Tech and DeepTech: How to use them to accelerate your business

Most businesses do not make the critical distinction between Tech and DeepTech. Unfortunately, this mistake will very likely limit their future growth potential and strategic position in Canadian and global markets. Discover how John Kourtoff, CEO & CTO of Purus Power is applying DeepTech innovation and driving full force into the future.  

This conference has been designed for business owners and product development and manufacturing leaders. Our experts will provide an overview of Tech and DeepTech, and how your organization can determine which direction will provide the quickest results to your intended goal.

• How these very different concepts should be considered
• How should the creative process for each concept be initiated
• How Simulation Driven Design can be harnessed in new product development process
• New product industrialization including manufacturing layouts and operational efficiencies
• How rigorous financial models help smartly accelerate growth
• How financing from a variety of sources can accelerate success

Speakers

John Kourtoff is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Purus Power Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Purus Power Corporation. John is globally known in the renewables sector and energy policy, and brings a wealth of corporate, financial and energy research acumen to Purus Power. He has an extensive background in finance, renewable energy policy, energy development. John was Canada’s sole Low Carbon Economy delegate at the G8 in Siracusa, Italy and has represented and/or been a guest speaker in London, Berlin, Washington and many other cities around the world. John initiated Purus Power Corporation, and is one of the two inventors of its patented deep-tech. His present role is to drive Purus Power's research, advanced materials integration and technology application activities.

Allan Chun P. Eng is Engineering Manager at CADmech Design Inc. with two decades of remarkable consulting engineering experience across various industries. Allan’s journey in engineering has been marked by a relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence, leaving lasting impact on clean energy, power generation, automotive and biomedical fields. He leads a team of experienced engineers who foster innovation and drive products from concept to reality and are passionate for creating sustainable solutions using various DFM/DFA/DFX methodologies.

Benoit Chouinard, eng. is president of the industrial engineering firm Progima. He has spent more than 20 years in operational performance with a wide variety of manufacturing companies in Ontario and Quebec. He specializes in continuous improvement, specifically helping companies and executives implement day-to-day management systems and efficiency improvement projects. The Progima firm he leads is recognized as one of the largest group of industrial engineering experts in Canada.

Rob Hong is the co-founder and CEO of Sapling Financial Consultants Inc., a 22-person financial modelling and data analytics consulting firm based out of Toronto. With more than 12 years of professional experience, Rob has assisted not-for-profit and for-profit organizations gain a deep understanding of the impacts of the various options available at key decision-making junctures through cutting edge financial analysis. Before co-founding Sapling, Rob worked as a Senior Manager in Customer Deals at Bell Canada, a Senior Consultant at KPMG, and an Associate Portfolio Manager at Artemis Investment Management.

Rob Dennison is Senior Director of Growth & Transition Capital at BDC Capital, advising and investing in small and medium sized Canadian companies. His career path includes over a decade on Bay Street including roles as lead Technology Hardware & Software Analyst for a bulge bracket global Investment Bank and as Vice President of Institutional Equity Sales covering Western Canada and the US. Prior to his time on The Street, Rob worked as a software developer, development team lead and project manager in startups and publicly traded technology companies.