FRONTImpactExpressSeattle

VANCOUVER - SEATTLEJuly 4th - 7th

IMPACT EXPRESS ENTREPRENEURS

DR. ALEXANDRA GREENHILLCEO, Mybesthelper Solutions

www.mybesthelper.com

Dr. Alexandra T. Greenhill is an award winning physician tech CEO who believes entrepreneurship is the answer to the greatest issues we face today. She has implemented $100m+ eHealth projects and has over two decades of health care leadership experience.  Alexandra is now cofounder CEO of Mybesthelper Solutions, developing the foundational platform that will enable people to interact and engage with the people around them, accessing new and deepening existing relationships - the Internet of People equivalent to the Internet of Things. Think of this as a completely new way to support healing / aging at home, connect families and communities. The core targets are health care, cities and employers organisations. Winner of Startup Weekend Vancouver and the Cartier Global Entrepreneurship Award. Alumni of the Blackbox Connect accelerator (powered by Google for Entrepreneurs). 

LISA FRASERFounder & CEO, Wearable Therapeutics Inc.

www.snugvest.com

After developing a therapy product using proprietary technology as her thesis, Lisa started her first venture, Wearable Therapeutics to commercialize Snug Vest. Snug Vest is an inflatable therapy vest that helps to relieve anxiety and increase focus, and is proven to reduce cortisol an indicator of stress. It can help treat autism and also benefit individuals with Attention Deficit Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sensory Integration and anxiety challenges. Lisa has won numerous international awards for Snug Vest including Red Dot Product Design, Spark, Autism Speaks/Core 77, and IDEA from IDSA. Lisa has also received Top 30 under 30 and the BC Creative Achievement Award. She is passionate about designing sustainable products that solve real problems and significantly improve quality of life. Lisa studied Industrial Design in Canada and Germany. She has excellent complex problem solving skills and exceptional ability to generate creative ideas.

GREG FOWERAKERDirector, Fit Assist Medical Inc.

www.wearcare.ca

Greg is the director of Fit Assist Medical, the inventor and manufacturer of WearCare, a wearable monitoring and alert solution to improve the quality of life of ageing adults. WearCare is the first integrated system for incontinence, body position and movement that helps deliver the right care at the right time with the ability to securely integrate patient data into electronic health records. WearCare is a smart wearable and alarm system that can be used for assisting with incontinence and related issues associated with aging. Greg was also the founder of Innate which was acquired by GSI Outdoors in May 2015. He worked for 15 years in global sourcing and product development for MEC, which included developing their governance mechanisms and implementing their evaluation and remediation program.

IMPACT EXPRESS ENTREPRENEURS

BARBARA ALINKCEO, The Alinker Inventions Ltd.

www.thealinker.com

Barbara Alink is a Dutch designer, architect, humanitarian, and inventor of the Alinker. The Alinker story started with a comment of Barbara’s aging mother. While passing some elderly people with walkers and scooters, she said: “over my dead body will I’ll ever use one of those!”. Barbara set out to design something better for her mum, but started realizing that it needed to become a vehicle for social change, challenging our assumptions about people with mobility challenges. The Alinker Inventions Ltd is a company devoted to designing, building and marketing durable walking-bicycles and accessories for people with mobility challenges who want to maintain an active life. Barbara has 15+ years senior management experience, managing multi-million dollar international reconstruction projects. She has consistently completed complicated projects under budget in extremely challenging environments.

FLORIN GHEORGHECEO, Arbutus Medical

arbutusmedical.ca

Florin is the CEO at Arbutus medical, a socially-driven business with a pipeline of affordable, world-class medical devices that is re-thinking the way medtech markets can serve the poor, profitably. Their flagship product is a $400 alternative to existing $30,000 surgical drills that are critical to treating the millions of patients who break a bone in traffic accidents each year. Florin is a biomedical engineer turned social entrepreneur. While studying engineering at UBC, Florin consulted on agricultural market development in Zambia through Engineers Without Borders Canada. He then co-founded a manufacturing start-up in Ghana, promoting local procurement of engineering services to multinationals including Coca-Cola and Newmont Gold. While completing his Masters at UBC he spent 3 months living, breathing, and sleeping in operating rooms in Uganda in order to better understand local needs. Before Arbutus, Florin worked as a medical device innovation consultant at Continuum in Boston.

