The Telegram (St. John's)

SEPTEMBER STARTUP

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Atlantic Canada’s first premier startup conference will take place in St. John’s in September, hosted by Memorial University’s Genesis Centre.

Atlantic Canada’s first premier startup conference will take place in St. John’s in September, hosted by Memorial University’s Genesis Centre.

Invest Atlantic, in its second year, takes on the goals of collaborat­ion, innovation and globalizat­ion, according to a news release. The conference provides learning opportunit­ies with interactiv­e speakers, the chance to connect with angel investors, and opportunit­ies for collaborat­ion with other attendees.

Seasoned entreprene­ur and author Alistair Croll, a self-proclaimed tech guru, will be the keynote speaker.

The conference will also feature Pitch Camp, “which invites entreprene­urs to pitch their ideas to a room packed with hundreds of investors, potential partners and seasoned entreprene­urs.”

“If you’re serious about growing your business, Invest Atlantic is where you want to be,” said David Finlayson, event manager for Jameson Group, a founding partner of Invest Atlantic.

“This year’s lineup will blow your mind. We’ve got everyone from Ross Finlay, business and equity finance specialist with the First Angel Network, to Paul Antle, president and CEO of Pluto Investment­s, to Jill Curran, founder of the Ferryland Lighthouse Picnics. It’s a crosssecti­on of investors, partners and serial entreprene­urs that you won’t often find in one room.”

The conference takes place at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundla­nd Sept. 1920. For more informatio­n, visit www.investatla­ntic.ca.

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