Florida’s Economic Growth Coupled with the North, by Espresso V - March 2026
Welcome to a special edition of Naples Tech, by Espresso Ventures!
Florida’s Economic Growth Coupled with the North
Join us in Naples for an evening discussion on the current state of Florida’s economy and the forces shaping its continued growth.
A central focus of the evening will be the opportunity to build stronger bridges between Florida and Canada— with a particular focus on the strong and growing relationship with the province of Quebec—highlighting how cross-border partnerships can serve as a strategic lever to support and accelerate Florida’s rapid growth.
Canada is expanding its footprint in high-growth sectors such as aerospace, technology, clean energy, and life sciences—areas that closely align with South Florida's evolution as an international business gateway and that reflect centers of excellence in Canada (and Quebec).
The discussion will also include a concrete use case: Appcom’s expansion from Naples across the State of Florida, combining strong local support with national reach, while leveraging world-class engineering expertise based in Montreal. This example illustrates how international collaboration can drive innovation, scalability, and long-term economic value for both markets.
Thank you to the following organizations in supporting this event: the Canada-Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Consulate General of Canada in Miami, Québec Government Office in Miami, Appcom, Natbank, and Espresso Ventures.
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Our program and distinguished guests
March 24th, 2026
5:30pm-6pm: Arrival, open networking with participants.
6pm: Conversations with the following distinguished guests.
Sylvia Cesaratto, Consul General of Canada in Miami, United States.
Catherine Cano, Chief Representative, Québec Government office in Miami.
Sonia Bolduc, Vice-President Business Development & Chief Business Development Officer, Natbank.
Jean-Christophe Duchaine, Founder and President, Appcom.
The session is moderated by your host, Sebastien Leduc. Sebastien is a Tech Entrepreneur, passionate about bridging the gape between cutting-edge engineering and real-world outcomes that drive adoption.
6:45pm - 7:30pm: Open networking with participants.
7:30pm: End of session.
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Naples Tech Meetups: 3 simple rules
1. Entrepreneurs First
Our objective is to help foster entrepreneurship and innovation in SWFL. We believe in community and synergy, to help existing and aspiring entrepreneurs build great companies from SWFL to the world.
2. Be Generous
We all have our businesses and projects to promote, but arrive to this group with an open mind and an objective to give to the community, first. Then magic happens.
3. Southern Hospitality
Be hospitable the Southern way. That's something that attracted many of us to relocate to our beautiful paradise of SWFL. Let's keep ourselves courteous, respectful, constructive with each other.
With Gratitude,
Seb & Naomi
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