BRIAN KWOKVP of Product Development, Fusion Genomics

www.fusiongenomics.com Mr Kwok is a graduate of the molecular biology and biochemistry program at Simon Fraser University and trained at the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre. Mr.Kwok has 10 years of experience in molecular biology and genomic technologies including leading edge Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Mr. Kwok worked at the Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT), also known as The Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands, where he was actively involved in developing molecular diagnostic assays for the identification of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Mr. Kwok has worked in combinatorial drug screening and led the development of the CHILDSeq-Sarcoma assay. He is responsible for the development, testing, and production of Fusion’s new assays.

DAVID KATZ Founder & CEO, The Plastic Bank

www.plasticbank.org

David Katz is the President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (E.O.) Vancouver Chapter and recent winner of the organizations Global Citizen Award. This award is given to one member of the E.O. each year that uses their entrepreneurial skills to make positive change. After 10 successful years of business, David recently sold his GPS tracking technology company to focus on the growth of The Plastic Bank. David also founded The Core Values Institute, which is a global thought leadership platform and consultancy that helps entrepreneurs uncover and live inline with the values that lead to their success. David’s workshops and “Values Auction” uncover the values that guide every decision the entrepreneur makes. David is an active inspirational keynote speaker, adventure traveller, amateur boxer, MMA participant & half marathon runner. In addition to raising a daughter with special needs, David volunteers as a front line contact to fathers who receive their new children’s diagnosis.

ERIC ARSENAULT Founder, WeShop.org

Eric is the founder of WeShop.org, a shopping platform building a community interested in making everyday purchases more meaningful. Every month, WeShop launches a monthly campaign in which hand-picked products are sourced and sold to fund an amazing social or environmental cause. Each month, new partners work with WeShop to maximize the reach of our campaigns by promoting campaign content through their channels. Eric is a dreamer, turned chemical engineer, turned scientist / inventor, turned business consultant, turned social entrepreneur – who has forever been driven by an unrelenting desire and passion to create a ‘world which works for everyone’. Eric has personally been driven to change the world from a young age.

THIJS MATHOTFounder & Managing Director, Brighter Investment

www.brighterinvestment.com

Thijs is the founder and managing director with Brighter Investment—an organization that invests in the university education of high-potential students in developing countries. While working for a Mexican project developer on real estate investments, Thijs pooled money with some friends to support a Mexican student through university. Witnessing the high financial and social returns of this student’s degree first hand, Thijs got an idea: Why not invest in high potential students instead of real estate to eliminate financial barriers to higher education? That is the idea behind Brighter Investment. Thijs holds a Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering and in International Business. Before starting Brighter Investment, Thijs also worked on financing public private partnership projects and set up the North American branch for a Dutch software startup.

IMPACT EXPRESS ENTREPRENEURS

NAJEED KASSAM Founder & CEO, Keela

www.keela.co

Nejeed Kassam is the CEO and founder of Keela, a software as a service site that catalyzes social change through joint project management. Nejeed was educated at McGill University (B.A.) and Osgoode Hall Law School (JD). Called to the Ontario Bar in 2015, Nejeed is the founder and former director of End Poverty Now and Conversations for Change. Nejeed is a global innovator with experience working for the United Nations and the Senate of Canada. He is the author of the book ‘High on Life’ and the co-producer of the documentary, ‘Conversations for Change’. Nejeed has spoken at conferences around the world, including in Bonn, New York, Montreal, London and Geneva. Nejeed is currently a member of the Toronto Global Shapers (World Economic Forum) and a fellow at the Royal Society of the Arts in the UK.

MIKE TANCOO & VP Product, Change Heroes

www.changeheroes.com

Mike is the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Change Heroes, a FOR IMPACT social enterprise on a mission to help individuals, nonprofits, and corporations to mobilize their communities to give and create positive change in the world. Change Heroes leverages the power of its proprietary personal video based fundraising platform to scale the one the thing that matters most in fundraising: face-to-face asks. As a result Change Heroes and it's community of impact partners, corporate partners, fundraisers, and donors have collectively funded over 300 schools, libraries, homes, clean water projects, scholarships, and health care projects in over 30 different countries around the world. Mike is also an advisor to Startup Skool, which runs in school programs and summer camps to teach kids how to be social entrepreneurs. Previously, Mike was the Co-Founder and CEO of TeamPages.com, a member of the Victoria TELUS Community Board, selected as one of Vancouver Island’s Top 40 Under 40, and a Varsity Rower at the University of Victoria.

