Communitech's 2009 Tech Leadership Conference
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Featuring Keynotes with
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Seth Godin, author, entrepreneur, agent of change
Keynote: Invisible or Remarkable |
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Jeremy Gutsche, creator, Trend Hunter
Keynote: Exploiting Chaos |
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Paul Kedrosky, author, Infectious Greed
Keynote: The New Normal |
Waterloo Region's premier business and technology leadership conference!
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 7:45am - 3:30pm
Bingemans Conference Centre
425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener
You need to gain a competitive advantage. Join us for a full day of insight and real tactics for the tech professional, including insightful keynotes, breakout sessions, exhibitors and of course, your industry peers.
Trendbucking Member Price: $99.00; Non-member price: $299.00
Hear from Global Experts
- Seth Godin, author, entrepreneur, agent of change - All Marketers are Liars! , Invisible or Remarkable
- Jeremy Gutsche, founder, Trendhunter
- Paul Kedrosky, author, Infectious Greed, on The New Normal
Hands-on Workshop Sessions, including
- Judy Bradt, Winning Real Opportunities: The U.S. Stimulus Anti-hype
- Hubert Saint Onge, Deal's Done: How to make it really work
- Mike McDerment and George Tsiolis, Get customers first - funding after!
- Mark Evans, Actually using social media tools: Tweet, blog, post, friend, rank, tag, go!
- AchieveGlobal Canada Inc., Creating a Change Capable Organization
- Gerry Remers, Christie Digital, Redefining Digital Media:These are not your parent's video games
Communitech's Annual Tech Expo of Startup Ideas
Tech Expo is back featuring the best start-up technologies in Waterloo Region and student business ideas.
Preliminary Agenda
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Speaker/Topic |
| 7:45am-8:30am |
Registration, Breakfast and Tech vibe Showcase |
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| 8:30am-8:45am |
Welcome - Opening Comments, Speaker Introduction |
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| 8:45am-9:45am |
Keynote |
Jeremy Gutsche, Founder, Trend Hunter, Exploiting Chaos |
| 9:45am-9:55am |
Bio Break - Move to Session Rooms |
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| 9:55am-10:55am |
Breakout #1 |
Hubert St. Onge, SaintOnge Alliance, Deal's Done: How to make it really work |
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Breakout #2 |
Mike McDermot, Freshbooks, and George, Tsilois, AGORACOM, Get Customers First, Funders Later |
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Breakout #3 |
Gerry Remers, Christie Digital Systems Canada, Redefining Digital Media |
| 10:55am-11:05am |
Bio Break - Move to Main Hall |
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| 11:05am-12:05pm |
Keynote |
Seth Godin, Invisible or Remarkable |
| 12:05pm-1:05pm |
Lunch |
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| 1:05pm-1:15pm |
Bio Break - Move to Session Rooms |
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| 1:15pm-2:15pm |
Breakout #4 |
Judy Bradt, Summit Insight, Winning Real Opportunities: The U.S.-anti Stimulus Hype |
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Breakout #5 |
Ian Cameron, AchieveGlobal, Creating a Change-capable Organization |
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Breakout #6 |
Mark Evans, ME Consulting, Deep Dive onSocial Media Tools |
| 2:15pm-2:25pm |
Bio Break - Move to Session Rooms |
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| 2:25pm-3:25pm |
Keynote |
Paul Kedrosky, Infectious Greed, The New Normal |
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Tech Vibe Showcase |
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| 3:25pm-3:35pm |
Closing Comments |
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| 3:35pm-4:15pm |
Networking Reception |
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Communitech's Tech Leadership Conference
Waterloo Region's premier business and technology leadership conference! You need to gain a competitive advantage. Join us for a full day of insight and real tactics for the tech professional, including insightful keynotes, breakout sessions, exhibitors and of course, your industry peers.
Who attends?
Everyone who is anyone in tech. More than 500+ attended Tech Leadership last year, from CEOs to middle management, government and business professionals. We also welcome the best and brightest students and provide a networking forum for our tech start-ups to strut their stuff.
What people said about TLC 2008
"Amazing speakers, amazing networking, all the right people in one place." Jane
"I go to a lot of these kinds of conferences in Toronto, but this one is just different. You actually get the sense that Waterloo Region tech is still just on the cusp of something big..." John
"Best ... conference ... ever!" Ali
"Communitech just keeps hitting the right notes. When they promise leading-edge, they really mean it." Kevin
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