10:00am Registration Opens
10.30am
Introduction and Welcome
Rick Spence, Entrepreneur Columnist at the National Post (Moderator)
10:35am
Welcoming Remarks Academic Partner
Sophia Leong, Executive Director of the Telfer Executive MBA Program
10:40am
Opening Remarks
Maxime Bernier, Minister of State for Small Business
10:50am
Keynote Address – Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap
Jeff Cates, CEO of Intuit Canada
11:10am
Panel Debate
Jeff Cates, CEO of Intuit Canada
Gary Rabbior, President of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
Lance Laking, Investment Director at the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund.
Julia Deans, CEO of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation
12:15pm
Startup Pitches & Award
Five startup entrepreneurs pitch startup technologies as THE solution to “Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap” in a 5 minute Pitch.
GoVenture World (Sydney, NS)
Fundica (Montreal, QC)
StartupPlays (Ottawa, ON)
Legacy Tracker (Toronto, ON)
StratPad (Victoria, BC)
12:30pm
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