Canadian Venture Forum 2005
March 1-2, 2005
Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel, Toronto

Two are now one in Toronto.  The most promising growth companies and top-tier North American Investors in ONE place at ONE time.  Don't miss your best chance to connect.  TVG VentureFair and the Canadian IT Financing Forum join together to present the Canadian Venture Forum.  Canada's two leading venture showcases are now offered together at ONE time and location.

Meet the investors and start forming relationships that lead to financing.  Learn from the best practices of some of Canada's Most Promising Technology companies as they deliver presentations that secure funding.

The Canadian Venture Forum 2005 will offer 3 presentation streams:

Early Stage
- Seed, Angel Ready/Angel Backed Technology companies
Information Technology
- VC Ready/VC Backed Growth companies
Environmental and Advanced Technology
- VC Ready/VC Backed Growth companies

Our Selection Committee of top-tier Venture Capitalists will carefully screen and select over 60 quality investment opportunities.  Our selection process is open and independent; no referrals are necessary.  Companies interested in applying to present must complete the online screening questionnaire.

Each company will pitch for 15 minutes in an investment stage or sector specific format.  Presenting Companies in the Information Technology or Environmental and Advanced Technology streams will also participate in the Company Exhibition on the day of their presentation.  Exhibition information for Presenting Companies in the Early Stage stream will be announced closer to the Canadian Venture Forum.


CVF 2005 AWARDS

Best Presenting Company
Information Technology:                         
Spotwave Wireless
Environmental & Advanced Technology:  
Pyrophotonics Lasers Inc.
Early Stage:                                                     
Ambient Vector

Best Exhibitor
Information Technology:                                     
Timeplay Entertainment Inc. 
Environmental & Advanced Technology:  
Sunnybrook Technologies

2005 Selection Committee
Company Member Committee Chair Wise Mentor Capital Sean Wise Vice Chair JL Albright Venture Partners Rick Segal Vice Chair Toronto Venture Group Frances Fast Axis Capital Corporation Doug Hewson BCE Capital Marc Faucher BDC Technology Seed Fund Larry Lam BDC Venture Capital Roger Wilson Brightspark Capital Steve Bloom Covington Capital Corporation Phil Reddon Fasken Martineau LLP Craig Brown/Alfred Apps Fonds de solidarité FTQ Jacques Bernier Fusion Capital Partners Mike Middleton Growthworks Capital Andrew Pinkerton HDL Capital Corp. Tyler Lang Innovatech Montréal Claude Vachet IRAP Rolf Eichfuss IT Financing Forum Dave Thomas Jefferson Partners Lynda Ting JMI Equity Fund Joe Deal MMV Financial Brian Hendry MSBI Capital Chris Arsenault Novacap Pascal Tremblay Quantum Leap Asset Management Ian Tharp RBC Royal Bank KBI Mark Usher TechnoCap Estelle Havva Choate, Hall & Stewart Steve Hurwitz Toronto Angel Group Mike Green Toronto Angel Group Ron Thompson Trellis Capital Corporation Sunil Selby VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc. Mike Kane Ventures West Management Inc. Robin Axon Vimac Ventures Bernie Zeisig XPV Capital Khalil Maalouf

                         2005 Advisory Board 

	Company	Member
	BDC Venture Capital	Jim Orgill
	Brightspark Capital	Sophie Forest
	Celtic-House Venture Partners	David Adderley
	Primaxis Technology Ventures Inc.	Ilse Treurnicht
	TD Technology Ventures	Paul Ciriello
	VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc.	Pat DiPietro

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