Featured Speakers
Agenda
With the innovation economy front and centre, investment capital on the move, and the impact of Federal Budget 2024 top of mind – this will be an opportunity to share insights and align around issues that will propel Canada's innovation economy forward.
Topics and themes:
Artificial Intelligence
Canada’s Productivity Challenge
Capital Gains Policy and Entrepreneurship
Consumer-driven banking
Climate Tech and the Green Revolution
Cybersecurity
Equalizing leadership
Economic immigration
Innovating in Fintech
Women-led Entreprises
and more.
Alex MacBeath Managing Partner at Island Capital Partners
Alison Nankivell CEO of MaRS
Anna Sinclair CEO & Founder, Total Mom Inc.
Anne Gaviola Senior Digital Broadcast Journalist at Global News
Arati Sharma NACO Angel of the Year
Benjamin Bergen President of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI)
Carol Anne Hilton CEO & Founder of the Indigenomics Institute and the Global Centre of Indigenomics
Daniel Eberhard Founder & CEO of Koho
Debbie Gamble Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of Interac
Dianne Buckner & Tracie Tighe CBC Dragons’ Den
Émilie Boutros Managing Partner at TandemLaunch
Isaac Olowolafe General Partner at BKR Capital
Keshia Chanté Celebrity Journalist, Singer-Songwriter, Entrepreneur (Khair)
Kim Furlong CEO of the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)
Lance Laking Managing Director and General Partner at Graphite Ventures
Lisa Zarcezny Co-Founder and CEO of Elevate
Randall Howard General Partner at Verdexus and highly active angel investor
Sandi Gilbert Managing Partner at InterGen
Senia Rapisarda Managing Director at HarbourVest
Shelley Kuipers Co-CEO and General Partner at The51
And more to be announced.
Day 1 (May 7)*
10:00 AM
Interactive Roundtables (limited availability):
Strengthening Canada's Innovation Potential by Investing in Diverse Portfolios (Room A)
Entrepreneurship as a Discipline: Building Resilience to Thrive (Room B)
11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:15 AM
Interactive Roundtables (limited availability):
Artificial Intelligence (Room A)
Topic theme in the works (Room B)
12:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:00 PM
Interactive Roundtables (limited availability):
Seed-stage investing and angel LPs (Room A)
Hardtech/SR&ED (Room B)
1:45 PM
Networking Break
2:15 PM
Interactive Roundtables (limited availability):
Venture Capital: How Policy Can Fuel the Funding of Funds (Room A)
Positioning Canada as a Global Leader in Life Science & Health Tech (Room B)
3:15 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM
Interactive Roundtables (limited availability):
Women Equity (Room A)
Biotech (Room B)
4:30 PM
Networking Break
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Opening Night Reception
Day 2 (May 8)*
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Celebrating Women in Tech Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
NACO Summit 2024 Welcome Remarks
Plenary Sessions
9:45 AM
Networking Break
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Plenary Sessions
10:45 AM
Networking break
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Plenary Session
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch and networking break
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Plenary Session
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Networking break
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Plenary Session
2:45 PM
Networking Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Plenary Sessions
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Special announcements
4:30 – 4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
*Please note: event schedule, including themes, session times, speakers and other details are subject to change.