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• Leaders of Emerging Companies Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    21 May 2013
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave - 2nd Floor Executive Boardroom
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  This Session has been postponed to June 18, 2013

  
  The YTA Peer Group Program is where founders, innovators and leaders of fast-growth and newly-emerging technology companies come to understand and expand their businesses. Leveraging dynamic meetings, expert workshops and offline knowledge exchanges, participants network, exchange ideas and leads, and learn about what it takes to move their organizations to greater success.
  
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• Legal Perspectives Peer Group

  • When
    22 May 2013
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    The Offices of Wilson Vukelich 60 Columbia Way, Suite 710, Markham Ontario
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  Topic: Confidentiality Agreements for Your Business

  Confidentiality agreements are the mainstay of protection for an organization’s own confidential information in its interactions with other parties.

  They can be one-sided agreements or mutual agreements, as the circumstances dictate. This peer group session will focus on fundamental terms, enforceability issues as well as negotiation essentials (what can you safely agree to delete?).

  This will be an important Peer Group session for your people who are negotiating your confidentiality agreements on the front line.

   

   Facilitators: Diane Karnay, Heather Whitten and Doug Langley of Wilson Vukelich LLP.

   

  Location: The Offices of Wilson Vukelich 60 Columbia Way Suite 701, Markham Ontario.

   

  Time: 12:00 to 1:30PM and refreshments will be provided.

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• Downtown Digital Strategies Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    23 May 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Intelex Technologies Inc. 905 King Street West, Suite 600 Toronto, ON M6K 3G9
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  Downtown Digital Strategies Peer Group

  This month we will be discussing: Driving Results with Targeted Messaging: Structuring Content to Improve Performance

   

  Whether your goal is showcase thought leadership, improve lead quality or quantity, increase awareness or drive revenue, having the right messaging is a critical component in ensuring your digital programs don’t fall short.

   

  In this interactive session, P2P members are encouraged to share their thoughts on how they incorporate messaging in their online digital campaigns, what are the pitfalls to avoid, what works best and how has messaging tracked against overall campaign performance.

   

   

  Facilitated by: Kristy Sadler, Intelex & Lars Hansen, C2E

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• CFO Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    24 May 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: What CFO's need to be Aware of in Canada's Anti-Spam Law

   

  Once it is proclaimed into force, Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL) will place increased compliance burdens on businesses, with application to many daily activities such as sending email and text messages to customers, and making computer programs and mobile applications available for download.  Many of these burdens may become the responsibility of the CFO so May’s peer group meeting will review how the CASL will affect your business and what you need to do to prepare for it?

   

  Leading our discussion on this new law will be Diane Karnay, a lawyer with Wilson Vukelich LLP.  Diane has a wide background in commercial law and significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, information technology, e-commerce, privacy, information technology and business process outsourcing, franchising, trade-mark and copyright matters.  She has represented a leading national company in its procurement and management of software, hardware and technology services, including complex systems integration design, build and implementation projects, strategic alliance arrangements, onshore and offshore outsourcing transactions, online services, and both straight-forward and complex licensing projects.  Diane is a member of the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group, the Canadian IT Law Association, the York Technology Association, and the Ontario Bar Association.  She is also a registered trade-mark agent with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

   

  May’s CFO peer group meeting will be facilitated by

  Peter Ott, CPA, CA, CBV.

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• Project Delivery Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    24 May 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic:

  Agile Project Management In Business Intelligence.

  Presenter: Steve Benteau of MNP

  Agile methodologies are nothing new in the world of software development. However, in business intelligence (BI) and analytics solution development traditional waterfall methods have continued to be used in many new projects. Agile BI addresses a growing need to enable greater flexibility and by shortening of time it takes to deliver value with BI projects. During this talk we will discuss the background of agile methods and their applicability for business intelligence. Two Agile BI case studies will be discussed with highlights of key learning.

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• 2013 YTA Technology Leadership Awards Gala & Showcase

  • When
    30 May 2013
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    5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    BMO Institute for Learning - 3550 Pharmacy Ave, Toronto ON M1W 3Z3

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  Judged to deliver:

  The Technology Leadership Awards have expanded to now celebrate 15 GTA tech companies as nominees for industry leadership recognition and two individuals for exceptional personal contributions to the sector.

  Dinner Event:  

  The 2013 Technology Leadership Awards will be celebrated this year in the early evening of May 30th at the BMO Institute for Learning. The ceremonies and formal dinner will wrap around viewings of the Solutions Showcase – an industry theatre profiling the nominees’ Game Changing initiatives.

