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| Keynotes Speakers |
| July 17, 2008 |
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BRUCE STANTON – MP SIMCOE NORTH |
10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
Thursday July 17, 2008 |
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Prior to being elected Member of Parliament for Simcoe North Bruce was President of Bayview Wildwood Resorts Limited and Vice President of The Cottages on Sparrow Lake. He is the 5th generation of Stantons to own and operate a tourism business on Sparrow Lake since the family first developed a presence there in 1884. Bayview Wildwood attracts
and entertains approximately 15,000 visitors a year and employs up to 100 people. Bruce was first elected to the House Of Commons in January 2006 where he proudly serves the people of Simcoe North. www.brucestanton.com |
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| "Improve Your Bottom Line...Put Inspiration in your Strategic Plan!" |
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MARY E FENUTA – Mary E. Fenuta, C.P.P., C.P.M., is CEO of Passionately Inspired Solutions Inc. |
11:00 AM – 11.30 AM
Thursday July 17, 2008 |
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Harmonizing, Inspiring, Empowering...through EVENTS!
Taking business to a new level
Mary E. Fenuta, C.P.P., C.P.M., is CEO of Passionately Inspired Solutions Inc. She has over 20 years management experience in the corporate environment. Her company, Passionately Inspired Solutions, believes that inspiration is contagious and that it is an amazing motivator for enhanced productivity, improved corporate culture and increased profitability. The company specializes in inspiration and bringing back the human spirit in any organization. www.PassionatelyInspiredSolutions.com |
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"Doing Business in India - Legal Framework" by Mr. Prakash Narayanan" |
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Prakash Narayanan - Mr. Prakash Narayanan, a Lawyer with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Toronto) |
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Thursday July 17, 2008 |
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"Doing Business in India - Legal Framework" by Mr. Prakash Narayanan
Prakash Narayanan is an Associate practising in the Business and International Trade Groups. Prakash is also a member of the firms India Working Group. Prakash has been involved from a corporate and competition law perspective in a number of merger transactions involving major Canadian and foreign companies. Prakash has also assisted clients with international trade matters involving cross-border movement of goods and services and compliance with WTO and NAFTA requirements. Prakash has received his LL.M. in international trade law, and has also completed an intensive course in Europe on trade law and business. |
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“Outsourcing strategy to grow your small business” |
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Andrew is an owner of www.BizLaunch.ca a company that
trains, coaches and mentors Entrepreneurs. |
1: 00 PM – 1:45PM
Thursday July 17, 2008 |
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Andrew has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. He is an international small business expert, trainer, coach, conference speaker, seminar leader and author of the best-seller "Up & Running - A Guide to Running Your Own Business." Known for his down-to-earth advice and entertaining sense of humour, he’s launched nine businesses of his own and has trained and coached tens of thousands of entrepreneurs in Canada, Russia, Portugal, Sweden, Korea, Northern Ireland, Holland, Namibia and South Africa - including three winners of "Business Woman of the Year." |
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| Northern Exposure – Promoting the Canadian Alternative,
Opportunities in North America for Canadian based operations |
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PETER KUSKEY |
2: 00 PM – 2:45PM
Thursday July 17, 2008 |
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Peter Kuske is Director of Sales for Branham Group and the lead Outsourcing Analyst, whose full time responsibility is researching and understanding the role of companies offering Outsourcing services from Canada. Peter provides clients with key insights into market dynamics, competitive developments, vendor activities, and end-user trends across multiple outsourcing verticals and segments.
Peter has lived on the leading edge of technology for most of his working career. An internet pioneer, he helped launch many new websites when the Mosaic browser became available, helped launch one of Canada’s first online newspapers, Canada’s first online pharmacy and many other significant projects.
