Schedule

Time Activity
8:00 AM registration
breakfast reception
9:00 AM meshwest welcome
9:20 AM Keynote Conversation. Stewart Butterfield in a conversation with Mark Evans about startups and the fast-growing gaming marketplace.
10:15 AM mesh networking break sponsored by Yahoo!
10:35 AM Michael McDerment in conversation with Erik Blachford (Technology Crossover Ventures), Carl Schmidt (Unbounce) and Jason Bailey (East Side Games/GrowLab)
11:20 AM Keynote Conversation. Sean Ellis talks about startup marketing and growing a business. Sean understand that successful startups begin by gratifying early customers with a “must have” product. Sean will discuss how to engage prospective customers to find a product/market fit. Sean will also speak about his experiences in bringing a product to market as well as his experience led marketing from launch through NASDAQ IPO filings at both LogMeIn and Uproar.
12:05 PM lunch & networking
1:00 PM Everyone’s Got a Facebook Page. Now What?
Janice Diner provides insight and real-world case studies on what Facebook Pages need to have to feature to engage, attract fans and, yup, drive sales. An introduction by Mark Evans.
1:45 PM mesh networking break sponsored by Desjardins
2:00 PM How the Tablet is Changing How Content is Created and Consumed: A conversation with Zite’s Ali Davar and Mathew Ingram.
3:00 PM mesh networking break sponsored by Desjardins
3:15 PM Social Media and Political Activism: Who’s Got the Upper Hand: Governments or the Activists? Darren Barefoot talks with Alexandra Samuel (Emily Carr College), Caroline MacGillivray (Beauty Night Society) and Elijah van der Giessen (David Suzuki Foundation). A session introduction by Rob Hyndman.
4:15 PM Closing Remarks
5:00 to
7:00 PM
Social. Join the gang for more meshing.
Location: The Sin Bin Sports Grill | 295 West 2nd Avenue | thesinbin.ca