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VANTEC - Pitch Event - April 3, 2024

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VANTEC - Pitch Event - March 6, 2024

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VANTEC - Pitch Event - February 7, 2024

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VANTEC - Pitch Event - January 10, 2024

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VANTEC - Pitch Event - December 6, 2023

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VANTEC - Pitch Event - November 1, 2023

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VANTEC - Meet the Accelerators Event - October 4, 2023

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VANTEC Fall Kick Off - Investor Focused Event - September 6, 2023

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - July 5, 2023

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - June 7, 2023

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WATCH Presentation: Investing In Life Sciences & HealthTech (free access and free to share)

AI Impact on the Life Sciences and Healthtech sectors - presented by Lesley Esford | Executive Director, SFU VentureLabs

Panel Discussion
Moderator - Jason Robertson | Co-Founder and Partner, Nimbus Synergies
Maryam Sadeghi | Co-Founder and CEO, MetaOptima Technology Inc.
Kris Dickie | VP, Research and Development, Clarius Mobile Health
Jason Rolfe | Co-Founder and CTO, Variational.ai

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - May 3, 2023

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - April 5, 2023

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WATCH Presentation: Opportunities In CleanTech & Climate Tech (free access and free to share)

Overview of Trends by Geoffrey Hansen, Partner at Garibaldi Capital Advisors

Panel Discussion
Shea Sinnott (Moderator) - Director of Programs at Foresight Canada & SI Canada
Shivani Chitroda - Investment Associate at InBC Investment Corp
Robert Allen - Senior Vice President at Evok Innovations
Frank Leffelaar - Agritech Angel Investor at VANTEC and eFund. Agritech EiR at Foresight

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - March 1, 2023

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - February 1, 2023

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WATCH Presentation: Opportunities In Data-Driven Tech (free access and free to share)

Moderator
Geoffrey Hansen, Partner at Garibaldi Capital Advisors
Panelists:

Darshan Kaler, Founder and CEO of Tradable Bits Troy Angrignon, Founder of Productive AI

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - January 4, 2023

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - December 7, 2022

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - November 2, 2022

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WATCH Presentation: Agrifood Tech - Investment Trends & Roundtable Discussion  (free access and free to share)

ModeratorFrank Leffelaar - Agtech Angel Investor at VANTEC and eFund and Agtech EiR at Foresight agriNEXT
Panelists:

Sean O'Connor - Managing Director at Conexus Venture Capital & Emmertech 

Wilson Acton - Managing Partner at Tallgrass Ventures

Alana Green - Principal Sustainable Food & Water at Active Impact Investments

Michael Rodenburgh - Agtech Angel Investor & Board Member for Plantsome

 

VANTEC  Open Network - October 5, 2022

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VANTEC  Open Network - September 7, 2022

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - July 6, 2022

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - June 1, 2022
Investing in Life Sciences & Healthtech

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WATCH Presentation: Life Sciences & Healthtech - Investment Trends & Roundtable Discussion  (free access and free to share)

Moderator: Wendy Hurlburt | President & CEO, LifeSciences BC

Panelists:

Jason Robertson | VP Investments, Nimbus Synergies Inc.

Geof Auchinleck | Co-Founder & CEO, Claris Healthcare Inc.

Anthony Fejes | Co-Founder & CEO, HTuO Biosciences 

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - May 4, 2022

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - April 6, 2022
Investing in Cleantech and the Transition to Circularity and Carbon Neutrality

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WATCH Presentation: Cleantech - Investment Trends & Roundtable Discussion  (free access and free to share)

Dave Thomas, Partner at Rocketbuilders, Lead on Ready to Rocket Cleantech, EiR at SFU VentureLabs

Jonathan Rhone, President and CEO at Axine Water Technologies

Vivian Kan, Director Cleantech Practice at BDC

Molly Shor, Board Member and Co-chair Due Diligence at E8 Angels

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - Mar 2, 2022

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - Feb 2, 2022
Opportunities in the Metaverse

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WATCH Presentation: Opportunities in the Metaverse (free access and free to share)

Geoffrey Hansen, Partner at Garibaldi Capital Advisors explained the terminology, market potential, business models and investment dynamics of the metaverse, and why it promises to be the next big wave of investment and innovation. Next, James Hursthouse, CEO and Founder of Departure Lounge discussed the pathway of commercialization for these innovations.

