Canada’s Interactive Industry: The Knowledge-Based Economy Of Tomorrow?
October 2nd, 2008 by GCI Canada Staff[This is a cool event being held by Interactive Ontario and sponsored by GCI Canada.]
Canada’s Interactive Industry: The Knowledge-Based Economy Of Tomorrow?
Do you work in — or report on — Canada’s digital media industry? With the Canada New Media Fund being eliminated, do you wonder which parties will invest in Canadian new media? Can Canada make the leap from making car engines to making game engines? Join us for a complimentary lunch and panel discussion on October 7, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto to debate where Canada’s digital media industry is heading.
The theme for iLunch 7.01 is: Financing the Future: Raising Capital in Uncertain Times and we’ll examine the current financial crisis, private vs. public investment opportunities and the rapid growth of the interactive digital media sector. iLunch is a highly interactive discussion where attendees will be given the opportunity to plug into the conversation, ask questions and speak their minds — journalists, bloggers and broadcasters are all welcome!
Bring your laptops as there’s free Wi-Fi so you can tweet or blog live from the event.
Schedule:
11:30 Registration and Networking
12:00 Lunch
12:15 Introductory remarks
12:20 Case Study
12:35 Panel discussion: Charles Zamaria, Mark Bishop, Jody Shapiro (to be confirmed) and Trevor Fencott
13:30 Question and answer period for audience
13:55 Final remarks and post-event networking
14:00 One-on-one meetings with panelists (by appointment)
** Please click here to register and see bios of the speakers — space is limited for this event. **
Hope to meet a few of you there in person!
[Update: Just checked this Friday morning and it’s already at full capacity, that didn’t take long.]
~ John Carson, Senior Digital Media Specialist, GCI Canada