Schedule
Tuesday, June 10th • Four Seasons Hotel Montreal
| Cocktail Reception | 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM |
Wednesday, June 11th • Maison Alcan
| Networking Breakfast | 7:30 AM to 8:20 AM |
| Opening Remarks with Inovia Principals Kory Jeffrey and Mia Morisset | 8:20 AM to 8:30 AM |
| Just Evil Enough with Alistair Croll, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author & Event Organizer | 8:30 AM to 9:05 AM |
| Built to Last: Grit, Growth, and the Road to IPO with Inovia Partner Chris Arsenault and Groupe Dynamite CEO & Chairman of the Board Andrew Lutfy | 9:05 AM to 9:45 AM |
| Beyond the Prompt: How AI Is Changing the Game for Your Business with Inovia Partner and CTO Steven Woods, Former Research Scientist at Google Hugo Larochelle, VP of AI Research at Meta Joelle Pineau, and Co-Founder and CSO of Reliant AI Marc Bellemare | 9:50 AM to 10:30 AM |
| Networking Break | 10:30 AM to 10:55 AM |
| M&A Growth: Path to US$1B ARR with Inovia Head of Corporate Development Scott Munro, Former CEO of Lightspeed JP Chauvet, and CFO of Booksy Kristina Salen | 10:55 AM to 11:35 AM |
| Strategic Culture for Growth: Beyond Vibes and Perks with Inovia Partner and Chief Talent Officer Krista Skalde, Former President & CEO of Sharethrough JF Cote, and EVP, People and Culture, Americas of Sharethrough Stacy Parkinson | 11:35 AM to 12:15 PM |
| Closing Remarks with Inovia Partner Shawn Abbott | 12:15 PM to 12:30 PM |
| Networking Lunch | 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM |
Major Sponsors
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider and the 4th largest commercial bank in North America. BMO Technology Banking – Growth & Innovation is a team of specialists that support technology companies with dedicated coverage and specialized financial services. The group provides growth and expansion capital to technology companies at every stage of the life cycle from inception to post exit.
With approximately 30,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions, National Bank of Canada is one of Canada’s six systemically important banks. For nearly 30 years, the Bank’s Technology and Innovation Group has worked with the advisory and investment community to provide banking solutions for technology companies across various fields of expertise, through all phases of their development.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Group and Venture Capital teams help clients recognize, develop and realize innovative venture capital opportunities. Osler acts for more than 2,000 early, growth and late-stage ventures and venture investors across Canada, the United States and around the world. The EHG team publishes its annual Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings, which includes data from venture capital and growth equity preferred share financings completed by Osler.
CEO Summit Sponsors
TMX Group, Inc. owns and operates TSX, one of the world’s largest equity markets, and TSXV, an early-stage public market alternative for early-stage companies to take their business or bright idea to the next level. With a wide investor base and strong liquidity, TSX and TSXV serve as an access point for Canadian, U.S. and international companies seeking growth and expansion capital within a respected regulatory regime.
True is a global talent management platform renowned for executive search excellence. The sixth largest in its industry, True leverages 10+ years of industry data, market insights, and talent lifecycle expertise to help companies make high-impact talent decisions quickly. Products and services include True Search (retained executive search), TrueBridge (advisory, interim, and fractional executive placement), Thrive (Talent CRM software), True Advance (coaching and assessment), SearchEssentials (tech-enabled hiring services), AboveBoard (inclusive executive community), and Jopwell (diversity tech platform for early-mid career professionals). True also backs promising companies through investment brands True Equity and Vera Equity.