March 19, 2008 – Toronto
Experience!Tech 2008 brings you the plenary sessions and keynote via live broadcast from IDC's annual Directions Conference in Boston combined with MaRS Master Classes in Toronto. Together, this event highlights the important technology advances, emerging business models and technology leaders who are shaping today’s competitive markets. This exciting event will focus on the market trends and players who are disrupting customer behaviour and driving market demand in key sectors such as mobile, search, infrastructure, communications, social media and location-based services.Experience!Tech 2008 features leading IDC technology analysts and innovation leaders that help you get a better view of what lies ahead. The event will also bring out some of the tech community’s brightest and most successful players. Our MaRS Master Class sessions feature interactive, moderated discussions that speak to what matters most today in building successful tech ventures. The Experience Tech 2008 Company Showcase will also host an exhibit area featuring over a dozen promising companies chosen from some of the hottest tech sectors.
Experience!Tech 2008 is not just about technology. It’s about the people that power successful companies. This event is specially designed to create a more focused and engaging dialogue between entrepreneurial talent, market analysts, investors and the industry leaders who know how to build successful tech companies.
Keynote Speakers
The New Playbook for Venture 2.0: How to get from $0 to exit with less capital
Grover Righter - General Manager & VP Marketing, iMobileInternet.com (SanFrancisco)
*Live in the MaRS Auditorium - Toronto
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The Ten Faces of Innovation: Managing in a market of continuous change
Tom Kelley – General Manager, IDEO and author, The Art of Innovation
*Live broadcast from IDC Directions 2008 conference - Boston
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Program PDF
Event Preview Podcast
Who Should Attend?
- Entrepreneurs
- Investors
- Professional Services Providers
- Corporate Buyers & Innovators
- Government Representatives
- Academics
Why Attend?
- Understand the Trends: Learn from leading analysts and experienced entrepreneurs about what trends and opportunities are tech landscape
- Model Best Practices: Learn from successful tech leaders about how they are growing their companies?
- Find Deals: Identify emerging investment opportunities and see product demos. from promising tech companies
- Get Networking: Build relationships with investors, technology CEOs, corporate buyers and tech talent
Registration Details
Cost$95 + GST advance registration
$25 + GST student registration (limited availability)
$145 + GST on-site registration
*no refunds – registrations non-transferable
*students are required to present a valid student ID at the event and badges will indicate your student status
Contact
For questions about this event or the registration process, please contact MaRS at:
416-673-8100
events@marsdd.com
Date
Wednesday, March 19
Time
Sessions begin at 8:30am
Networking Breakfast begins at 7:30am
Location
MaRS Centre – Auditorium
101 College Street,
Toronto
For directions to the MaRS Centre click here
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Want to Know More?
Check out a preview of the Experience!Tech conference, recorded as part of Alex Saunders' Squawk Box program.MaRS Venture Group Advisor and organizer, Peter Evans, and keynote speaker Grover Righter discuss the upcoming event and what it takes to compete in the "Venture 2.0" world.
The podcast also includes a preview of The Permanent Campaign: The impact of technology on politics, a MaRS event featuring an interactive panel discussion hosted by Jesse Hirsh, broadcaster, researcher, Internet evangelist & founder of Openflows Networks Ltd.
Listen to the podcast