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Women At the Helm – The Art of Leadership 

Lisa Walsh, President ~ Ossetra
Anais Guimond, President ~
Atlantic Cirque
Andree Savoie, President ~ Acadian Construction
Kim George, President ~ LimeLight Communications Group Inc.
Nancy Beth Guptill, President ~ Vantage Biz Services

Moderator: Anna Cranston, Dalhousie University _______________________________________________________________________


Cash Flow is King


Don Connor, Connor Accounting
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Selling Solutions: Offering Your Clients What They Need


Eldon MacKeigan, President ~ Sales Careers Canada
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All Star (Student) Entrepreneurs


Brad LeBlanc. President ~ Engaging Entertainment (SMU)
Ryne Flood, President ~ 6am Software (Memorial University)
André Wilson, Owner ~ Editions Court-Circuit (Université de Moncton)
Andrew, MacKean, President ~ Fratpackers (Dalhousie)

Moderator: Shelly Hessian, Senior Advisor ~  Innovacorp
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Taking the Dragon By the Tail

 

Riad Byne, President / Chief Executive Officer ~ QuickSnap 
David Reynolds, Vice-President / Chief Operational Officer ~ QuickSnap

Moderator: David Roach, Dalhousie University _______________________________________________________________________

Social Entrepreneurship – Making Money … and a Difference


Debra Moore, Production Manager & Jeff Moore, President ~ Just Us Coffee

Judy MacMullen, Executive Director ~ Clean Nova Scotia

Lisa Hammett Vaughan, Co-ordinator  ~ The Flower Cart
Lara Ryan, Principal ~ Lara Ryan Consulting
Jim Reid, President & CEO ~ Green Solutions North America Inc  

 

Moderator: Andy Horsnell, Program Associate ~ Community Services Council

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Location, Location, Location: There's More to Consider Than Just Cost

Christopher Webb, Principal ~ Webb Art Gallery & Studio
Bill MacAvoy, President ~ Cushman Wakefield Lepage

Duncan Enman, Founder ~ Can Stock Photo Inc
David McNamara, Vice President Incubation ~ Innovacorp

Moderator: Jessica DeCoste, Dalhousie University _______________________________________________________________________

Getting Noticed – Cracking the Media Code

Jennifer Henderson, Reporter ~ CBC Radio
Steve Proctor, Business Editor ~ The Chronicle Herald 
Pamela Scott Crace, Editor and Associate Publisher ~ Progress Magazine
Peter Mallette, Senior Producer ~ CTV News


Moderator: Donna Alteen, President ~ Time and Space Media _______________________________________________________________________

Why Businesses Don't Get Funded


Troy Blair, Commercial, Small Business Account Manager, Scotia Bank 
Shawn Cunningham, Financing Program Manager, CEED
Gerry Latta, Commercial Account, Manager, iNova Credit Union
Craig Levangie, Vice President ~ BDC 

Moderator: David Upton, Outreach Facilitator ~ CBDC _______________________________________________________________________

A Pocket Full of Business Cards


Ashley Urquhart, Students in Business Outreach Facilitator ~ CEED
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Building Your Brand

Chris Keevill, President & CEO ~ Colour
Phil Otto, President & CEO ~ Revolve
Leslie Gascoigne VP, Director of Client Services ~ Trampoline Branding Inc

Bruce Thompson, President ~ Impact Communications

Moderator: Don Veinish, Principal ~ Tone Deaf Radio

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Finding Your Niche 

Peter Conlon, CEO ~ Nautel Ltd.

Michael Speraw, President ~ Uplift Technologies Inc.
Paulette Dunn, President ~ Creating Dinners Inc
Adam Langley, Founder ~ Heritage Explorers

Donnie Hansen, manager ~ Louisbourg Seafoods


Moderator: Lisa Lowthers, Business Counsellor ~ ACSBE
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Griffons Den Venture Challenge

David Wilson, President ~ Growthworks

Ben Forcier, Vice President ~ Innovacorp
Gregory Phipps

Ross Finlay ~ First Angel Network  

Moderator: Sunny Marche, Dalhousie University