MaRS Presents at Third Annual Global CONNECT Conference in Taiwan
SHOWCASING CANADA’S INNOVATION EXCELLENCE TO AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF COMMERCIALIZATION GROUPS
MaRS’ Director of Corporate Strategy, Ross Wallace, presented “Building a Global Gateway to Ontario’s Innovation Ecosystem” in December at the third annual Global Connect Meeting and Partnering Forum in Taipei, Taiwan. As part of a panel on inter-regional partnerships, Wallace’s presentation showcased Canada’s innovation excellence to the international gathering of commercialization groups.
Download a recording of his presentation, "Building a Global Gateway to Ontario's Innovation Ecosystem". (Note: you will need QuickTime to play this file.)
Co-hosted by CONNECT Taiwan and the Institute for Information Industry from December 5-7, 2005, the meeting attracted delegates from 13 countries and centered on the theme of building global enterprises through region-to-region relationships, with special emphasis on relationships in Asia Pacific. The three-day conference featured briefings from policymakers and venture capitalists, panel and plenary discussions, networking fora, a company partnering showcase and tours of Taiwan’s preeminent cluster of science and technology parks.
Global CONNECT is a dynamic collection of organizations – from firms and regional development organizations to university program, and capital service providers – working together to develop international high technology and life science linkages. MaRS and Global CONNECT are working together to develop a cross-border network of relationships spanning the communities of business, science and capital – a network that will provide a perfect interface for entrepreneurs and researchers working in both Canada and the United States.
For more information on the conference and other presentations, please visit: http://successful-innovation.blogs.com/global_connect_2005_confe/global_connect_conference_2005/index.html
ABOUT MaRS
MaRS (www.marsdd.com) is a non-profit organization focused on maximizing the economic and social impact of Canadian innovation. MaRS was founded in 2000 by leaders from the private and public sectors in order to improve commercial outcomes from Canada’s strong foundation of science and technology innovation. MaRS connects and fosters collaboration between the communities of science, business and capital through co-location in the MaRS Centre and more broadly through catalytic programs, structured networks and the MaRS web portal. The MaRS Centre opened in 2005.MaRS FACTS
MaRS is part of many networks and consortia, but it did not emanate from any pre-existing partnership. MaRS is a new and autonomous entity.
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