SEAN MELROSEEthelo Decisions

www.ethelodecisions.com

Sean is an advisor at Ethelo Decisions--an online collaboration platform that finds the best decisions more quickly by focusing the collective intelligence of an organization. Combining the power of mathematics, decision science and behavioral psychology, Ethelo harnesses crowd wisdom to answer real business problems. Ethelo has earned $500,000 CAD to date and received awards for its innovative, patent-pending technology. Sean is also the Chief Investment Officer at Rhiza Captial Inc and a founding partner at Sunshine Coast Venture Partners.

IMPACT EXPRESS ENTREPRENEURS

GRACE QUANCEO, Hydrogen in Motion

www.hydrogeninmotion.com

Grace is the CEO at Hydrogen In Motion (H2M) which develops and manufactures mobile hydrogen storage tanks and delivers off-board refueling solutions to owners of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. H2M has two business lines, a manufacturing line and a service delivery line, both designed to address the key barriers to adoption for the fuel cell vehicle which are: fuel storage, range and re-fueling. As the CEO of Hydrogen In Motion Inc. (H2M), Grace brings fiduciary accountability to the table with her CPA/CMA and MBA credentials. Grace has a vast range of financial and managerial experience in private and public sectors from managing a Flying School, to working in a Provincial Minister’s office, to helping to manage the $2.7 billion dollar budget for the Treasury Board Secretariat of the Government of Canada.

JOHN STONIERFounder & CEO, VeloMetro Mobility

www.velometro.com

John is an entrepreneur, and finance professional who has provided leadership to a wide spectrum of Canadian tech companies in telecom, satellite, internet and fibre networks, renewable energy and SaaS software. He was an early electric car enthusiast converting a Porsche to electric before electrics arrived in showrooms. With VeloMetro, John is combining his passion for sustainable electric vehicle technology and innovative business strategy while leading a fabulous technical and business team that will create significant consumer, civic and economic value through the sharing economy. Twitter @fullonelectric

IAN McAVOYFounder & CEO, Thomson Power Inc.

www.thomsonpower.com

Mr. McAvoy is an original founder of Thomson Power, Inc. and is providing board and executive leadership through the company’s pre commercial stage and beyond. He previously founded GreenPower, a Vancouver based electric bus company and spend over a decade in senior positions in integrated transport in Silicon Valley.   His experience in start ups, corporate growth management, his global political connections as well as his enthusiastic interest in and knowledge of next generation eco friendly autonomous control technology platforms positions the company well as it navigates a path to commercial success. His access to the market has already created a significant pipeline of opportunity.

COLIN STANSFIELDExecutive Director, Knack

www.knackworks.ca

IMPACT EXPRESS ENTREPRENEURS

FLO DEVELLENESSCEO & Founder, HitchPlanet

www.hitchplanet.com

Flo is passionate about travel and technology. He incepted HitchPlanet as HitchWhistler in November 2010 as a side project to help fellow skiers rideshare to the mountains between Vancouver and Whistler. It gained 7,000 members between 2010 and 2014 and another 25,000 members since relaunch as HitchPlanet in 2015. Flo is trained as a UX/UI designer and has strong interests in analytics, growth and building a sustainable business with positive impact. He now leads the HitchPlanet team that consists of five dedicated individuals and fuels the vision for the product and growth of the company.

MARK RABINFounder, Portable Electric

www.portable-electric.com

Mark is an energy specialist, entrepreneur, and collaborator working at the intersection of the new energy paradigm of distributed energy systems, big batteries/storage, new technology integration, and micro-grids. Rabin left a cozy desk job to venture into the perilous, yet rewarding world of energy start-ups. His new venture, Portable Electric is creating the future of silent, emission-free mobile power stations for all applications, with an initial focus on event, festival, and film industry power, available for rent now in Vancouver and Calgary, and growing quickly into the rest of North America.

JESSICA PAUTSCHCo-Founder, Mesh Exchange

www.meshxchange.com

Jessica is a social venture strategist for leaders in business innovation. She has 8 + years of experience advising and consulting Fortune 500 corporations, non profits, small businesses, and all four levels of government in areas of community development and social innovation. Jessica has successfully forged strategic partnerships and facilitated high-level dialogue between governments, communities, First Nations, international organizations and businesses. As a social entrepreneur, Jessica has co-founded and directed various community initiatives and businesses. Working with Start ups to $80 billion dollar multi-national corporations, she has collaborated with some of the brightest minds, and has managed complex multi-million dollar portfolios in over 8 different industries.