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - Jan 5, 2022

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - Dec 1, 2021

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VANTEC Western Canada 5th Annual Agrifood Tech Investment Forum

November 3, 2021



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WATCH PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS (free access and free to share)

3:05pm Investment Trends In Agrifood Tech

Steve Hansen CFA, CMA; Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst at Raymond James shares trends, opportunities and examples why investing in Agtech and Foodtech is rapidly growing and rewarding.

Panel discussions

Speakers will discuss the importance of fostering partnerships and collaboration cross-country to support the commercialization and adoption of transformative agtech at scale in Canada and in global markets. How can collaboration within the agtech innovation ecosystem address the existing barriers to validating technology, developing a business model and go to market strategy, and attracting the funding to scale up to become a global player.

3:15pm Connecting & Collaborating in Canadian Agrifood Tech

Moderator: Jason Bradley, Manager Strategic Partnerships at Olds College

Tod Ormann, Director Agriculture Solutions at Telus

Kerry Wright, CEO at Canadian Agri-Food Automation & Intelligence Network

Karra-Lee Gerrits, VP Strategy & Business Development at Protein Industries Canada

 

3:40pm Raising Funding from Startup to Scale-up

Moderator: Steve Hansen, Managing Director, Equity Analyst at Raymond James

Eric Enno Tamm, CEO at This Fish

Michael Riedijk, CEO at Lucent Biosciences

Samuel Fournier, CEO at ChrysaLabs

 

VANTEC  Investor Workshop - October  13, 2021


 

Investing in Transformative Agrifood Tech to Address Climate Change


This is event was hosted by VANTEC Angel Network in collaboration with Impact United and with support from Foresight agriNEXT and precedes the 5th Annual Western Canada Agrifood Tech Investment Forum on November 3rd for which you can register HERE

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - October  6, 2021

 


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VANTEC  Open Network - September  8, 2021

 


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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - July 7, 2021

 


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VANTEC Life Sciences and HealthTech - June 2, 2021



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Presentation: Future of Life Sciences/HealthTech 2:45pm

What the future holds for the Life Sciences sector and the impact of COVID-19
Overview of the impact of COVID-19 and trends in the life sciences sector observed globally and in Canada
Presenter: Wendy Hurlburt, President & CEO at LifeSciences BC

 

Panel

Moderator: Wendy Hurlburt, President & CEO at LifeSciences BC

Panelists:

Jason Robertson, VP Investments, Nimbus Synergies Inc.

Ali Ardakani, Founder and Managing Director of Novateur Ventures Inc.

Geof Auchinleck, Co-founder and CEO of Claris Healthcare Inc.

Gregory Block, Senior VP Corporate Development of Notch Therapeutics

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - May 5,  2021



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VANTEC  Innovation to Transformation Investor Meeting - April 7,  2021



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Investment Trends 3:00pm-3:20pm VIDEO

Over the past few years the investment landscape has rapidly changed to recognize and reward investment opportunities that consider ESG and transformational change. We'll provide an overview of how retail investors, private equity funds, VC's, angel groups and impact investors around the world are investing their money.

Pratibha VuppuluriHead of Investments at Unreasonable Group interviewed by Paul Needham, EiR at e@UBC, Advisor and Investor

 

Roundtable  Discussion 3:20pm-3:55pm VIDEO

We'll talk with representatives of funds and investor communities about how they scout, screen and do due diligence in companies that have a transformational purpose.

