AC Pitch Coaching Open House
Welcome to the Community Pitch Coaching Open House – where innovation meets expertise.
Perfect your pitch and get investor-ready!
We are calling all founders! Elevate your entrepreneurial journey at our exclusive event to accelerate your growth and amplify your impact. Learn how to pitch to investors to help secure funding and raise capital. All startup phases are welcome.
Here's how it works: Each participant crafts a dynamic 5-minute pitch to present. Following your pitch, you'll receive 10 minutes of personalized feedback from seasoned coaches assigned to your room. With six founders per room, you'll not only receive valuable feedback but also gain insights from your peers' experiences.
Registration is limited to 30 participants, so secure your spot before May 27th. Room assignments will be emailed on May 28th.
Fuel your day with breakfast, lunch, unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks—all included.
Don't miss this opportunity to refine your pitch, connect with industry experts, and ignite your entrepreneurial journey. Join us at the AC Pitch Coaching Open House and unlock endless possibilities!
Pitch Rooms - Each participant will participate in two rooms. You will be able to select your choices upon checkout.
- Mastering Investor Q&A
- Polishing Presentation Skills
- Perfecting Financial Projections
- Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch
- Conveying your IP strategy
Agenda:
Interactive workshop presented by: Raymond Luk
Raymond Luk is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Flow, acquired by Deloitte, and Year One Labs, a VC fund that generated a 7x return. Over his 25-year career, he has been on both sides of the table as founder and investor. He teaches founder workshops across Canada and the US about pitching, fundraising and the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur. Raymond’s writings can be found on www.raymondluk.co.
Meet the coaches!
Mastering Investor Q&A
- Raymond Luk, Founder, Flow
- Evan Clark, Executive Director, GTAN (AM only)
- Ben Matthews, Vice President, Accelerator Centre
- Irena Kramer, Partner, Gowlings (AM only)
- Gerald Caseley, Associate, Gowlings (PM only)
- Amber French, CEO, Co-Founder, Catalyst Ventures
Polishing Presentation Skills
- Folake Owodunni, CEO and Co-Founder, Emergency Response Africa
- Ruth Casselman, Interim CEO, Accelerator Centre
- Neil Weitzman, Founder/CEO, Porch
Perfecting Financial Projections
- Joshua Baum, Assurance Manager, RSM Canada
- JP Bender, Senior Account Manager, BDC
- Amit Jethani, Co-Founder, Mantle
Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch
- Melissa Durrell, CEO, Durrell Communications
- Tricia Mumby, Core Mentor-D2C Strategies, Accelerator Centre
- Tabatha Laverty - Vice President - Marketing & Communications, Accelerator Centre
- Jennifer Martin – Flow (Deloitte) – SR&ED Account Executive
Conveying your IP strategy
- Joanna Ma, Partner, Bereskin & Parr
- Alexis Conrad, Principle IP Advisor, Communitech
- Allan Oziel, Managing Partner, Oziel Law
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Meghan Gervais, Community Engagement, mgervais@acceleratorcentre.com
Location
Accelerator Centre HQ, N2L 6R5