45 TOP CANADIAN STARTUPS
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30 SILICON VALLEY LEADERS

WHO


Bringing You Silicon Valley's Best and Brightest

Jennifer Warawa

Vice President, Partner Programs & Channel Sales at Sage

Reza Kazempour

CEO at Oris4

Lance Priebe

Co-founder, Club Penguin

Paul Singh

Partner at 500 Startups

Ime Archibong

Facebook, Manager Strategic Partnerships

Tim Eades

CEO Silver Tail Systems acquired by RSA/EMC

Pedram Mokrian

Mayfield Fund

Dan Scholnick

General Partner - Trinity Ventures

Leonard Brody

President at Clarity Digital

Sam Dusi

VP Market Analysis & Intelligence, Lenovo

Angela Strange

Product Manager, Google

Jeff Cates

Managing Director of Intuit

Lane Merrifield

CoFounder, Club Penguin

Robert Simon

Managing Partner IT Venture Fund at BDC

David Stewart

Former Yammer, Facebook & YouTube

Chris Waters

Founding Partner, EVP Business Development at Oktobor Animation

Atlee Clark

Executive Director C100

Craig Walker

CTO of Xero

Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards

Bernard Slede

Managing Partner at Breakthrough Venture Partners

Yen Lee

Co-Founder and President at UpTake Networks

Kevin Swan

Principal, iNovia Capital

Shawn Abbott

Partner, iNovia Capital

Jason Richards

Senior VP of Global Business Development

Rasool Rayani

Co Founder of Metalogix Software and Angel Investor

Dan Park

Azure Capital Vice President

Paul Lee

Managing Partner at Vanedge Capital

Michael Mahon

Director, Strategic Investments & Initiatives at BDC

Nanon de Gaspe Beaubien-Mattrick

Founder, President at Beehive Holdings

Derek Ball

Founder at Tynt

JS Cournoyer

Partner at Real Ventures

Chris White

Founder Little Big Band

Julie Eades

VP Global SMB Marketing at VMware

Julien Sellgren

Founder Metalogix Software

Michael Tippett

Director, New Products at HootSuite

WHAT


A Retreat You Will Never Forget

Metabridge is a unique initiative that provides top Canadian technology companies with direct connection and access to key Silicon Valley and international technology partners for investment, joint strategic partnerships, mentorship and advisory opportunities. The value of metabridge is demonstrated through the successful outcomes of metabridge events as well as the growth of the companies it has supported.

Metabridge is the brainchild of Steve Wandler, a successful tech entrepreneur who returned to the Canada from the Silicon Valley after his company YouTech Online was acquired by Support.com.

Founded on the values of entrepreneurship, opportunities and growth, metabridge addresses the lack of access to key individuals affecting Canadian technology companies. metabridge aims to increase Canadian economic activity and connect Canadian technology companies to the global business world.

WATCH OUR 2012 RECAP

THE METABRIDGE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

  • Keynote Panel
  • Cascadia Pitch Competition
  • VIP & Top Startup Speed Networking
  • Wine Tour & Fine Dinning
  • Evening Networking Party
  • One-on-One sessions
  • Lean Coffee sessions
  • Golf Tournament
  • Bike & Wine Tour
  • Closing Party

Team

Steve Wandler

Founder

Ray Walia

Executive Director

Dennis Powers

Logistic Manager

Cynthia Gunsinger

PR Specialist

Alex Chuang

Project Manager

Charlyne Landgraff

Operations Manager

Anastasia Hambali

Communications Coordinator

Daryl Chymko

Planning Committee Member

Brent Lachman

Planning Committee Member

WHEN


June 20 + 21 2013

Days left until metabridge 2013

Agenda

Time Activity Location
10:00am-12:00pm Check in Hotel Eldorado
12:30-1:00pm Registration Rotary Centre of the Arts
1:00-2:00pm Open Panels Rotary Centre of the Arts
2:00-4:00pm Cascadia Pitch Summit Rotary Centre of the Arts
5:00-8:30pm VIP/Core Dinner Mission Hill Winery
5:00-8:30pm Entourage Dinner Secret Location
8:30-10:30pm After Party Shine by Ric’s
Time Activity Location
8:00am-11:30am VIP/CORE Session Disney’s Club Penguin
8:00am-11:30am Entourage Lean Coffee DIRTT
12:00pm-4:00pm metabridge Excursions:
Bike Wine Tour #1 Tantalus, Summerhill, Cedar Creek Wineries
Bike Wine Tour #2 Vibrant Vines, Spier- Head, The View Wineries
Golf Tournament The Pinnacle Course at Gallagher’s Canyon
Knox Mountain Hike Knox Mountain
5:00-7:00pm VIP/CORE Dinner Hotel Eldorado
7:00-11:00pm metabridge Finale Party Hotel Eldorado
Time Activity Location
8:00am-9:00am VIP/CORE Breakfast Hotel Eldorado
9:00am-12:00pm Departure Kelowna International Airport

WHERE


Kelowna BC, Canada


WHY


Because You Will Grow Your Business. Exponentially.

"It's very impressive to see the caliber of people that metabridge has brought from the valley"
Jeff Sinclair, Xomo Digital Inc
"With such a competitive talent pool in the valley, entrepreneurs, businesses, investors, VC's are looking at other areas of the world. Metabridge is a real opportunity for Silicon Valley to connect with entrepreneurs up here."
Alison Rosenthal, Facebook/Mentor/Angel Investor
"Conferences like metabridge draws attention to the amazing potential and talent that reside in places like the Okanagon. It has dramatically change our business."
entrepreneur at metabridge
"As an entrepreneur, your focus is to meet the people at metabridge, learn as much about them, and establish those connections because they'll pay off in the course of years"
Sam Odio, Facebook

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