Moderator: Paul Needham, EiR at e@UBC, Advisor and Investor

Meredith Shields, Managing Director at Sorenson Impact Foundation

Elyse Crowston, Director Investor Relations at Rhiza Capital

Hannah Davis, Program Director at Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - March 3,  2021

Company Presentations

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VANTEC  Accelerated Digitalization Investor Meeting - February 3,  2021

Company Presentations

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Presentation: Investment Trends 3:00-3:20 pm VIDEO

Presenters:

Geoffrey Hansen Senior Partner at Garibaldi Capital Advisors | geoff@garibaldicapital.com

Rich Osborn Managing Partner at TELUS Ventures | Rich.Osborn@telus.com 

 

Roundtable Discussion 3:20-4:10 pm VIDEO

Moderator: Geoffrey Hansen Senior Partner at Garibaldi Capital Advisors | geoff@garibaldicapital.com

Panelists:

Rich Osborn, Managing Partner at TELUS Ventures | Rich.Osborn@telus.com 

Geof Auchinleck, Founder and CEO at Claris Healthcare | gauchinleck@clarishealthcare.com 

Angela Robert, CEO at Conquer Experience | angela.robert@conquerexperience.com

Kirk Moir, Managing Partner at Synectics Group | kirk.moir@outlook.com

Geoff Hultin, Chief Revenue Officer at Turnium Technology Group Inc. | ghultin@gmail.com

Rondi Shouse, Director of Marketing at Safe Fleet and Advisory Board for Brain 1st Program Inc. | rondi.shouse@gmail.com

Grant R. Jay, Sr. Growth Specialist at Colligo-Olbia Software | grantjay@telus.net

 

VANTEC  Investor Meeting - January 6,  2021

Company Presentations

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VANTEC  Investor Meeting - December 2,  2020

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Agrifood Tech Investor Meeting - November 4,  2020

Company Presentations

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Presentation: Investment Trends 3:00-3:55 p.m. | VIDEO

Steve Hansen of Raymond James shares trends, opportunities and examples why investing in Agtech and Foodtech is rapidly growing and rewarding.

 

Panel Discussions:  | VIDEO

Moderated panel discussions with founders and investors.

Taking a global perspective early in your journey

Tom Urban of Agribusiness Advisors has a conversation with the founders of NeupeakFuture Fields and Livestock Water Recycling They all chose to join a foreign  accelerator. Why did they, how did it change their perspective and how did they benefit. 

 

Meet Ally Bharmal partner at Fasken

Ally provides advice  with an emphasis on the food, beverage and agri-tech sector including start-up and incorporation issues, shareholders' agreements, financing transactions (including debt and equity angel and venture capital), mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions. He has extensive experience with respect to Board governance, and often serves as corporate secretary for clients. More... 

Ally Bharmal  | abharmal@fasken.com | 604 631 4987 | www.fasken.com

 

Raising Funding from the right investors beyond our borders

Steve Hansen of Raymond James has a conversation with the founders of BarrelwiseLucent Soileos and Scout Canning about how they sought the right investors for them across Canada and beyond.

 

VANTEC Open Network Investor Meeting - October 7,  2020

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Open Network Investor Meeting - September 9,  2020

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting - July 8,  2020

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VANTEC Health & Life Sciences 3 June 2020

Company Presentations

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Presentation: Future of Life Sciences/HealthTech | VIDEO 

What the future holds for the Life Sciences sector

Overview of the trends in the life sciences sector observed globally and in Canada - and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on this sector.

Presenter: Wendy Hurlburt, President & CEO at LifeSciences BC

How our local life sciences ecosystem is coping with the pandemic

Overview of the local life sciences startup ecosystem and how our local life sciences community of entrepreneurs, investors and others are handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presenter: Lana Janes, Venture Partner, adMare BioInnovations

Investment trends in life/healthtech

What investors should look for when investing in this sector and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected investment decisions.