FRANCISCO MACDOUGALLCo-Founder + Technologist, Mesh Exchange

Francisco is a entrepreneur, technologist/engineer and social activist. This takes him from a cross spectrum of work including progressive social issues, and developing business strategies for entrepreneurs that are developing tech related services or products. Over the last 15 years he has been involved with several start-up companies relating to health and wellness, technology, and agriculture, all the while managing his own business which focuses on developing web based applications for small to medium sized businesses, Canadian Government and international companies.

IMPACT EXPRESS ENTREPRENEURS

IMPACT EXPRESS PARTNERS

SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS

JAMES HILLCanadian Consul General

Mr Hill has been a Career Diplomat and served abroad most recently as Chargé d’affaires at the Canadian Embassy, Kuwait and Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

At the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development in Ottawa, Mr. Hill has held positions as Director for Middle East & Africa Commercial/Economic relations, Director for Europe & Central Asia Commercial/Relations, Deputy Director of the Latin America Division, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Summits Office and as Senior Desk Officer in the Trade Commissioner Service Strategic Planning Division.

REBECCA LOVELLDirector of Entrepreneurship and Industry, City of Seattle

Rebecca leads a team that drives the City’s sector strategy, with a goal of making Seattle the most innovative and equitable place to start and grow a business, having previously served as the City’s first Startup Advocate. Prior roles include Program Director, Alliance of Angels, Executive Director, Northwest Entrepreneur Network, Chief Business Officer, GeekWire and adjunct instructor on venture capital investing for the UW Foster MBA Program.

Rebecca brings 20 years of operating and management experience to her leadership roles in both for-profit and non-profit sectors, was recognized as one of the top 100 women in Tech from the Puget Sound Business Journal, and Tech Flash's "Do Gooder of the Year," and currently serves as a mentor for 9Mile Labs and Techstars. A phi beta kappa graduate of Carleton College, she received her MBA from the University of Washington, and is endlessly devoted to family, friends, entrepreneurship, and karaoke.

JOEL CALVOBoard of Director, Independent Trustee, C-Level Leader

Joel Calvo is a leadership mentor, speaker, and advisory board member, whose career spanned 30 years as a senior-level executive in the financial services industry. His exceptionally broad range of experience includes leadership roles in firms ranging from national mutual fund companies, broker/dealers, municipal finance, commodity firms, and hedge funds to insurance companies and commercial real estate partnerships.

Today Joel brings his energetic and personable leadership style to his role as a mentor, speaker, and advisor to organizations large and small in industries ranging from finance to technology to real estate. He currently serves on the Vancouver Economic Commission, and has also served as a mentor, Board of Director, and Executive Committee Member for several organizations including ZAAZ (currently Possible Worldwide), the Merage School of Business at University of California-Irvine, and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, among others.

IMPACT EXPRESS PARTNERS

PROGRAM CONTRIBUTORS + MENTORS

ALLEN MANSER Prinicipal, Mantech Activities

Allen Manser is a Principal at Mantech Activities. Previously, Allen invested in resource efficiency tech at Zouk Capital, led health financing initiatives at The Clinton Foundation, developed communications tech as a co-founder at Cloudtel, and advised energy and tech clients at Accenture. Allen holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and a BCom from the University of British Columbia. He also completed the graduate program in technology studies at Singularity University.

KEITH IPPEL CEO & Founder, Spring University

I’m passionate about helping entrepreneurs change the world by connecing their ideas with the right tools, resources, technology, and funding. I'm also passionate about Vancouver finding it's unique and important place in the global startup stage. I co-founded Spring to focus on early stage entrepreneurs with high growth potential who want to make the world a better place. Whether you call it social good, impact, conscious capitalism, do good, or social entrepreneurship - Spring is the place to transform your ideas into impact.

