The inaugural Halton FUTURES Innovation Summit has passed.
Thanks to the 200+ attendees and generous supporting partners who helped to
make this event such a huge success.
We will see you next year in 2017!
Please enjoy the video and photos from the event.
Thanks to the 200+ attendees and generous supporting partners who helped to
make this event such a huge success.
We will see you next year in 2017!
Please enjoy the video and photos from the event.
Summit Overview
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This inaugural innovation summit in Halton region will bring together leading:
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The conference will focus discussion on 'Building our Connected Future', and highlight how IT, digital media, and advanced manufacturing technologies are interlinked to deliver the Internet of Everything that will drive the development of smart cities impacting communications, infrastructure and transportation, high-growth disruptive innovation, and ignite the growth and scale-ability of local business economies with global markets.
Hear from top industry innovators, start-up entrepreneurs and academic research directors about how they are delivering smart integrated technologies and solutions that are transforming industrial manufacturing, healthcare, clean energy, transportation, communications and social networks.
Hear from top industry innovators, start-up entrepreneurs and academic research directors about how they are delivering smart integrated technologies and solutions that are transforming industrial manufacturing, healthcare, clean energy, transportation, communications and social networks.
Special Opening Presentation by
Michele Romanow of CBC's Dragon's Den
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Michele Romanow, e-commerce queen and friendly dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den will be the opening speaker for the inaugural Halton FUTURES Innovation Summit & Awards.
As the tech-savvy entrepreneur investor on Canada’s popular Dragon’s Den program, Michele is the co-founder of Buytopia.ca, one of Canada's top daily deal sites that was ranked #3 on Canada's list of fastest growing companies. Featured on the list of 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, Forbes recently recognized Michele as the only Canadian to rank among the top 20 most disruptive "Millennials on a Mission." Michele will headline an exciting list of Summit keynote speakers representing global corporations, high-growth startups and technology leaders such as Microsoft, Siemens, Geotab, Hatch, Javelin, Sheridan College and others, who will ignite the discussion about innovative technologies being made in Halton region.
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Keynote Speakers
Santiago Faucher, PhD, P.Eng
Global Director; Technology Development, HATCH 
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Vincent Mifsud, C.A., B.Comm.
CEO, ScribbleLive 
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Lucy Casacia
Vice President, Cities and Infrastructure Projects, Siemens Canada 
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Summit Objectives & Benefits
This first innovation summit will have multiple benefits and impacts for local economy, help connect large corporation with innovators and entrepreneurs from SMEs, and startups to explore partnership opportunities. The event will also help position the region for growing capacity in advanced technology innovation, and increasing investment opportunity. Some example outcomes that we expect to gain from this summit are:
More than 200 registered attendees and invited speakers from across the region and southern Ontario will converge for the one-day summit, which will be held at the Oakville Conference Centre, and concluded with a special networking reception to celebrate the region’s best technology achievements with the 1st Halton Innovation Awards of Excellence.
- Develop a networked “cluster” of technology innovators in Halton region that connects large corporate technology companies with SMEs, high-growth startups as well as investors.
- Build upon the ideas shared at the summit to enhance opportunities for collaboration and partnerships that will drive innovation and economic growth at the local as well as global levels.
- Inject and share knowledge of new technology ideas that can lead to disruptive applications.
- Enhance the culture of collaboration in the entrepreneur communities of Halton, and raise awareness about Halton’s growing innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem.
More than 200 registered attendees and invited speakers from across the region and southern Ontario will converge for the one-day summit, which will be held at the Oakville Conference Centre, and concluded with a special networking reception to celebrate the region’s best technology achievements with the 1st Halton Innovation Awards of Excellence.
Registered Attendees
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ActiveM2M Technologies
Adlib Software Aethon Technologies Aird & McBurney LLP Angel One Investor Network Aslan Technologies BDC BDC Capital BDO Canada BeMo Academic Consulting Inc. Bereskin & Parr LLP Bredet Services Burlington Economic Development Corp. Change Energy Services CinemaSuite Cloud3 Incubator Cogeco ConnexFund |
CTO 2 GO
Culture Sculpture DeMarco Allan LLP Daniel Christian Tang E=mz2 Inc. Edible Impressions Editorial Edge Enable Education Espresso Capital Flowmation Systems Fresh Insights Consulting Geotab Government of Ontario, Ministry of Research & Innovation Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Infrastructure, Employment Gowling WLG |
HALTECH Regional Innovation Centre
Halton Industry Education Council Halton Region HATCH Intrigue Media Jamdeo Javelin Technologies KingswaySoft Inc. LaBarge Weinstein LLP Lalumiere Media Lil 3D Printing Launch Product Development mbient Inc. McMaster University Memorables Inc Microsoft Canada Milton Chamber of Commerce Milton Education Village Innovation Centre |
Oakville Public Library
O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP Ontario Centres of Excellence Ontario Society of Professional Engineers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Ridout & Maybee LLP Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) SB Partners Scribblelive Sheridan College Siemens Canada Silicon Halton Tech4Life Enterprises Throwback Entertainment Town of Milton Town of Oakville Vicarious Marketing |
Exhibiting Companies
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Aethon Innovation Services
Burlington Economic Development Corporation Bredet Services Inc. Cogeco CTO 2 GO Enable Education Haltech Halton Region HATCH Intrigue Media Javelin Technologies Launch Product Development Lil 3D Printing McMaster University Memorables Microsoft Canada Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Ridout & Maybee LLP SB Partners Sheridan College |
Supporting Partners
Premium Partners
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Enterprise Partners
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Leadership Partners
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Innovation Partners
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