Event category: Sales & Marketing

Events

November 13, 2024

01:15 PM - 01:45 PM EDT

BetaKit Keynote Stage 2024-11-13 30 MINS

Trust as Currency: How to Capture and Retain Market Share

Nathan Yeung, an experienced marketing strategist, will walk you through the essentials of consumer psychology and how trust could be the catalyst to propel your SaaS to unicorn status. He will walk through how our overconfidence blinds our ability to build trust, how everything we do in marketing falls back to this simple concept, and how mental shortcuts, called heuristics, play a major role in the success of your business.

NATHAN YEUNG

Vice-President

Find Your Audience

November 14, 2024

01:15 PM - 01:45 PM EDT

BetaKit Keynote Stage 2024-11-14 30 MINS

Secrets of High-Impact Messaging: Using Modern Sales Science to Grow Your SaaS Business

"What does your company do?" It's a question that SaaS sellers and founders get asked every day. Yet in a market where your customers struggle with unprecedented solution choices, razor-tight budgets, and infinite distractions, leading with your product, service or even its benefits is no longer enough to engage them!

If you want to avoid getting lost in a sea of sameness, your narrative needs to resonate with lightning-fast emotional precision. That's why in the battle for customer attention, science tells us that manifesting the confidence and conviction needed to convert modern buyers lies in describing their problems better than they can.

In this session, David Priemer, founder of Cerebral Selling and author of the bestselling books, Sell The Way You Buy and The Sales Leader They Need, will share simple but powerful tactics for transforming your narrative to grow your revenue faster.

DAVID PRIEMER

Founder & Chief Sales Scientist

Cerebral Selling

11:25 AM - 12:05 PM EDT

Room 214 2024-11-14 40 MINS

Mastering Global Compliance: Roadmapping Growth for Hyper-Regulated SaaS Success

In the hyper-regulated SaaS landscape, scaling your business requires a strategic roadmap that prioritizes compliance across various regions and countries. This guide offers essential tips on creating a workback plan from launch, ensuring your product meets global industry regulations, and overcoming common pitfalls. Whether you're in fintech, healthcare, or any other regulated industry, these insights will help you navigate the complexities of compliance across borders with confidence.

Moderator

MERYEME LAHMAMI

Principal

Pender Ventures

BLAIR WILEY

Chief Legal Officer

Wealthsimple

GEORGE PSIHARIS

Chief Operating Officer

AlayaCare

11:25 AM - 11:55 AM EDT

Room 213/215 2024-11-14 30 MINS

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.

Moderator

NICK QUAIN

Vice President, Venture & Entrepreneurship

Invest Ottawa

DALLAS PRICE

Venture Builder

Forum Ventures

SARAH SEDGMAN

Founder & CEO

LearnExperts.ai

SARAH DANIELE

CEO/Co-Founder & Managing Director

Mydoma Inc.

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Room 214 2024-11-14 30 MINS

Supercharge Your Growth in the Age of Influence: A Jane Case Study

Discover proven tactics for identifying, engaging, and maximizing the impact of ambassadors and influencers to expand brand reach, drive conversions, and foster mutually beneficial relationships to see real growth.

Moderator

KAAVEH SHOAMANESH

Founder & CEO

Plaiced

KRISTIN MIKKELSON

Ambassador Program Manager

Jane.App

TRUE COTTON

Ambassador Program Specialist

Jane.App

LAUREN ZANDEE

Ambassador Program Specialist

Jane.App

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Room 210 2024-11-14 30 MINS

Power Partnerships: Accelerating Market Reach Through Strategic Collaborations, Acquisition and Co-opetition

Learn how leveraging partnerships, including with competitors, can drive significant growth and expand your market reach. Discover practical strategies and real-world examples of successful co-opetition that have transformed businesses and accelerated success.

JOHN KIRKPATRICK

Managing Director

STS Capital

VALERIE ANKA

Commercial Account Director

EDC

TONY PIALIS

Founder & CEO

Alphawave Semi

08:45 AM - 09:30 AM EDT

BetaKit Keynote Stage 2024-11-14 45 MINS

Global Growth and Goofs: CERTN’s Journey of Expansion and Lessons Learned in the “Oops” Moments

Hear firsthand accounts of the mishaps and humorous missteps as we delve into CERTN's international expansion journey. Discover the valuable lessons these experiences have taught Co-Founder and CEO Andrew McLeod about navigating global markets, growth, expansion, and company transition, all with resilience and wit.

ANDREW MCLEOD

Co-Founder & CEO

Certn

November 13, 2024

04:35 PM - 05:05 PM EDT

BetaKit Keynote Stage 2024-11-13 30 MINS

SURVEY SAYS – It’s Founders Feud!

Step into the hottest game show at SAAS NORTH where top SaaS companies face off in a fun and competitive game inspired by Family Feud. Watch as teams compete for charity to guess the most popular answers to industry-related questions, showcasing their knowledge, wit, and agility in the fast-paced world of SaaS.

Moderator

DEREK VOLLEBREGT

Customer Success Leader

TBA

03:10 PM - 03:40 PM EDT

Room 214 2024-11-13 30 MINS

The 11 Golden Rules of Startup Marketing

In this hands-on session, we’ll break down the 11 golden rules that make or break startup marketing. You won’t just learn the theory; this is a working session where you’ll map out your next growth move, uncover marketing pitfalls, and leave with a clear action plan. This session is led by Sumeru, who's helped several startups become unicorns (Gong.io, Addepar, Thinkific, data.ai, Glide etc). Ready to transform your startup’s growth engine? Let’s get to work!

SUMERU CHATTERJEE

Partner

ScaleYourself.org