SANJA SIMIC Executive Director, Robert L. Conconi Foundation

Sanja has a background in finance and more recently philanthropy. As the Executive Director of Robert L. Conconi Foundation, a Vancouver-based family foundation, Sanja has worked closely with charities in British Columbia to build capacity and introduce innovation. She  makes it her mission to connect and engage with individuals, help strengthen the organizations and explore collaborative solutions.  She holds a Master’s in Financial Risk Management from Simon Fraser University where she also built-out BEAM, a student-run endowment investment program for undergraduate students. Sanja also coached a similar program for graduate SFU finance students. A former basketball player, Sanja also speaks several languages and has an impressive list of places in Vancouver to enjoy the best chocolates and pastries.

GREG FITZGERALDCo-Founder, Carbon Analytics

Greg is co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer at Carbon Analytics. He is a robotics engineer by education, management consultant by training, and currently using technology to tackle one of the world's most pressing challenges - global warming. Greg is also an entrepreneur in residence with Future of Fish - creating business solutions to ocean challenges.

IMPACT EXPRESS INVESTORS

"Aviary funds impactful entrepreneurs from around the world. Specifically, we seek out young mission-driven for-profit companies which have a potential to make a big impact in the world. We are a seed-stage investor, most often the first professional capital."

MATT ELDRIDGEFounder and General Partner

Matt is a seasoned executive and consultant with over 20 years of hands-on, entrepreneurial experience in spearheading strategic initiatives in the U.S., Europe and Africa. Successful at finding financing for, launching and scaling for-profit and nonprofit ventures. He holds a Yale MBA, is a Stanford grad, and is adept at cross-functional collaboration, senior-level management, and consulting to clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Industries include: nonprofits, government, mobile payments, online video, entertainment, cleantech, information services, energy and financial services.

"We partner with Technology, Innovation, Life Science and Clean Tech companies to provide venture debt and financing solutions that meet their needs."

RYAN KIRSCHLINGVice President II

Ryan is passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, and disruptive technologies. His focus at Silicon Valley Bank is providing venture debt and financing solutions to Life Sciences and Technology startups, including growth capital, venture capital, cash flow lending, and working capital lines of credit.

MINH LEMarket Manager

Minh is a Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank's Washington and Western Canada region headquartered out of Seattle. He serves as a banking partner for technology, life science and clean technology companies of all stages. Minh is deeply involved with the Washington entrepreneurial and venture capital communities and has advised countless companies on raising capital and debt financing.

IMPACT EXPRESS INVESTORS

"Element 8 is a member organization of private, accredited angel investors. Our sole focus is on early-stage cleantech companies whose innovations will increase the sustainability and health of our planet."

BILL LEMONCo-Chair

Bill has over 25 years in the energy industry starting with Pacific Gas and Electric where he was a key contributor to the financial evaluation of the full spectrum of electric generation technologies. His role expanded there to include the commercialization of advanced technologies from PG&E’s R&D labs, partnering with energy-related companies ranging in size from start-up to General Electric. Bill was later recruited by ConneXt (now part of by Alliance Data Systems), a provider of information technology products for the energy sector, where as the Senior Product Manager he led their efforts to identify the key technical and business implications of deregulation on energy IT. Most recently, he is an investment banker with Stonebridge Securities, LLC, he leads fundraising efforts for a variety of Cleantech businesses from start-ups to large renewable energy developments and he has advised on over $1.6 billion in projects.

"Microsoft Accelerator is a global initiative empowering entrepreneurs around the world on their journey to build great companies. What differentiates the program is that it’s free of charge, takes no equity, and is focused on creating value to market ready (Series-A) startups. The Microsoft Accelerator program aims at building deep partnerships between the startups and Microsoft business partners (Microsoft, its customers, partners, and sales organization) as well as Microsoft R&D and product groups, on the technology side."

HANAN LEVYManaging Director of Microsoft Accelerator Seattle

Hanan is an entrepreneur, as well as a multidisciplinary and seasoned leader with more than 20+ years of experience in Business Development, Product and leading Software R&D. He has taken software products from the idea to production, as well as served as the first Managing Director of Microsoft Ventures Accelerator worldwide.

IMPACT EXPRESS INVESTORS

" We work with partner organizations worldwide to tackle critical problems in four program areas. Our Global Development Division works to help the world’s poorest people lift themselves out of hunger and poverty. Our Global Health Division aims to harness advances in science and technology to save lives in developing countries. Our United States Division works to improve U.S. high school and postsecondary education and support vulnerable children and families in Washington State. And our Global Policy & Advocacy Division seeks to build strategic relationships and promote policies that will help advance our work. Our approach to grantmaking in all four areas emphasizes collaboration, innovation, risk-taking, and, most importantly, results."

