Guests speakers  

Thierry Weissenburger   
Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner
Consulate General of Canada in Boston

Since 2012, Thierry Weissenburger is Head of the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service inNew England, operating out of their Boston office. This includes export promotion, investment attraction, financing and technology partnering services and developing and operating aCanadian Technology Accelerator. From 2007 to 2012, he led the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service in Northern California and Hawaï, with two offices in San Francisco andPalo Alto. Mr. Weissenburger founded the Canadian Technology Accelerator in 2009 and expanded the program to 4 facilities in the Bay Area. Mr. Weissenburger has extensive international business and change management experience. He thrives at creating, developing and implementing new strategies, innovative products and services for the benefit of clients. He graduated from the University of California, at Berkely.?

Eduardo Pontoriero  
CEO & Board Director

Eduardo Pontoriero is a Chief Executive Officer and Board Director with proven experience in business turn-around, management restructuring, and growth of domestic and international companies. He has a record of building entrepreneurial start-ups, managing large corporate organizations, and actively governing private equity investments in high technology, transportation, and energy sectors. Mr. Pontoriero possesses an extensive experience servingas Board Member and Chairman for multiple companies. He is multi-lingual and adroit in business cultures around the globe. His specialties are : Science and Technology Partnering; Venture Financing; Business Development, International Relations; Innovation Policy. Mr. Ponteriero is a graduate of the University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management.

Claude Choquet  
Founder, CEO & Welding Engineer

123 Certification Inc. created the welding simulator ARC+ to provide skills training for entry level welders. With ARC+, a novice welder receives one-on-one attention from a virtual instructor that is dedicated to the trainee without distraction. Using ARC+, students enter an interactive virtual environment that merges computer-generated data with physical props. By simulating the welding process, no gas is burned, no metal is consumed, and no waste is created. 123 Certification Inc. has recently completed a 7 year R&D program for the world’s first 100% virtual 3D welding simulator, a video game like software and hardware product that trains welders and identifies defects in welds that are used in industries, schools and certification institutes prior to completing real welding certification. This breakthrough technology is to become the new standard for welding qualification and certification in all industrial sectors.

James De Vellis   
Patent Lawyer, Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP

James de Vellis’ patent practice includes portfolio development and other intellectual property matters for clients, ranging from multinational corporations to venture-funded startups, across all EE related innovative fields. James focuses on thoughtful preparation and worldwide prosecution of patent applications to build effective IP portfolios that provide both offensive and defensive protection to clients, enabling them to operate in their intellectual space on their terms. In addition to strategic patent portfolio development, James devotes a significant amount of his time to post-grant patent prosecution practice, including inter partes reviews, product clearance evaluations and reexamination proceedings to advance clients’ business objectives by developing sustainable patent portfolios and by acting as a check on competitors’ patents that encroach beyond their appropriate boundaries.
Objectives 

CTA@Boston helps to grow your business from « The Hub »! Accelerator candidates are small to mid-sized Canadian Life Sciences, Health, IT, or Green-IT companies with initial traction in the market, differentiated technology, and potential to scale the business.

Services include:
Office space amongst inspired and like-minded global entrepreneurs; introductions to experienced mentors and advisors including successful Canadian executive expatriates; access to industry leaders, venture capitalists and other key resources; networking events; and additional connections from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service.

Housing Capacity :
8 companies for up to 2 people at any given time.

Program Duration :
Three Months

Additional Information :
Cambridge Innovation Centre (CIC) overlooks the MIT campus in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Kendall Square features one of the highest concentrations of life sciences and technology companies in the world as well as leading venture capital firms.

Location 

CEIM
20 Queen Street 3rd floor
Montréal QC H3C 2M7

Parking with fee at:
75 Queen Street
Montréal QC H3C 2N6

RSVP  

This is a free event.
Please register before Wednesday, May 28.

To register, please contact :
Nicole Bigras
E-mail: nbigras@ceim.org
Telephone: (514) 866-0575, extension 200

Audience  
Managers and founders of emerging companies in high technology.
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