1. 2016
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2. Contents Overview & Highlights 3 Day 1 | Advocacy Day 4
Day 2 | Conference Day 12
Day 3 | Entrepreneur Caucus & Community Day 27
Mainstream & Social Media Coverage 31
Government Engagement 34
Outcomes & Next Steps 36
Partners & Sponsors 38

3. Overview & Highlights | An Innovation Agenda rooted in entrepreneurship
“Entrepreneurs are key to the delivery, sustainability and long-term legacy of Canada’s Innovation Agenda.” - Victoria Lennox, CEO and co-founder of Startup Canada.
On May 4-6, 2016 at Startup Canada Day on the Hill, over 1,100 entrepreneurs, innovators, Startup Canada Community Leaders, anchor companies and government decision makers from across Canada convened in Ottawa to apply an entrepreneurial lens to policy and provide direct input into Canada’s Innovation Agenda.
Recommendations for an Innovation Agenda that best supports startup and small business entrepreneurs to grow the economy, create jobs and scale as large, globally-oriented companies in Canada came from attendees as they participated in private meetings, policy hack-a-thons, policy hearings, on-stage panels and growth talks.
Overview:
Day 1 | Advocacy Day | Startup Canada Community Leaders participated in meetings with Standing Committees, Members of Parliament, anchor Companies, the Startup Canada Board and Founder of WIND Mobile Tony Lacavera. Startup Canada Day on the Hill officially kicked-off with a Launch Party at iPolitics.
Day 2 | Conference Day | Through on-stage panels, keynotes, policy hearings, hack-a-thons & growth talks, entrepreneurs had their say in the Innovation Agenda as government listened.
Day 3 | Entrepreneur Caucus & Community Day | Top entrepreneurs met to make concrete recommendations on how Canada’s Innovation Agenda should manifest across government, and Startup Canada Communities met to lay the foundations for the future of the network.
Highlights:
50 + meetings with Members of Parliament and Ministers
9 policy hearings
4 hack-a-thons
1,100 attendees including 25 Startup Canada Communities
40 + speakers
30 + mentors
First-ever Demo Day on the Hill Pitch Competition
First-ever Startup Canada Day on the Hill Entrepreneur Caucus
24 + partner industry leaders and organizations
10,115 tweets from 2,620 unique contributors with million impressions

4. Day 1: Advocacy Day

5. Startup Canada Communities on the Hill
Advocating for entrepreneur constituents across Canada
Startup Canada Communities
on the Hill
On May 4, 25 Startup Canada Community Leaders from 9 provinces and 1 territory arrived in Ottawa to represent local entrepreneurs in meetings with Members of Parliament, Ministerial Policy Hearings, and some of Canada’s top anchor companies. On May 5th, they connected with 1,100 entrepreneurs, policy makers, Members of Parliament, and investors to forge partnerships and opportunities for entrepreneurs in their community.
IMPACT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged and thanked Startup Canada Community Leaders for the work they do to stimulate and support entrepreneurship in their communities.
MPs John Brassard and Alexander Nuttall championed Startup Barrie in the House of Commons (Click above links for videos).
Startup Revelstoke initiated a working relationship with MP Wayne Stetski on a project to improve support for SMEs.
Cross party interest has arisen in the findings & recommendations from Startup Canada Day on the Hill.
Startup Canada has been invited to present to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in June.
Communities Represented
Startup Barrie
Startup Charlottetown
Startup Fredericton
Startup Halifax
Startup Montreal
Startup Ottawa
Startup Peel Region
Startup Peterborough
Startup Sault Ste. Marie
Startup Toronto
Startup Waterloo
Startup Windsor-Essex
Startup York Region
Startup Calgary
Startup Comox Valley
Startup Edmonton
Startup Kamloops
Startup Nanaimo
Startup Prince George
Startup Revelstoke
Startup Saskatoon
Startup Smithers
Startup Whitehorse
Startup Winnipeg
What is a Startup Canada Community?
Startup Canada Communities is Startup Canada’s flagship program, supporting and connecting grassroots networks that fuel a culture and environment for entrepreneurship at the local level. Startup Canada Community Leaders are the entrepreneurs entrusted by the local community to maintain the network locally and connect Canada’s entrepreneurship community nationally. Learn more at