DAVID KIMProgram Officer, Financial Services for the Poor

David works with inspiring partners to design and deliver next generation financial products for people who live on less than $2 a day. He formerly was a lead inventor at ?What If! Innovation Partners. David founded the New Sector Alliance Alumni Board and co-chaired it for four years.

"We believe that ideas are valuable. Everything that we do — whether purchasing patents from individuals and businesses, or creating our own inventions — is aligned to building and growing an invention marketplace."

KEN NIELSENSr Director New Enterprise Operations at Invention Scientific Fund

Ken is a strategic and operational finance executive with on the ground international experience. He is a leader in financial and strategic change management necessary for proper restructurings and turn around. He believes in a strong business partnering service model for finance that does not have to say “no” but rather “ let’s find the right solution for the business to achieve it’s best desired outcome.”

IMPACT EXPRESS INVESTORS

"We've always believed that businesses can - and should - have a positive impact on the communities they serve.Ever since we opened our first store in 1971, we dedicated ourselves to earning the trust and respect of our customers, partners and neighbours and promoting environmental sustainability. Starbucks' social corporate responsibility and sustainability is about being responsible and doing things that are good for the planet and each other. We have four areas of focus:• Community: As good neighbours we get involved with local efforts to bring people

together and create positive change whenever we can.• Environment: We’re finding ways to minimize our environmental footprint, tackle

climate change, and inspire others to do the same.• Ethical Sourcing: We’re committed to buying and serving the highest-quality,

responsibly grown, ethically traded coffee to help create a better future for farmers.• Diversity: By welcoming a diversity of people and ideas to our business, we create more

opportunities for learning and success that benefit customers, partners (employees) and suppliers."

ALICIA VERMAELESenior Manager, Global Community Investments

Alicia is a highly flexible, motivated, and entrepreneurial thinker who welcomes and thrives in fast-paced work settings, with a strong understanding of both the NGO philanthropic community and private corporate sustainability efforts. Prior to joining the Starbucks team, she was the Deputy Director of CGI International (Clinton Global Initiative).

NATESH RAOManager, Global Responsibility, Public Relations, and Communications

"The Seattle Angel Conference is a recurring Seattle Angel-driven event where the investors create an LLC, engage in due diligence of the applying startup companies, and ultimately pool funds to invest in one of the presenting finalists."

BRYAN STENNES

JULY 4th

6:30 AM - TRAIN TO SEATTLE• Breakfast provided by VEC• Pitch Training • Valuing Your Company• Field Notes

11:00 AM - ARRIVE IN SEATTLEShare taxis/Uber to the Moore Hotel, check-in, get settled Address: 1926 2nd Ave, WA 98101

12:30 PM - LUNCH Meet at the Moore Hotel Cafe for casual group lunch (pay on own)

1:45 PM - TRANSITMeet at Moore Hotel Lobby and walk to Street Bean CoffeeAddress: 2711 3rd Avenue, WA 98121

2:00 PM - CANADA AFTERNOON SESSION• Cross-Border Investing:

Myth-busting about perceived barriers

• Picking the Right Partner: Foundations vs. angels, vs. strategic corporates vs. venture capitalists

7:45 PM - DINNER Taxi/Uber to restaurantOPTION: TBD Dinner & Fireworks* Celebration for July 4th (pay on own) *The restaurant will be serving their regular menu

along with several July 4th specials. Live music,

featuring The Black Crabs, will run from 6-9pm. And

although their patio closes after the fireworks display,

the indoor bar is open until midnight. There is a mini-

mum spend of US$50.00/person.

6:30 AM Depart Vancouver6:00 AM Check In

6:45 AM Breakfast

7:45 AM Session 1

8:45 AM Session 2

9:45 AM Session 3

11:00 AM Arrive in Seattle

Capital Hill

East Lake

I-5

I-5

Pike Place

11:00 AM Arrive in Seattle

12:30 PM Moore Hotel Cafe

2:00 PM Street Bean Co�ee(10 min Walk)

ITEMS TO BRING:

• Passport• US Currency• One carry-on bag, maximum two

Baggage: Identification must be securely attached to each item. Carry-on luggage is now limited to two pieces of baggage per passenger, even if checked baggage service is not available. No item of carry-on baggage may exceed the following limits. Exception: Briefcases, laptop bags.

