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Wat up?
WatITis
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“
I am a believer in momentum.
”
Lance Armstrong (1971 -)
Seven-time Tour de France champion
Cancer survivor
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Tech matters
Revenues
Employment
GDP (2004)*
Share of GDP
R&D (2004 Intentions)
Share of private sector R&D
Revenues
($ billion)
$130 billion
565,900
$57.0 billion
5.4%
$5.0 billion
40%
GDP
($ billion)
R&D
($ billion)
Exports
($ billion)
Employment
(000’s)
ICT
130
57.0
5.2
28.1
565.4
Aerospace &
Defence
22.0
9.2
1.0
16.6
79.0
Automotive*
118.6
19.4
0.3
90.9
331.4
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Why matter? The world is Flat…
Evening light emissions are spreading
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But the spread of Global Innovation
Relevance is not “Flattening”
Scientific citations are very concentrated
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But has so much more potential…
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Success is…
Capturing disruptive IP and “productizing” it
Creating new ventures – start and grow companies
Supporting R&D, Entrepreneurs, & risk-taking behavior
Results
Culture
New
Approach
=
=
Brains
Money
Resources/Networks
•
Demand-based,
outward-focused
innovation
•
Increased Speed
•
Improved Scope
•
Scalability
•
Multi-dimensional
innovation
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Some of the best and brightest…
COM DEV
Space Components
Open Text
Document Management
Unitron Hearing Aids
RIM
BlackBerryTM
DALSA Cameras
Christie Digital
Projectors
the world has ever known
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“
Waterloo Region is chockablock with tech. It crawls
with many successful and serial entrepreneurs.
What makes Waterloo Region tick, and what can
the rest of us learn from it?
Leaders should look under the skin at Waterloo
Region, a case study for the world of tomorrow.
”
David Ticoll, The Globe and Mail
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Welcome to our tech neighbourhood
More than 400
tech firms…
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So what do we know?
Non-Alum Leadership
28%
Our tech companies are
independent, entrepreneurial and
home-grown
HQ in Waterloo
Region
80%
Alumni Leadership
72%
70%
21%Serial entrepreneurs
60%
50%
49%
30%
40%
30%
20%
HQ Outside
Waterloo Region
20%
10%
0%
Founders
Non-founders
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So what do we know?
Non-hiring
20%
It’s all about growth
Hiring
80%
Expect to expand
operations
50%
Tech leaders project
25% revenue growth
Expect to remain
the same
50%
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We’re growing: more tech firms
Growth of tech firms 2004-2007
700
600
500
2004
2005
2006
2007
400
300
200
100
0
Waterloo Region
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Diversity across Waterloo Region
62% ICT
14% R&D
13% Advanced Mfg
11% Life Sciences
38% Waterloo
22% Kitchener
21% Cambridge
19% Guelph
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Waterloo Region tech bytes
½ million people
274,000 labour force
Diverse, quality-oriented
Manufacturing, tech, financial,
advanced manufacturing, &
commercial services
Strong cultural and historic roots
$12 billion revenue tech sector
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Well, we’re making magic
Tech Directory
Incredible invested
venture ratio &
a red hot
acquisition market
In-depth Tech
Cluster study
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We’re making headlines
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“
This is an increasingly fascinating region… I’ll
just say this… watch it grow…
”
Paul Wells, Macleans magazine
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What does Communitech do?
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Communitech is…
the strategic rallying point for the Waterloo
Region tech sector.
