AceTech Ontario is a non-profit organization that provides programs for CEO education, networking, performance and leadership. AceTech Ontario is by CEOs for CEOs of growth oriented, IP-based technology companies who want to improve their performance in the leadership of their companies. AceTech Ontario's program is focused on CEOs learning from each other and AceTech Ontario delivers what is, for many, a profound experience.

Dedicated exclusively to CEOs of technology companies, everything about AceTech Ontario is geared to the unique environment of the chief executive role. If you are committed to improving your performance as an executive and a leader, your participation in AceTech Ontario will be rewarded with the highest level of learning and growth.

With access to expert speakers, corporate sponsors, and a large base of CEO members,  AceTech Ontario offers CEOs opportunities to participate in rich discussions, mentoring, peer guidance, exploration of ideas, brainstorming of strategies, and sharing of real-world experiences and results, all with one goal in mind—to continually improve.

Each year AceTech Ontario holds an Annual Retreat. This is not your ordinary corporate retreat where you simply listen to Keynotes delivering information. This program is innovative and requires each member’s participation and engagement.
 
Every retreat is a total immersion into the core of how technology businesses work and how these core principals can be put to use in every AceTech Ontario member’s firm. From the highs of advanced business concepts to the answers to workday problems, the Annual Retreat empowers the CEO for the next day back at work  and the next several years of career success.

Through our Annual Retreat, CEO Roundtables and Dinner Series, AceTech Ontario is an on-going opportunity to connect with the best and the brightest stars in the technology field.

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In 2006, Firmex saw an opportunity to provide a cloud-based solution for sharing large volumes of confidential documents for financial due diligence and compliance. Today, our virtual data room products enable thousands of financial and legal intermediaries, investment funds and corporations to securely share large volumes of confidential documents for financial transactions, M&A, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, litigation and secure customer extranets.

CEO and Co-Founder - Firmex

AceTech Ontario is a non-profit organization that provides programs for CEO education, networking, performance and leadership. AceTech Ontario is by CEOs for CEOs of growth oriented, IP-based technology companies who want to improve their performance in the leadership of their companies. AceTech Ontario’s mission is to provide technology CEOs with an ideal environment that promotes the continual improvement of their performances as leaders and executives.

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Klass Capital is a growth equity investment company targeting small software or
web enabled post revenue companies. They back exceptional entrepreneurs with businesses that are scalable and easy to understand. Klass Capital thrives on the excitement of creating great businesses driven by passionate and creative people. They pride themselves on helping businesses effectively and efficiently scale into new markets by truly understanding unit economics and customer acquisition costs.

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As Chief Executive Officer, Joel Lessem is responsible for leading Firmex’s strategy and growth. Joel has over 18 years experience in successfully accelerating revenues of growth businesses. Under his leadership, Firmex is rapidly becoming a standard for sharing large volumes of highly confidential and sensitive documents for corporate transactions, litigation and compliance.

Prior to leading Firmex, Joel drove the US growth of PointForce Inc., leading to the company’s acquisition in 2004.  In 1999, Joel co-founded Crescent Logic, a software company that provided online equity research publishing tools for investment banks.

A frequent speaker at CEO forums and industry events, Joel holds a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in Montreal.

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When entering into various corporate agreements, Life Sciences firms are faced with the daunting task of sharing hundreds if not thousands of confidential documents both efficiently and securely. This talk will address the importance of document security, including: 

- Securing documents in a proven, trusted environment
- Sharing files for review quickly and easily
- Managing multiple business needs with one tool
- Procuring a cost effective firm wide solution

How Life Sciences Firms Use the Web to Manage Corporate Transactions

How does a CEO decide which marketing programs to fund or cut? How does that change as your company grows? Joel Lessem explains how their marketing team has taken on new sales responsibilities and increased their influence on Firmex’s ability to find and close new business. Joel will also outline why sometimes a risk-taking generalist is exactly what your company needs in a software marketer, and he shares some metrics about their success with inbound Google search.

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