Scaling Your Software & Tech Business into the USA
Learn form business leaders who have leveraged Ottawa’s high tech talent and Canada’s immigration programs to support expansion into the USA
Overview
Join Invest Ottawa, the lead economic development agency for Canada’s capital city, for a special discussion with business leaders who have leveraged Ottawa’s location, high tech talent concentration and Canada’s immigration programs to support successful North American expansion.You’ll also have access to experts in business development, commercial real estate, and insurance.
What will I learn?
- Why setting up your R&D and core teams in Ottawa can be advantageous when planning expansion into the United States.
- How you can leverage Canadian immigration programs like Global Skills Strategy and Global Talent Stream to quickly expand your team in Ottawa.
- Explore common mistakes and top 10 most important business components to consider when expanding your business into the United States, from a flagship sales & successful market entry perspective.
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Presenters
Opening Remarks:
- Janice Vogtle – Counsellor (Investment/Economic) at the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom. Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-vogtle-66905415/
Moderator:
- Pamela Kanter – Senior Economic Officer, Ontario Trade and Investment Office in Paris. Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-kanter-1071611a4/
Panelists include:
- Adam Dewar – Market Director for the Americas and leads FDI Market Engagement for Invest Ottawa in the Americas. You may connect here: Linkedin.com/in/adamdewar.
- Tony Cristiano – Founder & Managing Partner at Pivotal Arc based in Los Angeles and a hands-on software and artificial intelligence business development leader. You may connect here: LinkedIn.com/TonyCristiano.
- Pete Sprukulis – Managing Partner at Pivotal Arc based in Toronto and a hands-on marketing and technology leader You may connect here: linkedin.com/in/pete-sprukulis
- Chris Keefe – Vice President of Autonomous Programs at Aurrigo – North America. Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismkeefe/
- Darrell Wellington – Senior Vice President at Syntronic. Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djwellin/
- John Colthart – SVP, Sales at MindBridge Ai. Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolthart/