Nurture A Culture Of Corporate Innovation,

  
 

 
 

 

 
  
Venue: Regional Toronto Board of Trade - Ballroom
Address: 77 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON, M5X 1C1
Food: Oliver & Bonacini - Reception style Appetizers
Style: Seats will be provided
Date: June 4, 2015
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Capacity: 200
Audience: Business and Corporate Individuals.

Guest arrive/Networking Mix
Network and meet likeminded individuals.
6:00PM - 6:30PM

Welcome Announcement
Introduction and welcome announcement.
6:30PM - 6:40PM

AJ Khan, IICIE
Hear about the importance of global Innovation.
6:40PM - 7:00PM

Elfreda Pitt Hetherington, RBC
Hear about innovation from leaders in academia and the Corporate world.
7:00PM - 7:30PM

Dr. Cukier, Ryerson University
Hear about innovation from leaders in academia and the Corporate world.
7:30PM - 8:00PM

Round Table Q/A
Engage and ask questions!
8:00PM - 8:30PM

End Event – Raffle
Free CBIM Level 1 Certification giveaways and more!
8:30PM - 8:40PM

Networking Mix
Last event hurrah!
8:40PM - 9:30PM


 
AJ Khan
Member International Advisory Board
The International Institute Of Certified Innovators and Entrepreneurs

AJ Khan is a serial entrepreneur, who has over 15 years of experience and expertise in start-ups, innovation, emerging technologies, international business development and strategic management. He has established and worked with multiple start-ups in Europe, Middle East and North America. These include start-ups in the field of Training and Development, IT Consulting, Innovation, IT Security, Digital Media and Business Process Outsourcing. 

AJ has done his MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the prestigious Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.  AJ is passionate about Innovation and believes that the best way to add value to a society is to foster commercialization of new technology and enable the success and growth of start-ups to create new jobs. To further this objective, he is currently involved in multiple initiatives including beings a founder of international Institute of Certified Innovators and Entrepreneurs (IICIE), and being a member of the IICIE International Advisory Board.

 AJ is currently working with many different organizations, both inside and outside Canada, which foster entrepreneurship through various initiatives.  A major focus of his work is to help start-ups achieve global growth and become a successful global start-up.

 
Elfreda Pitt Hetherington
Head, Applied Innovation
Technology & Operations
RBC Royal Bank

As Head of Applied Innovation, Elfreda is responsible for leading the creation and execution of a portfolio of innovative concepts that create value for RBC's business units. Her team has an enterprise-wide mandate to stimulate innovative activity. With a view to "what's next", "what's new" and "what's different", the Applied Innovation Team identifies and validates emerging technologies and opportunities that have the potential to drive client value and differentiate RBC from its competitors. Elfreda is also a member of the Innovation & Strategic Planning senior management team that operates within RBC's Technology & Operations unit.

In her 20+ years at RBC, Elfreda has been involved in leading several innovation projects and programs within the Retail Banking, Technology & Operations, Corporate Real Estate and Head Office divisions; including developing one of the first hackathons run by a financial institution in North America.
 

WENDY CUKIER
Founder/Director
MA, MBA, PhD, DU (HC), LLD (HC), MSC Vice-President of Research and Innovation, Ryerson University