Size: 28”X 22”X 14”/70 X 55 X 35 CMWeight: 50 LB/23 KG

JULY 5th

8:00 AM - BREAKFAST (on own)

9:15 AM - TRANSITDepart from Moore Hotel lobby to SURF Incubator by taxi/UberAddress: 999 3rd Ave, WA 98104

9:30 AM - WELCOME TO SURFJames Hill, Canadian Consul GeneralSean Elbe, Sector Dev. Manager, Technology, VEC

10:00 AM - INVESTORS Pitch Your Portfolio

10:20 AM - INVESTOR Speed Dating 11:30 AM - NETWORKING & BREAK

11:45 AM - BRUNCH TALKUnderstanding the Seattle EcosystemJoel Calvo, ModeratorRebecca Lovell, City of Seattle, Speaker

12:30 PM - TRANSITWalk to Impact Hub (10 mins)Address: 220 2nd Ave S, WA 98014

1:00 PM - UNLIKELY ALLIES REGISTRATIONParticipants choose their own adventure: programming, networking, etc.

Idea Room available for impromptu meetings, demos.

4:30 PM - URBAN DISRUPTORSPart of the Impact Express by theVancouver Economic Commission

See following pages for details.

5:00 PM - TRANSITReturn to hotel via Taxi/Uber

EVENING - AT LEISUREImpromptu Group Dinner/Drinks

JULY 6th

7:00 AM - BREAKFAST (on own)

8:00 AM - TRANSITDepart from Moore Hotel lobby to IMPACT Hub by taxi/UberAddress: 220 2nd Ave S, WA 98014

8:30 - 5:30 PM - UNLIKELY ALLIESNote: There is also an opportunity for company site visits. Please inquire for more details.

6:30 PM - WE ARE THE CITY Festival Reception

7:00 PM - UNLIKELY ALLIES AUCTIONPitch for Partners special event by the Vancouver Economic Commission & the Canadian Consulate.

See following pages for details.

JULY 7th

6:00 AM - BREAKFAST (on own)

6:30 AM - TRANSITDepart from Moore Hotel lobby to Seattle Train Station by taxi/UberAddress: 303 S Jackson St, WA 98104

6:45 AM - ARRIVE AT TRAIN STATIONPlease arrive 1 hour before the train departs. Same luggage restirctions apply.

7:45 AM - TRAIN TO VANCOUVER

11:45 AM - ARRIVE IN VANCOUVER

SCHEDULING FOR UNLIKELY ALLIES

Website: www.UnlikelyAllies.net

Create a profile and add sessions you wish to attend. Note: some sessions have limited seating, so we recommend registering in advance.

July 5th, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Urban Disruptors is a two part session on how Vancouver’s community of impact entrepreneurs are tackling three of our most pressing urban challenges: inequality, health & mobility.

Moderator: Nejeed Kassam, Keela

PART 1: INEQUALITY

Nowhere is wealth inequality more evident than in cities—where often the largest concentration of wealth, power, and resources can often be found within blocks of extreme poverty and repression. Part 1 of this session focuses on the innovative business models being developed in Vancouver to bridge the wealth divide—both at home and around the world.

4:00 Tackling Inequality in Vancouver Introduction to Vancouver’s Healthy City Strategy + Impact Express

Sean Elbe, Vancouver Economic Commission Rapid Fire Presentation: Entrepreneurs that are helping bridge the wealth divide in Vancouver by improving access to essential resources. 2 mins.

4:10 Tackling Inequality in Developing Countries Panel discussion - 30 mins

Colin Stansfield, Knack Works (access to employment)

Mike Tan, Change Heroes (access to capital)

Jessica Pautsch, Mesh Exchange (access to food)

Eric Arsenault, WeShop.org (redistributing wealth through consumption)

David Katz, Plastic Bank (global poverty solution using recycled plastic)

Thijs Mathot, Brighter Investment (funding education through micro-loans)

Florin Gheorghe, Arbutus Medical (affordable medical devices)

Vancouver’s Impact Express: Urban Disruptors Session

John Stonier, Velometro Mobility (shared pedal-powered velo cars)

Grace Quan, Hydrogen in Motion(hydrogen storage solutions)

Ian McAvoy, Thompson Power(next generation of electric vehicles)

Flo Develleness, HitchPlanet(insights on ride-sharing solutions)

PART 2: HEALTH & MOBILITY

Health and mobility in urban areas are intrinsically linked. Vancouver is becoming known worldwide for its walkable neighbourhoods, transit accessible workplaces and aggressive biking infrastructure, but infrastructure is only part of the puzzle for building a truly healthy city. Part 2 of this session focuses on how technology and design are contributing to the urban health and mobility landscape in Vancouver--from alternative vehicles to wearable technology.

