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NETWORKING (3:30PM to 4:00PM)
INTRODUCTIONS and ANNOUNCEMENTS (4:00PM to 4:15PM)
IBM: Cloud Partner Program - Growth through collaboration
URL: https://www-356.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/cloud-overview
Contact: Scott Ellis | ellis@ca.ibm.com | 604-679-0166
New Ventures BC & Spring: Virtual Funding Workshop + Advisory - Raise the best round for your company
URL: http://spring.thinkific.com/courses/spring-virtual-funding-workshop
Special Offer: Use Coupon Code VANTEC to get 50% off.
Contact: Keith Ippel | keith@spring.is | 604-789-1519
VANTEC: Feb 7 - Investing in Food & Agriculture Technology
URL: https://www.vantec.ca/events/vantec-meeting-59
VANTEC: Mar 7 - BC and China: Angel Investment Opportunities
URL: https://www.vantec.ca/events/vantec-meeting-60
Next BIG Idea 2017
URL: http://www.nextbigideacontest.com/
PRESENTATIONS (4:15PM to 5:30PM)
Disruptive Tech on the Edge of Reg
Some of the most interesting tech startups are finding opportunities adjacent to regulatory shifts. Yet these companies are not getting the attention they deserve because of lack of knowledge in the investment community as well as (unfounded) fears of the regulatory barriers. VANTEC will feature an educational panel featuring business experts with an understanding of the investment opportunity for these exciting areas of opportunity:
Panel Discussion (Moderator: Geoffrey Hansen, Rocket Builders)
Mike Stephens, Partner, Fasken Martineau
Sam Znaimer, Locarno Capital
Salim Adatia, CEO, GLI Canada
Blockchain Technology
Previews
Flow | Internet/Web Services | Blockchain powered equity crowdfunding for video games
Credophy | Security | Preserve credentials using the blockchain and validate their authenticity.
Full Presentation
Fans Unite | Fintech | Sports betting on the blockchain
Cannabis Tech
Previews
Elevated Signals Inc. | Cannabis | Cultivation platform to grow cannabis with precision
Full Presentation
TechPOS | Business Services | Collaborative POS for leading cannabis dispensaries
Social Casino
Previews
TBD
Full Presentations
Cowboy Gaming | Gaming | Social casino gaming
"Free Range" PREVIEWS
Tübify Foods Inc. | Food and Beverage | Healthy spin on nostalgic freezies desserts
Ascent Systems Technologies | Clean Technology | Portable integrated solution for energy demand
AMZ Innovations Corp | Retailing/Distribution | Marketing high demand products via online reviews
Start the Reaction | Biotechnology | Equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with scientists.
Vancouver Computer Vision Ltd. | Robotics | Innovative Machine Vision Solutions
Agility Forex Ltd. | Fintech | Online platform disrupting the foreign exchange market
Victoria Internet | Software | custom software, website development and HD video production services
NETWORKING (Until 6:30PM)
We will feature an educational panel featuring business experts with an understanding of the investment opportunity for these exciting areas of opportunity. Facilitated by Geoffrey Hansen of Rocket Builders, here are the special guest panelists:
Mike Stephens, Partner at Fasken Martineau
A proven leader in the BC technology ecosystem and a dedicated advocate for his clients, Mike represents companies in all stages of their development, with a particular focus on early-stage entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging growth companies. Mike has established a reputation as a leading expert in the issues facing Fintech and Blockchain innovators.
Sam Znaimer, Locarno Capital
With 30 years of hands-on early stage technology investing experience as a general partner of Vancouver-based Ventures West Capital, Sam Znaimer is a pioneer of the Canadian venture capital industry. In early 2014 Sam established Locarno Capital dedicated to investment in the emerging legal cannabis industry in the US and Canada. Locarno is an investor in 15 cannabis-related enterprises, and Sam advises a half-dozen of these.
Salim Adatia, Gaming Labs International (GLI)
Mr. Adatia is one of the leading experts in the iGaming industry and works with government regulators, operators and developers to ensure gambling products and services comply with comprehensive technical regulatory requirements, industry technical specifications, and world best practice standards. Mr. Adatia has been interviewed globally and chosen as one of the gaming industry’s “Top 25 People to Watch” by Global Gaming Business magazine.
When
Location
- 555 W Hastings St #1100, Vancouver, BC V6B