6. Laying the groundwork on a vision for Canada
At the Startup Canada HQ across from Parliament Hill (56 Sparks Street, Ottawa), community builders from across the country met to share their vision for innovation in Canada, receive government relations training, and set clear and concrete objectives for their Member of Parliament meetings, policy hearings, corporate partners meetings, and other advocacy activities.
Invitation-only attendees included:
Leaders from 25 Startup Communities
Startup Canada Board Directors
Members of the Startup Canada Ecosystem Task Force
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7. Representing Entrepreneur Constituents in MP Meetings
Startup Canada Community Leaders represented the needs of local and national entrepreneurs in meetings with over 30 Members of Parliament.
Specifically, they advocated for an Innovation Agenda co-created and implemented by entrepreneurs.
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8. Meetings with Members of Parliament
Startup Toronto
Meeting with: Salma Zahid, Scarborough Centre Meeting with: Hon. John McKay, Scarborough — Guildwood
Startup York Region
Meeting with: Francesco Sorbara, Vaughan — Woodbridge
Meeting with: Majid Jowhari, Richmond Hill
Startup Peel Region
Meeting with: Ruby Sahota, Brampton North
Meeting with: Omar Alghabra, Mississauga Centre
Startup Peterborough
Meeting with: Kim Rudd, Northumberland — Peterborough South
Startup Waterloo
Meeting with: Raj Saini, Kitchener Centre
Meeting with: Harold Albrecht, Kitchener — Conestoga
Meeting with: MP Bryan May, Cambridge
Meeting with: Hon. Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business & Tourism & MP for Waterloo
Startup Sault Ste. Marie
Meeting with: Terry Sheehan
Startup Ottawa
Meeting with: David McGuinty, Ottawa South
Startup Barrie
Meeting with: John Brassard, Barrie — Innisfil Meeting with: Alex Nuttall, Barrie — Springwater — Oro-Medonte
Startup Windsor-Essex
Meeting with: Brian Masse, Windsor West Meeting with: Tracey Ramsey, Essex
Startup Calgary
Meeting with: Sarah Nasser, Policy Analyst & Vincent (representing Hon. Kent Hehr, Calgary Centre)
Meeting with: Tom Kmiec, Calgary Shepard Meeting with: Hon. Michelle Rempel, Calgary Nose Hill Meeting with: Pat Kelly, Calgary Rocky Ridge
Startup Edmonton
Meeting with: Kelly McCauley, Edmonton West Meeting with: Matt Jeneroux, Edmonton Riverbend
Startup Saskatoon
Meeting with: Sheri Benson, Saskatoon West Meeting with: Brad Trost, Saskatoon — University
Startup Revelstoke
Meeting with: Wayne Stetski, Kootenay — Columbia Startup Whitehorse
Meeting with: Hon. Larry Bagnell, Yukon
Startup Prince George
Meeting with: Todd Doherty, Cariboo — Prince George
Startup Kamloops
Meeting with: Cathy McLeod, Kamloops — Thompson — Cariboo
Startup Comox Valley
Meeting with: Gord Johns, Courtenay — Alberni
Startup Nanaimo
Meeting with: Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo — Ladysmith
Startup Halifax Meeting with: Hon. Geoff Regan, Halifax West
Startup Fredericton
Meeting with: Matt DeCourcey, Fredericton

9. Connecting Startup Communities with Anchor Companies
Startup Canada Community leaders met with four of Startup Canada’s key corporate partners - Intuit QuickBooks, UPS Canada, Microsoft Canada, and PayPal in intimate settings to discuss how these anchor companies can better engage and support the Startup Canada Communities.
Leaders were given an opportunity to hear the work of these partners and provide the companies with insights on how they can better support their communities.
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10. Luncheon with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology
Startup Canada Community Leaders and partners met with Members of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to discuss the role of entrepreneurs and Startup Communities in building Canada into an innovation nation and to establish commitments to collaborate. The luncheon was held at Ottawa’s Rideau Club.
Committee Attendees:
Dan Ruimy, Chair of the Standing Committee and MP for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge
Earl Dreeshen, Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee and MP for Red Deer-Mountain View
Lloyd Longfield, Member of the Standing Committee and MP for Guelph
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11. Celebrating the vision at iPolitics
#StartupDay officially kicked-off with over 100 VIPs with a launch party at iPolitics, an independent, non-partisan, entrepreneur-run up- to-the-minute service that has become a leader in Canadian political news.
2016 marked the third year the #StartupDay Launch Party was hosted by iPolitics, a publication with a passion for connecting entrepreneurs and business leaders with government.
The launch party celebrated achievements made to date to advance entrepreneurship in Canada and set the tone for the next day’s policy hearings and conversations with Members of Parliament. iPolitics also used the opportunity to discuss a recently launched initiative called the Green Chamber Guide, a database of information on current MPs.
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12. Day 2: Conference Day

