FROM IDEA TO EMPIRE: NAVIGATING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY

Join us for an exciting event “From Idea to Empire: Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey.” This event will take place on July 23 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at HUB 350. Our featured speaker, David Mann, a seasoned engineer, innovator, and entrepreneur, will share his insights on the rationale behind company creation, its pros and cons, and various metrics showcasing entrepreneurship in the USA and Canada. The talk will cover key strategies used by successful entrepreneurs during their startup and growth phases, including how to find investors and avoid nugatory effort. This interactive session is a must-attend for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and leadership in the high-tech industry. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience.

• Lunch and refreshments provided
• Date: July 23, 12:00-13:00 EST
• Location: HUB 350
• Registration link: https://lnkd.in/esxiredn

About the speaker

David Mann

David Mann retired in October 2001 from Nortel Networks, where he was their Vice President of Emerging Business Technology Investments. David worked for almost fifty years in the telecommunications industry, serving numerous multinational companies. He has also been active throughout his career, on boards of telecommunications companies in Europe and North America.

In 1989, David received, on behalf of his company, the Queen’s Award for Innovation.

David served for several years on the board of and was Chair of OCRI in 1999 (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation – now Invest Ottawa). David also has served as a volunteer Executive in Residence at Carleton University; coached young Doctoral Graduates in the Technology Venture Challenge (TVC); was Co-chair of the Engage! Program (a philanthropic education program under the auspices of the Community Foundation of Ottawa).  David occasionally voluntarily coaches small start up companies in Ontario.

David has served on a number of Boards in Canada: President of the Board of the Charitable Foundation, FM-CFS Canada; Chair of a local Ottawa start up InBay Technologies Inc. who specialize in developing Mobile Internet security solutions; Past Chair of the IET Local Network in Ottawa. David also owned and ran his own, until its sale, a High-Tech consultancy company in Canada with a focus on emerging technologies within the Internet. He was the industrial advisor to the Canada wide research project “Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructure (SAVI)”.

David has lived and worked in seven countries during his career: Scotland, England, Zambia, Sweden, Spain and Canada.

David was educated in Scotland at Kilmarnock Academy, Coatbridge Technical College, Bell College of Technology in Hamilton and also received parallel post secondary education with the British Telecom (BT) educational establishments in England. David is grateful to have received all of his post secondary education through sponsorship of the now British Telecom.

David is a Fellow of the IET, a Chartered Engineer (UK) and a Life Senior Member of the IEEE.