4:40 Tackling Transportation Issues to Promote Urban Health

Vancouver’s Greenest City Strategy + Renewable Energy Strategy Pietra Basilij, Vancouver Economic Commission, 2 mins

Rapid Fire Presentations: Entrepreneurs that are developing technologies to improve urban health. 2 mins each.

Alexandra Greenhill, Myhesthelper Solutions(Internet of People (IoP) life support network)

Lisa Fraser, Wearable Therapeutics, dba Snug Vest(designing for wearable therapy)

Barbara Alink, The Alinker(assisted mobility design)

5:10 Tackling Personal Healthcare by Design

Panel discussion - 30 mins

Vancouver’s Impact Express: Urban Disruptors Session

Rapid Fire Presentations: 2 minutes each

Brian Kwok, Fusion Genomics(identifying and treating diseases faster)

Greg Foweraker, Wearcare, FitAssist Medical(wearable devices to aid with aging in place)

Unlikely Allies Auction: Pitch for Partners Session

July 6th, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

As the final event at the Unlikely Allies Festival, the Vancouver Economic Commission and the Canadian Consulate will be leading an Allies Auction at the closing We Are the Cities reception.

The Allies Auction provides one last chance to connect with unlikely allies by pitching-for-partners that care about your mission.

FORMAT 2 Sessions, 20 Minutes, 30 Pitches Each participant gets 60 seconds to pitch their venture and make an ask. We suggest the following format: The PROBELM you are trying to solve The SOLUTION you are providing The ASKS you can ask for up to three things

Session 1: 7:00 PM Session 2: 8:00 PM Although companies are welcome to mention that they are actively fundraising, we are asking each impact venture to make at least one ask that can be solved on site. For example, “I am looking for a connection with the City of Barcelona” or “I am looking for help building a digital tool to manage our community”.

At the end of each pitch, the audience throws up their hand if they can help with one of the asks. Staff and partners from the Vancouver contingent will collect business cards (or otherwise record) those that want to connect with a participant, and at the end of the 20 minute session pitch-participants get the chance to connect with the unlikely allies that have offered to help.

Program Partners

"The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) works to position Vancouver as a globally recognised city for innovative, creative and sustainable business. We do this by strengthening our Tech, Digital Entertainment, Green Economy and Social Impact sectors through strategic programmes and initiatives that address each stage of the business growth continuum."

PIETRA BASILIJ, Sustainable Community Development

Pietra's work revolves around building up the capacity of businesses, academic institutions, municipal and regional governments, and community organizations to reach common sustainability and economic development goals.

SEAN ELBE, Manager, Sector Development, Technology

Sean is responsible for economic and business development activities supporting the technology sectors in Vancouver. In this role, he supports local companies, investors and entrepreneurs by connecting them with Vancouver’s vibrant support ecosystem for innovation.

KATRINA TU, Manager, Marketing and Events

Katrina leads planning and management of the Vancouver Economic Commission's many events and trade missions. Most notably, she drives the implementation of the Vancouver Startup City initiatives, as well as corporate sponsorship.

TOD MOHAMED, Global Affairs Canada

Tod works with the Global Affairs Canada Innovation Unit to develop policy and build special projects to support new approaches to international development.

TROY DEFRANK, Trade Commissioner

Troy is an international business development professional with over 10 years of experience supporting public and private sector clients' growth. He helps connect early stage tech companies with resources and opportunities in the Pacific Northwest

"The United States and Canada enjoy a special relationship; we are not only neighbors but each other’s strongest allies. Our economies are integrated; an estimated 375,500 jobs in the Pacific Northwest are dependent on US-Canada trade and investment; bilateral trade in our region totals over 33 billion and Canadians spend almost 1.3 billion in tourism dollars visiting the Pacific Northwest."

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