Think Canada 2015 Summary Report

SUMMARY REPORT
PREPARED BY
thinkCOMPASS Inc.
OCTOBER 21-22, 2015
ONTARIO INVESTMENT AND TRADE CENTRE
FEATURED SPONSOR
PRESENTS

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BRINGING WORLD CLASS BUSINESS THINKING TO

ONTARIO & THE TORONTO REGION...

The Greater Toronto Marke ng Alliance (GTMA)
is Pleased to Welcome you to Think Canada:
Global Business Summit – Your Path to North America!
The two day event will provide your business with resources and networking that will
be thought provoking, valuable and essen al to your business expansion plans. We are
welcoming leading businesses from across the globe to engage in Canada’s largest foreign
direct investment inbound mission.
We are proud to introduce His Worship Mayor David Ryan, City of Pickering, Region
of Durham, and Chair of the GTMA Board of Directors as our Master of Ceremony. He
will be introducing our lead sponsor, Sco abank, and other valuable supporters such
as the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and
Infrastructure of the Province of Ontario, and Councillor Shelley Carroll who will present
a brief overview on doing business in the City of Toronto.
Canada’s growing economy makes the country a powerhouse for partnerships and
business development to ensure a good return on investment. We are regularly voted
the best place to live as well as the first among the G7 in which to invest and do business.
Think Canada is a great opportunity for all par cipants to receive the right resources and
meet the right people to successfully launch their business in Canada.
Whether this is the first me you have visited Canada, specifically Toronto or the fi h, we
hope you enjoy your stay here with us.
We look forward to suppor ng your expansion into Canada.
Thank you and once again, welcome to Think Canada!
Sincerely,
George Hanus
President & CEO
Greater Toronto Marke ng Alliance

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THINK CANADA 2015 - SPONSORS
IN COLLABORATION WITH
FEATURED SPONSOR
PRESENTING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Think Canada: Global Business Summit welcomed ready-to-expand global business leaders to be a part of Canada’s
largest inbound foreign direct investment initiative held at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre from October
21st
to 22nd
, 2015.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Think Canada’s mission was to strategically target 100 *pre-qualified companies from 10 different countries. Due to
time constraint and the limitations in hosting a first-time, large scale event, the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance
(GTMA) and thinkCOMPASS were able to confirm 58 pre-qualified companies from
15 countries.
The primary objective for Think Canada was to secure a minimum of five to ten prospects for global investment
closures. In order to hit this objective, the GTMA, in collaboration with the Province of Ontario
and thinkCOMPASS Inc., leveraged the network of established intermediaries and in-market representatives to
identify 100 investment-ready companies planning to expand their business to North America.
*Pre-qualified companies are based on the following criteria:
• The company has been in business for at least 2 years,
• The company has a turnover of at least $1.5 million USD,
• The company has at least 10 employees, and
• The company has a clear objective to expand to North America.
THINK CANADA 2015 - IN REVIEW

