BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181101T200000Z DTEND:20181102T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2018 FALL DINNER DESCRIPTION:Our Annual Fall Dinner is one of the Chamber's most popular events\, regularly attracting a high quality business audience of up to 1000 guests. They are a networker's paradise!\n\n\n\nJoin us for high-level content from leading influential speakers and entertainment\, locally and from around the globe.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt this year's Fall Dinner\, Malcolm Fraser\, President and CEO of Innovacorp\, will introduce the audience to three successful start-ups in Halifax. The conversation will focus on why entrepreneurs are choosing to make Halifax their home\, what they contribute to our community and what businesses can do to support these local leaders. We'll touch on how to embrace failure and what local companies can do to be more innovative every day.\n\n \nLocal Innovators: Learn from three start-ups on how to accelerate your business\n \n\nMalcolm Fraser\, President and CEO\, Innovacorp\n\nMalcolm Fraser is president and CEO of Innovacorp\, based in Halifax\, Nova Scotia. In this role\, Malcolm oversees Innovacorp's work to find\, fund and foster innovative Nova Scotia start-ups that strive to change the world.\n\nMalcolm joined Innovacorp in October 2017. He was a leader in Canada's digital sector for the previous 20 years\, earning recognition and awards for innovation\, management and community leadership.\n\nIn 1995\, Malcolm started ISL Internet Solutions Ltd.\, later rebranded as MODE\, and grew the company to be Atlantic Canada's top digital agency. ISL coached many businesses through digital transformation\, including Stanfield's\, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Tourism Nova Scotia. \n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured start-ups:\n\nMarciel Gaier\, Co-Founder and CTO\, Graphite Technologies\n\n\n\n\n\nGIT is a leading Canadian materials engineering firm focused on delivering disruptive uses for graphene technologies.\n\nGIT works in partnership with its customers using its proprietary "bottom up" process for the production of high specification graphene. GIT owns the intellectual property and know-how behind this process. We provide dispersion and product integration expertise\, to deliver solutions for a wide range of applications.\n\n\n\nFounded in 2017\, GIT was formed through the commercialization of research conducted at Dalhousie University in Halifax\, Nova Scotia.\n\n\nAnna Manley\, CEO\, Advocate Cognitive Technologies Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Manley is the CEO of ACTI (Advocate Cognitive Technologies Inc.) and the principal lawyer at Manley Law Inc. ACTI develops legal software that uses artificial intelligence to automatically produce legal documents and manage transactions. Manley Law Inc. is a law firm based in Sydney that utilizes technology to allow lawyers to work remotely and efficiently.\n\n\n\n\n\nMo Abdolell\, Founder and CEO\, Densitas\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDensitas develops advanced breast imaging analytics technologies powered by machine learning. The company's goal is to deliver actionable insights at the point-of-care that improve breast health management. Densitas' products address the key challenges facing breast screening\, including mammography quality\, workflow efficiencies\, compliance with national guidelines\, and delivery of appropriate care at sustainable costs.\n\nFounded by Mo Abdolell in 2011\, Densitas is ISO 13485 certified and has FDA 510K\, Health Canada\, CE Mark\, and TGA clearance and is now scaling commercialization activities in the United States\, Canada\, Europe and Australia.\n\n\nREGISTRATION OPENS September 12\, 2018\n\n\n\nThank you to our Sponsors\n\n\n\n\nPresenting Sponsor:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebration Sponsor: Premiere Gala Sponsor:\n\n\n\nHost Sponsors: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Malcolm Fraser is president and CEO of Innovacorp\, based in Halifax\, Nova Scotia. In this role\, Malcolm oversees Innovacorp'\;s work to find\, fund and foster innovative Nova Scotia start-ups that strive to change the world.
\n\nMalcolm joined Innovacorp in October 2017. He was a leader in Canada'\;s digital sector for the previous 20 years\, earning recognition and awards for innovation\, management and community leadership.
\n\nIn 1995\, Malcolm started ISL Internet Solutions Ltd.\, later rebranded as MODE\, and grew the company to be Atlantic Canada'\;s top digital agency. ISL coached many businesses through digital transformation\, including Stanfield'\;s\, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Tourism Nova Scotia. \;
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Marciel Gaier\, Co-Founder and CTO\, Graphite Technologies
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GIT is a leading Canadian materials engineering firm focused on delivering disruptive uses for graphene technologies.
\n\nGIT works in partnership with its customers using its proprietary "\;bottom up"\; \;process for the production of high specification graphene. GIT owns the intellectual property and know-how behind this process. We provide dispersion and product integration expertise\, to deliver solutions for a wide range of applications.
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\nFounded in 2017\, GIT was formed through the commercialization of research conducted at Dalhousie University in Halifax\, Nova Scotia.
\nAnna Manley is the CEO of ACTI (Advocate Cognitive Technologies Inc.) and the principal lawyer at Manley \;Law Inc. ACTI develops legal software that uses artificial intelligence to automatically produce legal documents and manage transactions. Manley \;Law Inc. is a law firm based in Sydney that utilizes technology to allow lawyers to work remotely and efficiently.
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\nMo Abdolell\, Founder and CEO\, Densitas
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\n\nDensitas develops advanced breast imaging analytics technologies powered by machine learning. The company&rsquo\;s goal is to deliver actionable insights at the point-of-care that improve breast health management. Densitas&rsquo\; products address the key challenges facing breast screening\, including mammography quality\, workflow efficiencies\, compliance with national guidelines\, and delivery of appropriate care at sustainable costs.
\nFounded by Mo Abdolell in \;2011\, \;Densitas is ISO 13485 certified and has FDA 510K\, Health Canada\, CE Mark\, and TGA clearance and is now scaling commercialization activities in the United States\, Canada\, Europe and Australia.
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