Presenter: Jason Robertson, VP Investments, Nimbus Synergies Inc.

 

Panel: COVID-19 Impact | VIDEO 

ModeratorWendy Hurlburt, President & CEO at LifeSciences BC 

Panelists:

Lana Janes, Venture Partner, adMare BioInnovations

Jason Robertson, VP Investments, Nimbus Synergies Inc.

Geof Auchinleck, Co-founder and CEO of Claris Healthcare Inc.

 

VANTEC Investor Meeting - May 6,  2020

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Workshop - May 6,  2020

Adding Resilience through impact & sustainability

Beyond the tipping point: How the COVID crisis is aligning profitability and impact.

The current economic crisis is presenting unprecedented challenges and opportunities to realign vision, mission, values. We will explore how companies and investors can align their ventures with the new realities. Over this two-hour session participants will be immersed in the world of the regenerative business movement, venture purpose design, and impact measurement.

Adding Resilience through Impact and Sustainability | Video

Finding your Baseline | Video

Kristy O'Leary Presentation Q&A | Video

Kristy O'Leary of Decade Presentation | Deck

 

VANTEC Investor Meeting: Climate Solutions - April 1,  2020

Company Presentations

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Climate Positive Investing 3:00pm

Investment Fund Interview | Video |

How can early-stage investors understand and anticipate this growing demand for high-impact climate solutions? What do “climate solutions” actually look like, and which categories of solutions can be expected to attract the greatest demand over the next 5-10 years.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Matt Eggers, Investor and Company Builder, will be interviewed by Jeanette Jackson, CEO at Foresight Accelerator

Investment Trends Presentation | Video |

Investment trends in climate solutions across industries, presented by Dave Thomas, Cleantech lead at Rocketbuilders | Deck |

Investing After COVID-19 | Video |

Jeanette Jackson, CEO at Foresight Accelerator has a discussion with Shirley Speakman, Senior Partner with Cycle Capital, Canada’s most active cleantech venture capital fund and Keith Ippel, Eco System Builder and CEO at Spring Activator

 

VANTEC Investor Meeting - March 4,  2020

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting: AI & AI Enabled Companies - Feb 6,  2020

Company Presentations

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Presentation: Investment Trends | VIDEO | 

The AI landscape in BC & Angel Investing Cheat Sheet for BC-based AI Startups: A functional overview of AI/ML for angel investors - strengths of local startups, some practical rules of thumb, questions to ask AI entrepreneurs and common misperceptions.  | DECK  | VIDEO | 

PresenterHandol Kim | Variational AI | BIO: Handol is Co-Founder & CEO of Variational AI, AI for drug discovery. Prior to Variational AI, Handol was General Manager of Quadrant AI, the AI software and services business unit of D-Wave Systems, where he built the business from customers such as SK Telecom, the NIH, FDA, Siemens-Healthineers and Konica Minolta. Handol is also Vice-Chair of the AI Network of British Columbia (AInBC) and has 20+ years of software, telecom/mobile, and cloud computing experience at executive management roles in Silicon Valley, Asia and across Canada.

 

From AI Algorithms to Commercial Success– A Big Company Perspective: What it takes to transform from a company that has great algorithms to a company that also has happy (and paying) customers. | DECK | VIDEO | 

PresenterRan Rumianek | Change Healthcare | BIO: Ran is an experienced leader in the Healthcare Technology industry. He served in senior business and product management roles, where he led the development and commercialization of multiple new innovative products. Currently, Ran is heading the AI and Innovation group at the Medical Imaging division of Change Healthcare ( previously McKesson), one of the largest Digital Health companies in North America. In this role, Ran works closely with customers, developers, and the vibrant ecosystem of AI startups to create new AI-powered solutions. 

