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Last Call to register for Banff Venture Forum 2009

Posted by Rob Lewis on Tue, September 22, 2009 11:20 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Funding & Exits · Comments

The 2009 Banff Venture Forum is on October 1st & 2nd at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Emerging technology companies and investors will network, share visions and explore new investment opportunities in information technology, life sciences, and energy technology. This year's theme is Building the Future - Opportunity in Adversity and if you register now here is a sample of what is in store for:

Hear "How to Sell Your Company to Microsoft" directly from Jon Gelsey, Director, Acquisitions & Investments at Microsoft.

Hear Google Canada Site Director, Steve Woods' keynote presentation on how Google's disruptive initiatives will shape the opportunity landscape for entrepreneurs.

Hear the story of how Colubris Networks was founded, funded, and sold to HP last year - directly from CEO Rob Scott - former Formula 1 test driver.

Hear Tim Draper of Silicon Valley's leading VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson talk about the deals that changed history and where he is looking next.

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Rob Lewis
Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com. His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University. When not blogging on...[more]