13. Giving every entrepreneur a voice
1,100 Canadian entrepreneurs, innovators, anchor companies, Members of Parliament and public servants convened to voice their recommendations and support for an Innovation Agenda with entrepreneurs at its centre by participating in policy hack-a-thons, hearings, panels, growth talks and more.
With support from over 30 mentors, attendees also received advice and mentorship to grow their business. Six finalists competed in the first-ever Demo Day on the Hill Pitch Competition to help startups go global and in the evening, we celebrated Canadian innovation & entrepreneurship with a Startup Soiree featuring announcements, prizes, networking, a Startup Marketplace, food stations, bars and exhibitors.
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14. Canada Stage
From inspiring keynotes, forward-looking panels & insightful pitches, Canada’s most entrepreneurial citizens added to the conversation on the Innovation Agenda.
Themes: Attracting & retaining talent, building the new Canadian dream - a nation of entrepreneurs, doubling down on diversity for growth and service innovation.
Keynote speakers: Tony Lacavera, Allen Lau, the Hon. Bill Morneau, Waneek Horn-Miller, Jonathan Ortmans, Sarah Prevette and Robert Deluce.
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15. Canada Stage Agenda 8.20-8.40 a.m. Warm-Up Show with Dr. Sean Wise
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
8.45 a.m. Opening Ceremony featuring Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, Claudette Commanda, Algonquin Elder, Executive Director at FNCCEC and Victoria Lennox, CEO of Startup Canada
From Grassroots Startup Communities to Parliament Hill
9.00 a.m. Ministerial Opening Remarks from the Hon. Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
Kicking off the Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Agenda
9.05 a.m. Entrepreneurial Opening Remarks from Tony Lacavera, co-founder of WIND Mobile and Globalive
Follow the Entrepreneur to Build an Innovation Nation
9.15 a.m. Fireside Panel: Building an Innovation Nation
Defining Canada’s Vision for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Growth
9.50 a.m. Keynote: Allen Lau, co-founder & CEO of Wattpad
The Story & Dream of a Newcomer Entrepreneur
Fireside Panel: Attracting & Retaining Talent
Creating the Conditions to Attract, Retain & Settle Talented Newcomers into Canada’s Startup Community
11.00 a.m. Keynote: Waneek Horn Miller, Olympian & Manitobah Mukluks Ambassador
STAND TALL & WALK PROUD - The Story of an Aboriginal Changemaker and the Opportunity for Canada
am Fireside Panel : Building the New Canadian Dream - A Nation of Entrepreneurs
How do we build an Innovation Strategy that brings out the best of Canada as a Nation of Entrepreneurs?
12.45 pm Keynote: Jonathan Ortmans, President, Global Entrepreneurship Network
A Global Perspective on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Building a Startup Nation
Fireside Panel: Doubling Down on Diversity for Growth
How can we create exponential growth through harnessing the innovative and entrepreneurial potential of every Canadian?
2.10 pm Keynote: Sarah Prevette, Co-Founder of Future Design School
Exploring the Startup Generation through Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship
2.20 pm Fireside Panel: Service Innovation & Starting Up Government
How can we build an entrepreneurial culture within government and leverage tech innovations and startups to better serve citizens?
3.00 pm Growth Talks: Ideas for Canada’s Innovation Strategy
Top entrepreneurs from each Canadian region pitch their ideas for Canada’s Innovation Agenda and then we threw it open to the audience for their pitches
p.m. Closing Keynote: Robert Deluce, Founder & CEO of Porter Airlines
How to make Canadian Growth Take Off
p.m. Startup Soiree
Celebrating Canadian Entrepreneurship, Growth and Opportunities featuring the
announcement of the recipients of the Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund for Global Entrepreneurship, winners of the Demo Day Pitch Competition, the launch of the second annual Start Tel Aviv Competition and closing remarks by the Hon. Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business & Tourism.

