PANEL SESSION

Saving Time & Money Using Mobile and Online Applications In this economy it's essential to work smarter and save dollars. This panel will review the latest trends of small business productivity in Canada and offer informative, cost effective (often free!) tips & tools for staying ahead of the curve. Olivier Vincent - President, CEO - Canpages Mr. Vincent has spent more than 20 years as a senior executive in the technology and local search directory industry in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Canpages in 2006. Olivier was the founder of Canpages in December 2005 with HM Capital Partners of Dallas, Texas. He was the architect behind Canpages' current market expansion strategy and in transforming the company into a strategic, multi-platform organization that specializes in local search and directories for print, online and mobile. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Vincent held several Senior Executive positions at Verizon Information Services including Vice President, International. He was responsible for launching several wireless and internet services within the U.S. and managed businesses in all continents. From 1999 to 2001, he was President of Vancouver-based Dominion Information Services/SuperPages that formerly published the TELUS Pages, SuperPages and superpages.ca. Mr. Vincent has a degree in engineering from École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées, Paris, and a masters of business degree from Haute Études Commerciales, France. Mr. Vincent is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and serves on several Boards of Directors.   Jason Brommet - Senior Product Manager, Microsoft As the senior product manager for Microsoft Office, Jason is responsible for overseeing the Microsoft Office and Office Live businesses in Canada -- which includes developing strategic marketing initiatives that align with the growing Canadian consumer and business demand for the Microsoft Office System. Jason also works closely with Microsoft Office System customers to help them boost productivity and efficiencies by harnessing the power of software-plus-services – whether at home, at work or around the world. Prior to his current role, Jason was product manager for the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management and Visio product lines within the Information Worker Business Group at Microsoft Canada. This was preceded by three years spent within the Small, Midmarket Solutions and Partner (SMS&P) Group leading marketing initiatives for Microsoft’s Partner Community and midsized business across Canada. Before joining the Microsoft Canada team, Jason spent six years in the marketing services industry developing consumer and business-to-business programs for clients across diverse industry verticals such as publishing, telecommunications and technology.   Linda Craenen - Director, Small Business Marketing, TELUS Linda Craenen is the Director of Small Business Marketing at TELUS, responsible for developing and managing the small business marketing program strategy. Linda brings 20 years of marketing experience to her current position, five with TELUS and the previous with a number of leading technology companies such as; AT&T Canada/Allstream, Netcom Canada and Bay Networks, in a variety of marketing roles including brand management, customer loyalty, product marketing and demand generation. Linda lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.