Event Archive
January 2012
YTA Luncheon
Cloud Services and the bottom line- how cloud services impacts the decisions you make about your business and your business model
The rise of cloud computing has changed the way we do business. From organizing and managing documents internally to the services we provide our customers, the cloud is driving innovation.
But other than preventing paper cuts, how is the cloud benefiting business, and can it really impact the bottom line?
Find out on Thursday, January 26, as Corinne Sharp, National Director, Partner Sales Network at Microsoft Canada joins the YTA to discuss how companies might use the cloud to innovate, change their business model, and grow their business.
November 2011
YTA Luncheon
Return engagement - Economic Update Take-3 with Dawn Desjardins, RBC Assistant Chief Economist
It certainly seemed that the economy was 
on its way to a solid recovery. Is it holding true, and what influences might be affecting the demand for our products and services; and growth of our businesses?
You may have your operating plan well in hand, so look for reinforcement in what our tech-savvy guest has to say. Or, make your own aptly informed view of the factors affecting your business with this update on the economy.
Our guest speaker, RBC Assistant Chief Economist Dawn Desjardins, returns to our membership with fresh insight and crisp perspective on the significance of the trends and events, offering a peak at what RBC relies upon for tracking growth in the ICT sector too.
October 2011
YTA Luncheon
How can I build leads to build my business? 
Constant Contact must be close to top of mind whenever that question is asked.
Constant Contact has grown from a start-up to a market leader; with more than 450,000 customers and almost 1000 employees worldwide, using their own products for lead generation!
Want to do the same? Join us to hear Alec Stern, Co-Founder and Vice President of Strategic Market Development for Constant Contact as he shares the story of development to a "must have" resource for every customer-facing company, and how they continue to build relationships everyday.
2011 - September 2011
YTA Luncheon
Build or Buy: Gaining the Innovation Advantage – OpenText returns to the podium at the YTA.
The velocity of innovation is a force propelled by customer need. OpenText has grown to be Canada’s largest software company significantly through acquisition of innovative companies and innovative technologies.
Anthony Gallo, our keynote speaker, champion of innovation at OpenText, joined the company when his social media company Vizible was recognized as an important innovative adjunct to the value OpenText could deliver in meeting the emerging needs of its customers.