16. Remarks from federal & municipal politicians Arif Virani
The Hon. Bill Morneau
The Hon. Bardish Chagger
Mayor Jim Watson
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Minister of Finance
Minister of Small Business and Tourism
Mayor of Ottawa
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17. Keynotes from top entrepreneurs & experts
Sarah Prevette
Founder of Future Design School
Robert Deluce
CEO of Porter Airlines
Allen Lau
Co-Founder of Wattpad
Tony Lacavera
Co-Founder of WIND Mobile, Chairman of Globalive
Waneek Horn Miller
Olympian and Manitobah Mukluks Brand Ambassador
Jonathan Ortmans
President, Global Entrepreneurship Network and Chair, President Obama’s Spark Global Entrepreneurship Coalition
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18. Moderated by Canada’s leading media personalities
Rick Spence
Columnist,
National Post
Catherine Cano
President &
General Manager, CPAC
Sean Silcoff
Reporter, Globe and Mail
James Baxter
Founder & Editor in Chief, iPolitics
Catherine Clark
President, Catherine Clark Communications
Nadine Chevolleau
Consumer Marketing Manager,
Toronto Star
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19. Policy Hack-a-thons powered by PayPal
Four policy hack-a-thons resulted in more than 20 concrete recommendations from 200 participants to accelerate Canada’s growth as a leading innovative, entrepreneurial nation. Each hack-a-thon was emceed by a leading entrepreneur, facilitated by the ISED Service Lab in partnership with Spring2Innovation and AHA Graphic Facilitation.
The Challenges:
How can the Government of Canada support more women entrepreneurs to start and scale more successful businesses?
Emceed by Marissa McTasney, Founder of Moxie Trades
How can the Government of Canada help to foster, empower and accelerate the growth of a startup generation of young Canadians?
Emceed by Sarah Prevette, Co-Founder of the Future Design School
How can the Government of Canada best support social innovation through Canada’s Innovation Strategy?
Emceed by Vinod Rajesekaran, Founder of Hub Ottawa
How should government harness disruptive tech (e.g., AI, BlockChain, Big Data, APIs, etc.) to better support and interact with entrepreneurs in the areas of information management, identity management, CRM, etc.?
Emceed by David Alston, Co-founder & former CMO of Salesforce Radian6
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20. Startup Stage powered by UPS Canada
At the eSax Startup Stage, attendees gained practical knowledge and skills to start and scale their businesses.
Getting Started talks:
Startup Finance 101
Startup Law 101
Social Impact
Go Global Bootcamp
Government Support for Startups talks:
Government Support for Small Business (Canada Business)
Protecting Your Idea (CIPO)
Selling to Government (OSME)
Innovating with Government (Concierge)
Practical Knowledge talks:
Why Networking is Branding Yourself
Networking on Social Media
Startup Scaling & Exiting
Lean Startup
Warm up to Cold Calling
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21. Policy Hearings
A whole of government approach for Canada’s Innovation Agenda
9 sessions
Representation from 7 parliamentary standing committees and government departments
55 + entrepreneur and industry participants
55 + concrete recommendations
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22. Policy Hearings
Facilitators: Velma McColl, Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group and Angella Goran, Founder of SokJok
Sessions:
Creating Entrepreneurial Infrastructure to Grow Our Economy
Building an Entrepreneurial Work Force
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs to Start-Up
Service Innovation for Supporting Entrepreneurs
Reducing barriers and creating incentives for growth (2 sessions)
Entrepreneurial Empowerment in Indigenous and Northern Communities Attracting and Retaining Talent
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs to Scale-Up
Advancing Entrepreneurial Financial Literacy
Government of Canada Attendees:
Bryan May, Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Birgit Nielsen, Innovation Advisor, Concierge (NRC-IRAP)
Anet Greenley, Innovation Advisor, Concierge (NRC-IRAP)
Charlie Angus, Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Dr. Ailish Campbell, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada
Marilyn Gladu, Chair of the Standing Committee on Status of Women
Maria Vranas, Financial Literacy Manager, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Vance Badawey, Member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure & Communities
Outcomes:
55 + concrete recommendations for a whole of government approach to Canada’s Innovation Agenda

