World's Largest Business Mentoring Event Aims to Set Next Guinness World Records(R) Title in Canada
Seasoned business leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs take speed networking concept to a new level: World Record Status
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/09/12 -- What do you get when you put 150 of the brightest business leaders in the country together in one room with 150 eager entrepreneurs in a timed networking event? The potential to accomplish the next Guinness World Records® achievement.
For the very first time, taking place as part of the Discovery 12 Conference and Showcase, the World's Largest Business Mentoring event will be the first to set the "Most People Attending a Business Speed Networking Event - Single Venue" record. The event takes place, Monday, May 14 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building.
Facilitated by Canada's queen of networking, Donna Messer, author, speaker and trainer for ConnectUs Communications Canada, the event will run in a speed-networking format.
In order to achieve the record, the World's Largest Business Mentoring Event must have a minimum of 250 participants; be timed; and each participant must have a minimum of 20 distinct interactions lasting three-minutes each that will be recorded and verified on-site by an official Guinness World Records Judge.
Notable participating mentors include: Sir Terry Matthews, Founder and Chairman, Wesley Clover, Bill Tatham, CEO, NexJ Systems; Albert Lai, Big Viking Games; David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital; Rick Segal Founder, Fixmo and Doug Cooper, Co-Founder, Splintir.
Participating proteges include Oleg Gutsol and Evgeny Tchebotarev, CEOs and Co-Founders of 500px; Alexander Rink, CEO of Gazaro; and Mohan Nadarajah, PlayLab
Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Innovation will sound the starting bell to kick off the event.
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), host of the Discovery Conference and Showcase worked with Jeremy O'Krafka, founder of MENTORnetwork a business that works with entrepreneurs serving organizations to support their mentorship programs through mentor recruitment, training, events and program management, to assist in structuring this event.
"Our hope is that this event provides a meaningful exchange for entrepreneurs and mentors," said Dr. Tom Corr, President and CEO, Ontario Centres of Excellence. "We've developed three entrepreneur-focused strategies to maximize the 20 three-minute sessions including track-based matching that will stream participants into six stages of business growth. Mentors will also receive a list of proteges in advance including a business overview and three key challenges the business faces, so every second of the interaction is focused on business goals."
Named Canada's Best Trade Show for two year's running (2010 and 2011), Discovery brings together the best and brightest minds in industry, academia, the investment community and government to showcase leading-edge technologies, best practices and research in the areas of clean energy, advanced health, digital media and information and communications technologies, and advanced manufacturing. The annual Conference and Showcase attracts approximately 2600 attendees and over 350 exhibitors.
About Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc. ()
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. drives the commercialization of cutting-edge research across key market sectors to build the economy of tomorrow and secure Ontario's global competitiveness. In doing this, OCE fosters the training and development of the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs and is a key partner with Ontario's industry, universities, colleges, research hospitals, investors and governments. A champion of leading-edge technologies, best practices and research, Ontario Centres of Excellence invests in sectors such as advanced health, digital media and information communications, advanced manufacturing and materials, and cleantech including energy, environment and water. OCE through its Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR), an initiative supported by the federal government, also acts as a catalyst which allows innovative businesses to grow and achieve sustainable commercial success and global competitiveness. Ontario Centres of Excellence is a key partner in delivering Ontario's Innovation Agenda as a member of the province's Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE). Funded by the Government of Ontario, the ONE is Ontario's innovation system. The ONE is made up of regional and sector focused organizations designed to help Ontario-based entrepreneurs rapidly grow their companies, and create jobs. For more information visit .
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