1. N E C B C ’s 1 0 t h A n n u a l U . S . / C a n a d a Te c h n o l o g y B u s i n e s s F o r u m
NECBC’s 10th Annual U.S./ Canada Technology Business Forum
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Colonnade Hotel / Boston, MA / Noon - 5:00 p.m.
04.16.09
including Luncheon and Post-Conference Networking Reception
Program Highlights:
• Doing Business in Canada - Challenges and Opportunities Join us for this half-day annual business forum where U.S. and Canadian technology
• Expanding to the U.S. - Myths and Realities
companies gather with business, financial and economic development entities to explore
• Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition Opportunities
• Entrepreneurial networking - build the right business and public sector contacts to facilitate the opportunities and challenges of cross-border business expansion and partnering in the
cross-border partnering and expansion
technology sector. This forum is the only joint U.S.-Canada technology business forum of
Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available www.necbc.org its kind held annually in New England.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Colonnade Hotel / Boston, MA / Noon - 5:00 p.m.
including Luncheon and Post-Conference Networking Reception
featuring Praveen Goyal, Director, Government Relations at RIM
“Growing Cross-Border Business: the RIM Experience”
Early Bird Sponsors and Association Partners
Luncheon Keynote Sponsor Premier Sponsors Association Partners
Business New Brunswick CGI Masachusetts Alliance for International
Quebec Government Office - Boston Business (MAIB)
Conference Bag Sponsor Massachusetts Office of International
Burns & Levinson LLP Patron Sponsors Trade & Investment (MOITI)
Manulife Tech Maine
Conference Networking Break
Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP World Boston
Canadian Consulate General - Boston
Supporter Sponsor
Major Sponsors
Fragomen, Del Ray, Bersen & Loewy, LLP
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Randolph, MA 02368 Frasier Milner Casgrain Media Sponsor
107 Pleasant Street Open U.S. Good Leads
c/o Ellen M. Rota
Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available!

2. Conference Program NECBC’s 10th Annual U.S./ Canada Technology Business Forum
11:15 – 11:55 am
Thursday, April 16, 2009
• Legal and accounting pitfalls in doing business in Colonnade Hotel / Boston, MA
Registration
the U.S.
11:55 am – 12:00 noon • Advantages of operating in both countries
Welcoming Remarks • Tax and economic incentives
Conference Registration
12:00 – 1:25 pm Moderator:
Luncheon & Keynote Speaker - Patrick Bench, Massachusetts Office of International Trade
sponsored by Business New Brunswick
Growing Cross-Border Business:
Speakers: accommodations Conference fees
- Lee Steele, Financial Leadership Partner, Tatum LLC
the RIM Experience A limited number of rooms are reserved at the following For Luncheon, Conference and Networking Reception
- Harvey Burg, Partner, Burns Levinson hotel (reservations must be made by April 1, 2009):
Praveen Goyal, Director, Government Relations at RIM NECBC and Association Partner Members: $150 USD
- Matt Muroney, Executive Director, CCR Group
Colonnade Hotel (ask for the NECBC block)
1:35 – 2:45 pm - Ben Schwartz, Senior Vice President & Director of International Non-Members: $190 USD
reservations: (800) 962 -1000
Session 1: Doing Business in Canada – Banking, TD Bank
www.colonnadehotel.com
Challenges and Opportunities Registration may be paid by check or credit card - Transaction
- Ryan R. Moore, General Partner, GrandBanks Capital
• What Canada has to offer to U.S. companies:
120 Huntington Avenue fee and credit card processing fees will be added to the amount
- Canadian company doing business in the US (TBD) Boston, MA 02116
economic incentives, tax credits, low cost of doing
4:10 – 5:15 pm (617) 424-7000
business, skilled employees
• Financing the expansion
Session 3: Cross Border Merger & Acquisition
Opportunities
• Legal and accounting pitfalls in doing business in
Canada
• At what point should a company look at acquisition Registration: Yes! I’d like to become a NECBC member!
opportunities
• Real world experiences in expanding to Canada Name / Title
Please select your level of membership.
• When is being acquired an appropriate exit strategy
Moderator: q Individual Member @ $150 USD
• Role of advisors in M&A transactions Company
- Marie-Louise Hannan, Canadian Consulate General • What is hot, what is not
q Business Member @ $750 USD
Address
Speakers: • Specific challenges q Corporate Member @ $1,400 USD
- David P. Little, Partner, Fraser, Milner, Casgrain • Structures City / State or Province / Zip or Postal Code
q Corporate Partner @ $2,500 USD
- Philippe Tremblay, Practice Leader, Fragomen, Del Rey, Visit the NECBC on the web at www.necbc.org
Moderator: to learn more about the benefits of various mem-
Bernsen & Loewy, LLP Phone / Fax / E-mail
- (TBD), Pierce Atwood bership levels and speaker event sponsorships.
- Paul Gasparro, Co-founder, Mapleworks
- Jon Downey, Business New Brunswick Speakers: You can also self-register to attend online at www.necbc.org!
- Bruce Altman, Managing Director New York, KPMG
Payment Method: Charge my: q MasterCard q VISA q American Express Please mail or fax this completed form (including
2:45 – 3:00 pm
- Allan Hackney, Senior Vice President & CIO, Manulife/John complete credit card information and signature)
Coffee and Networking Break Hancock Cardholder Name and/or enclosed check made payable to:
sponsored by Canadian Consulate - Blair Porter, Vice President, Solutions Portfolio Management, CGI The New England-Canada
3:00 – 4:10 pm - John Siracuse, Co-founder & Partner, Boston Meridian Cardholder Home Phone
Business Council, Inc.
Session 2: Expanding to U.S. – Myths and Partners, LLC 3 Alberta Lane
Cardholder E-mail
Realities - Scott Yaphe, General Partner, ABS Ventures Lakeville, MA 02347-1870 U.S.A.
• Critical mistakes made by Canadian companies Card #: Exp. Date: Tel (781) 801-4310
5:15 – 7:00 pm
doing business in U.S. Fax (508) 923-0369
Networking Cocktail Reception
• Elements of a successful cross border expansion Signature: Amount $:
e-mail: ellenrota@aol.com www.necbc.org
sponsored by (TBA)
Note: Refund requests will be honored within three business days of transaction; otherwise regis-
tration fees are non-refundable. Credit card payments will not be made via the telephone