Export Café YYT – MASS Edition
Join the Trade Commissioner Service for a special MASS edition of the Export Café YYT with presentations on the following:
- Canadian Technology Accelerators: a TCS program that helps high-potential Canadian tech companies scale internationally by providing tailored mentorship, market insights, and connections to foreign investors, customers, and partners.
- Intro to Silicon Valley: featuring Élodie Masson Vidal, Trade Commissioner based in Palo Alto.
- Intro to Japan & the new Japan Dual Tech Canadian Technology Accelerator: Featuring Asami Karasuda, Trade Commissioner based in Tokyo
The presentations will be followed by a B2B session for companies to connect with the Trade Commissioners from Palo Alto and Tokyo for a more detailed discussion, as well as with representatives from Global Affairs’ Canada’s Defence Export Office.
If you want to book a B2B, please contact Jaedon Putt (jaedon.putt@coic.co) in advance.
Export Café YYT is a bi-monthly drop-in session hosted by the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) in collaboration with Co. Innovation Centre. These sessions are designed to help Newfoundland and Labrador export-ready companies explore, prepare for, and grow in international markets. We can help refine your international business strategy, leverage our extensive network of Trade Commissioners around the world, and dive into TCS programs and services.
If your company is growth-stage, R&D-active, or ready to take your product or service global, this session was built for you.
AGENDA
- 0900-0905: arrivals and get coffee
- 0905-0910: Introductions: Allison
- 0910-0920: Presentation on CTA in general: Allison
- 0920-0935: Presentation on Palo Alto (could we do a brief market overview focussed on dual use/defence/space and then focus on the CTA?)
- 0935-0950: Presentation on Tokyo (again, could we do a brief market overview focused on dual use/defence/space and then focus on the CTA?)
- 0950-1010: networking coffee break
- 1010-11:30: B2B time with companies, 20 minutes each. One table for Palo Alto, one table for Tokyo, one table for the Defence Export Office (1010-1030; 1030-1050; 1050-11:10; 11:10-11:30)
