[November 18, 2009] Canadian Innovation Exchange Highlights Technology Visionaries As Keynote Speakers Tweet TORONTO --(Business Wire)-- The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) is proud to host a premier line-up of innovative visionaries as keynote speakers in its one-day forum December 2, 2009 at the Design Exchange in Toronto. CIX is a one-day high-tech forum showcasing Canadian technology-based innovations while bringing together key industry experts to share inspiring ideas and success stories. The event includes keynotes, facilitated networking, roundtable discussions and educational sessions to help entrepreneurs develop their companies. It is also a platform for further meetings and discussions related to Canada's innovation agenda. In addition, CIX will feature Canada's Top 20 Most Innovative Companies and delegates will vote on the "Canadian Innovation Leader." The conference keynote sessions features some of the industry's leading technology visionaries. Highlights include:   •   9:00 - 9:30 a.m. - "You Can Make Gold and Other Myths About Innovation" Speaker: Bill Buxton, Principal Researcher - Microsoft (News - Alert) Research As a principal researcher at Microsoft Corporation, Bill Buxton splits his time between research and making design a fundamental pillar of the corporate culture. During this session, Buxton will help the audience understand the realities of innovation by examining past successes and failures of today's innovations.   • 11:30-12:00 - "The Growing Role of Governments in Venture Capital" Moderator: Rick Nathan, Managing Director - Kensington Capital Partners Speakers: º Jacques Bernier, Head - Teralys Capital Fund º Rod Charko, CEO - Alberta Enterprise In today's market, Governments have become the major source of capital, directly and indirectly, behind most of the venture funding in Canada. Who are these key players and how do investors access their funds? What is the appropriate role for Governments to play in the Canadian venture market? How does Government participation affect those funds who receive it, and the market as a whole? How do US and other non-Canadian funds interact effectively with these sources of capital?   • 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - "Meet the Strategic Investors and Acquiring Executives" Speakers: º Claudia Fan Munce, Managing Director and Vice President - IBM Venture Capital Group and IBM Corporate Strategy º Peter Rokkos, Partner and General Counsel - Comcast Interactive Capital º Chris Wormald, Vice President Alliances - Research In Motion º Nitin Kawale, President, Cisco Systems (News - Alert) Canada Moderator: John Ruffolo, Leader of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications - Deloitte   Find out who is acquiring, purchasing and partnering with innovative companies and what they are looking for from a trade sale, partner, or licensor.   • 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. - "US Investors: The View From America" Speakers: º Dave Furneaux, Founder & Managing Partner - Kodiak Venture Partners º Charles Lax, Managing General Partner - GrandBanks Capital º Andrew Lipsher, Partner - Greycroft LLC º Larry Marcus, Managing Director - Walden Venture Capital Key venture investors from the US gather to give us their views on innovation and help us understand what they're looking for and how they would engage with Canadian companies.   • 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. - Sir Terry Matthews, Chairman - Mitel, Wesley Clover and March Networks presents closing remarks for CIX. Sir Terry Matthews is the owner of the worldwide Communications Systems (News - Alert) division of Mitel, and the Mitel name. Terry is a major investor in Mitel Networks Corporation, a company focused on providing next generation Unified Communications (News - Alert) solutions, and holds the position of non-executive Chairman. Terry also serves as Chairman or Director for a number of high technology companies including Bridgewater Systems, March Networks, Solace Systems (News - Alert) and Counterpath Corporation.   To register for any of the speaker series or workshops, visit www.canadianinnovationexchange.com for more details. Media interested in being accredited for any of these events, please e-mail [email protected] About Achilles Media: Achilles Media is a business-to-business facilitation company and an international events management company serving the television and digital media industries. Achilles Media enables business community members to succeed by facilitating relationships and knowledge share. Our portfolio includes the organization of prime international events, up to the minute news, as well as training and development initiatives. www.achillesmedia.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]