23. Demo Day on the Hill powered by UPS Canada
For the first-time ever Demo Day on the Hill, powered by UPS Canada, took place this year at Day on the Hill. Demo Day on the Hill is a pitch competition provides export-oriented companies in Canada with support and access to global opportunities.
On May 5, six finalists from across Canada pitched to an audience of over 100 attendees and a diverse group of 6 judges including top entrepreneurs, investors, media, and industry. The finalists had an action-packed day filled with pitch training by Dr. Sean Wise, mentorship from entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts including Manitobah Mukluks, Victory Square Labs, among others. Each company showcased their products at the Startup Marketplace during the Startup Soiree Reception.
Demo Day Finalists:
- African Bronze Honey - Ottawa, ON
- Awake Labs - Vancouver, BC
- ShopIndig.ca - Saskatchewan, SK
- SWAAAP.com - Ottawa, ON
- TAPS Wearable - Peterborough, ON
- Vesper Faering - Vancouver, BC
The Winner
African Bronze Honey, won the grand prize valued at $15,000.
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24. Private Meetings © Startup Canada 2016. All Rights Reserved.
On May 5, Startup Canada Community Leaders continued their private meetings with Members of Parliament and Ministers including Minister Chagger and the Hon. Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition.
Startup Communities & Anchor Companies Meet & Greet with Minister Bardish Chagger
In this meet & greet, Startup Canada Community Leaders and Startup Canada industry partners demonstrated their work within Canada's entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in conversation with the Hon. Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism.
Outcome: Since this meeting, Startup Canada Communities have responded to a call from the Minister for top startup tourism destinations across Canada, and Startup Canada continues to be the voice of entrepreneurs to government having had numerous follow-up meetings to present recommendations from Startup Canada Day on the Hill since.
The Hon. Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition
Startup Canada met with the Hon. Rona Ambrose to discuss the role of entrepreneurs and Startup Communities in building an innovative, entrepreneurial Canada.
Outcome: Since, Startup Canada has been invited for a follow-up meeting with the Leader of the Official Opposition and Startup Canada will use this opportunity to share the recommendations presented by entrepreneurs for Canada’s Innovation Agenda at Startup Canada Day on the Hill.
Government of Canada Policy Advisors & Obama Advisor Jonathan Ortmans
Policy advisors for Minister Chagger and Minister Bains met with Jonathan Ortmans, President, Global Entrepreneurship Network and Chair, President Obama’s Spark Global Entrepreneurship Coalition to learn how best practices on startup support in the United States can be applied to Canada’s Innovation Agenda.
Outcome: Startup Canada is a thought leader when it comes to building an entrepreneurial government, and will continue to build upon Mr. Ortmans’ recommendations through a Startup Canada Program called the Canadian Entrepreneurship Institute.
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25. Startup Soiree, presented by Intuit Quickbooks
In the evening, the Startup Soiree and Marketplace showcased export-oriented entrepreneurs and their products from across Canada, celebrated announcements impacting the entrepreneurship ecosystem and connected leaders from across all industries for networking.
Featured guests included MPs, Ambassadors, entrepreneurs from across Canada and Ottawa’s startup community.
Featured Exhibitors
African Bronze Honey Company
Awake Labs
Dalcini Inc.
Elements Luxury
Forward Thinking Rehabilitation/TAPS
ING Robotic Aviation Inc
Pretty papier
Quemeez
ShopIndig.ca
SuraiTea
SWAAAP.com
The Wild Carrot
Tented Camp
Vesper Faering
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26. Startup Soiree, presented by Intuit Quickbooks
Featured announcements
Launch of Start Tel Aviv ft. His Excellency Rafael Barak, Ambassador of Israel to Canada
Winner of Demo Day pitch contest ft. Paul Gaspar, Director, Small Business, UPS Canada
Recipients of the Adam Chowaniec Memorial Awards ft. Claudia Chowaniec, Wife of Adam and Paul Day, VP investments, EDC

