Fresh of raising a $4 million seed round the Venue CEO and TechTO co-founder will make the case why Canada is the best place in the world to build a business …and why sometimes it’s not.

And at its worst can lead us to a life we don't want. Understanding the psychology of advice can help us decide what paths to take. Saeid Fard, CEO of Dimensional, will dive into the psychology of advice-giving. Why do people offer it up, why do people look for it, and why it matters if the advice is generic and specific.

Prashant Matta Partner, Panache Ventures, and Rachel Zimmer, Partner and General Manager, Entrepreneur First, are confident Canada can and should be a unicorn green field by thinking bigger, acting quicker, and resisting the urge to cash out before reaching their full potential.

If you want to scale a business, you have to quit your day job and go all in. But how do you know when the time is right in your personal life, your financial life, and your budding business’ life? Daniel Goldgut left his stable job as a corporate lawyer to start Epilogue. He’ll explain how he knew it was the right time to make the jump. If you want to scale a business, you have to quit your day job and go all in. But how do you know when the time is right in your personal life, your financial life, and your budding business’ life? Daniel Goldgut left his stable job as a corporate lawyer to start Epilogue. He’ll explain how he knew it was the right time to make the jump.

Here’s the thing: Each stop in the game of life hasn’t changed much since our parents’ day or even our parents’ parents' day. Let’s be honest when things don’t change, people get comfortable, and comfortable people don’t like competition. Luckily, there’s a new wave of entrepreneurs challenging the way things have always been done in buying a home, seeing a doctor, and even planning for death. Jesse Abrams (Homewise), Mallory Greene (Eirene), and Emma Stern (Felix Health) will share their perspectives on what it takes to disrupt boring, established industries.

Braden Dennis co-hosts The Canadian Investor Podcast which is Canada's most listened to finance podcast bringing in 2.5 million listens per year. Braden will share every trick he has learned to grow a podcast that will help you build an audience and personal brand

CEO Brett Chang will share the playbook that his team used to quickly scale cost efficiently while maintaining an industry-leading 50% open rate.

But before a culture is defined, you have to know what type of culture is right for your team. Float’s high-performance accountability culture might be what drives your leadership team or Willful’s work-from-anywhere flexible hours could be the key to recruiting and retaining talent. Hear from the CEOs of both of the companies to inform your corporate culture decisions.

...a house of funds and family office that focuses on achieving outsized financial returns and positive impact. Investment money may not be as accessible as it was a year ago, but with investors still clamouring for deals and promising “value add” there may be no better value add than a celebrity co-signing your startup. Hear from Umana CEO Lee Silverstone about the ins and outs of raising capital from some of the world’s most recognizable faces.

An honest to god connection between the salesperson and the prospect? A challenge. Getting your prospects to fall in love with you and your product takes skill, ingenuity and a lot of heart. Hear the secrets that Fatima Zaidi (Quill Podcasting), Shawn Qanun (Float), and Jonathan Siadat (Shopify) use day in and day out to close deals.

As the CFO of Shopify and Freshbooks, he experienced outright failures, wildly profitable exits, and everything in between. Mark will be sharing the invaluable lessons he learned about what it takes to be a founder and what it takes to be a CEO. Get a peek into life in the C-suite with Mark’s keynote to hear how founders can transition to be effective CEOs, or when they need to replace themselves at the top.

But, what’s in store for the 24 months ahead? We’re once again heading into newly uncertain times that includes an economy faltering in some measures, while remaining strong in others. Jonah Midanik (Forum VC), Dani Lipkin (TMX Group) and Dan Park (Clutch) will share their predictions for what’s ahead for Canadian businesses at home and abroad.

If you don’t have a plan to survive, you won’t. To scale when everything is on fire business leaders need to: Put systems in place and trust them as you scale. Adopt the right mindsets to push through and stay focused. At the Bet on Canada Summit Josh Domingues (Flashfood), Mohannad El-Barachi (Wrk), Sheryl Song (Ryna) will share their actionable tips, strategies and lessons learned to build and scale when it feels like everything is on fire.

The founder of Wind Mobile, which became Freedom Mobile, is attempting to buy back the company he founded as part of the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger agreement. He brings the perspective that a lack of competition in Canada is hurting our innovating and prosperity.

Learn how to manage the fundraising process from start to finish with expert insights from pros who have raised and advised on hundreds of millions of dollars of investor money. Anshul Ruparell (Properly), Reuven Gorscht (Deeded), Mike Pinkus (ConnectCPA) and Yvonne Pillon (Wetech) will dive into the nitty gritty and the picture big picture of everything you need to know about raising money in Canada and abroad.

Learn from Markus Sturm, Senior Vice President of Consumer Goods, Digital and Loyalty at Tim Hortons, about how the company has embraced innovation and is going all in on technology to create personalized and experiential ways to engage with its guests.

He’s built six high-impact ventures, raised over $5 million from investors including several NBA players, and made deals with Netflix, L’Oreal and Electronic Arts. Here’s the thing, Swish isn’t bragging, he’s building a personal brand, a flywheel of success that allows him to win and win again. Learn Swish’s playbook for personal branding in entrepreneurship at the Bet on Canada fireside chat.

Despite being a fictional character, Willy regularly goes viral. Jake is the real deal, and he goes viral all the time. How? Jake goes hard, approaching his business with unrivalled intensity. Living by the motto Get comfortable being uncomfortable, he throws himself into entertaining and delighting his fans - better known as his customers, partners, vendors and the wider business community. Jake’s Let’s F-ing Go attitude powers his brand and his company. Learn his secrets firsthand at the Bet on Canada Summit.

Hear hosts Jay Rosenthal and Brett Change break down the biggest news stories of the day.

If you're looking to make new connections across business & tech, this one's for you. We promise candid connections with ambitious professionals, because that's what The Commons & The Peak are all about. Rsvp to save your spot: https://par.tf/wVRc