
Innovation Leadership Accelerator Course Outline
In person program will kick off on January 20th at a Welcome Event. 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 and ILA | Jan 20 | Jim Balsillie |
The Founder Mindset / If you were a founder / How to help founders | Jan 27 | TBA |
The Leadership Journey / Evolution of the CFO role at each stage / Decision Making | Feb 3 | Ralf Riekers |
Communications / How to Tell the Story; How to Communicate, Engage and Motivate Teams | Feb 10 | Matt Hodgson / Lois Norris |
FP&A / How to Measure Performance / How to Drive the Business using KPIs / Commercialization | Feb 17 | Tom Seegmiller |
Inorganic Growth, M&A, going public, preparing for an exit | Feb 24 | TBA |
Raising Capital / Debt vs Equity / Alternative Capital options MindFrame Connect mentee training | Mar 3 | Brice Scheschuk |
Venture Capital: How VC Works, Who Gets Funded, Best Practices, Common Mistakes | Mar 10 | Omar Dhalla |
Private Equity: When to Use Growth Capital, What PE Looks For, How to Value a Private Company | Mar 24 | George Rossolatos |
AI and the New Controllership Function | Mar 31 | Brandon Nussey |
Summary and Conclusion | Apr 7 | John Ruffolo |
Speakers and topics are subject to change.