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| July 18, 2008 |
| “The Keys to Building Strong Business Relationships” |
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TIM WESTHEAD – Tim Westhead, BA, MA, BEd, is CEO of Tim Westhead Productions. |
10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
Friday July 18, 2008 |
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Tim is an award-winning educator, actor, author and internationally known speaker who has delivered keynotes and presentations for business organizations, financial institutions, and educational associations across North America. A nominee for Canada’s Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, Tim has recently received awards from the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and the University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts Alumni Association for “outstanding contributions to his professional field”. www.timwesthead.com
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| Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services |
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Harinder Takhar |
10:45 AM to 11 AM
Friday July 18, 2008 |
Harinder Takhar was elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. He has served as Ontario's Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship since 2006. He previously served as Minister of Transportation.
In private life, Takhar has held leadership positions with several Canadian companies, including AGRA Industries Limited, Linear Technology Inc./Gennum Corporation and Timex Canada Inc. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the Chalmers Group of Companies until his election to the Ontario legislature. In 1995, The Financial Post recognized Chalmers Suspension International Inc., headed by Takhar, as a finalist among Canada's top 50 best-managed private companies. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce also honoured the company with the Outstanding Business Achievement Award in 1999 and the Mississauga Board of Trade presented the company with the Small Business of the Year award the same year.
A tireless volunteer and community supporter, Takhar received the 2001 Community Service Award from the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario for "demonstrating selflessness and kindness for the benefit of society." In addition to a term as chair of the United Way of Peel Region, Takhar has served as chair and member of the board of governors of the Credit Valley Hospital, and associate director and chief financial officer of the Peel District School Board. He is also a founding member of the International Punjabi Chamber of Commerce.
Takhar holds a master's degree in economics and political science, and an undergraduate degree in English, economics and political science. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada.
Takhar and his wife, Balwinder, have lived in Mississauga for more than 30 years. They have two daughters. |
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| "Improve Your Bottom Line...Put Inspiration in your Strategic Plan!" |
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MARY E FENUTA – Mary E. Fenuta, C.P.P., C.P.M., is CEO of Passionately Inspired Solutions Inc. |
11:00 AM – 11.30 AM
Friday July 18, 2008 |
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Harmonizing, Inspiring, Empowering...through EVENTS!
Taking business to a new level
Mary E. Fenuta, C.P.P., C.P.M., is CEO of Passionately Inspired Solutions Inc. She has over 20 years management experience in the corporate environment. Her company, Passionately Inspired Solutions, believes that inspiration is contagious and that it is an amazing motivator for enhanced productivity, improved corporate culture and increased profitability. The company specializes in inspiration and bringing back the human spirit in any organization. www.PassionatelyInspiredSolutions.com |
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| "Small Business is Big Business when Using New Media Technology" |
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VICTOR SKY |
12:00PM to 12:45 PM
Friday July 18, 2008 |
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Many of the most successful small businesses today are taking advantage of new media technology. Less than ten years ago it would cost thousands of dollars to run an advertising campaign to promote your small business. It use to be that advertising would grab your attention, possibly stir an emotion in you, but then abandon you when you flip the page or switch the channel. Today the Internet lowers the barriers to entry and levels the playing field so that your small business can maintain the same exposure as a big business spending millions of dollars. So how is it done?
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| Shriv ComMedia Solutions Pvt. Ltd. offers a wide variety of expertise and services: |
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Atul Kumar CEO- India.Shriv ComMedia Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
2:00 PM – 2.45 PM
Friday July 18, 2008 |
- IT outsourcing
- Web solutions
- E-learning services
- Technical Writing/ Content Writing.
- Interactive multimedia development including flash and Shockwave Presentation.
- 3D animation and graphic design.
- Interactive touch-screen KIOSK development
- BPO Services
I hereby take this opportunity to introduce Shriv ComMedia Solutions as Software Development Company. Established in 2001, SCMS specializes in providing innovative and total web solutions, multimedia development, customized software development and E-learning services to a wide variety of consumers and business houses across the country.
In a fast evolving global economy, it has become necessary to take advantage of Information Technology, the Internet and advanced multimedia tools to improve your business operational efficiency and promote your business and image. SCMS understands this very well, and has succeeded in carving a niche for itself in this ever evolving and competitive world. SCMS provides decision support solutions that enable to objectively identify the software products that best fit your company's unique business and systems requirements, and that contribute most effectively to superior business performance. |
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