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Join influential leaders at the intersection of innovation, capital and entrepreneurship.

Founding sponsors

“This summit is exactly what Canada needs to be prosperous in the fourth industrial era.”

Anthony Lacavera
Founder and Chairman of Globalive

IGNITING THE CANADIAN DREAM

We believe in the potential of Canada’s entrepreneurs
to shape the future and lead the world.

NACO Summit 2024

National Arts Centre
1 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1
Canada

Nestled in the heart of Ottawa, near the National War Memorial, Confederation Park, and Rideau Centre, our summit venue is the National Art Centre – an architectural marvel, with its magnificent glass atrium and transparent walls that frame iconic views and landmark vistas of our nation's capital.

Connect with global investors
and tech leaders.

 

Past Attendees & Contributors

 

Building on the history of Canadian Dream Summit and World Angel Investment Summit – NACO is bringing together leading voices, global investors and champions committed to transforming Canada into the world’s leading innovation economy.

 
 

Stephany Lapierre
Founder & CEO
TealBook

Mike Wessinger
Co-founder & Executive Chair
PointClickCare

Philip Cutler
CEO
Paper

Amy Peck
Founder & CEO
EndeavorVR

Michelle Zatlyn
Co-founder, President & COO
Cloudflare

Jennifer Jackson

Senior Vice President, Merchandising at Walmart
Fmr. President, Capital One Canada

Navdeep Bains
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Rogers Communications

Kim Furlong
CEO
Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA)

Clare O’Hara | Reporter at The Globe and Mail
Som Seif
| Founder & CEO, Purpose Investments
Tanya Baker | Managing Director, Office of Applied Innovation, Goldman Sachs
Debbie Gamble | Group Head, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Interac Corporation
Abdullah Snobar | Executive Director, The DMZ | CEO, DMZ Ventures and Zones Startups

Claudio Rojas | CEO, National Angel Capital Organization
John Ruffolo
| Founder & Managing Partner at Maverix Private Equity
Jon Erlichman | Anchor, BNN Bloomberg
Laura McGee | Founder & CEO, Diversio
Jodi Kovitz | CEO, Human Resources Professionals Association
Caitlin MacGregor | Co-founder & CEO, Plum
Michelle Scarborough | Managing Partner, Thrive Venture Fund at BDC Capital

Eva Lau | Founding Partner, Two Small Fish
Allen Lau | CEO and Co-founder, Wattpad

Amanda Lang | Anchor, BNN Bloomberg
Jodie Wallis | Global Chief Analytics Officer, Manulife

Solon Angel
Founder, Mindbridge AI
Angel investor

Keshia Chanté
Singer-Songwriter
ET Canada | Host
Khair | Founder

Alison Nankivell
CEO, MaRS Discovery District

Joseph Clark
President, Toronto Global Forum

Dan Burgar
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Collective

Charles Planet | Founder, Narwal Project
Yung Wu
| Fmr. CEO, MaRS
Daniel Daviau
| President & CEO, Daniel Daviau, Canaccord Genuity Group
Claudio Rojas | CEO, NACO

Jocelyn Mangan
CEO & Founder, Him for Her

John Knubley
Fellow, Brookfield Institute
Former Deputy Minister
Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Government of Canada

 

Lead a delegation

Are you looking to make the summit experience even more memorable for your team or group?

Inquire about our Delegation Partner Package, designed for groups of five or more. This package includes a block of tickets and programming to enrich your team's experience.

To discover how we can make the summit unforgettable for your group, please reach out to our team at summit@nacocanada.com.

IGNITING THE CANADIAN DREAM
OTTAWA | MAY 7-8 | 2024