Setting sights on venture capital.Our Future is Wide Open. More than just a catchy phrase, it's a commitment to the province of Saskatchewan's opportunities for growth and development. Investment Future Forum is a one-and-a-half day event with a goal to match new and expanding ventures for Saskatchewan with interested investors. Investee companies and investment capital companies will come together in a dynamic showcase event featuring an investment forum, trade show and some of the nation's top speakers. The forum will take place April 10 and 11 at the Delta Bessborough The Delta Bessborough hotel is a four star ten-story hotel located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was built by Canadian National Railway from 1928 to 1932 and is designed in the same Château-style as many of Canada's other railway hotels. in Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. .
Investment Future Forum is a rare opportunity for carefully selected new and expanding ventures to present themselves to interested investors, and promises to be an investment opportunity of the first degree. The forum will feature some of Western Canada's leading-edge, start-up and growth companies, along with investors and venture capital industry stakeholders from across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. and the U.S. "Investment Future Forum is an excellent mechanism to help foster CIC's (Crown Investments Corporation) mission to support Saskatchewan's economic growth," says Frank Hart, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan. "As the facilitator of the forum, working with our partners, we've assembled an impressive mix of investment opportunities and investors who will come together to pursue new developments in Saskatchewan," Hart continues. "The forum has attracted interest not only from Saskatchewan companies and investors but also from investment companies outside Saskatchewan including other parts of Canada and the U.S. These are top-level venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] that are looking to invest in Saskatchewan, in our people, and in businesses that are growing here in Saskatchewan." "As for the businesses seeking capital, the quality of the investee companies is outstanding. We anticipate that the forum will result in a number of new investment matches and perhaps even some deals right at the conference." Investment Future Forum invites investee companies to be among the selected presenters at the event. Based on established criteria, the business investment experts at Deloitte and Touche will review all qualified submissions and make the final recommendation of participating companies. The firm will then conduct an "investee boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. " with select growth companies to help them prepare for and target appropriate sources of capital at the event. Boot camp will educate investees to successfully obtain the financing they require. "From a value perspective, the selected investees receive a full day of investment attraction training at 'boot camp' prior to the event' says Shelley Legin, vice-president, business development and investment funds Noun 1. investment funds - money that is invested with an expectation of profit investment assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company with CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. . "This training provides insight and methods to promote investment in their new and emerging business. This approach provides a mechanism to further educate entrepreneurs in the area of financing and business case preparation." Those selected to present will have the opportunity to establish relationships with individual investors, venture capital companies, institutional investors and other entrepreneurs. Also in the audience will be investment advisors, business representatives, government officials and other investees. Investees will present their company to influential and keenly interested investment companies within a 15-minute time slot Continuously repeating interval of time or a time period in which two devices are able to interconnect. . The investee's challenge is to personally present the unique merits and potential of their company within the allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. time period: the desired outcome, a dynamic presentation that will serve to attract the required investment capital. Given the energy level and passionate performance that accompanies such a presentation, the investees are certain to inspire, enlighten and even entertain the investment-savvy audience. "I see this Forum as a great event for private VC's like Golden Opportunities," says Grant Kook, CEO of Golden Opportunities Fund. "Traditionally, this type of event is held in larger centres in Canada and the U.S. But with the increased activity in the investment sector in Saskatchewan, I am encouraged by the opportunity to be a part of it. Investment Future Forum will create interest, attract attention and make the investment environment in this province more exciting than ever." "For funds like ours, that's a welcome sign of growth." Selected companies will be seeking $500,000 to $10 million in capital for start-up or growth. Ventures predominately in the agricultural value-added, biotechnology, forestry, information technology, mining and manufacturing sectors are preferred. "The forum is a step towards the goal of seeing Saskatchewan's increased investment activity trend continue: by creating the opportunity for companies in the start-up and expansion phase to interact with investors, we are, in effect, fast-tracking the economic growth process," Legin says. "Saskatchewan has such a strong potential for continued growth that this event is a natural, at this time, and well into the future," concurs Zach Douglas, senior vice-president, investments with CIC. "Investment Future Forum is just one more way we can ensure that continued economic stimulation is always 'top of mind' in this province." "MacDonald and Associates, Canada's VC experts, recently reported that while the rest of the country is in a downturn for disbursements and financings, activity has actually increased in Saskatchewan compared to last year," Douglas continues. "That's good news," he adds, "and we're committed to seeing that trend continue in the province. It's a new approach for us, and we feel confident that it's going to make a positive, and lasting contribution." Investment Future Forum features the keynote speaker Leonard Brody (Ipreo, co-author of Innovation Nation: From Jurassic Park to Java), who is joined by Susan- Smith. (RBC RBC red blood cell. RBC or rbc abbr. red blood cell RBC, n See red blood cell count. RBC red blood cells; red blood (cell) count (see blood count). Technology Ventures Inc.), Richard Prytula (TechnoCap Inc.) and Kirk Faulkner (of Mary MacDonald and