 

AI @ universities: Getting it right: Challenges that need to be solved in the research and talent pipeline leading into AI commercialization-ready ventures. | DECK | VIDEO | 

PresenterIain Begg | Innovation UBC | BIO: As the Managing Director of Innovation Partnerships within the VPRI portfolio, Iain works with the team, on the one hand to help recognize, foster, and facilitate innovation development, and on the other, to promote and grow deep research-oriented relationships with partner organizations. We work hand-in-hand with the other driving groups of Innovation UBC to find ways of moving research into impact. In addition, Iain is the UBC Concierge for the Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster - connecting researchers, companies, and projects

 

Panel: Investment Trends | VIDEO | 

Ashish Sant [Moderator]  | SFU Venture Labs | BIO: Ashish is a seasoned business and technology executive with 25+ years of experience in digital health and medical devices. He is an Executive in Residence at SFU Venture labs where he provides mentoring/coaching to CEOs of healthcare startups. In his prior role, he was the SVP/GM of Enterprise Imaging business at Change Healthcare (formerly McKesson) where he managed a $350M business with 1000+ employees. 

Handol Kim | Variational AI 

Ran Rumianek | Change Healthcare 

Iain Begg | Innovation UBC 

 

VANTEC Investor Meeting - Jan 8,  2020

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Dec 4,  2019

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting Agrifoodtech & Cleantech - Nov 6,  2019

Company Presentations

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Presentation: Investment Trends 2:30pm

Industry experts present trends, opportunities and examples why investing in Agtech, Foodtech and Cleantech is rapidly growing and rewarding.

Trends in Agtech & Foodtech - Tom Urban, Investor and Founder of  Agribusiness Advisors | DECKVIDEO

Tom Urban is a Vancouver based investor in early stage Agtech companies, and the founder of Agribusiness Advisors. He  provides advisory services to CEOs and Boards and has made a number of direct investments in promising Ag start ups. Tom is also an Entrepreneur in Residence and Adjunct Professor at UBC and is part of a team and a large network of mentors that is supporting innovation and entrepreneurship at UBC. He has spent more than 25 years in the world of agriculture.

 

Trends in Cleantech - Jeanette Jackson, CEO at Foresight Cleantech Accelerator | DECK | VIDEO

Jeanette is an experienced CEO, entrepreneur and business strategist with broad-based experience in technology, business development, marketing and operations. Over the last 4 years, Jeanette has supported more than 20 Foresight companies as an Executive In Residence in several markets including bio-energy, electric vehicles, smart buildings, water tech, robotics and wind.  She is excited to bring the new vision of Foresight to life:   advancing the adoption of Canadian transformative cleantech companies through programs that help them launch, scale and grow.

 

EBC Investment Program Updates - Kevin Harvey, Portfolio Manager, Investment Capital Branch | DECK | VIDEO

Kevin Harvey is a Portfolio Manager with the Investment Capital Branch.  Kevin is dedicated to helping small businesses raise capital in BC under both the Eligible Business Corporation (EBC) and Venture Capital Corporation (VCC) programs.  Kevin Harvey is a CFA® charterholder, and is committed to working with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry stakeholders to grow the venture capital ecosystem in BC.

 

CEO Panel: The Journey from Startup to Scale-Up  3:00 pm |  VIDEO

Tom Urban, Angel Investor and Advisor in Agrifoodtech talks with 3 successful local entrepreneurs and looks back at their journey from idea to business and scaling up.

Michael Gilbert, CEO at Semios, Automated climate, pest, insect and disease management and treatment for orchards.

Dave Dinesen, CEO at Cubic Farms - Commercial scale automated indoor farming systems.

Hamlet Abnousi, CEO at Novobind - Biological food additive to target and disarm dangerous microbes in farm animals.

 

VANTEC Investor Meeting - Oct 2,  2019

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VANTEC Open Network - Sep 11,  2019

Company Presentations

AGENDA OF PRESENTING COMPANIES 

We did not record any of the 90 second pitches that companies gave at this event.

