• An excellent conference program filled with practical experiences and lessons from those on the ground 
• The largest and only National event and tradeshow in Canada 
• The only Showcase for Interoperability, Information Exchange and Innovation in Canada 
• Unequalled social event and networking opportunities

An advanced Investor-Ready ™ workshop for entrepreneurs and investors.    

When and Where?  Tuesday, June 4, 2013 (7:30 am check-in until 6:00 pm) at room #7000 (on the 7th floor) at Simon Fraser University (Harbour Centre), 515 West Hastings St. (at Richards), downtown Vancouver, BC. Map of Streets / Parking and nearest hotel. Can't make this date? subscribe to alert service here

Why attend? If you are planning to invest or raise private equity, ask yourself: 

• Do you know three methods to correctly value an early stage private company?
• Do you understand the language and ramifications of an investment term sheet?
• How do investors value companies, dilution impact and valuation negotiations?
• Do you want to network with private equity experts and other fellow entrepreneurs? 

Who Should Attend?   

• Experienced CEOs or CFOs of fast growing companies that are seriously looking for multiple angel or VC investors.
• Investors who would like to learn more about correctly valuing companies and negotiating term sheets
• Advisors or Service Providers working with entrepreneurs or investors should have a basic understanding of venture capital finance.
• This workshop is not for entrepreneurs that have never raised funds from family & friends or for founder centered slow growth companies. 

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What is the Content for this all day advanced Investor Ready™ workshop?   Agenda here     

The workshop has been designed by the US Angel Capital Education Foundation with content provided by angel experts. Their programs have been delivered across the U.S. and around the world and over 200 people attended these advanced workshops in this region (advanced Term Sheets in May 2011 and advanced Valuation in Sept 2012. Each topic is covered in 4 hours and is more in-depth than the 1 hour per topic covered in the introductory Angel Capital workshop last held in Jan 2013.  100% of the attendees at the last Workshop on this topic said that they would recommend these workshops to their friends/colleagues.  

• The Term Sheet module will focus on a Preferred Light Term Sheet template from Seattle's Alliance of Angels group in contrast to a sample term sheet from the National Venture Capital Association website, located at www.nvca.org, under Industry/Model Legal Documents.
• The Valuation of early stage Companies module (revised in 2011) is a series of short lectures interspersed with three exercises and a case study where participants use three value methodologies to determine the pre-money balaution of a pre-revenue company.

This Investor Ready™ workshop is designed to be highly interactive for an audience of 40+ participants and features an extensive PowerPoint presentation followed by Q&A, case studies and a panel of local experts. This is not an introductory seminar or an academic course, but a real life workshop.  Following the presentations, a panel comprised of savvy angel investors, an experienced venture capitalist and an early-stage transaction lawyer, will focus on a sample term sheet. This content is usually offered only to investors and not to entrepreneurs.  

I wish I had attended the Term Sheet & Valuation course many years ago, and it will have a direct and immediate impact on my thinking. It has also motivated me to sign up for the Exit Strategies workshop   Steven Forth, Angel Investor & CEO of LeveragePoint. 

Introduction Elevator Pitches: Attendees are asked in the morning to deliver a 20 second "infomercial" that describes their business and funding needs to hypothetical investors.  This is great for networking among attendees including investors as no list of attendees will be available for privacy reasons. 

How is the Workshop taught?  It is designed to be highly interactive for experienced people in a protected environment (no solicitations). It includes a small group case study, panels and ample time for networking during breaks, sandwich lunch and possible end-of-day networking.

Study Materials: A customized 200+ page workbook for each workshop has been developed for each participant complete with the PowerPoint discussion points, term sheet sample, agreements, reference/resource list and a comprehensive glossary, bios on each faculty member and a profile of each sponsor.

The Term Sheet and Valuation workshop was excellent. Mark Longo, Director & Investor, Vancouver

Who is the Faculty for this workshop? Bill Payne, Angel Investor. US Angel Investor of 2009
The workshop will be facilitated by Bill Payne, an active angel investor, board member, and advisor to entrepreneurs. He assisted in founding four angel groups: the Frontier Angel Fund (2005), Tech Coast Angels (San Diego - 2000), Vegas Valley Angels (2003) and Aztec Venture Network (1999). For over three decades, Bill Payne has successfully founded or invested in 50 start-up companies, including: Solid State Dielectrics, Inc. in 1971 (an electronic materials company he founded and sold to E. I. DuPont in 1982), Novacap, Inc. in 1980 (a $100 million manufacturer of ceramic capacitors now operating as a stand-alone unit within Dover Companies), Vista Staffing Solutions, Inc. in 1990 (a private $60 million company providing temporary placement of physicians), and Email Publishing in 1996 (a venture-funded company merged into DoubleClick, Inc. - DCLK: Nasdaq).

Bill has served as lead instructor for PAI seminars and workshops for more than 100 audiences.  He has also been actively engaged in the formation and startup of the Angel Resource Institute and the Angel Capital Association.  In 2009, Bill was awarded the Hans Severiens Award by the Angel Capital Association in recognition for his long service to entrepreneurs and angels. All together, Bill has over 120 years of Board service for private companies and not-for-profit organizations. He currently serves as advisor to several start-up companies.

Local Experts: Previous workshop featured local private equity expert panelists; Ralph Turfus (angel investor and mentor) Hans Knapp (Yaletown Venture Partners - completed 45 financings in past 8 years), Basil Peters (angel investor and Strategic Exits advisor), and Steve Lukas  (venture lawyer with Fasken, Martineau).

Identifying and connecting with critical international partners is one of the largest barriers to growth for Canadian wireless companies. Wavefront’s International Market Entry Program has a proven track record of facilitating faster entry into new international markets and increasing foreign sales for Canadian companies.

Wavefront has successfully taken more than 45 Canadian companies on market entry trips to high growth regions spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America, with many resulting in immediate, qualified business leads with tier one mobile operators and multinationals. On average, companies that have participated in Wavefront programs have increased their foreign sales by more than 33% and revenues by almost 20%, and accelerated their time-to-market by four to six months.

This half-day morning seminar will be hosted by Brian Roberts, Wavefront Vice President of International Business Development.  Brian will be joined by a panel of experts from the fields of law, finance, banking and government, to discuss key considerations in international growth and the programs that are available to support it. In addition, local wireless companies who have successfully made the leap in record time will be on site to share their international growth experiences and provide practical advice.

Attendees will come away with tools, resources and strategies needed to accelerate their international expansion plan.

Vancouver
Date: June 4, 2013
Location: SFU Centre for Dialogue, 580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC

Click here to register.

Calgary
Date: June 7, 2013
Location: Innovate Calgary, Alastair Ross Technology Centre, 3553 – 31 Street NW, Calgary, AB

Click here to register.

Toronto, Ottawa & Montreal July dates and locations to be announced soon!

Event agenda:

ICA announces new business development workshop with Mirren Group’s Brent Hodgins

The Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA) www.icacanada.ca is pleased to host a hands-on new business workshop entitled, Prepare for Battle or Brace for Impact, led by Brent Hodgins of Mirren Business Development from New York.  The workshop provides groundbreaking new business pitching techniques developed by Mirren over the last eight years of working with agencies around the world. 

Prepare for Battle or Embrace Impact: an advanced approach to competitive pitch performance includes the day-long workshop from 9 AM - 5 PM, continental breakfast and lunch at The Spoke Club, 600 King St. W., Toronto.  Single early bird ICA member tickets are $349 or $299 for two or more.  Non-member tickets are $399 for a single or $349 for two or more.  Space is limited.  Tickets may be purchased at http:/competitivepitchperformance.eventbrite.com.

Identifying and connecting with critical international partners is one of the largest barriers to growth for Canadian wireless companies. Wavefront’s International Market Entry Program has a proven track record of facilitating faster entry into new international markets and increasing foreign sales for Canadian companies.