Associates, Canada's VC Experts). With a unique background in the technology, sport and entertainment industries, Brady is one of Canada's most respected young entrepreneurs. Currently, Brody is chief executive officer and chairman of Ipreo - a new, and highly anticipated, stock market valuation and prediction tool being developed in partnership with Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: Communications and the NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Research Institute. A well-known public speaker, Brady speaks from firsthand experience on issues of building a winning organizational culture, entrepreneurialism and the new economy. He has been invited to lecture at leading industry events such as Softworld, The Warrillow Summit, Internet World/ISPCON, the Profit 100, Eworld and COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). . He has also key noted for many consulting firms, universities and clients such as Bell Actimedia, Epcor Merchant Capital, Hewlett Packard, Mackenzie Financial and Towers Perrin. Recently, Brody was invited to join The Honorable Brian Tobin, Canada's former Minister of Industry, to present on behalf of Canada at the AGM AGM annual general meeting AGM n abbr (= annual general meeting) → AG f AGM n abbr (= annual general meeting) → JHV f of the Committee for Economic Development in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Brody is also co-author of the best-selling book, "Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Jurassic Park to Java." Plenary speaker on Day 1 of the forum is Susan Smith, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration . Smith was recently appointed president and CEO of RBC Technology Ventures Inc., a corporation that combines expertise in venture capital and seed financing. Previously, as president of Royal Bank Ventures Inc., and Royal Bank Growth Corp., Smith was instrumental in fostering strategic, innovative partnerships between the bank and industry, business, academia and government. From 1995 to 1999, Smith served as vice-president of Knowledge-Based Industries, and presently serves as a board member of e-Lab Ventures Inc. and Foragen Technologies Management Inc. In 1996, the Prime Minister of Canada appointed Smith to the Advisory Council on Science and Technologies (ACST ACST Advisory Council on Science and Technology (Canada, PM) ACST Acoustic ACST Avon Community Swim Team (Indiana) ACST Agni Computer Security Technologies ). According to the Honorable J. Manley, Minister of Industry, Ms. Smith is among "12 of Canada's top thinkers on science and technologies." Sharing the Plenary duties on Day 2 are TechnoCap's Richard Prytula and Kirk Faulkner of Mary MacDonald and Associates. Saskatchewan ex-pat Richard Prytula is president and founding managing partner of TechnoCap Inc., Montreal. TechnoCap Inc. is a U.S.-style venture capital company with $265 million CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. of committed capital. TechnoCap's investors include Bombardier Trust Canada, The Boeing Company, Bombardier Trust United Kingdom, Desjardins Pension Fund, the Solidarity Fund QFL QFL Quebec Federation of Labour (Canada) QFL Queensland Football League QFL Quoted for Lies (internet slang) QFL Qualified Products List Quebec, CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Certificate in Data Processing) An earlier award for the successful completion of an examination in hardware, software, systems analysis, programming, management and accounting, Capital -- Technology Ventures, the National Bank of Canada This article is about a commercial bank. For Canada's central bank, see Bank of Canada. National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada) TSX: NA is the sixth largest bank in Canada, and so is one of the Big Six banks. and TechnoAnge Inc. TechnoCap invests in massively parallel technology companies, particularly networking hardware and enterprise software and services. TechnoCap is in the business of building technology companies. Prytula is a member of the board of directors of various companies including YottaYotta Inc., Hyperchip Inc. and BigBangwidth Inc. Prior to TechnoCap, Prytula was chairman, president and CEO of the LNS LNS L2TP Network Server (terminates L2TP tunnels & provides PPP and network termination) LNS Laboratory for Neutron Scattering LNS Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (Italy) LNS Logarithmic Number System Group, a defence, aerospace and manufacturing group. Prytula holds a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is a coeducational public research university located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The University is celebrating its centennial year in 2007. and an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. . Kirk Falconer joined MacDonald and Associates, Limited in March 2001 as director of research and analysis, having previously been a research associate since October 1999. Falconer is currently responsible for methodology and research capability at the firm and oversees data systems that produce a wide array of statistics on the Canadian venture capital industry on a quarterly and annual basis. He also performs specialized research on a range of private equity market issues, including supply, investor participation, investment activity, market development, performance as well as the public policy context for these issues. Immediately prior to his full-time role at MacDonald and Associates, Falconer was a senior economist at the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre. He was born in Cobourg, Ontario and received his post-secondary education at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. In addition to the investee presentations and speaker's showcase, Investment Future Forum will feature trade show displays and demonstrations as well as a networking reception at the state-of-the-art Canadian Light Source Synchrotron The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is a third-generation 2.9 GeV synchrotron located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It opened on October 22, 2004 after three years of construction and cost C$173.5 million. . "We hope this event will become an annual one -- an event that will become a must-attend for both investors and those companies seeking private equity," Hart concludes. "I am confident that Investment Future Forum can become one of many instruments of growth for Saskatchewan's long-term economic development." For more information, visit the Web site at www.futureforum.ca CONTACT Frank Hart Chief Executive Officer Zach Douglas Senior VP, Investments Shelley Legin VP, Business Development and Investment Funds Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan (CIC) (306) 787-7200 Grant Kook Chief Executive Officer Golden Opportunities Fund (306) 652-5557 |
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