1:00 pm
- Welcome and Introduction to Irek Kusmierczyk by Lee McGrath
- Greetings from Irek Kusmierczyk Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
- Welcome by: Shelley Fellows, Chair of Automate Canada
- Introduction: Vladimir Franjo, Industrial Research Advisor, National Research Council Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Speaker: Paul Zikopoulos, Vice President IBM Technology Group Skills Vitality & Enablement, IBM
1:40 pm
- Introduction: Anne Toner Fung, CEO Innovation Guelph
- Speaker: Karen Lai, CEO, KPM Power Inc
2:00 pm
- Introduction: Wendy Stark, Manager of Business Retention and Expansion WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation
- Speaker: Andrea Descargar, Business Development and Sales, Green City Plastics
2:20 pm
- Introduction: Linda Horowitz, Program Manager Scale-Up/SME Programs, Innovation Guelph
- Speaker: Madison Guy, Founder and CEO, GrantMe Education Consulting Inc
2:40 pm
- Introduction: Katherine Laycock, Program Manager Rhyze Ventures Program, Innovation Guelph
- Speaker: Pooja Viswanathan, CEO, Braze Mobility Inc
3:00 pm
- Introduction: Lee McGrath, Director, Business Retention and Expansion, WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation
- Speaker: Nancy Campana, Owner, Nouveau Event Planning
3:20 pm
- Introduction: Vladimir Franjo, Industrial Research Advisor, National Research Council Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Speaker: Bruce Croxon, Growth Stage Digital Investor, Round 13 Capital; Former Dragon, CBC’s Dragon’s Den
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