Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh, Inclusion and Employee Experience Lead, Shopify. Co-MC AccelerateOTT

Mike Tremblay, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards

Punam Pathak, SVP, Sales and Marketing Canada, Corporate Traveler, a Gold AccelerateOTT sponsor!

Cyril Cochrane, Managing Director, Growth and Transition Capital, BDC Capital, an AccelerateOTT platinum sponsor, speaking to a sold-out crowd as he introduces the first of the day's fireside chats with Andrew Waitman, CEO of Assent Compliance and Franco Varriano, Executive Director of Fresh Founders, Business Development, Partnerships & Growth executive; and Founder, Host and Producer of Hack to Start.

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Chris Neumann, Early-Stage Investor

Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder, Partner & Startup Investor, Hustle Fund

Keynote fireside chat speakers: Ryan Hoover, Founder of Product Hunt and the Weekend Investor; and Robleh Jamah, Product Lead, Shopify.

Title: The Rise and Impact of the Maker Culture: Empowering the Next Entrepreneurial Generation

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Cyril Cochrane, Managing Director, Growth and Transition Capital, BDC Capital, an AccelerateOTT platinum sponsor, introduces the first of the day's fireside chats with Andrew Waitman, CEO of Assent Compliance and Franco Varriano, Executive Director of Fresh Founders, Business Development, Partnerships & Growth executive; and Founder, Host and Producer of Hack to Start.

Eli Fathi, CEO, MindBridge Ai

Trevor Kennedy, Partner at Logan Katz, and Gold sponsor of AccelerateOTT.

Sonya Shorey, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards. Co-MC, AccelerateOTT 2018

Fireside chat: Franco Varriano, new Executive Director of Fresh Founders, Business Development, Partnerships & Growth executive; and Founder, Host and Producer of Hack to Start interviews Andrew Waitman, CEO of Assent Compliance.

Chat title: Startups at the Speed of Unicorns: Tales of Serendipity and Success

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Ready to take the stage, Ryan Hoover, Founder of Product Hunt and the Weekend Investor; and Robleh Jamah, Product Lead, Shopify for their keynote fireside chat!

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Code Cubitt, Managing Director, Mistral Ventures

Fireside chat: Franco Varriano, new Executive Director of Fresh Founders, Business Development, Partnerships & Growth executive; and Founder, Host and Producer of Hack to Start interviews Andrew Waitman, CEO of Assent Compliance.

Chat title: Startups at the Speed of Unicorns: Tales of Serendipity and Success

#AccelerateOTT #ScaleorFail

Cyril Cochrane, Managing Director, Growth and Transition Capital, BDC Capital, an AccelerateOTT platinum sponsor, introduces the first of the day's fireside chats with Andrew Waitman, CEO of Assent Compliance and Franco Varriano, Executive Director of Fresh Founders, Business Development, Partnerships & Growth executive; and Founder, Host and Producer of Hack to Start.

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Keynote Speaker, Emily Calandrelli, Contributing Writer with TechCrunch, Emmy-nominated TV host, Correspondent with Bill Nye Saves the World, Host and Executive Producer at FOX's Xploration Outer Space, MIT Engineering Grad, Author - Ada Lace STEM Books.

Talk titled: Crowdsourcing Innovation Told Through Stories of Space Exploration

Keynote Speaker: April Dunford, Founder of Rocket Launch Marketing

Title: Wind at my Back - A Masterclass in Markets and Positioning

Michelle Killoran, Associate, OMERS Ventures

A sold-out crowd at AccelerateOTT 2018: Scale or Fail!

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Janice McDonald, Award Winning Serial Entrepreneur & President, The Beacon Agency

Eli Fathi, CEO, MindBridge Ai

Susan Richards, Chair of the Board, Invest Ottawa; Founder and CEO, NumberCrunch and Givopoly

Michael Curran, President and Co-Owner, Great River Media, and Publisher at Ottawa Business Journal, AccelerateOTT platinum sponsor, introducing Ryan Hoover, Founder of Product Hunt and Robleh Jama, Product Lead, Shopify.