Dallas Agenda
FT Global Investment Series: Focus on Canada
February 24, 2011 - Fairmont Dallas
[Overview] [Speakers] [Who Should Attend] [Venue]
| 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:30 am | Opening Remarks Ed Crooks, US Industry and Energy Editor, Financial Times |
| 8:40 am | Welcoming Remarks Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Consul General of Canada for Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas |
| 8:50 am | Breakfast |
| 9:20 am | Keynote Address: Macrowikinomics - Innovation and Competitiveness in the Age of Collaboration Don Tapscott, Chairman, Moxie Insight |
| 10:00 am |
Panel Discussion: Innovation in Canada: New Realities in a Shifting Global Marketplace
Sectors such as ICT and aerospace are characterized by innovation and technological change. How are such sectors adapting to current and potential changes in global markets and what trends are shaping these sectors worldwide? What technologies are likely to figure prominently in the future? What are the emerging investment opportunities in Canada? What regulations and incentives are in place and what more needs to be done? Is Canada harnessing the full potential of innovation-driven sectors such as aerospace and ICT? How does Canada compare to other potential destinations for investment in these sectors? Larry Fitzgerald, Site Leader - Toronto, Honeywell Aerospace Roman Kikta, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Genesis Campus Funds & Mobility Ventures Richard D. Spurr, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Zix Corporation Moderated by: Ed Crooks, US Industry and Energy Editor, Financial Times |
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11:00 am
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Closing Remarks Ed Crooks, US Industry and Energy Editor, Financial Times |
| 11:05 am | Networking Reception |
