Ivey Network Toronto Chapter

Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 6 to 8:30 p.m, Professional Development Institute (PDI), 25 York Street, 11th floor, Toronto

“All’s well that ends well” is the saying hence we decided that our final event for IAAT’s fiscal year will be an exclusive and complementary event for the members of Ivey Alumni Association Toronto’s Supporter Program. Please join us on June 19th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Professional Development Institute (25 York Street) for a discussion on the topic of “Effective Steps to Advance Your Career”.

The event, featuring senior Ivey Alumni, will endeavor to provide insights on how to build a stellar personal brand and achieve professional excellence. It is also our way of saying “THANK YOU” for supporting Ivey Alumni Association Toronto’s Supporter Program.

Hors d’oeuvre and beverages will be on offer with our compliments. See you there!

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Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6 to 9:30 p.m., Toronto Board of Trade, 77 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON M5X 1C1

Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur looking to get your company’s name out there in the start-up space or an investor on the lookout for new opportunities, join us at the Ivey Venture Forum to be held in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2013.

The Ivey Venture Forum, historically the Ivey Alumni Association -Toronto’s (IAAT) biggest and most successful event, brings together entrepreneurs and investors for an engaging and interactive discussion. Five entrepreneurs will pitch their companies to a panel of judges and audience of investors. Unlike Dragons’ Den though, the audience in attendance as well as followers on Twitter will have the opportunity to ask questions to the contestants. The winning entrepreneur will be announced at the end of the event.

The Ivey Venture Forum will feature the following esteemed participants:

Judges:

Colleen McMorrow

John Ruffolo

Ilse Treurnicht

A. Traviss Corry

Sean Stanleigh

Colleen McMorrow, Canadian Leader, Entrepreneurial Services and National Director, Entrepreneur Of The Year Program, Ernst & Young LLP

Colleen a native of Montreal, joined Ernst & Young in 1978 and became a partner in 1988. She is an audit partner serving Canadian and U.S. public and private entrepreneurial clients in a number of industry sectors, primarily in the knowledge-based industries. Colleen has a bachelor of commerce and a graduate diploma in accounting from Concordia University, and earned her CA designation in 1980. She was distinguished as an FCA in 2000.

At Ernst & Young, Colleen is the Canadian Entrepreneurial Services Markets Leader as well as the Canadian National and Ontario Director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program. She represents Canada on the America’s Strategic Growth Markets. Colleen was the first women to be appointed as an Office managing partner at EY and was the first women appointed to the  Canadian partnership board.

She finds the time to give back to her community – she is a member of the board of Wellspring, past director of The Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario, past chair of St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School and a founding director and treasurer of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.

Colleen is actively engaged with the Ernst & Young’s entrepreneurial alliance partners-The Next36, StartUp Canada, and the Creative Disruption Lab at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

John Ruffolo, Chief Executive Officer, OMERS Ventures

Mr. Ruffolo is the Chief Executive Officer of OMERS Ventures, the venture arm of OMERS. OMERS Ventures invests in companies in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications sectors. In addition, he is also the Senior Managing Director, Knowledge Investing with OMERS Strategic Investments.

Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Mr. Ruffolo was a Partner at Deloitte, as well as the Global Thought Leader, the Global Tax Leader and the Canadian Industry Leader for Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. He was also a member of the firm’s Tax and TMT Global Leadership teams and a member of Deloitte’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Ruffolo has over two decades of experience advising public and private companies around the world. Mr. Ruffolo has been recognized as one of the country’s leading clean-tech advisors. In addition, he has worked closely with a number of North America’s leading venture capital and private equity firms and has advised many of the companies in which they invest.

Mr. Ruffolo serves as Chair of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s Government Relations Committee and is a member of its Executive Committee. He serves on the Board of Communitech. Mr. Ruffolo is on the board of the David Suzuki Foundation and serves as Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation Friends of Ontario. Mr. Ruffolo is also Chair of the Corporate Advisory Committee for the Art Gallery of Ontario. He is a member of the Toronto chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.

Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District

Ilse Treurnicht is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District, a leading innovation centre located in Toronto. She oversees both the development and operations of the MaRS Centre and its broad suite of entrepreneurship and innovation programs. Ilse has worked closely with the leadership of Toronto’s academic institutions and teaching hospitals to create MaRS Innovation, an integrated commercialization platform for 14 Toronto Institutions and served as the interim Managing Director for a year following its formal launch in early 2008.

Ilse joined MaRS in early 2005 from her role as President & CEO of Primaxis Technology Ventures, a start-up stage venture capital fund focused on the advanced technologies sector. Prior to Primaxis, Ilse was an entrepreneur with senior management roles in a number of emerging technology companies. She is an active member of Canada’s innovation community and has served on the boards of private companies, industry associations and research organizations. She has also been a member of several government advisory panels.

Ilse holds a DPhil in chemistry from Oxford University, which she attended as a Rhodes scholar. She has twice been honoured with the prestigious Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™Award—the first time in 2009 and again in 2011.

