Event category: Tactical Breakouts
Events
CEO & Leader Resilience: The Journey from Burnout to Bliss
Startups are rollercoasters. CEOs and leaders face extreme highs and lows. A veteran CFO, VC, and coach, Mark MacLeod has seen it all. Failure is expected, but personal failure shouldn’t be. Happy, healthy leaders build lasting companies. Mark shares strategic insights and practical habits for sustainable success in this talk.
Startups are rollercoasters. CEOs and leaders face extreme highs and lows. A veteran CFO, VC, and coach, Mark MacLeod has seen it all. Failure is expected, but personal failure shouldn’t be. Happy, healthy leaders build lasting companies. Mark shares strategic insights and practical habits for sustainable success in this talk.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Exploring Diverse Paths to Launching and Growing Early-Stage Startups
Delve into the various avenues for Startups, from bootstrapping, angel investing, venture studios, business loans and grants to traditional venture capital. We’ll examine the pros and cons of each method, offering unique insights to help you determine the best fit for your entrepreneurial journey. Gain valuable perspectives and practical advice from industry experts to make informed decisions and propel your startup to success.
Delve into the various avenues for Startups, from bootstrapping, angel investing, venture studios, business loans and grants to traditional venture capital. We’ll examine the pros and cons of each method, offering unique insights to help you determine the best fit for your entrepreneurial journey. Gain valuable perspectives and practical advice from industry experts to make informed decisions and propel your startup to success.
CMO Panel: Scaling Revenue in 2023 & Beyond
Let’s talk to the CMOs at the helm of Canadian software staples: Clio and Unbounce. In this talk Marketing Leaders, Reagan Attle and Peter Housley will talk about how you can build a data-informed, repeatable system for reliably and predictably producing revenue, how they are building and structuring their marketing teams and what they are focusing on in 2023, and beyond.
Let’s talk to the CMOs at the helm of Canadian software staples: Clio and Unbounce. In this talk Marketing Leaders, Reagan Attle and Peter Housley will talk about how you can build a data-informed, repeatable system for reliably and predictably producing revenue, how they are building and structuring their marketing teams and what they are focusing on in 2023, and beyond.
Corporate Innovation in Action: Real Partnerships, Real Lessons
Moderated by Leo Lax (L-SPARK), this high-caliber panel explores how corporate venture capital and innovation eco-systems actually work — the good, the bad, viewed from both sides of the relationship. Featuring voices from National Bank, Institutional Investors, and CEOs, the conversation is tailored to Series A founders and beyond and corporate venture explorers seeking real insights into this opportunity.
Moderated by Leo Lax (L-SPARK), this high-caliber panel explores how corporate venture capital and innovation eco-systems actually work — the good, the bad, viewed from both sides of the relationship.
Current State of M&A
Join us as we untangle the twists and turns of the tech M&A rollercoaster, from its 2022 nosedive to the promising signs of a triumphant comeback in 2024 and learn why 2024 is predicted to be the year of recovery.
Join us as we untangle the twists and turns of the tech M&A rollercoaster, from its 2022 nosedive to the promising signs of a triumphant comeback in 2024 and learn why 2024 is predicted to be the year of recovery.
Demystifying Enterprise Sales: How to get to “Yes” Faster with Financial Institutions and Other Large Companies
B2B SaaS sales can be a long, lonely, and tiring job, especially when you are selling to large enterprises and financial institutions. What may look like an obvious win can get dragged out over compliance-related questions and reviews, integration problems, needing to coordinate between multiple departments, etc. In this panel discussion, we will dive into key questions to ask, major hurdles to prepare for, and successful approaches that have worked.
B2B SaaS sales can be a long, lonely, and tiring job, especially when you are selling to large enterprises and financial institutions. What may look like an obvious win can get dragged out over compliance-related questions and reviews, integration problems, needing to coordinate between multiple departments, etc. In this panel discussion, we will dive into key questions to ask, major hurdles to prepare for, and successful approaches that have worked.
Dominating an Industry with AI
The future of many industries will be influenced by AI, but in industries with legacy tech, outdated systems and archaic processes, the opportunity to pioneer and dominate an entire industry with the advancements of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will enable innovation to surpass all previous growth trajectories.
In this breakout session, Solon will explore how AI can be a catalyst that enables a startup to dominate distributing innovative technologies to market faster than ever before, as well as the challenges that come with it.
The future of many industries will be influenced by AI, but in industries with legacy tech, outdated systems and archaic processes, the opportunity to pioneer and dominate an entire industry with the advancements of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will enable innovation to surpass all previous growth trajectories.
In this breakout session, Solon will explore how AI can be a catalyst that enables a startup to dominate distributing innovative technologies to market faster than ever before, as well as the challenges that come with it.
Don’t Let Rejection Rule You… Let it Fuel You
7 Steps to Leverage Pain to Unlock Personal & Professional Growth
7 Steps to Leverage Pain to Unlock Personal & Professional Growth
90% of startups fail and the founders behind them often silently struggle with extreme stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout.
While mental health isn’t a topic that’s readily discussed when it comes to entrepreneurship, it is vital to the success of any startup.
In this session, Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder, and President of “Soonicorn” Boast.AI shares 7 steps entrepreneurs can use to turn pain into personal and professional happiness from his experiences as a gulf war refugee, 2x failed startups, and almost dying due to COVID-19.
Specifically, Lloyed will share:
90% of startups fail and the founders behind them often silently struggle with extreme stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout.
While mental health isn’t a topic that’s readily discussed when it comes to entrepreneurship, it is vital to the success of any startup.
In this session, Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder, and President of “Soonicorn” Boast.AI shares 7 steps entrepreneurs can use to turn pain into personal and professional happiness from his experiences as a gulf war refugee, 2x failed startups, and almost dying due to COVID-19.
Specifically, Lloyed will share: understanding and preparing for the types of rejection and failure, tactical strategies for navigating anxiety and stress, how to build a support network, how to share safely and vulnerably, how to disassociate yourself from attachment, how to refocus and re-energize when you’re backed into a corner and best practices for peak mental, physical, and business performance.
Evolving to SaaS: Bridging TradFi and DeFi Frontiers
Join Vince Kadar, the leader behind Polymath’s evolution from a blockchain-focused company to a cutting-edge Software as a Service (SaaS) company, as he explores his learnings from the forefront of disruptive technology solutions. With over 25 years of experience in scaling startups and innovating in the realms of financial software, telecom, and fintech, Vince will share his insights on the strategic shift that led Polymath to reimagine its role in capital markets, bridging the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).
You’ll gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities encountered during this transformative journey, being at the edge of the alternative investing industries, and learn how the company is successfully adapting to the ever-changing landscape of finance and technology.
Join Vince Kadar, the leader behind Polymath’s evolution from a blockchain-focused company to a cutting-edge Software as a Service (SaaS) company, as he explores his learnings from the forefront of disruptive technology solutions. With over 25 years of experience in scaling startups and innovating in the realms of financial software, telecom, and fintech, Vince will share his insights on the strategic shift that led Polymath to reimagine its role in capital markets, bridging the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).
You’ll gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities encountered during this transformative journey, being at the edge of the alternative investing industries, and learn how the company is successfully adapting to the ever-changing landscape of finance and technology.
