♦Paul Neima, National Research Council
♦John Argall, BioAtlantech
10:00 a.m.
Defining Your Value Proposition Presentation on determining the value of what you bring to market, whether it’s a company, IP or research
♦Grant Tipler, Manager of Life Sciences & Health Care RBC Royal Bank, Toronto
10:30 a.m.
Nutrition Break presented by Dalhousie University
11:00 a.m.
Surviving Thriving in the Current Environment Part 1 Keeping People, Improving Productivity
♦Wayne Forster, Forster Emerson
12:00 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Presenter – G. Steven Burrill
1:45 p.m.
It’s All About Sales Panel featuring presentations on how everything you do, from pitching a research idea to a department head, to applying for grants, to approaching potential investors, to taking a product to the marketplace comes down to your ability to sell.
♦Eldon McKeigan, Sandler
♦Permjot Valia, Help with Sales, London
♦Ross Finlay, First Angel Network
3:00 p.m.
Nutrition Break presented by Springboard
3:30 p.m.
Surviving Thriving in the Current Environment Part 2 Panel featuring presentations on options for raising investment in this economic environment
♦Permjot Valia, British Angel Investors Association
♦Aki Georgacacos, Avrio Venture Management Corp.
♦Brian Bloom, Bloom Burton &Co
♦Wade K. Dawe, Linear Gold Corp.
4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
♦Brian Lowe, Chair of the Board, BioNova