27. Day 3: Entrepreneur Caucus & Community Day

28. Entrepreneur Caucus
During the first-ever Entrepreneur Caucus hosted at the Rideau Club, leading entrepreneurs from across Canada played the role of Ministers and met to make concrete recommendations on how Canada’s Innovation Agenda should manifest across various government departments.
8 entrepreneurial Ministers
50 attendees from Canada’s entrepreneurship ecosystem & government
12+ concrete recommendations for Canada’s Innovation Agenda
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29. Entrepreneur Ministers
Minister of Innovation: Lauren Robinson, Global Operations Director at HIGHLINE.
Minister of Small Business: Stephen Partridge, International Investor, Advisor, Board Member and Executive.
Minister of Science: Sorin Cohn, Startup Canada Board Chair and Leader, Innovation Metrics at the Conference Board of Canada.
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development: Vinod Rajasekaran, Founding Executive Director of HUB Ottawa.
Chair: The Hon. Brenda Halloran, former Mayor of the City of Waterloo and current CEO of WEK Effect Inc.
Minister of Status of Women: Marissa McTasney, Founder, CEO and Chief Work Boot Wearer at Moxie Trades.
Minister of Public Works & Procurement: Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima, Co-Founder & CEO of Amika Mobile.
Minister of Citizenship & Immigration: Danielle Lovell, Co-founder and COO of BLANKSLATE Partners.
Minister of Canadian Heritage: Rivers Corbett, Co-Founder of reLISH Gourmet Burgers and CEO of Coaching by Rockstars.
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30. Community Leaders Summit
On May 6 at the Startup Canada Community Leader’s Summit, each of the 25 leaders gathered at the Rideau Club to collaborate, debrief and strategize for the future of Canada as an innovative Startup Nation. Facilitated by Startup Prince George Community Leader Shauna Harper, the Summit included discussions on:
A strategy to grow the network to 50 Startup Communities by the end of 2016 and 100 by the end of 2017
Increasing the impact and sustainability of Startup Communities
Knowledge sharing and best practices to scale programs and strengthen Startup Canada support for the Startup Canada Community Program
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31. Mainstream & Social Media Coverage

32. Storytelling in mainstream and social media
Op-Eds
Financial Post - Attracting, retaining and unlocking talent key to startup growth
Globe & Mail - Canada’s ‘innovation agenda’ isn’t just tech – it’s social
Financial Post - Entrepreneurs and startups must help drive the Innovation Agenda
iPolitics - Want to build an innovation economy? Think big — and start small.
Coverage
The Barrie Examiner - Startup Barrie goes to Ottawa
Betakit - Seven Reasons We’re Excited for Startup Canada Day on the Hill
Bloomberg - Making Canada an Innovation Nation
CanCon Podcast - Startups get political on the hill
CBC’s The Current - What Should Canada’s Innovation Strategy Look like?
CKPG TV - PG Represented on Parliament Hill
CPAC
Keynote opening remarks by the Hon. Bill Morneau & Tony Lacavera
Panel: Building an Innovation Nation
Keynote remarks by Allen Lau and Attracting & Retaining Talent Panel
Building the New Canadian Dream Panel
Keynote remarks by Jonathan Ortmans
Doubling Down on Diversity for Growth Panel
Service Innovation & Starting Up Government Panel
Financial Post - Four key things Ottawa could do to improve startups’ odds: Startup Day on the Hill
Kamloops BC Now - Startup Kamloops in Ottawa for Day on the Hill
My Kawartha - TAPS Wearable makes the finals in national startup contest
News Kamloops - Startup Kamloops lends innovation input
Ottawa Business Journal - Federal government's 'Innovation Agenda' takes centre stage at Startup Day on the Hill
Revelstoke Mountaineer - Startup Revelstoke launches at Startup Canada Day in Ottawa
Revelstoke Mountaineer - Revelstoke represented on Startup Canada Day in Ottawa
Sault Online - Nevin Buconjic to represent StartUP Sault Ste. Marie in Ottawa
Storytelling in mainstream and social media
20+
media mentions
10,115
tweets
101.3 million
Social media impressions
2620
Digital contributors
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33. Catch up on what you missed
CPAC
Thanks to our partners at CPAC, Startup Canada Day on the Hill was live streamed and panels can be viewed online at the links below:
Keynote opening remarks by the Hon. Bill Morneau & Tony Lacavera
Panel: Building an Innovation Nation
Keynote remarks by Allen Lau and Attracting & Retaining Talent Panel
Building the New Canadian Dream Panel
Keynote remarks by Jonathan Ortmans
Doubling Down on Diversity for Growth Panel
Service Innovation & Starting Up Government Panel
Flickr: Find your photo on the Startup Canada Flickr Feed!
Twitter: Follow the conversation using #StartupDay on Twitter.
Facebook: Watch our Facebook Live post capturing entrepreneur pitches!
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34. Government Engagement

