Innovation Leadership Accelerator Course Outline
In person program will kick off on January 7th, at 69 Bloor Street in Toronto at a Welcome Event hosted by Jim Balsillie, Carol Wilding and John Ruffolo. Courses will be held weekly from 6-9pm with a new leading expert in the innovation economy hosting every week. Course curriculum and themes of program are highlighted below.
Introduction to the Innovation Economy | Jan 7 | Jim Balsillie |
Start-up and Scale-up Strategy | Jan 14 | Dennis Ensing |
The Founder Mindset | Jan 21 | To Be Announced |
The Leadership Journey / Evolution of the CFO Role at Each Stage | Jan 28 | Ralf Riekers |
Communications / How to Tell the Story; How to Communicate, Engage and Motivate Teams | Feb 4 | Matt Hodgson |
Start-up / Scale-up Operations: Going From 1 to 1,000 Employees (People, Process, Structure) | Feb 11 | Rob Curcio |
AI and the New Controllership Function | Feb 25 | Brandon Nussey |
FP&A / How to Measure Performance / How to Drive the Business Using KPIs | Mar 4 | Angelo Loberto |
Balance Sheet vs P&L / The Difference at Each Stage | Mar 18 | Sanjay Dhawan |
Turning Business Objectives into a Financial Model / Strategic Planning and Annual Budgeting | Mar 25 | To Be Announced |
Raising Capital – When to Raise, Why to Raise, and Where to Raise | Apr 1 | Brice Scheschuk |
Venture Capital – How VC Works, Who Gets Funded, Best Practices, Common Mistakes | Apr 8 | Janet Bannister |
Private Equity – When to Use Growth Capital, How to Value a Company, and What PE Looks For | Apr 15 | George Rossolatos |
Exits – IPO vs M&A / Key Considerations for Each Option | Apr 22 | Russ Jones |
IP strategy | Apr 29 | Anthony de Fazekas / Lally Rementilla |
Summary and Conclusion | May 6 | John Ruffolo |