Innovation Leadership Accelerator Course Outline
In person program will kick off on January 7th at a Welcome Event. Courses will be held weekly from 6-9pm with a new leading expert in the innovation economy hosting every week. Course curriculum and themes of program are highlighted below.
Introduction to the Innovation Economy and ILA | Jan 7 | Jim Balsillie |
Start-up and Scale-up Strategy | Jan 14 | David Brennan |
The Founder Mindset | Jan 21 | Carol Leaman |
The Leadership Journey / Evolution of the CFO role at each stage / Decision Making | Jan 28 | Ralf Riekers |
Communications / How to Tell the Story; How to Communicate, Engage and Motivate Teams | Feb 4 | Matt Hodgson / Lois Norris |
Start-up / Scale-up Operations: Going From 1 to 1,000 Employees (People, Process, Structure) | Feb 11 | Rob Curcio |
FP&A / How to Measure Performance / How to Drive the Business Using KPIs | Feb 25 | Angelo Loberto |
Commercialization / How to Develop Pricing / Deal Structuring / Financial Modeling | Mar 4 | Tom Seegmiller |
AI and the New Controllership Function | Mar 18 | Brandon Nussey |
Balance Sheet vs P&L; The Difference at Each Stage | Mar 25 | Sanjay Dhawan |
Raising Capital / Debt vs Equity / Alternative Capital Options | Apr 1 | Brice Scheschuk |
Mindframe Connect Mentee Training | Apr 1 | Brice Scheschuk |
Venture Capital: How VC Works, Who Gets Funded, Best Practices, Common Mistakes | Apr 8 | Janet Bannister |
Exits – IPO vs M&A / Key Considerations for Each Option | Apr 15 | Russ Jones |
Private Equity: When to Use Growth Capital, What PE Looks For, How to Value a Private Company | Apr 22 | George Rossolatos |
IP strategy | Apr 29 | Anthony de Fazekas / Lally Rementilla |
Summary and Conclusion | May 6 | John Ruffolo |