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Fostering a vibrant tech ecosystem in the Greater Toronto Region

Fostering a vibrant tech ecosystem in the Greater Toronto Region. Agenda. The YTA Mission and Mandate Who we serve Members and Sponsors Where the YTA delivers greatest value YTA operations 2011 Theme – W4 Direction setting and goals for 2010/11. YTA Mission.

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Fostering a vibrant tech ecosystem in the Greater Toronto Region

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  1. Fostering a vibrant tech ecosystem in the Greater Toronto Region

  2. Agenda • The YTA Mission and Mandate • Who we serve • Members and Sponsors • Where the YTA delivers greatest value • YTA operations • 2011 Theme – W4 • Direction setting and goals for 2010/11

  3. YTA Mission Foster a collaborative community for technology companies to connect and grow.

  4. Mandate - circa1983 • a forum to act as a catalyst to attract, grow and serve • creation of an environment conducive to the attraction and growth • promote the advantages of the community • promote the image • a forum forthe interchange of ideas • dialoguewithgovernments to facilitate mutual understanding • educate the community of the needs and benefits • participation in theplanning in the community

  5. The Tech Ecosystem • Rapidly evolving interconnected network of • Companies • Organizations • Technologies • Products • Customers • A vibrant ecosystem encourages all members • Increasing reliant upon each other for mutual effectiveness, survival and success • Robustness • Productivity • Innovation and niche development • Sharp contrast to the vertical systems of just a few years ago

  6. Geo-location of members Nearly 250 corporate members of the YTA. www.yorktech.ca March 2010

  7. Membership Categories Membership type Description 5 Corporate categories Based on total staff in the GTA Exceptions vetted by Membership Committee • Tech Companies • Professional Advisors

  8. Current Membership Company Size in GTRAnnual Fee Membership Category 1: 1-3 employees $300 Membership Category 2: 4 – 15 employees $600 Membership Category 3: 6 – 50 employees $1000 Membership Category 4: 51 – 100 employees $1500 Membership Category 5: more than100 employees $2000

  9. Sponsors for 2011 Platinum Gold Silver

  10. Topic Issues Luncheons Peer to Peer Collaboration Topical Issues Service Execs Women in Tech TPM York U Innovation Member Recognition HR Emerging Leaders Leadership Icon Series CEO Practical Application Panels Marketing CFO Deloitte Tech Outlook Sales Business Innovation Branham 300 SR&ED Insights Annual Golf Tournament Sales Leadership Board of Directors Awards Celebration Online Marketing Scholarships and Student Participation Exec. Committee Business Structures Members-only Networking Social People Matters Tech Breakfast Seminars Steering Committee Networking Events Practical Knowledge Boot Camps

  11. Delivering value to members • Facilitating the socialization of business learning • Networking • Collaboration Hub • Practical learning specifically for the technology cluster business • Topical • Timely • Transferable

  12. Business Basics • Operations Calendar • Fiscal year end: April 30th • Board Year: June to May • Programs year-round • Contract Staff • Patrick Shaw, Executive Director • Sangeetha Karalamoorthy, Events and Membership Coordinator • Laurie MacDonald, Bookkeeping • Office space move to Markham Convergence Centre (MCC) • ED office, meeting rooms, training/presentation room • P2P at 15 Allstate, MCC or Seneca College Markham • Luncheons in 404/407 area

  13. Theme for 2011 – W4 • Work • Identifying talent that matches jobs to be done • Wealth • The ability to fund events, sponsor something, recruit members • Wisdom • Contribute to strategy, thought leadership and provide guidance • WOW • Raising our prominence

  14. 2011Strategic Focus • Financial • Market Position • Products and Delivery • Tech Community Prominence

  15. Financial Goal To increase sustainable revenue by 30% to help increase resources (people) focused on provision of YTA services and activities. • Membership -add 75 new members • Sponsorship-attract 2 platinum level corporate sponsors • Project Funding-establish an inventory of project funding possibilities and pursue one major source • Bootcamps and events-establish Bootcamps and breakfast seminars as monthly programs generating revenue

  16. Products and Delivery Expand and enrich our product offering • Double number of peer groups that have 10-12 person attendance regularly – to 8 of the sessions achieving this outcome • Establish 2 new offerings or initiatives this year that we have not done before, e.g.: Solutions Showcase, JobFair for getting students involved

  17. Market Position Be the “go to” hub for other organizations, companies, associations and government seeking to connect with the SMB tech company market. Provide the collective voice of the SMB tech community throughout the GTA. • Expand the Collaborative Community • Align with 3 tech cluster organizations • Ensure our members have access to programs and policy that will help them grow

  18. Tech Community Position Establish a position of prominence in the GTA Tech Ecosystem as the Hub for capacity building and supportive centre for growth of tech companies. • Peer Group Program –Add 3 new peer groups to the core offering and establish the delivery of 3 streams of peer groups in the GTA outside of York Region.

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