Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcoming remarks
David Johnston, President University of Waterloo
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology)

Introduction to Canada 3.0 - Tom Jenkins and forum co-chairs

Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry

Digital Rights: Beware the Under Toad - Gary Maavara, Vice President, Corus Entertainment and Jerry Brown, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Lunch and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp

Built to Fail: Canada's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Austin Hill, Entrepreneur & Investor

Universities and Colleges – What are we doing to prepare students?
Mark Derro, Conestoga College
Abby Goodrum, Ryerson University
Pamela Ritchie, UOIT
Mark Jones, Seneca College

Break and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp

Young Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Recent Grads – What did we need to know?
Gaurav Jain, Polar Mobile
Stephen Danic, Big Hadron Games
Chris Arsenault, Inovia Capital

Human Resources/Recruiters – What are we looking for?
Rashid Wasti, Egon Zehnder
Tony Preston, Open Text

Transportation to Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre

Welcoming Remarks by Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson; The Honourable John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation; and Antoni Cimolino, Director, Stratford Shakespeare Festival

Followed by cocktail reception and backstage tours

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Opening Remarks and Day 1 Review - Ken Coates, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo

Keynote address - Chad Gaffield, President Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

The Honourable John Wilkinson, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation
The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario

Break and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp

Brand new data (the real deal) on why Canada's (and Ontario's) kids don't go into IT - and how we can fix it.
David Ticoll, Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills report

Predicting Future Talent Needs – What will the class of 2015 need to know?
Paul Salvini, SideEffects
Bob Rushby, Christie Digital
Dan Quinn, Research in Motion

Lunch and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp

A Digital Media Agenda for Colleges & Universities and Developing Entrepreneurs
Round table discussion. Moderated by Jeannette Kopak

A Digital Media Agenda for Creating and Sustaining Jobs
Round table discussion. Moderated by Ken Coates

Break and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp

Closing Plenary
Konrad W. von Finckenstein, Chairman, Canadian Radio & Television Commission
Mike Lazaridis, co-Chief Executive Officer, Research In Motion
Ian Wilson, Strategic Advisor, University of Waterloo Stratford Institute
Bernard Courtois, President and Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology Association of Canada
Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Open Text

Closing Remarks and Next Steps