Schedule
Ontario Science Centre
Sat, Sep 14th 10 am – 5 pm
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Telus Conference Room
Registration and Networking
10:00 am - 5:00 Pm
Exhibition Space
Startups/ Business Showcase
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Telus Conference Room
Welcoming Remarks
Mahboob Bolandi
Founder/ President of Karafarin Canada
Maurice Bitran
CEO of Ontario Science Center
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Telus Conference Room
Keynotes
Cash Flow is King!
Colin Sprake
#1 Business Success System in the World, Heart-centered Business Sherpa, Author, Speaker, and Trainer
11:45 am - 12:30 Pm
Telus Conference Room
Panel Discussion
What Makes Women Entrepreneurs Successful?
Azita Farkoush (Moderator)
Senior Financial Educator, Established Investment/ Insurance Broker
Mimi Boyer
Founder of HappyonMondays
Fatima Zaidi
CEO & Co-founder of Quill
Kerri Brock
Possibility Farmer at CareerCycle, Positive Psychology Practitioner & Career Coach
12:30 Pm - 1:15 Pm
Telus and Bistro
Lunch Break/ Networking
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Telus Conference Room
Big Announcement by Karafarin Canada
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Telus Conference Room
Startups Pitch Competition
Judging Panel:
Shahram Sean Yousefi
Associate Dean, Corporate Relations at Queen’s University / Co-founder, President, and CEO (MESH Scheduling Inc.)
Ozan Isinak
President of Kieretsu Forum (Canada): World’s Largest Angel Investors Group
[If you wish to enter the pitch competition, please click here.]
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
TELUS AND BISTRO
Coffee Break / Networking
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Telus Conference Room
Panel Discussion
Building High-Performing Teams Throughout Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Farimah HakemZadeh (Moderator)
Assistant Professor at School of Human Resource Management at York University
Amin Bashi
Director of Product Management at CareGuide
Chris Renton
Chief Growth Officer at SnapPay (Alipay & WeChat)
Adam Jardine
Head of Customer Growth and Director of Digital Marketing at Loblaw Digital
Taylor Jones
Senior Director of Growth at Coconut Software
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Telus Conference Room
Panel Discussion
Creative Financings For Startups
Saeid Babaei (Moderator)
Chairman & CEO at Orpheus Medica
Ozan Isinak
President of Kieretsu Forum (Canada), Angel Investor, Venture Capital, Private Equity and Banking expertise
Shahram Sean Yousefi
Associate Dean, Corporate Relations at Queen’s University / Co-founder, President, and CEO (MESH Scheduling Inc.)
Amanda de Freitas
Director at Redfund Capital Corp.
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Telus Conference Room
Closing / Prize Presentation
Afkham Mardukhi (Closing Remarks)
Social Entrepreneur, Civic Activist, Life Coach, Mental Health Councilor