Lead on critical issues
Connect people, ideas and resources
Promote opportunities
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What we do
Vision
Communitech is an industry led organization
dedicated to developing the Waterloo Region into
a Tier-One tech cluster in North America
Mission
We help tech companies start, grow and succeed
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Enterprise level focus
Start-ups:
Entrepreneurial programming
Small to medium:
Commercialization
Medium to large:
Exporting focus/Public Policy
All:
Talent recruitment
Workforce development
Advocacy & promotion Enterprise
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What we do
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Workforce development programs
Industry education programs
Entrepreneurial venture support programs
Special events
Communication programs
Public policy & advocacy
Forge vital partnerships
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A life cycle of workforce development
Secondary
Students
College/
University
Students
Start-up/
Commercialization/
Entrepreneur
Small-Medium
Enterprises
(SMEs)
Medium Firms
Large Firms
Intensification of workforce development demand
Career
Exploration
In STEM
Coop
placements,
Recent Grads
High needs,
Specific key roles,
No dedicated HR
Rapid growth, diverse positions
Key executives
Internal Retention, Churn
Communitech Initiatives
BEP
Programs
Coop &
Campus
Career Fairs
Recruiting, Retention
Curricula for HR
Professionals
TechVibe, Boomerang & cooperative recruiting
events,
Waterlootechjobs.com, Relocation Guide
Alumni/
Career
Services
Liaison
HR Net
Referral Programs (Spousal, Displacement)
Target: Alumni,
Canadian Expats,
Immigrants
Advocacy
3rd Party Recruiters (Workopolis, Monster)
Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment
Network
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Canada Day in Silicon Valley
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Recruit! Recruit!
Attracting and retaining the best and
brightest
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Business and Education Partnership
of Waterloo Region
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Monthly events
Titan Corporate Partner Speaker Series
- TechWorking Breakfasts
- Best Practice workshops – Chasm Group,
Pragmatic Marketing, Gazelles Inc, TopGrading
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Peer2Peer groups
CEO, IT, Finance, Marketing, Sales, etc, etc.
Over 25 on a monthly basis
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Special events
Tech Leadership Conference
Entrepreneur Week
CEO Dinner
Golf Tournament
Communitech Connect: New and Renewing
Members
Business & Education Partnership events
Annual General Meeting
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Entrepreneur and Venture Services
Business Advisory Services
Investment Readiness
WatStart -- www.watstart.com
ViaTech & BarCamps
Executives in Residence
Carol Leaman
Ron Neumann
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Communications and promotion
Eblast – weekly communications to 4000+
Communitech.ca
Annual Listening Survey & focus groups
The Record monthly advertising campaign
Tech from the Top – the 570News Communitech
Minute
Media releases, news articles, editorials
Publications
Communitech Wall of Heroes
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Public policy & advocacy
Commercialization funding
Homeland security & US policy
Open doors for technology companies
looking/needing to access government programs:
Employer Health Tax
Property Tax
Employment Standards Act
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Vital partnerships
Government
Business Associations
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Vital partnerships
Innovation orgs
Education
Research/
Commercialization
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ROI of Communitech Membership
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Our Members tell us
What is the top Communitech Membership benefit?
Connections to
people
72%
Networking is, far
and away, the top
Communitech
Member benefit
Other
2%
Leadership on
Issues
6%
Promotion of the
Tech Sector
20%
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Our Members tell us
Rating Communitech’s overall performance in 2005/2006:
Excellent
32%
89% believe
Communitech
does a great job
Fair
10%
50% said
Communitech’s
performance has
continually
improved
Good
58%
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Our Members tell us
How likely would you recommend Communitech
Membership to other business?
Very Likely
50%
Unlikely
2%
Neutral
11%
Likely
37%
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Things you can do right now
1.
RSVP for upcoming Communitech events you won’t want
to miss at communitech.ca
2.
Get a free breakfast on December 12th -- and every month
3.
Signup for the Tech Conference on May 1st.
4.
Post a job on waterlootechjobs.com and peruse job
candidate profiles
5.
Sign up for Peer2Peer groups – more than 25 professional
groups to choose from
6.
Come out the CIO Conference for IS/IT teams on February
27th
7.
Tell your friends about getting involved with Communitech
8.
Call us! If there is anything we can do to help!
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“
Waterloo Region is a powerful magnet for the world’s
finest technical and entrepreneurial talent.
Our best days -- are still ahead of us.
”
Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO and Founder,
Research In Motion (RIM)
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Thanks!
Communitech: Waterloo Region Technology Association
Iain Klugman
519-888-9944 tel
www.communitech.ca
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