[Lab] Help tap Canada's Tech Community with Minister Tony Clement
AssentWorks - Volunteer Team
info at assentworks.ca
Thu Jun 28 11:00:26 EDT 2012
July 12th, 2012 - Tapping Canada's Tech Community with Minister Tony Clement
Canada’s leading edge entrepreneurs are key to the country’s future
prosperity. Minister Tony Clement, Treasury Board President and
arguably the country’s most tech-savvy MP, wants to tap into that
resource to revolutionize government and boost homegrown Canadian
business in the process.
On the morning of July 12th, AssentWorks will be hosting an open dialog
between the Minister, Manitoban entrepreneurs and businesses at the Red
River College Roblin Center in downtown Winnipeg. The discussion will
also include brief announcements from AssentWorks regarding our 2013
development activities and the introduction of an exciting new
entrepreneurial initiative, StartUp Weekend Winnipeg!
[2]Register for the event here
Links:
2. http://assentworks.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7328917d26eae2edd113d051d&id=bd1596518c&e=213130a64a
Event Details:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Red River College, Roblin Centre: 160 Princess St. Winnipeg
Coordinators: Andrea Legary / Sean Sylvestre
Agenda:
Opening Comments - Introduction of the Minister
5 min (11:05am - 11:10am approx)
Michael Legary, Chairman
AssentWorks
Tapping Canada's Tech Community with Minister Tony Clement
15 Min- (11:10am - 11:25am approx)
Minister Tony Clement
As part of his Open Government initiative, Minister Clement is combing
the country for innovative ideas that use technology to unlock
efficiencies and translate unique government data into valuable
applications. The possibilities are limitless: from crowdsourcing
government procurement and transforming back office processes, to
innovative apps. Got an idea? Minister Tony Clement wants to hear it.
AssentWorks - A year of success for Manitoban entrepreneurs
5 min (11:25am - 11:30am approx)
Kerry Stevenson, Director
AssentWorks
It has been just over a year since the AssentWorks Beta experiment
started. Kerry Stevenson will discuss the outcomes from the last year
and announce the next exciting phase of activity at AssentWorks.
AssentWorks is a non-profit prototyping facility and makerspace founded
to provide Manitoba a competitive business capability, increasing
innovation across the province along with our industry partners.
Community-Driven Technology Entrepreneurship in Manitoba
5 min (11:35am - 11:40am approx)
Brad Kendall, Co-Founder
StartUp Weekend Winnipeg and Ramp Up Manitoba
Brad will discuss the concept of community driven technology
acceleration, which bring together technical and non-technical
entrepreneurs to launch great businesses. Ideas need developers,
designers, and entrepreneurs to make them happen, and events like
Startup Weekend Winnipeg (Aug 10-12) and the newly minted Ramp Up
Manitoba group serve as a vehicle to bring these talents together.
Startup Weekend Winnipeg is a 54-hour event where ideas are taken from
inspirations to business model and prototype. Participants receive
mentorship, and pitch their business at the end of the event. Ramp Up
Manitoba is a community driven technology accelerator facilitating the
collision between developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to build
great startups in Manitoba. Meet-ups are a place to share, pitch, and
demo ideas. Great ideas attract the talent they need from the community
to build a prototype, business plan, and launch.
Q&A With the Minister
10 min (11:40am - 11:50am approx)
Closing Comments
5min (11:50am - 11:55am approx)
Michael Legary, Chairman
AssentWorks
Biographies:
Minister Tony Clement
Tony Clement is the President of the Treasury Board of Canada. He has
also been the Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka since 2006.
Mr. Clement has also served on the front benches as both Minister of
Health and Minister of Industry, playing a lead role in getting
Canada’s economy back on track after the most significant global
economic recession since the 1930s.
As President of the Treasury Board he has been tasked with leading the
development and execution of a government wide savings initiative –
looking at transformational ways to support and deliver services to tax
payers in the most effective and efficient means possible. This follows
through on the Government’s commitment to Canadians to eliminate the
deficit and continue to strengthen the economy.
Within the federal government, he has chaired five different Committees
of Cabinet and continues to provide valuable counsel to the Prime
Minister.
Mr. Clement’s dedication to public service spans three decades. During
his eight years as an Ontario MPP he held prominent Cabinet positions
in the Harris government.
In the private sector, Mr. Clement has been a lawyer, a business board
member and a small business owner and entrepreneur. He’s had to meet
payroll, balance the books and hit his business targets!
Kerry Stevenson, Director
AssentWorks
Kerry Stevenson's fascination with technology and futurism formed at a
young age, when he read copious amounts of science fiction literature,
and this attraction continues through today as he follows futuristic
developments in a wide variety of areas.
A key focus for Kerry is the impossible idea of replicating physical
objects. While this incredible notion has been a science fiction staple
for decades, it is gradually becoming a reality and could actually show
up in your home very soon. Kerry began writing about 3D printing by
creating the Fabbaloo blog in 2007, which follows the astonishing
developments and future implications of replicator technology in both
commercial and hobbyist markets. Kerry's interest in 3D printing led to
a meeting with Mike Legary and David Bernhardt from which AssentWorks
was born.
The holder of a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Kerry has worked
in a variety of technical and managerial positions through his career,
including installing and repairing massive mainframe computers,
managing software at an airline reservation service and directing
technology strategies as Chief Technology Officer at a major
multinational financial services company for over 17 years. Today's
he's an entrepreneur working on a variety of startup projects,
including AssentWorks.
And he still reads far too much Science Fiction.
Brad Kendall, Chairman
Startup Weekend Winnipeg
Brad is a serial technology entrepreneur from Winnipeg, Manitoba with
an obsession for entrepreneurship. He is the involved in multiple
projects and companies including Epicenter, Projectorfy and CCR
Technology Group. In addition, Brad writes about his experience running
a small IT firm on his blog [3]bradkendall.ca.
Links:
3. http://assentworks.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7328917d26eae2edd113d051d&id=fb2a38d4d2&e=213130a64a
Brad loves creative ideas, helping people start and expand their
businesses and is fueled by technology and community. Currently, Brad
is busy helping other IT providers through his blog, developing cutting
edge software applications and designing robust networks for hotels and
bars that focus on scalability, ease of use and reliability.
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