The Eight Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference
Going Global
Expanding the international footprint of Canadian technology firms

National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 12, 2009

In collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade


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Conference Program
March 12, 2009


8:00-8:30 Registration and breakfast
8:30-8:40 Welcome and opening remarks
The Honourable Stockwell Day
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway

Jeffrey Crelinsten, Co-publisher, Research Money
Mark Henderson, Managing Editor, Research Money
8:40-8:45 Introduction of Keynote
Suzanne Fortier, President, NSERC
8:45-9:15 Opening Keynote: A Billion and Beyond
David Martin, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, SMART Technologies
9:15-10:15 Panel 1: International Collaborations - Do's and Don'ts
Karna Gupta, CEO, Certicom
Mark Kershey, President, Spartan Bioscience Inc.
Robert Orr, President & CEO, Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd.
Moderator: Jeff Hauswirth, Managing Director Canada, Spencer Stuart
10:15-10:30 Networking Break
10:30-11:00 Keynote: Perspectives on Going Global
Alan Barrell, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Cambridge University
11:00-12:00 Panel 2: Global Capital
Suresh Madan, Executive Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Excalibur Capital Management Inc.
Daniel Mothersill, President, National Angel Capital Organization
Frank Pho, Vice President, Fund Investments Group, BDC
Moderator: Sunil Sharma, International Director, Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association; Senior Trade Commissioner, Venture Capital, Department Foreign Affairs and International Trade

12:00-13:15 Lunch and Keynote:
Introduction of Keynote: Kevin Fitzgibbons, Director of the Science and Technology Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Keynote: Why Going Global Matters More than Ever
Andrea Mandel-Campbell, author, Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson
13:15-14:15 Panel 3: International Best Practices
Paul Kedrosky, Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation
Randy Mitchell, International Trade Strategist for Private Equity, US Department of Commerce; United States Representative to the OECD Working Party on Entrepreneurship
Paul Thoppil, Director General, Global Business Opportunities Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Moderator: Andrea Mandel-Campbell, author, Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson
14:15-14:45 Closing Keynote: Global Technology Integration: A Canadian Perspective
David Fung, Chairman & CEO, ACDEG Group; National Chair, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
14:45-15:00 Conference Close
Ron Freedman, Co-publisher, Research Money
15:00-16:30 Reception








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