Agenda

– Welcome, Show of Hands, and Welcome Mat Newbies (Chris & Rick)

– Progress Report– Coming up– Community Updates– Presentation: VC Pitching 101 by Philip Neukom of Profit Analytics– VC Q&A Panel– Networking

Show of Hands

Progress

• Cogeco Interview in February. Now available on VOD• Feature article in Apr 8/11 @OakvilleBeaver• Question to Halton Federal Candidates http://linkd.in/hy8VpW

• Newsletter• 300+ Members• 18 Meetups totaling 600 attendance• 570 views - BDO SR&ED Presentation • 400 views - Crowdsourced Top 10 LinkedIn tips• 350 views - Transcending Geography and Generations

with Social Media

Next Meetup

Open Data• May 10th @ 7pm• Ned Devines, Milton

Helping governments release non-PII data so that citizens and developers could derive new insights and build new cool applications

Community

Research & Innovation Jobs Project

What’s in it for Silicon Halton?

Leyden M. Fonte

Project Manager

Silicon Halton - April 12, 2011

Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA)

Transform the Toronto Region into a top 5 global center for

research and research-intensive industry.

GoalAssess the demand for and supply of Research & Innovation Jobs in the Toronto Region

Sectors- ICT - Life Sciences - Advanced Manufacturing - Materials

Approach-Identify employment needs-Match with Training programs (universities/colleges)-Examine Career interests

The project – Research & Innovation Jobs

What’s in R&I Jobs for ?

Increase visibility within the Toronto Region and abroad Influence future training programs towards your hiring needs- Employers’ survey- Focus groups

Maintain global competitiveness

- Receive findings of the project

Help promote Toronto Region

Register at www.trra.ca/RIJobs

Want to get engaged with R&I Jobs project?

Keynote

VC Pitching 101

Philip Neukom of Profit Analytics

Helping you prepare and approach venture capital investors from someone who has raised money and been a venture capital investor