Wavefront has successfully taken more than 45 Canadian companies on market entry trips to high growth regions spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America, with many resulting in immediate, qualified business leads with tier one mobile operators and multinationals. On average, companies that have participated in Wavefront programs have increased their foreign sales by more than 33% and revenues by almost 20%, and accelerated their time-to-market by four to six months.

This half-day morning seminar will be hosted by Brian Roberts, Wavefront Vice President of International Business Development.  Brian will be joined by a panel of experts from the fields of law, finance, banking and government, to discuss key considerations in international growth and the programs that are available to support it. In addition, local wireless companies who have successfully made the leap in record time will be on site to share their international growth experiences and provide practical advice.

Attendees will come away with tools, resources and strategies needed to accelerate their international expansion plan.

Vancouver
Date: June 4, 2013
Location: SFU Centre for Dialogue, 580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC

Click here to register.

Calgary
Date: June 7, 2013
Location: Innovate Calgary, Alastair Ross Technology Centre, 3553 – 31 Street NW, Calgary, AB

Click here to register.

Toronto, Ottawa & Montreal July dates and locations to be announced soon!

Event agenda:

Fairmount Chateau Laurier

CCSK-PLUS

The Cloud Computing Security Knowledge- Basic class provides students a comprehensive one day review of cloud security fundamentals and prepares them to take the Cloud Security Alliance CCSK certification exam. Starting with a detailed description of cloud computing, the course covers all major domains in the latest Guidance document from the Cloud Security Alliance, and the recommendations from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). This class is geared towards security professionals, but is also useful for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of cloud security. (We recommend attendees have at least a basic understanding of security fundamentals, such as firewalls, secure development, encryption, and identity management).

The Cloud Computing Security Knowledge- Plus class builds upon the CCSK Basic class with expanded material and extensive hands-on activities with a second day of training. Students will learn to apply their knowledge as they perform a series of exercises as they complete a scenario bringing a fictional organization securely into the cloud.
This second day of training includes additional lecture, although student’s will spend most of their time assessing, building, and securing a cloud infrastructure during the exercises.

Intended Audience

The intended audience for CCSK training is people who wish to learn more about cloud computing in general, and the security aspects that require addressing prior to deployment of any system in a public or private cloud.

- IT Professional
- IT Security Professionals
- Business Analysts
- Managers
- Directors
- Executives
- System Architects
- Business Owners
- Business Unit Stakeholders

About the CCSK exam

The CCSK exam is a 60 minute exam that consists of 50 questions spread across the 13 CSA domains.

Course includes training manuals, online prep exams, 16 CPE’s and two exam tokens for CCSK certification.

Price $1195

For more information please call 1-855-732-3348 or email us at seminars@intrinsec.ca

Registration at http://www.intrinsecsecurity.com/ccsk-registration.html

Learn How to Succeed in Online Marketing

High potential companies, investors (from Canada and the US), C100 delegates from California and local thought leaders will converge on Ottawa to connect our great community of entrepreneurs. The day begins with a startup showcase, followed by keynote speakers and networking opportunities.

Speakers:

• Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder & Managing Partner of The Social+Capital Partnership
• Jason Calacanis, Founder & CEO of Inside.com
• Jeff Swystun, President & CMO of Swystun Communications
• Eric Kitchen, Founder, FastLane Technologies
• Luc Levesque, Founder, TravelPod
• Michael Weider, Co-founder, Blaze Software, Software

1. IP issues for IT Law & Business – Monday, June 17, 2013, 8:45am-12:30pm 
2. Essentials of IT Privacy Law – Monday, June 17, 2013, 1:00-500pm 
3. Fundamentals of Technology Contracting Part I- June 18, 2013, 8:45am-12:30pm 
4. Fundamentals of Technology Contracting Part II - June 18, 1:00-5:00pm

• Angel Investors
• Venture Capital Firms
• Other Private Equity & Venture Debt Firms
• University Technology Transfer Offices
• Technology Incubation & Commercialization Organizations

• Financing
• Partnering
• Market Access
• Demonstration Projects/Field Trials
• Technology Licensing
• Distribution Channels
• Lead/Reference Clients
• M&A Discussions
• Joint Venture Agreements