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THINK CANADA 2015 - PROGRAM
DAY 1: OCTOBER 21ST
, 2015
On October 21st
, 7 expert professionals from Banking, Legal, Immigration, Taxation, Human Resources, Marketing and
Real Estate discussed why 58 foreign investors from ADV MFG, Agri-Food, COnstruction, Energy, Financial Services,
Health Services, ICT, Logistics, Retail and Business Services, should invest in Canada, Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.
DAY 2: OCTOBER 22ND
, 2015
On October 22nd
, 58 foreign investors met with 92 international and national Canadian companies to discuss market
opportunities, to learn the practicalities of site selection and to understand what companies are doing to succeed in
Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.
PROGRAM FEE
For $2850 (+tax) USD, foreign investors recieved:
• Round-trip ﬂight
• 3 days accommodations, Downtown Toronto
• Full Program Access
• Breakfast and Lunch
• Business Networking Reception (includes appetizers and open bar)
8:00AM – 9:00AM
9:10AM – 9:15AM
9:00AM – 9:10AM MAYOR DAVID RYAN, REGION OF DURHAM, CITY OF PICKERING, CHAIR, GTMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS – MASTER OF CEREMONY
Acknowledgement & Introduction To Summit, Overview of GTA & GTMA
REGISTRATION – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – NETWORKING
DAY 1: AGENDA
Introduce the Honourable Brad Duguid
9:15AM – 9:20AM
9:25AM – 9:30AM
9:35AM – 10:20AM
10:20AM – 10:30AM
10:35AM – 11:20AM
11:25AM – 12:00AM
3:45PM – 3:50PM
3:50PM – 4:00PM
12:00AM – 1:00PM
4:00PM – 6:00PM
1:00PM – 1:45PM
HONOURABLE BRAD DUGUID, MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE , PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Overview of Ontario
Incorporating Your New Company In Canada
Marketing Value in Canada
COUNCILLOR SHELLEY CARROLL, CITY COUNCILLOR FOR WARD 33, DON VALLEY EAST, TORONTO, ONTARIO
Overview of Toronto
CLOSING REMARKS
BREAK
Banking in Canada
Accessing the Canadian Labour Pool to Meet Your Company Needs
Work VISAs, Transferring Talent, Permanent Residency and Education/Skills
2:50PM – 3:35PM
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
LUNCH
NETWORKING RECEPTION
2:35PM – 2:50PM NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
1:50PM – 2:35PM PLENARY SESSION: FRANCIS BAILLET, VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, UBISOFT DIVERTISSEMENTS INC.

THINK CANADA 2015 - ENGAGEMENT PLAN
FOREIGN
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FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT
All levels of the Canadian Government became involved in Think Canada throughout the events development.
This includes the:
• Canadian International Missions;
• Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development;
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs;
• City of Toronto;
• City of Brampton;
• City of Mississauga;
• City of Pickering; and
• Region of Durham.
PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT
Many companies from Toronto’s private sector took part in the event and met with the incoming delegates:
• Over 90 companies from the Greater Toronto Area attended the event.
• They took part in over 400 meetings.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ENGAGEMENT
Representatives from the following institutions attended Think Canada:
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology attended numerous meetings in the areas of business
development and information.
• Ryerson University attended numerous meetings in the areas of business development and education.
CANADIAN POSTS ENGAGEMENT
The following Canadian posts abroad assisted in identifying and facilitating inquiries around the event and
interested foreign investors:
• The Canadian Consulate in Jordan;
• The Canadian Embassy in the United Kingdom;
• The Canadian Consulate in Copenhagen; and
• The Canadian Embassy in Jakarta.
INVESTORS

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MARKETS AND SECTORS
Pre-qualified investors that participated in the forum represented the following sectors:
Delegate companies represented the following countries:
• ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
• AGRI-FOOD
• CONSTRUCTION
• ENERGY
• FINANCIAL SERVICES
• HEALTH SERVICES
• ICT
• LOGISTICS
• RETAIL
• BUSINESS SERVICES
THINK CANADA 2015 - RESULTS
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
• 58 global business leaders with investment plans for North America attended.
• 167 foreign investment leads were unable to attend due to:
• Prior commitments;
• Lack of budget for the year and/or
• Registration was attained too late and was unable to apply for VISA on time.
• 2112 foreign leads were generated due to Think Canada and are open to exploring Canada following
the inital outreach.
• 305 B2B meetings occured during October 22nd
program.
• 131 post B2B meetings occured in the following weeks after October 22nd
.
• 92 Canadian companies registered for October 22nd
B2B programs.
• Constructed a lead generation channel that included 10 in-market consultants.
• 12 Financial Sponsors and 10 In-Kind Sponsors funded and supported Think Canada.
• Collaborated with 29 consulates and embassies, globally.
• Coordinated and collaborated with Ottawa (DFATD) Global Affairs Canada.
• Constructed an international lead generation network that included 10 FDI lead generation firms.
• A database of 535 global consultants was generated.
• A database of 161 active chambers and associations was generated.
Whether it’s Greenfield investment, partnerships, or joint ventures, Think Canada: Global Business Summit was
a vehicle for foreign investors to tap into vast resources from the public and private sectors in order to better
understand how to locate their business in Canada.
As of Decemeber 31st
, 2015, 23 foreign investors have confirmed dates and programs on expanding their
companies to the GTA.

