TSX Ignite 2016 Live Event Series in Ottawa on October 27

OTTAWA, Oct. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange continue this year's TSX Ignite live event series in Ottawa on Thursday, October 27. 

Founded in 2014 in collaboration with Canadian incubators and accelerators, this innovative program is designed to help support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. TSX Ignite provides companies with insights from Canada's business leaders on how to build and grow great companies. 

The events bring together leading business executives and advisors from across the country to share experiences and best practices with entrepreneurs from all sectors. Topics will include keys to raising capital, how to deliver a great pitch, understanding unique funding options, and stories of growth and transition.

Live Event
WHERE	Sir John A. MacDonald Building
	144 Wellington Street
	Ottawa, Ontario
WHEN	Thursday, October 27, 2016
	8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
AGENDA	Welcome & Introduction
	Delivering Great Pitches (panel)
	Stories of Growth (fireside chat)
	Preparing to Raise Money (panel)
	Alternative Funding Options (panel)
	Keynote speaker
FEATURED SPEAKERS	David Adderley, Partner, Celtic House Venture Partners
	Kim Butler, Interim CEO and CFO, CENX
	Mark Organ, CEO & Founder, Influitive
	Rob Peterman, Director, Global Business Development,
	Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange
	For a full list of all speakers, please visit www.tsxignite.com/ottawa

In 2015, TSX and TSXV welcomed 194 new issuers and total equity capital raised was $57.7 billion.

For more details about TSX Ignite, visit www.tsxignite.com.  Members of the media should RSVP directly to [email protected].

About TMX Group (TSX:X)

TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montréal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, NGX, BOX Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers, AgriClear and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, depository services, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing, Singapore and Sydney. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at http://www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter: @TMXGroup.

SOURCE Toronto Stock Exchange

Catherine Kee, Manager, Corporate Communications, TMX Group, 416-814-8834,[email protected]