  Peer Excellence:

  At the Dinner, awards will be presented to leaders in 7 categories.

  • YTA Tech Company of the Year
  • YTA Momentum Company of the Year 
  • YTA Most promising Start-Up
  • YTA Market Expansion Leader
  • YTA Technology Enabler of the Year
  • YTA Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
  • YTA Community Builder Award
    

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  5:30pm-6:30pm- Reception & Showcase

  6:30pm-9:00pm-  Dinner and Awards Ceremony

  9:00pm-10:00pm- Networking Dessert & Showcase 

  
  

  For directions to the BMO Institute for Learning , please click here.

  
  

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• Marketing Leadership Peer Group

  • When
    05 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: To be announced shortly!

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• Women in Technology Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    06 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: To be announced shortly
   

  Facilitator: Donna Whitney

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• Channel & Alliances Peer Group

  • When
    12 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Avenue, Markham Ontario
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  Topic:

   

  Enabling the Channel….Avnet Canada’s Role in Building the Ecosystem.

  We are pleased to have Roy Rivers, Director Sales Avnet Canada as our guest speaker; Roy will leverage the results he has delivered for IBM & their growing partners ecosystem to fuel our discussion.

  Roy Rivers Bio:

  Roy Rivers has 32 Years of IT Industry Experience and half of which has been in the Channel in various roles. Roy spent 30 years at IBM in Canada and more recently has been the Director of Sales at Avnet Canada, a leading Distributor of IT Solutions.

  Roy has a background as an Executive supporting Distribution, a Client Executive role, National Sales management and experience in the Consumer business in brand roles including a National Marketing Management role.

  He also has experience in IBM Services where he served as a Project Manager on a large retail roll out. Roy’s early days were spent in various Business Operations Management roles across IBM.

  Roy lives in Pickering and has a wife and two university children. His passion, aside from his family, is golf, travel and sadly at times, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

   

  Facilitator is Matthew Doo.

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• Downtown Sales Leadership Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    12 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Simpson Tower 401 Bay Street, 25th Floor Toronto, Ontario
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  Topic: To be announced shortly

   

   

  
  The YTA Peer Group Program is where fast-growth technology sales managers and representatives from across the GTA come to sharpen their skills. Leveraging dynamic meetings, expert presentation and offline knowledge exchanges, participants network, learn and lead their organizations to greater success through increased sales performance.Meetings provide a collaborative and supportive environment for honest, constructive discussion of hot-button topics serving as an excellent place for all members of the sales team to find help closing business. 

  Facilitated by Andrew Ford of SalesCopilot.

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• HR Perspectives Peer Group

  • When
    13 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: To be announced shortly

   

   

  The YTA Human Resources Peer Group meetings are where business leaders, HR professionals, and those looking to gain a competitive advantage through their talented people come together.  They investigate the most effective new approaches, sharpen their skills and learn about programs that add to productivity while controlling the highest cost function in the tech business - our people costs.
  
  
  

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• Downtown Financial Executive Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    13 Jun 2013
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    8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    BDC Office Toronto - 121 King St West, Suite 1760
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  Topic: To be announced shortly

   

   

  The Downtown Financial Executives Peer Group is a meeting where progressive technology business leaders exchange ideas and knowledge on issues relating to finance. We discuss best practices, new approaches, successes and failures and, very importantly, lessons learned.

  Facilitators:Tracey Whitehouse, Chief Operations Officer- TGO Consulting

  Jasmine Ganie- Hobbs, Senior Manager- Business Development Bank of Canada

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• Cloud Computing Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    14 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: To be announced shortly

   

   

  The Cloud Computing Peer group  will be held  on the second  Friday of every month and its facilitator is Muneer Hirji, President of 3.0 Corp.  Please reach out to Muneer at Muneer.hirji@3point0.ca if you would like to join. 

  
  

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• Leaders of Emerging Companies Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    18 Jun 2013
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave - 2nd Floor Executive Boardroom
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  Topic for this month: To be announced shortly

   

  
  The YTA Peer Group Program is where founders, innovators and leaders of fast-growth and newly-emerging technology companies come to understand and expand their businesses. Leveraging dynamic meetings, expert workshops and offline knowledge exchanges, participants network, exchange ideas and leads, and learn about what it takes to move their organizations to greater success.
  
  

  
  
  

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• Sales Leadership Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    19 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: To be announced shortly
  
  The YTA Peer Group Program is where fast-growth technology sales managers and representatives from across the GTA come to sharpen their skills. Leveraging dynamic meetings, expert presentation and offline knowledge exchanges, participants network, learn and lead their organizations to greater success through increased sales performance.Meetings provide a collaborative and supportive environment for honest, constructive discussion of hot-button topics serving as an excellent place for all members of the sales team to find help closing business. 

