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Date	Speaker(s)	Title	Session Description
February 12, 2024	Stuart MacDonald Venture Advisor, Narrative Fund Max Tremaine Co-Founder & CEO, sherpa°	Unlocking Investment Success: A Conversation with Stuart MacDonald (Narrative Fund) and Max Tremaine (sherpa°)	In this discussion with Stuart MacDonald (Narrative Fund) and Max Tremaine (sherpa°), we will learn about Stuart's journey from entrepreneur to investor, discuss the impact that investing and mentorship plays in a company's outcome, explore how an entrepreneur can cultivate relationships with capital providers, and can best prepare themselves, their team and the organization for what is expected. Come with your questions. Stuart and Max are ready to have a great conversation about what they are seeing in their roles and to add perspective on how you can be investment ready.
February 12, 2024	Othello Tuason Principal and Founder, Nautilus Endeavours	Differentiating Your Request for Capital	You have heard of the 5Cs of credit, and the risk / return trade off for equity investments – these are all important in understanding how your potential financial partner may assess investment opportunities in your sector or business. It is also important to understand how to differentiate your company during these conversations of capital raising. We’ll review trends of private capital over the last few years, then discuss methods of presenting your business and your story to various forms of capital, helping to present risks, mitigates, and ultimately the opportunities you are wishing to finance.
February 12, 2024	Clark Hoskin Senior Manager, Economic Advisory	Resilience in the Face of Hospitality Headwinds Presented by:	Costs are rising, staff is scarce, and customer expectations are complex and growing. The pandemic set off a wave of repercussions that hit no industry harder than tourism. The more that tourism and hospitality businesses can build resilience into their operations today, the better prepared they will be to withstand and adapt to whatever tomorrow holds. This means investing in talent strategies, technological solutions, customer experience excellence, and reputation management.
February 12, 2024	Erica D'Souza Senior Program Manager, Destination Development at Destination Canada	Resilience in the Face of Hospitality Headwinds Presented by	Aligning business goals with destination development strategies to maximize collective impact and resources. Erica will discuss how Destination Canada’s Tourism Corridor Strategy Program engages government, businesses and non-profits to define a shared vision and accelerate transformation and revitalization of the sector. She will also share how tools like Destination Canada’s TourismScapes, can be valuable for informing strategies and initiatives and crafting strong value propositions.
February 12, 2024	Matthew Hobbs Senior Global Trade Advisor, Global Trade & Investment (GTI)	Investment Attraction (FDI) Plans for Destinations Presented by:	How can public sector organizations attract investment into Canada? How can private sector businesses find those opportunities? Governments and other entities need foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies, operational support and relevant training. Potential business exporters and investors from other countries need to develop market entry strategies for Canada, and to connect with relevant contacts.