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Last year's workshop:

The inaugural workshop for this initiative was held on September 29, 2001. The workshop agenda, speaker list and associated presentations are all available for you to view online.

Schedule*:

9:00 - 9:30 : Registration and Welcome

9:30 - 10:15 : Session 1 - Program Overview and Helpful Lessons, Bob Basadur, President, Brainbanx.com
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10:25 - 11:10 : Session 2 - Business Plan Writing 101, James Phillipson, C.A., Phillipson and Assoc.
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11:15 - 12:00 : How to use Venngo Software, Milan Roy, Account Director, Venngo Inc.

12:00 - 12:45 : Lunch and networking

12:45 - 13:15 : Mike Corcoran, co-Founder, Canadastartups.com
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13:20 - 13:50 : What a start-up needs to know about Intellectual Property, Marcel Mongeon, Executive Director and Legal Counsel Office of Research Contracts and Intellectual Property, McMaster University
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13:55 - 14:30 : Getting Funding - A Legal Perspective, Chris Koressis, Partner, Fogler Rubinoff
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14:35 - 15:05 : Financing Options, Geoff Salmon, Vice President, Trinity Capital
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15:15 - 16:00 : Panel discussion, John Ruggieri, co-Founder, Canadastartups.com, Sofie Andreou, Chief Operating Officer, Oceanlake Commerce Inc., Matthew Choi, co-Founder, Canadahelps.org

16:00 : Wrap up and finish

*The actual list of speakers and/or topics may change, please check the web site for up-to-date information.