35. Connecting Government to Entrepreneurs
Attendees included
The Hon. Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business & Tourism
The Hon. Morneau, Minister of Finance
The Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women
Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Vance Badawey, Member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure & Communities
Bryan May, Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Marilyn Gladu, Chair of the Standing Committee on Status of Women
Charlie Angus, Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
And more...
Connecting Government to Entrepreneurs
50+
MPs attended
30+
private meetings with Members of Parliament
10 + Members of Parliamentary Standing Committees
directly engaged in the program
3 Ministers
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36. Outcomes & Next Steps

37. The Entrepreneurs’ Innovation Agenda, a report written by Startup Canada will be presented to the following Ministers and more: Minister Bains, Minister Chagger, Minister Morneau, Minister Duclos, Minister Mihychuk, and Minister Foote.
Immediately following the event, Startup Canada met with Minister of Public Services & Procurement Staff, who invited our vision for small business procurement.
Startup Canada has booked meetings with Minister of Status of Women and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to present the findings of the hack-a-thons.
Startup Canada has invited MPs Jeneroux, McCauley and McGuinty to our offices for a meeting and tour.
Startup Canada has booked follow-up meetings with the Hon. Rona Ambrose and Minister Qualtrough, the Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Startup Canada met with and will continue to meet with policy directors for Minister Chagger and Minister Bains to share recommendations for the Innovation Agenda.
Startup Canada to appear as a witness before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in June.
Startup Revelstoke is working with MP Wayne Stetski on a project to improve support for SMEs.
Startup Canada will engage Minister’s offices and committees to continue this work through the Canadian Entrepreneurship Institute (a Startup Canada Program).
Moving Forward
55+ follow-ups with Members of Parliament, Standing Committees, Ministers and political staffers
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38. Partners & Sponsors

39. Presenting Sponsor Supporting Partners Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Supporting Partners
Gold Sponsors
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40. National Sponsors & Partners
Promotional Partners Continued
ambiSHEous
Algonquin College
Balance Sheets
Betakit
BizPal
Bizon
Busbud
Capital Angel Network
CEDEC
City of Ottawa
District 3
Earnscliffe
eSAX
Fundica
Green Lotus
Kamloops Innovation
La Gare
Legacy
Latam Startups
Logo Design Guru
L-Spark
Makerspace North
Mitacs
Moxie Trades
My Byward Office
Needls
Nudge
Ottawa Business Journal
Ottawa Public Library
Perry and Currier Law
Rebel.com
Research Party
RJCCQ
SheEO
Startup Digest
Startup Garage
Startup Weekend Ottawa
Startup Youth
Spring2Innovation
Telfer
The Ottawa Network
TiE
Trendify Live
TSX Ignite
Versature
Wellington West BIA
Nudge
PayPal
Proto3000
Sparks Street BIA
SteadfastBeta
Promotional Partners
Association of University Research Parks
BWIT
CENGN
E=MC2
Hub Ottawa
HumberLaunch
ICTC-CTIC
Launch Academy
OneStory
Ratehub
Slingshot VoIP
The Spot Charlottetown
Victory Square Labs
WCT-FCT
WEOC
Workplace One
Presenting Sponsor
Intuit QuickBooks
Gold Sponsors & Partners
CPAC
ISED
Microsoft Canada
Porter Airlines
UPS
Silver Sponsors
AHA! Graphic Facilitation
Betakit
BDC
BDO
Collab Space
Concierge Service
Corporate Stays
Earnscliffe
eSAX
GreatWork
Hire Immigrants Ottawa
iPolitics
Momentum Law
NSERC-CRSNG
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41. Thank you!
See you in 2017