A Celebration Of Entrepreneurship

Join the VEF & VEFM for an evening dedicated to celebrating the unique traits of entrepreneurs.  What motivates them to persevere when times get tough and others challenge their vision?  Hear first hand how creativity, perseverance, confidence, and perhaps a bit of “luck” has led these entrepreneurs to their “over night success”.
Absolute Software and PNI Digital Media are both winners of Deloitte Fast 50 in 2009.  But success hasn’t come easily.  John Livingston, CEO of Absolute Software and Aaron Rallo, President of PNI Digital Media will share tales of how they survived the lows and managed the highs.    This evening promises to be an inspiration to all entrepreneurs.

This VEF summer BBQ is hosted at Law Courts Inn (4th Floor – 800 Smithe Street) and includes a delicious barbecue dinner.

Pre-registration tickets (before June 22, 2010) are:
VEF Individual Members / Students $40.00
Non-members $75

Same day registration tickets (on June 22, 2010) are:
VEF Individual Members / Students $50.00
Non-members $85

VEF individual memberships are available at $200 for a one year period includes admission to our regular September to May monthly events.

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Video of Digital Media Investment Trends panel discussion now posted on the VEF events page.  Thank you to our sponsors, partners and everyone who attended the May VEF event.

Lightning Pitch contact information is as follows:

Altimus Product Development Ltd
Kerry Chin: kchin@altimuspro.com

InvenTyS Thermal Technologies Inc.
Brett Henkel: brett.henkel@inventysinc.com

Manning Innovation Awards
Bob de Wit: bob.dewit@gmail.com

Secure Author
Richard Green: info@secureauthor.com

Digital Media Investment Trends:
New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC.
VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space.  They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.

Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs will moderate the panel which will include:  Shawn Abbott – partner at iNovia Capital; Steve Hnatiuk – co-founder of Yaletown Ventures: Bill Bryant – venture partner with DFJ Ventures, and Kushal Saha – Managing Director at Cascadia Capital.  Join us for an evening of lively discussion.
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Philanthrocapitalism – Successful entrepreneurs using business strategies and technologies to effect social change. Don Listwin, a 25-year veteran of the Silicon Valley technology industry discusses how his foundation, the Canary Foundation, is making an impact on early cancer detection research.

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Cleantech is one of the fastest growing areas of technology and currently the attracting much of the new investment and media attention. British Columbia is recognized as one of the world leaders in developing new and potential game changing technologies.
This month we have assembled a panel of Cleantech CEO’s who have companies are winning the game. The have customers, revenues and are growing.
• How did they start?
• What have they learned?
• What is their perspective on the sector?
• What is their outlook and opportunities for the sector in BC?
Join us on March 23rd and hear the answers from:
Glenn Johnson – President and Chief Executive Officer, Endurance Wind Power
David Helliwell, CEO of Pulse Energy
James Dean, CEO of dPoint Technologies
Moderated By Kirk Washington, General Partner of Yaletown Venture Partners

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