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Chris Shipley and Lori Collins Keynote Speakers at Startup Camp Montreal

October 13, 2009

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MONTREAL (RPRN) 10/13/09 — Five Canadian Startups Pitch October 15 at the Fifth Edition of Startup Camp Montreal

Startup Camp Montreal5, an event dedicated to everything startup, is thrilled to announce Chris Shipley of the DEMO Conferences and Lori Collins formerly of the LendingTree Exchange as the Fall session’s keynote speakers.

Chris Shipley, widely considered as one of the most influential people in the technology world today, is a writer, analyst, and strategist for technology companies and products. As Executive Producer of the DEMO Conferences, the premier technology event, Chris has been instrumental in bringing more than 1,500 new products to market. Today, she focuses exclusively on identifying market opportunities, helping to bring some of the most promising companies and products to market.

Lori Collins, formerly the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the LendingTree Exchange, is currently an Advisor with SmartHippo. As a member of the original executive team behind LendingTree, Lori was influential in bringing the company from $31 million in profits to $224 million in just over seven years, growing the company from IPO through to acquisition, and finally to expansion to the direct lending business.

The fifth edition, on October 15 2009, will see the pitches of five leading Canadian startups, including:

• RushPRnews: the online white label platform through which public relations agencies create, broadcast, and measure their campaigns.
• Network Hippo: the first personal CRM tool that consolidates and cleans up contracts from mail addresses, address books, and social networks.
• Assetize: the AdSense for Twitter, helping users monetize their social media accounts.
• Thoora: the web-based solution that uncovers the news that is attracting the most attention across the Internet in real-time.
• Tekinno Corp.: providing an unique display system and integrated technology platform for the aviation and trucking industries that makes refueling easier, safe, and faster.

Startup Camp Montreal allows an opportunity for all early stage companies, investors, media, and on-lookers alike to share information, network and form strategic alliances. These five selected entrepreneurs will validate their pitches live, testing their presentations in front of a captive audience and receiving real-time feedback.

Format of the event:
Five selected startups are given five minutes to pitch their business, followed by a five-to-ten minute Q&A.

Schedule:
3:00pm – 6:00pm Pre-Startup Camp event roundtable format
6:00pm – Open for the main event
6:30pm – Intro by Tara Hunt
6:45pm – Keynote: Chris Shipley
7:10pm – RushPRnews
7:25pm – Network Hippo
7:40pm – Assetize
7:55pm – Break
8:30pm - Announcements
8:45pm – Thoora
9:00pm – Tekinno Corp
9:15pm – Keynote: Lori Collins
9:40pm – Wrap-up and prizes
9:50pm on – Networking and fun

Details:
Date: October 15th, 2009
Location: SAT (Société des arts technologiques) - 1195 Saint-Laurent boulevard, Montreal
Website: www.startupcampmontreal.org

Contact Information:
Philippe Telio
Organizer
M +1 (514) 909-9709
F  +1 (514) 303-7652

ptelio@startupcampmontreal.org
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