Prospects are companies that have a pre-defined investment project and are considering Canada and have visited
the GTA to undertake their due diligence and participated in GTMA’s Soft Landing Program.
ACEN (ASIAN ATLAS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING NETWORK)
Mohammad Naseer Rahmat, Senior Program Manager
Vice President, Society of Afghan Architects and Engineers (SAAE)
Country: Afghanistan
Telephone: 93 (0)777 710 730 / 93 (0)788 776 864
E-mail: m.naseer@arennet.com
COMPANY PROFILE AND INVESTMENT PROJECT OVERVIEW
Asian Atlas Construction and Engineering Network (ACEN) was established in 2003 with a focus on construction, materials
supplies, water supply, sanitation, irrigation system and consultancy service development.
They would like to expand through a joint venture (JV) in the industrial construction field.
INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES ANNUAL TURNOVER
Construction 127 $83 Million CAD
THE AKKA GROUP
Marc St-Hilaire, Director Business Development
Country: France
Telephone: 514 564 7788
E-mail: marc.st-hilaire@akka-technologies.ca
Website: www.akka.eu
The AKKA Group is a leader in engineering and technology consulting. The Group’s expertise is supported by 12,300
engineers, specialist in various industrial sectors such as: automotive, aerospace, railways, energy, and pharmaceutical,
performing in more than 23 countries. They support their clients under various stages of their projects from initial studies, to
R&D to large-scale production.
They have presence in Montreal and expansion plans for a satellite office in Toronto for Q1 Y16.
INDUSTRY SUBSIDIARIES EMPLOYEES ANNUAL TURNOVER
Consulting in
Engineering and
Technology
Two of their subsidiaries are
Aeroconseil
#1 engineering services provider
and MBtech
Mercedes Benz Engineering
provides a unique
inter-industry expertise
90 $12 Million USD
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ALMEIDA & FLEURY
Fernando Fleury
Country: Brazil
Telephone: 551 198 383 8497
Email: Fernando.fleury@almeidaefleury.com.br
Website: www.almeidaefleury.com.br
Almeida & Fleury is a consulting company dedicated to the development, financial structuring and provision of management
support for infrastructure projects. In the past fifteen years the company has developed more than one hundred projects in
toll roads, railways, public transportation - Metros and Bus Rapid Systems, water and waste, energy, and non-conventional
public private partnerships (low income housing, hospitals, soccer stadium and others). Projects were mostly developed in
Brazil, but recent experiences include services provided in Asia, Latin America and Africa. A joint venture was established
in 2015 with a local company in South Africa, aiming at the development of infrastructure and agribusiness projects in the
African Continent.
Almeida & Fleury intends to constitute a subsidiary company or a joint venture agreement with a local company in Canada.
Based on their international knowledge and experience, they intend to provide consultancy services for Governments
and private companies in the development, financing and management of infrastructure projects. Secondly, they aim at
supporting Canadian companies to access the Brazilian markets, mainly in the infrastructure sector. At the moment they
are assisting corporate clients in Brazil with their internationalization process and the Canadian market appears as a
high potential.
Development Consulting 6 $500, 000 CAD
ATNET-IT
Zana Najjar
Country: Iraq
Telephone: 964 770 108 5555
Email: Atnet.IT@gmail.com / zana.a.najjar@gmail.com
ATNET-IT is an Iraqi company that begun as an IT corporation providing software and hardware solutions for businesses.
The company managed the computer science services department and expanded into Internet and network offering. They
purchased an internet provider in the Kurdistan region and invested into the development of the region’s internet service.
The company has tested multiple projects and the results have invited them to visit the region and invest 5 Million CAD. The
organization is constantly looking for technology investments and development of connectivity between cities and regions.
They are looking to partner with a company that manufactures small robots or toys and also robot software programming.
They can also work with an organization that solely works on the programming side of robotics.
IT 42 $5 Million USD

