Lally Rementilla, Cpa, Cma

The Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) cuts through the noise and helps Canadian companies harness the value and power of their Intellectual Property (IP) so our innovations can remain Canadian-owned and globally renowned. Leaders in IP education, strategic counsel, IP generation and patent access, IAC members will maximize the value of their intangible assets, while benefiting from the services of the collective and setting the stage for international growth. We will purchase and license patents on behalf of our members, while they maintain control and ownership of their own IP. By realizing the inherent value of IP, we will protect what is ours. We will foster innovation. We will see more Canadian companies succeed globally. This is our commitment to Canadians.

Pique Fund is an inclusive angel fund, focusing on leadership diversity and women-led technology ventures in BC. As of September 2016, we have 24 investors, of which 19 are women representing more than 80% of the fund's capital. We have so far invested in four women-led ventures and returned over $75,000 to investors through the BC Venture Capital Tax Credit program. Pique Fund is managed by Pique Ventures. Follow Pique Ventures for posts and updates https://www.linkedin.com/company/pique-ventures Join us at one of our investor gatherings and events and learn how we apply integrated investing to support impactful ventures. Pique Fund is the operating name of Pique Venture Investments (VCC) Inc.

TECHNATION: Uniting technology, government and community for Canada's future. As the leading national technology industry association, TECHNATION proudly represents the Canadian technology companies that are changing the world through innovation, creativity and ingenuity. The success of our members is integral to our country’s economic success – today, and well into the future. Our role is to champion Canada’s technological future and help facilitate and enable industry and government to work together for our country’s prosperity. This is something we’ve done proudly for more than 60 years. But as technology and Canada’s tech sector continues to grow and evolve, so does TECHNATION. As Canada’s national technology business association, TECHNATION champions the development of a robust and sustainable digital economy in Canada. A vital connection between business and government, we provide our members with the advocacy, networking and professional development services that help them to thrive nationally and compete globally. A prominent advocate for the expansion of Canada’s innovative capacity, TECHNATION encourages technology adoption to capitalize on productivity and performance opportunities across all sectors. A member-driven not-for-profit, TECHNATION has served as the authoritative national voice of the $210 billion ICT industry for over 60 years. More than 43,200 Canadian ICT firms create and supply goods and services that contribute to a more productive, competitive, and innovative society. The ICT sector generates more than 666,500 jobs and invests $7.5 billion annually in R&D, more than any other private sector performer. Membership is open to all organizations in Canada involved in ICT. Fees are structured according to the size and nature of the enterprise. ALL employees of our member companies can take advantage of our services, contribute to our research and participate in our networking initiatives

We are experts in IP financing and have seen it evolve. And decades before that, we were executives in fast-growing, IP-rich companies that have created value for their shareholders. The increased demand for niche, asset-based investment strategies has convinced us that IP financing is now ripe to scale in the private markets on a global basis. There is a large opportunity and need to finance the entire IP ecosystem - universities and research institutes, operating companies (of all sizes) and IP service providers. IP Investment Partners will help you reap the benefits of this asset class, and everyone wins.

The Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) cuts through the noise and helps Canadian companies harness the value and power of their Intellectual Property (IP) so our innovations can remain Canadian-owned and globally renowned. Leaders in IP education, strategic counsel, IP generation and patent access, IAC members will maximize the value of their intangible assets, while benefiting from the services of the collective and setting the stage for international growth. We will purchase and license patents on behalf of our members, while they maintain control and ownership of their own IP. By realizing the inherent value of IP, we will protect what is ours. We will foster innovation. We will see more Canadian companies succeed globally. This is our commitment to Canadians.

We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. Our mission is to help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. Through our subsidiary—BDC Capital, we also offer a full spectrum of specialized financing, including venture capital, equity as well as growth and business transition capital. BDC, Canada’s first B Corp bank. B Corps are certified Beneficial companies. Their purpose is to create value for society as well as money. They meet high standards of transparency and accountability, and create positive social and environmental benefit. Learn more at www.bcorporation.net. Social Media Community Guidelines: https://www.bdc.ca/EN/about/social_media/Pages/social-media-guidelines.aspx

Beyond The Billion is the worlds first and largest consortium of venture funds pledged to invest and actively deploying over $1bn into women-founded companies. Beyond the Billion’s (BTB) first pledge campaign was launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women in October 2018 with an audacious goal of catalyzing $1 billion into the hands of women founders globally, addressing the gender venture investment gap where women were receiving only 2.2% of all venture capital funding. In under 2 years, $638 million of the first billion pledged was deployed into close to 800 women-founded companies, of which 14 have been recognized as unicorns. To continue to build on this momentum, the founders, Shelly Porges and Sarah Chen-Spellings launched Beyond The Billion, to catalyze capital deployed to and with these venture funds, ensuring their continued capacity to invest by bridging LPs and GPs, building a community of institutional investors, sovereign funds, IFIs, DFIs, family offices, wealth managers and high net worth individuals; driving the agenda collectively.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies: - An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business - Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies - Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists - Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support - Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.