups to improve services for Canadians?
With Aaron Snow, CEO of Canadian Digital Service, and
Eva Lau, Founder, and Partner of Two Small Fish Ventures
Table Leaders:
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Chad Ballantyne, Startup Barrie
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Nevin Buconjic, Startup Sault Ste Marie
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Jean-Marc La-Flamme, Startup Revelstoke
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Jeff Ryzner, North Forge Technology Exchange
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Lincoln Smith, Startup Kamloops
Partner: Canadian Digital Service
Entrepreneurship Communities
How can we build thriving entrepreneurial communities
to present one Canada to the world?
Table Leaders:
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Matthew White, Startup Sussex
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Mary Doyle, Startup Bay of Quinte
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Elaine McPherson, Startup Bow Valley
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Nicole Osmond, Startup Halifax
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Colin Weston, Startup Vancouver
Partner: Intuit QuickBooks and BDC
4.00 -
5.00 PM
9.00 -
9.50 AM
10.00 -
10.50 AM
11.00 -
12.00 PM
3.00 -
4.00 PM
POLICY HACK-A-THON AGENDA

HON. MARY NG.
MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND EXPORT PROMOTION
CEO
CANADIAN DIGITAL SERVICES
AARON SNOW


ELI FATHI
CEO
MINDBRIDGE AI
1.00 -
1.45 PM