A. Traviss Corry, Co-founder/Managing Director, INcubes

Since the birth of Internet commerce, Traviss has helped hundreds of Internet businesses develop and raise venture capital, from startup to acquisition, from seed to IPO, as well as having directed digital media campaigns as high-level as a candidate for Prime Minister of Canada. With deep experience in web, app, software development, investor relations, & a Swiss business degree, Traviss’ technical ability combines with competitive business instincts. He brings an innovator’s advantage to the startups he mentors and guides, hands-on through INcubes curriculum to graduation on Demo Day.

Sean Stanleigh, Editor, The Globe and Mail

Sean Stanleigh is the editor of The Globe and Mail’s Report on Small Business, a destination for readers who want information and compelling stories about Canada’s growing entrepreneurial community. He recently co-founded The Entrepreneurship Society, a networking group for high-growth business owners. Sean is a Canadian Youth Business Foundation mentor, a member of the JOLT Network at MaRS, and an adviser to One Million Acts of Innovation, Startup Canada, America Means Business, and Social Media Week Toronto.

Moderator:

Billy Hennessey, Managing Partner, RoyalPark

Billy Hennessey owns two distinct, Toronto-area businesses: RoyalPak and Oxford Beach. RoyalPak manufactures and packages a range of cleaning products at a 17,000-square-foot facility. By day, Oxford Beach runs experiential marketing campaigns to help clients reach their target audiences. By night, it creates, promotes and executes events for young professionals. Billy was named one of 20 winners of the 2012 FuEL Awards, celebrating Canada’s best young entrepreneurs. He has also been nominated for Toronto Event Producer of the Year. Billy has an HBA from Ivey Business School.

Guest Speaker 

Kirk Simpson

Co-founder and CEO, Wave Accounting

The man with the plan. Kirk started Wave Accounting after 13 years in digital media. He’s also the guy with “and another thing” on the tip of his tongue: always brainstorming new ways to make the tools work for small business owners. Kirk has headed up business development, advertising sales and has built tech teams for some of Canada’s largest media brands, corporations and financial institutions. Wave is his third start-up. With the time he’ll save using Wave for his own accounting, he plans to go sailing. The Ivey Venture Forum is open to all entrepreneurs, both Ivey alumni and non-alumni. Apply by March 31, 2013 for your chance to be one of the five finalists pitching at the Forum. For more information on the application process, join our Facebook page www.facebook.com/iveyventureforum

Be where investors and entrepreneurs will be on May 30th! Register today! Registration includes access to the event and passed canapes.

Registration Fees

• $25: IAAT Supporter Member* ($28.25 with HST)
• $35: Ivey Alumni and Students ($39.55 with HST)
• $45: Non-alumni ($50.85 with HST)

*Ivey Alumni in the Greater Toronto Area are able to become Supporter members and receive discounts on all IAAT events. To find out more about IAAT Supporter program, please visit http://iveynetwork.ca/toronto/supporterprogram/

Rick George named Ivey Business Leader of the Year, Chief Executive Officer, Suncor Energy Inc., received the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Award and address Canada’s prominent business leaders at a gala dinner on October 17, 2012.

Rick George, Chief Executive Officer, Suncor Energy Inc. ,receive the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Award and addressed Canada’s prominent business leaders at a gala dinner on October 17, 2012.

Mr. George was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Suncor Energy Inc. in 1991, and currently holds the Chief Executive Officer position of the company. In 1999, he was named “Outstanding CEO of the Year” after leading a remarkable business turnaround at Suncor, and received the Canadian Business Leader Award in 2000. Mr. George was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in December 2007 for his leadership in the development of Canada’s natural resources sector, for his efforts to provide economic opportunities to Aboriginal communities and for his commitment to sustainable development.

“Rick George has all the qualities of an exemplary Canadian business leader,” said Carol Stephenson, Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business. “He is a natural leader who stands out not just as a tremendous strategic thinker, but also has a strong connection and dedication to giving back to the community. He embodies the Ivey spirit of leadership and sets a positive example we should embrace and acknowledge.”

In 2008, Mr. George was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame and was named Canadian Energy Person of the Year in 2011 by the Energy Council of Canada. He was also a member of the Calgary Committee to End Homelessness in 2007 and Chair of the 2008 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

Created in 1991 by the Ivey Alumni Association/Toronto Chapter, the Ivey Business Leader Award honours individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of business in Canada, and reflect the ideals of the Richard Ivey School of Business.

“Rick George’s accomplishments are second-to-none and he richly deserves this award,” said Jill Denham, HBA ’83, co-Chair of the Ivey Business Leader Award Committee. “His leadership has transformed Suncor into a true Canadian corporate success story.”

The Ivey Business Leader Award, co-Chaired by Jill Denham and Paul Atkinson, HBA ’86, Managing Director of Southwest Sun Inc., was presented at a black-tie dinner at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel. Proceeds from the event support the Ivey Alumni Association Toronto Chapter HBA and MBA Scholarships established to attract top students to the School and the Toronto Alumni Faculty Fellowship in Business Leadership.

2012 IVEY BUSINESS LEADER AWARD SPONSORS

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