BLABLACAR
Theophil Haberstroh, Business Development Manager
Country: France
Telephone: 3 367 448 7770
E-mail: theophie.haberstroh@blablacar.com
Website: www.blablacar.com
BlaBlaCar is the world’s largest long-distance ridesharing community. Conceived in December 2003 by Frédéric Mazzella,
and founded in 2006, BlaBlaCar connects drivers and passengers willing to travel together between cities while sharing the
cost of the journey. BlaBlaCar has more than 20 million members across 19 countries.
Members must register and create a personal online profile, which includes ratings and reviews by other members, social
network verification, and rate of response. Profiles of members show how much experience they have of the service,
meaning those with more – known as “ambassadors” – attract more ride shares and, importantly, each user’s profile includes
a “BlaBla” measurement, which indicates how much they are willing to chat during a trip.
As of April 2015, the company had raised $100 million USD from blue-chip venture-capital firms including ISAI, Index
and Accel, plus earlier rounds of ¤1.2 million from ISAI and ¤600,000 from founders, friends, and family. On September
17, BlaBlaCar announced it had raised another $200 million USD “primarily from US investors” in a round that valued the
company at $1.6 billion USD. The service is accessible via the web, mobile and also via apps for iOS and Android.
BlaBlaCar is inquiring a Greenfield project, following an in-depth industry analysis. They are nervous to commit to anything
besides a sales office at this point due to the fact that a previous company with a similar service attempted to expand here
but was forced out due to legal issues.
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CANWAY
Will Sheng, Chairman
Country: China
Telephone: 861 352 158 2522
Email: shengyw@yahoo.com
Website: www.canway.cc
Canway is a China based photovoltaic multi-crystaline ingot and wafer manufacturer. They have grown extensively since
the introduction of international FITT contracts that have allowed them to seize a sizeable portion of the international
solar market.
Projected Budget for Investment Project:
1st year $5 Million USD
2nd year $10 Million USD
3rd year $30 Million USD
Manufacturer 40 $5 Million USD
CONSTRUCTION DEMATHIEU & BARD (CDB) INC.
Jean Plessis-Belair, Director of Business Development
Country: France
Telephone: 514 594 0353
Email: j.p-belair@cdbtechno.com
Website: www.demathieu-bard.fr / www.cdbtechno.com
General contractor in public works - civil engineering, Construction Demathieu & Bard (CDB) Inc. is now known in the
industry for its staff’s know-how and experience, as well as its cooperation from the head ofﬁce Demathieu & Bard, S.A.,
based in Metz, France, for over 140 years.
They have presence in Quebec, Canada since 1997. They want to expand into other provinces.
Construction 42 $1200 Million total for the Group and
$80 Million in Quebec

DEDIENNE SANTÉ
Damien Simeon
Country: France
Telephone: +3 360 114 0342
E-mail: d.simeon@dedienne-sante.com
Website: www.dedienne-sante.com
The group SERF Dedienne Santé was created by the alliance of two French companies. The shared core values – an
ongoing commitment to innovation through customer awareness combined with a high level of responsibility and the
ability to react quickly to customers’ needs, have been guiding the strategic choices in orthopedics and implant dentistry
for decades.
Dedienne Sante is a French company specialized in orthopedic implants. They have expertise manufacturing both knee and
hip prostheses.
Before expansion into Canada, they would like to partner with distributors.
Manufacturer 53 Undisclosed
DIMO MAINT
Adeline Perrudin, Business Developer
Country: France
Telephone: 336 214 03216
Email: aperrudin@dimomaint.com
Website: www.dimomaint.com
DIMO Maint specializes in the CMMS and After Sales Solutions market. They have 45 employees dedicated to CMMS and
their solutions are implemented in 83 countries with more than 2,300 clients. They provide a scalable range of 5 easy-to-use
and quick-to-deploy CMMS solutions translated into 14 languages.
IT 45 Undisclosed

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DIVALTO GROUP
Antoine Sprecher, General Manager
Country: France
Telephone: 514 312 5818 ext 410
Email: asprecher@divalto.com
Website: www.divalto.com
Established since 1982, Divalto Group provides management solutions for all companies, from small startup companies to
major corporations up to 5,000 employees, in every sector of the economy (manufacturing, distribution, and services).
Implemented in Montreal, they have created a network of VAR in Quebec. Now their target is to add more VAR in Quebec
and to create the Ontarian network.
They have been based in Montreal for 4 years now. Their goal is to use VAR (Integrator) to expand into other provinces in
Canada and USA. The GTA’s market is big and they want to go forward safely. They plan to build good partnerships with
3-4 resellers before entering the market.
IT Subsidiary divisions in Canada,
Germany, Brazil Partners in
Spain, Switzerland, Italy, North
Africa, Middle Africa
180 $29.8 Million CAD (2014)
$41.2 Million CAD (2015)