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• Downtown Tech Executives- Peer Group Meeting:

  • When
    20 Jun 2013
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    7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    333 Bay Street, Suite 2400 Bay Adelaide Center, Toronto
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  This month's topic will be announced shortly!

   

  
  

  7:30 am to 9:00 am.  Kindly hosted for the YTA by Andrew Nunes at the offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP: 333 Bay Street- Suite 2400- Bay Adelaide Center, Toronto.
  

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• YTA Luncheon & 2013 AGM

  • When
    20 Jun 2013
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    11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Richmond Hill Country Club - 8905 Bathurst Street, Richmond Hill

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  YTA Luncheon- Topic to be announced shortly.

  
  

  Schedule:
  Registration and Networking -11:30am to 12:15 pm
  Lunch - 12:15pm to 1:00pm
  Keynote - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

  
  

  For directions to the Richmond Hill Country Club, please click here.

  
  

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• CFO Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    21 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic: To be announced shortly

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• Downtown Project Delivery Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    21 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    MNP Office: 300-111 Richmond St W, M5H 2G4
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    15

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  Topic for this month: To be announced shortly

  The YTA Peer Group Program is where technical project managers in the fast-growth technology sector come to learn from experience. Leveraging dynamic meetings, expert workshops and offline knowledge exchanges, Peer Group Program participants meet regularly to network, learn and lead their companies to greater success.

  Striking an effective balance between structure and flexibility, volunteer group facilitators work on behalf of participants to moderate discussions, find subject matter experts and arrange workshops. 

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• Legal Perspectives Peer Group

  • When
    26 Jun 2013
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    The Offices of Wilson Vukelich 60 Columbia Way, Suite 710, Markham Ontario
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  Topic: To be announced shortly

   

   

  Facilitators: Diane Karnay and Heather Whitten of Wilson Vukelich LLP

   

  Location: The Offices of Wilson Vukelich 60 Columbia Way Suite 701, Markham Ontario.

   

  Time: 12:00 to 1:30PM and refreshments will be provided.

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• Downtown Digital Strategies Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    27 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Intelex Technologies Inc. 905 King Street West, Suite 600 Toronto, ON M6K 3G9
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  Downtown Digital Strategies Peer Group

  The internet has opened up a new world of tools for building and growing businesses. The Digital Marketing Strategies Peer Group will discuss the innovations and technologies that are being used help businesses be more efficient and better connect them to customers, improve sales, and ultimately drive revenue growth.

  If you're the person responsible for your company's online presence, Digital Marketing , IT and Sales come prepared to network, share and learn with your peers! Topics for discussion include:

   

   

  Facilitated by: Kristy Sadler, Intelex & Lars Hansen, C2E

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• Project Delivery Peer Group Meeting

  • When
    28 Jun 2013
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    The Markham Convergence Centre - 7271 Warden Ave
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  Topic for this session will be announced shortly!

  
  

  The YTA Peer Group Program is where technical project managers in the fast-growth technology sector come to learn from experience. Leveraging dynamic meetings, expert workshops and offline knowledge exchanges, Peer Group Program participants meet regularly to network, learn and lead their companies to greater success.

  Striking an effective balance between structure and flexibility, volunteer group facilitators work on behalf of participants to moderate discussions, find subject matter experts and arrange workshops. 

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• GOLF 2013 sponsorship

  • When
    22 Aug 2013
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  • Location
    Pheasant Run Golf Club

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  Sponsorship for YTA Golf Tournament 2012

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• YTA Golf Networking Event

  • When
    22 Aug 2013
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    1:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Pheasant Run Golf Club

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  YTA's 19th Annual Golf Networking Event
  

  Likely one of the most affordable tournaments you will see this summer, the YTA | Intelex Annual Golf Networking event is also one of the most popular. A regular sell-out the tournament brings together leaders from tech companies and tech-enabling organizations from throughout the Greater Toronto Tech Cluster.
  
  Based on the great feedback from last year we will again host the event at Pheasant Run Golf Club. Join us and enjoy the opportunity to network with your peers while playing one of the top public golf courses in the region.

  
  

  Schedule:

  11:00 am Registration opens – Box Lunch – Driving Range
  

  12:45 Call to Carts

  1:00 pm Shot Gun

  6:30 pm Dinner
  

  

  
    Click here for sponsorship opportunities

   

  
  

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