Learn From the Leaders: Ben Bar-Haim, General Manager of AMD Canada

Is there fusion in your future?
Thursday, May 6
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Le Parc Conference and Banquet Centre
8432 Leslie St.
Richmond Hill

The technology sector is driving Ontario's new innovation economy; reinventing Ontario as knowledge-powered, rather than industrial-powered. The York Region Technology corridor is at the center of this transition.

Join us as Ben Bar-Haim, General Manager of AMD Canada, updates YTA members on the largest R&D facility in the Company's network beyond US borders - and offers a look at how the AMD Markham site benefits from the rich history of innovation in York Region.

Bar-Haim will outline the AMD perspective on the future of computer technology, and how tech companies within the YTA membership reach might capitalize on opportunities in store with AMD Fusion.

Connect with your peers and learn from Canada's tech leaders as they describe the path to business success in today's high-demand high-tech industry.






Special Clean Tech Breakfast Session: Working Towards a Greener IT

Tuesday, May 25
Premiere Ballroom
9019 Leslie St. Richmond Hill

Did you know that Tech is now tied with the airline industry for levels of emissions?

Join us for this special Clean Tech Breakfast Session where you will learn about how tech can be more environmentally friendly and how to leverage incentive programs to benefit your efforts.

Moderated by Terry Mocherniak, Co-Founder and COO of Encelium Technologies, this event will provide insight on how to leverage the conservation assistance programs in the development of your technology, service and business.

Featuring presentations by John Sherin, Manager of the Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) Department at PowerStream Inc., and R. Wayne Proulx, Director of Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Greater Toronto’s Conservation & Demand Management (CDM) Program, attendees at this event will learn about incentive programs that provide funding to companies that improve their IT infrastructure’s electrical efficiency and conservation methodologies.

YTA BOARD MEMBER
In-PROFILE

YTA Board Member Andrew Ford

Andrew Ford
YTA Board Member

A long time member of the tech cluster and active member of the YTA, Andrew brings energy and experience to the Board of Directors.

Andrew Ford, Sales CoPilot, believes successful technology companies understand how their solutions improve the business performance of their customers. The CoPilot Group builds sales and marketing processes that make it easy to describe these improvements. These clear explanations create short and efficient sales cycles for CoPilot's clients.

Andrew Ford's sales career spans 20 years in the software industry. From 2000 to 2003, as Director of Sales at PointForce Inc., Andrew drove the US expansion that contributed to the successful sale of the company to TECSYS Inc. At TECSYS Andrew held the position of President of the SMB Group until 2006. In the spring of 2006, he founded the CoPilot Group with Marie Wiese.

Andrew will be part of McMaster University's Entrepreneurship @ McMaster summer program where he will speak to participants on how to sell your idea. For more information contact Andrew or visit milo.mcmaster.ca.

Andrew writes a monthly book review to translate current business ideas into practical suggestions for entrepreneurs. www.copilotgroup.com/coreader

Connect with Andrew at andrew@salescopilot.com.

Member Spotlight

Complete Innovations Inc. delivers asset and mobile workforce management solutions to a variety of verticals with field service workers and transportation-related companies. The product portfolio includes software-as-a-service offerings (Courier Complete, Fleet Complete, Fuel Fast) that provide businesses with cost-effective solutions for order entry, dispatch, web tracking, mobile data, billing, fleet tracking including dispatch & wireless work flow management, fuel procurement and management. The company serves a number of markets worldwide in the transportation, construction, workforce management, courier and field service industries. Due to the dynamic and scalable nature of Complete Innovations’ solutions, the customer base is a mix of small businesses (5 employees) and enterprise companies (10,000+ employees).

Over the last ten years, the company has been recognized for its pioneering leadership in the workforce management space with a number of accolades from top industry players such as Ernst & Young, PROFIT Top 100, PROFIT Hot 50 and IDC Top 10 to Watch. Today, Complete Innovations has grown to become a leader in its industry, with more than 3,000 business customers representing over 30,000 mobile subscribers throughout North America and its various international resellers.

For more information on Complete Innovations or to view customer testimonials and video case studies, please visit www.completeinnovations.com.


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Finding Prospects and Building a High Performing Team

Thursday, May 13
15 Allstate Parkway, 6th Foor
Markham

As with all aspects of business today, sales is moving ahead at blinding speeds. No longer will cold calls alone achieve your quotas; to get to the next level sales now must include the right team, the right tactics and the right time.

If you are a member or leader of a sales team, you will want to attend the Sales BootCamp presented by the YTA and Sales CoPilot. During this interactive, half-day session you will learn how to utilize Cold Calling, Networking and Social Media to reach your prospects and how to hire right and start right, so you get your people productive faster.

 

May 2010

York Tech Board of Directors

YTA Chair
Kevin Tribe, CEO
Tequity Inc.

YTA Vice Chair
Marie Wiese, Marketing CoPilot
CoPilot Group

YTA Secretary
Jordan Dolgin,
Dolgin Professional Corporation

YTA Treasurer
Peter Ott,
Peter Ott & Associates Inc.

YTA Directors:

Jim Brown, Sales Manager
Colliers Realty

David Burnett, CEO
End to End Networks

John Cameron, CEO
Aizan Technologies

Stephen Chait, Director,
Economic Development
Town of Markham

Stephen Chan, CEO
Dapasoft

Steve Charikar, CIO
Seneca College

Don Cousens, Consultant
Honorary Board Member

Johanna Delroy, National Director
Marketing, Compugen

Allan Faux, Partner
Deloitte

Andrew Ford, Sales CoPilot
CoPilot Group

Rudy Joss, CEO & Chairman
Spyder Capital

Mike Kavanagh, Partner
KPMG

John Kitchen, COO
ESRI Canada Inc.

Alex Li, CEO
Kiji Soft Inc.

Ted Madden, CEO
TM & Associates

Sean O'Donnovan, Founder
FunnelBuilders

Joe Olivier, VP Knowledge Based
Industries, RBC Financial

Dan Pelletier, CEO
Biznovations

Greg Secord, VP Investor Relations
Open Text Corp.

Ray Simmons, CEO
CableTest Systems Inc.

Andrew Sprague, Lawyer
Miller Thomson

Michael Stephens, VP Marketing and
Product Development, Atria Networks

Mark Usher, Partner
Wellington Financial

Michael Wade, Professor
Schulich School of Business