Unlocking Growth: The Power of Corporate Innovation

October 15th | 5:30pm | Toronto

Join Us!

Join us for a fireside chat between Kevin Ford, CEO of Calian Group Ltd. and Leo Lax, Executive Managing Director at L-SPARK, with insights from Talia Abramowitz, Managing Partner at Deloitte Ventures, on the state of Corporate Venturing in Canada.

This event is by invite only. Apply to be invited if you are a CEO or c-level champion within your company. Space is limited.

The Event

On October 15th, 2024, in Toronto we’ll sit down with Calian CEO, Kevin Ford for an exclusive event centered on Corporate Innovation to discuss his experience leading corporate innovation and its critical role in unlocking corporate growth.

L-SPARK and CALIAN have a strong history of collaborating on Corporate Innovation. Having successfully run the joint CALIAN L-SPARK Medtech program, we understand firsthand what it takes to foster innovation, drive growth, and push boundaries in a competitive landscape.

The Agenda

5:30 PM: Doors Open

6:30 PM: Content begins:

State of Corporate Innovation in Canada, Talia Abramowitz, Deloitte Ventures
Fireside Chat: Kevin Ford & Leo Lax

7:30 PM: Networking to conclude the event

The Speakers

Kevin Ford

CEO, Calian

As Chief Executive Officer of Calian, Kevin Ford focuses on enabling the management team to execute the company’s four-pillar growth framework of customer retention, diversification, innovation and continuous improvement. This unrelenting focus has taken the company to the next level, with revenues exceeding the half-billion-dollar mark in 2021. It’s one milestone on the journey to becoming a billion-dollar, proudly Canadian company.

Talia Abramowitz

Partner, Deloitte Ventures

Talia is the managing partner of Deloitte Ventures. Coming from an entrepreneurial household, Talia is passionate about helping founders succeed. Prior to taking on Deloitte Ventures, Talia served as the chief operating officer for Deloitte’s national Financial Advisory practice and for Omnia AI, the firm’s artificial intelligence practice in Canada. She was on the ground floor of building the AI practice in 2018 and scaling it into the highly successful practice it is today.

Leo Lax

Executive Managing Director, L-SPARK

Prior to L-SPARK, Leo was the co-founder of Skypoint Capital, a venture capital firm that specialized in investing in early stage Information and communication tech companies. Lax brings with him to L-SPARK valuable experience as a practiced veteran of both the corporate and entrepreneurial sides of the tech sector. Prior to Skypoint, Leo was a senior executive at Newbridge Networks where he was responsible for corporate venturing, and prior to that he was at Mitel as Senior Executive of one of the key business units.

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