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The State of the Nation is part of the official opening of the first Annual Toronto Technology Week and offers a unique platform for active participation with our industry experts who will help paint a picture of the current and future landscape of Toronto’s technology industry from a local and global perspective.

Bring lots of business cards to networking with other industry leaders and enjoy a continental breakfast.

Keynote Presenter: Mia Wedgbury - Toronto Technopolis: New Ways of Promoting Our Technology Sector

As Torontonians, we’re known around the world for many things: our culture, our arts, our internationally flavoured community. What many people don’t realize is that Toronto is also the third largest hub for technology on the continent. Despite the fact that Toronto has consistently outpaced other North American cities, our city has been the tech world’s best kept secret. But people are catching on.

Internet technologies have inspired a new generation of entrepreneurs based in Toronto. Software, new media, and information and communications technology all have a strong (and growing) foothold in our city. At the same time, we keep losing talent and headquarters to the United States. How can we use this renewed sense of community to strengthen Toronto as a premier technology hub in North America?

Mia Wedgbury will discuss how we can promote our technology sector to the world and find new ways to foster entrepreneurship, research, and business culture in our own backyard.

Speakers / Panelists:

Mia Wedgbury, President, High Road Communications - As High Road’s President, Mia leads the firm with more than 18 years of pubbackyard.Speakerserience. She has directed global brand positioning programs, handled crisis communications, managed international product launches, and developed strategic public relations programs for emerging players and industry leaders.(full bio)

As President of Workopolis, Patrick Sullivan is responsible for the vision and business strategy behind Workopolis, Canada’s leading provider of recruitment and job-search solutions including workopolis.com, Canada’s Biggest Job Site, workopolisCampus.com, Canada’s biggest job site for students and recent graduates and CorporateWorks, the applicant tracking system that puts the power and functionality of workopolis.com behind corporate career sites. Patrick also provides advice to jobseekers and employers on Canada’s favourite career television show, Workopolis TV, which is seen three evenings a week on Report on Business Television. (full bio)

Joaquin Alvarado is the Founding Director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet at San Francisco State University. The Institute focuses on technology, policy and community development in the Next Generation Internet environment. He also continues a life long commitment to independent media production through his role as President of the Board for the Bay Area Video Coalition and leading role on the City of San Francisco Digital Media Advisory Committee. Mr. Alvarado is also is an award winning Chicano filmmaker and holds a B.A. in Chicano Studies from UC Berkeley and an MFA from the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. He is the co-author of Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art, Vol. I & II., Bilingual Review Press-2002. (full bio)

Format: Keynote Speaker & Panelists
Where: Metro Convention Center (South Building) - Toronto, Canada
When: Monday, May 28th, 2007

8:00 - Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 - Opening Ceremonies
8:45 - 9:00 - Welcome to Toronto - Mayor David Miller
9:15 - 9:40 - “Global Investment Trends and Toronto’s Competitive Positioning in the ICT Sector” - Mike Williams
9:40 - 11:30 - State of the Nation

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