Media Advisory - G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit to champion global youth
entrepreneurship
TORONTO, June 21 /CNW/ - From June 20th to 22nd entrepreneurs, academics, government officials and youth entrepreneurship organizations from G20 nations will come together in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to discuss how to harness the potential of young entrepreneurs worldwide.
Hosted by the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit is recognized by the Canadian government as an official G20 event. The recommendations resulting from the Summit will be the focus of a discussion about entrepreneurship at the G20 Business Summit (B20) taking place in Toronto on June 25th and 26th and attended by two senior business leaders from G20 countries.
The G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit will feature leading entrepreneurs and world renowned business leaders at the following key events which are open to accredited media:
Monday, June 21st
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Opening Keynote Speech/Q & A
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Time: 8:30am-9:00am
Location: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Introduction by: John Risley, Chairman,
Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Rob Moore, Minister of State (Small Business and
Tourism)
Panel: Young Global Entrepreneurs: International Challenges and
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Opportunities
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Time: 10:30am-11:45am
Location: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Moderator: Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and Chief Executive,
Montreal Economic Institute
Panelists: Wesley Hall, President and CEO,
Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc.
Tara Renaud, President and CEO,
Thermo-Trans
Glauco Pensini
CEO, SIAC srl
Rahul Chawla
CEO, Signet Corp Ltd.
Luncheon Speech
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Time: 12:00pm-1:45pm
Location: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Introduction by: Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and Chief Executive
Montreal Economic Institute
Keynote Speaker: Eric Boyko, Co-Founder and President,
Stingray Digital
In Conversation With Tom Jenkins
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Time: 7:45pm-8:45pm
Location: MaRS Discovery District
Speakers: Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman & Chief Strategy
Officer,
Open Text Corporation
Rick Spence, Columnist,
National Post
Paul Godfrey, President and CEO,
National Post
The Honourable Sophia Aggelonitis,
Minister of Consumer Services
Tuesday, June 22nd
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Panel: CYBF Entrepreneurs/Q&A
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Time: 9:15am-10:30am
Location: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Moderator: Sarah Prevette, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Sprouter
Panelists: Harry Chemko, Chief Executive Officer,
Elastic Path Software Inc.
Jean-René Lemire, Vice president-Co founder,
Vigneault Chocolatier Ltée
Ken LeBlanc, President and Chief Executive Officer,
PropertyGuys.com
Barbara McLean-Stollery, Owner,
Executive Airways Grooming Services
Luncheon Speech
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Time: 11:30am-1:15pm
Location: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Speaker: John Risley, O.C., Chairman,
Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.
Panel: Global Entrepreneur Panel/Q&A
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Time: 1:30pm-3:15pm
Location: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Moderator: Steve Farlow, Executive Director, Schlegel Centre for
Entrepreneurship,
School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier
University
Panelists: Catherine Swift, Chairwoman, President and CEO,
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Kevin Langley, Chief Executive Officer,
Ellis Construction Inc and Chairman-Elect-Elect,
Global Board of Directors,
Entrepreneurs' Organization
Jonathan Ortmans, Senior Fellow,
The Kauffman Foundation
Andrew Fiddaman, Managing Director,
Youth Business International
Global Youth Entrepreneurship Celebration
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Time: 7:00pm
Location: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library,
2nd Floor, 789 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario
Speaker: Hon. Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade
All members of the media must be prepared to show identification in order
to attend the above listed events.
About The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
Canada's Entrepreneur Gateway
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the 'go to' place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation's economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business. www.cybf.ca.
About the CYBF G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) will host the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit (G20 YES) in Toronto, Canada, from June 20 to 22. The G20 YES will bring together more than 200 young entrepreneurs (aged 18 to 40) and leaders of entrepreneurial organizations from G20 countries to exchange ideas and establish international networks and partnerships that will help drive sustainable global economic growth. The G20 YES has been recognized by the Canadian federal government as part of the G20 consultative process and its recommendations are planned to be the focus for a discussion of entrepreneurship at the G20 Business Summit (B20) on June 25 and 26, 2010. www.cybf-g20.com.
CYBF and the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit is grateful for the generous support of the Government of Ontario, National Post, Clear Channel Outdoor Canada, Hill & Knowlton, The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, MaRS Discovery District, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Scotiabank Small Business, Elastic Path Software, KPMG Enterprise, Outdoor Broadcast Network and RBC Royal Bank.
For further information: Lori Paris, Manager, Communications, Canadian Youth Business Foundation, Tel: (416) 408-2923 ext. 2120, E-mail: [email protected]; Miguel Pacheco, Consultant, Hill & Knowlton Canada, Tel: (416) 413-4694, E-mail: [email protected]
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