North Star

​North Star aims to inspire ambitious technology entrepreneurs. It is a grassroots initiative that is entirely community-driven in partnership with Montreal’s leading business academic institutions at La base entrepreneuriale HEC Montreal and McGill Ventures.

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​Schedule:

​1:30pm: Doors open

​Pre-Show: Live Tech Poutine podcast with Eleonore Jarry (Brightspark, Ian Jeffrey (Zinnia), Gabriel Sundaram (Attain) & Nectarios Economakis (Amiral Ventures)

​2pm: Event Start

​MC welcome: Ashley Werhun (Mentorly) & Julie Lacasse (TrackTik, Amiral Ventures)

​Partners Welcome: Théo Corboliou (La base entrepreneuriale HEC Montréal) & Naureen Ahmed (McGill Ventures)

​2:15pm: Young Founder Panel

​Moderator: Aaron Anandji, OpenSesame

• ​Noah Dinning, Arvo AI

• ​Simon Wang, Stealth

• ​Xenia Sozonoff, Space for Impact

• ​Athiya Rastogi, SnapWrite

​3pm: Vignette #1 | 555 MTL Showcase

• ​Chris Levan

• ​Vilakshan Khanna

• ​Raqib Muktadir

​3:15pm: Unicorn Panel

​Moderator: Sophie Boulanger, BonLook

• ​Adrian Schauer, AlayaCare

• ​Henri Machalani, Mistplay

• ​LP Maurice, BusBud

​4pm: Break

​4:30pm: Vignette #2 | TBD

​5-6pm: Fireside Keynote

• ​1-1 Conversation from Dax DaSilva and Fred Lalonde

​6pm: After Party

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​Huge thanks to our sponsors who are making this event possible

​👑 Champions

• ​Coopérathon

• ​Québec Tech

• ​Deloitte

• ​RBCx

​🚀 Startup Ambassadors

• ​Google for Startups

• ​Stay22

• ​Xen Accounting

• ​Réseau Capital

• ​Le Chiffre

• ​Pinch Talent

• ​Mila

• ​Clot Avocats

• ​Nesto

• ​GuruLink

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North Star is a 100% volunteer-led initiative; all proceeds from ticket sales go toward event costs.

​Ticket price includes 1 drink & poutine!

​See you there!