 

VANTEC Investor Meeting - July 1,  2019

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting Health & Life Sciences- June 12,  2019

 

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Presentation: Trends in Health & Life Sciences

The Trends in Investment and Successful Commercialization

PresenterLesley Esford

Dr. Esford has spent the last couple of decades in the life sciences sector in leadership positions as an educator and a trusted advisor.  In her most recent positions at Accel-Rx and at Life Sciences BC, she has developed a large professional network and a comprehensive understanding of the global Life Sciences sector and investment community; including working with over 100 entrepreneurs developing drugs, medical devices, and diagnostics at every stage of the innovation process from concept to commercialization.

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Panel: Investing in Health & Life Sciences

Successfully Commercializing technology to create a Market Leading Company

Panel:

Patricia BeckmannPh.D., Managing Director, BioStrategy

Dr. Nima Ziraknejad, Ph.D. P.Eng., Founder & CEO, NZ Technologies Inc. 

Harrison BrownCo-Founder & CEO, HeadCheck Health

Elayne WandlerDirector Programs & Partnerships, Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator

ModeratorLesley Esford

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VANTEC Investor Meeting - May 1,  2019

 

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investing in Digital Media, Gaming and AR/VR - Apr 3, 2019

 

Note: We apologize that this meeting was not captured on video due to an unforeseen circumstance

 

Presentation: Trends in Digital Media, Gaming & AR/VR

Presenter: Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders

 

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Mar 6,  2019

 

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investing in AI and ML - Feb 6, 2019

 

Presentation: Trends in AI and ML

VIDEO: Trends in Investment and Successful Commercialization of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies

Presenter: Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders

 

Panel: Investing in AI and ML

VIDEO: Successfully Commercializing AI/ML to create a Market Leading Company 

Moderator: Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders

Maryam Sadeghi, PhD, CEO and Co-founder, MetaOptima

Shamil HargovanCEO at Wiivv 

Michael ChengCo-founder of Lumen5

 

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Jan 9,  2019

 

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investing in Agtech & Cleantech- Dec 5, 2018

 

Presentations

Trends in CleanTech VIDEO - Jeanette Jackson, Managing Director at Foresight Cleantech Accelerator

Trends in AgTech VIDEO - Tom Urban, Investor and Founder of Agribusiness Advisors

Watch Tom's presentation deck and his approach to building an Agtech portfolio.

 

Investor & Entrepreneur Dialogues VIDEO

Tom Urban (investor) and Amar Singh of Elevated Signals

Jenny Yang (investor) and Gareth Brown of Clir Renewables

 

Company Presentations

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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Nov 7, 2018

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VANTEC Investing in Digital Health - Oct 3, 2018

Investment trends in Digital Health by Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders 

PRESENTATION PDF      PRESENTATION VIDEO MP4

Panel discussion with 4 CEO's of BC based digital health companies

Alison Taylor and Trevor Johnston Co-CEO's at Jane Software

Geof Auchinleck CEO at Claris Healthcare

Alexandra Greenhill CEO at Careteam Technologies

PANEL DISCUSSION VIDEO MP4 

LIST OF PRESENTING COMPANIES

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VANTEC Open Network - Sep 12, 2018

LIST OF PRESENTING COMPANIES

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BC and China: Angel Investment Opportunities - Mar 7, 2018

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How to Invest in Startup Ventures in BC and Canada, Mike Volker, Founder, VANTEC Angel Network

Investment Opportunities in Food and Agri TechJames PrattBC Food Processors Association

Investment Opportunities in Digital MediaJames HursthouseDigiBC 

Investment Opportunities in IOT, AI, Blockchain  Social Casino & Cannabis Tech,  Geoffrey HansenReady-to-Rocket 

Investment Opportunities in Life SciencesMichael LincolnAccel-Rx 

Chinese Translation of the above presentations

 


Investing in Food & Agriculture Technology - Feb 7, 2018

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Investment Trends in Food & Agriculture Technology, Michael McGee, Partner at Avrio

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