15th Annual Conference    From Stem to Stern    Halifax, Nova Scotia    September 24-26, 2006

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
	Sunday September 24		Monday September 25		Tuesday September 26
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Registration	8:00 am - 9:00 am	Welcome Remarks Breakfast Speaker – An incubation client success story.		Breakfast Speaker
9:00 am - 11:45 pm	Pre Conference Workshop Incubation Boot Camp - Part I A full day of the ABCs of starting an incubation program, from feasibility and market study to opening your doors to your first client.	9:00 am - 10:15 am	Commodores and Captains - Shared Session What do early stage companies look for in incubation services and space?		Commodores and Captains - Shared Session Effective mentoring for your clients.
		10:15 am - 10:35 am	Networking Break		Networking Break
		10:35 am - 11:50 am	Commodore Track Trials and tribulations of starting an incubation program.	Captain Track How do you blow new life into your incubator?	Commodores and Captains -Shared Session How to help your clients secure financing and funding.
11:45 am - 12:30 pm	Lunch	11:50 am - 1:30 pm	Lunch with Keynote Speaker		Lunch with Keynote Speaker
12:30 pm - 3:15 pm	Pre Conference Workshop Incubation Boot Camp - Part II A full day of the ABCs of starting an incubation program, from feasibility and market study to opening your doors to your first client.	1:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Commodores and Captains - Shared Session What is the anatomy of today’s entrepreneur, and what should you be delivering to help them succeed?		Commodores or Captains - Session Option Building partnerships to enhance the success of your incubation program and your clients.	Commodores or Captains - Session Option Tracking your clients’ progress, your graduates and the impact of your incubation program.
		2:45 pm - 3:05 pm	Networking Break		Networking Break
		3:05 pm - 4:20 pm	Commodores and Captains - Shared Session Creative ways to market your incubation program and recruit new clients.		Commodores and Captains Halifax Incubator Tour
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm	CABI 2006 Opening Reception “Down East Kitchen Party”	6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner and Social

Download the Preliminary Program in PDF format.

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