12pm         Registration & Networking

 

1:00pm      Welcome by Steven Tover, CEO of Stage2Partners

 

1:15pm      Welcome by Ed Frank, CEO, Axis Innovation

 

1:30pm     Global Roundtable:  Ottawa to the world:  Where can we find disruptive technologies?

                  Moderator: John Fielding, Ontario Centres of Excellence

 

Panelists:

• Aymerik Renard, Director, Venture Capital Management, SanDisk Ventures

• Dan Park, Vice President, Azure Capital Partners

• Gopal Rajaraman, Investment Principal, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital

• SK (SungKeun) Kim, General Manager, Hyundai Ventures

           

2:15pm      AXIS EXCHANGE 1 - Mobile & Security. Mobile is changing the way we work, interact and play.

                  What major disruptive technologies are on the way? Canadian startup presentations and live feedback                     from international investor panel.

                  Moderator: Jason Weiss, Principal and Deal Flow Manager, Axis Innovation

 

Panelists:

• Aymerik Renard, Director, Venture Capital Management, SanDisk Ventures

• Duncan Stewart, Director of TMT Research, Deloitte Canada

• Jean-François Marcoux, Managing Partner, White Star Capital

• Jim Orlando, Managing Director, OMERS Ventures

• John Albright, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Relay Ventures

• Roman Kikta, Managing Partner & Founder, Mobility Ventures

• Sid Paquette, Director,  OMERS Ventures

 

3:15pm     Networking Break 

 

3:45pm     Keynote: Why Is Ottawa an Exciting Hi-Tech Hub?

                  His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa

 

4:00pm     Keynote: Future Technology- where will we be in 20 years? 

                  Duncan Stewart, Director of Technology, Media and Telecommunications Research, Deloitte Canada

 

5pm           Axis Ottawa Day One Wrap Up

                  Closing remarks and a look at tomorrow’s agenda

 

 

 

 

 

8:30am      Registration & Networking

 

9:00am      Keynote: How an International Firm Can Support Innovation

                  Jeff Johnson,  Partner,  Deloitte Canada

 

9:15am      Keynote: Investing in Frontier Tech Startups - Technology related to drones, space, augmented                         reality and virtual reality.

                  Mike Collett, Founder & Managing Partner, Promus Ventures

 

10:00am    AXIS EXCHANGE 2: Health Tech and Life Sciences Startup Presentations

                  Ottawa is home to leading universities and cutting edge health tech startup companies. See the latest                       breakthroughs with startup presentations and live feedback from the investor panel.

                  Moderator: Steven Tover, CEO, Stage 2 Partners

 

Panelists:

• Gopal Rajaraman, Investment Principal, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital

• John Clarkson, COO,  Ontario Brain Institute

• Jack Young, Investment Manager, Qualcomm Life Fund and General Partner at dRx Capital

• Ian Krepps, Director, Thales Canada

• Sam Ifergan, Managing Partner, iGan Partners - Rowanwood Ventures

• Vitaly Vishnepolsky, founder & CEO Martal Capital

 

11:00am    Coffee break

 

11:25am    Keynote: Entrepreneurship & Innovation from a Venture Capitalist’s Perspective

                  Roman Kikta, Managing Partner & Founder, Mobility Ventures

 

11:45am    AXIS EXCHANGE 3: IT & Big Data

                  Canadian Startup presentations and live feedback from the international investor panel.

 

Panelists:

• Dan Park, Vice President, Azure Capital Partners

• Gopal Rajaraman, Investment Principal, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital

• Jean Sebastian Cournoyer, Co-Founder & Managing Partners, Real Ventures

• John Albright, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Relay Ventures

• Scott Miller, Co-Managing Partner,  MBM Intellectual Property Law

• Sergey Gribov, Partner, Flint Capital

• SK (SungKeun) Kim, General Manager, Hyundai Ventures

• Vito (Vitaly) Vishnepolsky, Founder and CEO, Martal Capital

 

1:00pm      Networking Lunch

 

2:00pm     Keynote: How Health Technology Will Change our Lives

                  Jack Young, General Partner, dRx Capital

 

2:20pm      Global Roundtable: Embracing a Global Vision: Moving Away From the Village

                  Moderator: Jennifer Stewart,  President, Syntax Strategies

 

• Dr. Tony Bailetti, Director of the TIM program at Carleton University

• Jean-Francois Marcoux,  Managing Partner, White Star Capital

• Jean Sebastian Cournoyer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Real Ventures

• Vitaly Vishnepolsky, Founder & CEO, Martal Capital

• Blair Patacairk, Managing Director, Investment and Trade, Invest Ottawa

 

 

3:00pm      AXIS EXCHANGE 4: Internet & Digital Media

                  Startup Presentation. What technologies will change the way companies and consumers use the                               internet? Canadian Startup presentations and live feedback from the international investor panel.

                  Moderator: Janice McDonald,  Co-founder,  This Space Works

 

Panelists:

• Dan Park, Vice President,  Azure Capital Partners

• Jean-François Marcoux, Managing Partner, White Star Capital

• Matan Hazanov, Associate, TerraCap Ventures

• Mike Collett, Founder & Managing Partner, Promus Ventures

• Sam Haffer, Principal,  Real Ventures

 

 

4:30pm      Fireside chat:

                  Jack Young, General Partner, dRx Capital

                  Janice McDonald, M.A. ICD.D

 

5:00pm     Closing Remarks

                  Axis Ottawa 2015 wrap up