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Ilse Treurnicht SiG@Waterloo June 2010
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2009: Remarkable Year
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Canada’s Advantages
“Robust” Economy
Resources in Demand
Productive Science Base
Strong Education System
Talented & Skilled Workforce
Livable Communities
Multicultural Civil Society
At an average of only 3.3 people per sq km, Canada has one of the lowest population densities in the world.
Big Country‌ Small Market
32.6 Million People
VS.
300
1.1 Billion
1.3
10x
34x
40x
Million
Billion
Canada’s Major Trading Partner is Facing Challenges
• Lack of demand • Debt burden • Consumer Confidence • ‘Buy America’ Million People
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Innovation New Jobs pg 12
Discovery Details in Notes Part of Slide
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Company Growth (ICT) Partner Canada’s Major Trading $50
$50
Million
Revenue (millions)
(~300 Jobs)
$10 Million (~100 Jobs)
$0
0
5
Years Since Inception
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Science
Innovation Beyond Science & Technology
Focus on
societal
problems
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Technology as an
Enabler
women’s institute greenpeace universal health care peacekeeping jump math rdsp bullfrog power pg 32
rethinking innovation pg 33
innovative prosperous relevant resilient caring
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deconstruct reassemble pg 35
idea
intervention solution
need pg 36
micro meso macro pg 37
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Nurture our
talent
Engaging
youngpeople pg 43
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Keep our
universitiesstrong
Involve our new
Citizens
Invest & Harness our
Excellent Research
Leverage the
Community pg 50
Place
Matters pg 53
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Create Conditions for Commerce
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Building effective Governments
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Stimulate new risk Capitalpools
mobilizing capital for impact pg 57
Time for Creative Finance Tools Microsoft vs. Grameen Bank
$1,000 invested in 1986
is now worth
$500,000 * Multiple stock splits since IPO
However, a $1000 Investment in Grameen Bank (provider of over $9B in microloans to > 8 million women) would have only delivered a 1x tax deduction
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Scale through
Collaboration
Competing is one thing.
Winning is another!
Local
Global
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a question of leadership
hard work patience trust alignment
a personal & national
journey
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www.marsdd.com
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connecting the dots pg 91
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What does
Partnership
mean for MaRS?
Culture
Entrepreneurship
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“Quote” Martin Luther King
Leadership
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“Quote” Margaret Thatcher
Leadership
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Is the world
Flat or Spiky?
Social & Financial Return Continuum
Impact Investors seek to support a spectrum of organizational models.
Ideas, talent & capital hotspots
Can we really
Collaborate?
Develop & connect the
Ecosystem
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