
WEBINAR SERIES
Learn The Best Practices to Commercialize Deep Tech in Canada: With BDC Deep Tech Fund
Tuesday February 8th 2022
Just like the advent of the silicon chip in 1961, the world is on the precipice of major breakthroughs in disruptive technologies from Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technologies, to Opto-Electronics and Advanced Materials. As countries across the world are investing in the next wave of startups, it is critical for Canada to catch and ride this wave to ensure the creation and growth of the next generation of Deep Tech companies.
From developing early commercial Deep Tech products, to protecting your intellectual property, to positioning your company for venture capital success, experienced leaders Todd Finch, Dan Adamson, and Lally Rementilla shared what works and what doesn’t.

Small business and innovation – the engine for Canada’s economic recovery.
October 29th, 2020
We know that economies around the world – including Canada’s – have taken a hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For small business, the economic downturn has been and continues to be a huge challenge. For our country to recover, we need our small business sector to not only survive but to thrive and grow. Companies that can innovate and access top talent will recover stronger and faster than companies that can’t.
How can our ecosystem best support our companies who are innovating in a way that makes sense and gets Canada back to our A-game? What role do different actors in the system need to play across the innovation spectrum – from fundamental research through applied research to commercialization? This panel, with Mitacs and small businesses will explore what some of the pain points are for companies working to innovate in trying times, how to move ahead with R&D to drive your company forward, and the increasingly important role that partnership and collaboration will play.

Panelists

Naysan Saran
Co-Founder and CEO, CannForecast
Cory Janssen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of AltaML
Jesse Vincent-Hercovici
VP Business Development, Mitacs

Jeffrey Crelinsten
Publisher & CEO, Research Money and the Impact Group
More Previous Webinars
Economic Recovery and the Skills Challenge
June 23rd, 2020
Some of Canada’s most highly educated workers face unique school-to-work barriers that need strategic responses from employers, educators, and governments to drive economic growth post-COVID.
Watch the webinar recording here.

Coping with COVID-19: Conversation with Canada’s Superclusters
April 29th, 2020
Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative is a major plank in the federal government’s innovation agenda. How is the COVID-19 crisis affecting their operations, their partners and their member companies?