DUAS RODAS
Henry Pasold , CEO
Country: Brazil
Telephone: 55 473 400 0000
Email: henry.pasold@duasrodas.com
Founded in 1925, Duas Rodas is the major flavour house in Brazil. Established in Jaraguá do Sul (Santa Catarina), the
company has six plants (Sergipe, Amazonas, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico) and has recently acquired Mix
Indústria de Produtos Alimentícios. Today, Duas Rodas serves over 10,000 customers in 30 countries with ingredients
and solutions for the food and beverage industries. They have seven production units and seven research centres
and application products. They serve more than 10,000 customers by offering a broad portfolio of ingredients to the
food industry, such as aromas, products for ice cream, food service, condiments and additives, derived from fruits and
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DUBAI CENTRE AND GABA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Zhino Ardalan Jalal, Project Manager
Country: Iraq
Telephone: 964 771 000 0000
E-mail: zhinodaban@gmail.com
Dubai Centre, established in 2010, operates as two companies, part of a group of multi-sector companies operating as
a private sector. With headquarters in Sulaymaniyah Governorate/ Kurdistan Region / Iraq, they have branches in Erbil,
Baghdad, Basra, Duhok and Zakho. Their current objective is to invest resources both locally and internationally in building
residential complexes and commercial buildings in the region. The Company is supported by a skilled team of engineers
from various fields of expertise.
They are looking to form a partnership with a construction company to work on residential buildings, commercial buildings
and industrial projects. They have experience in working with pharmaceutical plants, oil refineries and medical equipment
companies in the industrial sector. Initially, they would like to start operating as part of a partnership but if this becomes
an issue they are willing to open a full service office and start operating on their own. The goal of the partnership is to gain
insights on the Canadian market and leverage their expertise to better gain a competitive advantage.
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EMERILLON CAPITAL
Raghu Bharat
Country: Canada
Telephone: 1 514 281 2373
Email: raghu.bharat@emerilloncapital.com
Empowered by Credit Mutual CIC and Desjardins, Emerillon Capital is a venture capital fund dedicated to investing and
supporting companies with strong technological expertise that are positioned in sectors with strong growth potential. It
aims to accelerate commercial start-up and support their expansion. Emerillon Capital invests primarily in Quebec as well as
in Ontario. By leveraging the network of CM-CIC Capital Finance, its lead sponsor, Emerillon Capital offers entrepreneurs a
gateway to support their development projects in Europe.
They have presence in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
INDUSTRY ANNUAL TURNOVER
Venture Captial Undisclosed
ENOLGAS USA
Vittorio Bonomi, VP Representative from the Chamber of Commerce
Country: Italy
Tel: 954 309 2663
Email: bonomi@enolgasusa.com
Website: www.enolgasusa.com
Enolgas USA Inc. is the only company that can provide high quality actuated valves and system packages, with only
one dedicated item number that is part of a self-explaining combined nomenclature. Actuators, valves and systems are
manufactured under one roof, from raw material to ﬁnished product. Their core business is HVAC.
Manufacturer Subsidary in Brazil, USA
and Germany.
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ENTRUST IT
Jeff Dodd, CEO
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 783 600 0000
Email: jeff.dodd@entrustit.co.uk
Website: www.entrustit.co.uk / www.onlinedesktop.com
Entrust IT was created in 2006. They are a cloud services provider, specializing in hosted desktop and hosted application
services in Europe and in North America.
IT North America Inc. 12 £1,000,000
GD POWER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Guangyi, Wang
Country: China
Telephone: 86 242 340 0000
Email: x@thevgreen.com
Website: www.cgdc.com.cn
A subsidiary company under national power group, GD Power Development Company, focuses on power plant R&D and
power plant construction following parent company’s investing plan.
They are seeking for joint venture or strategic partnership in wind farm.
Energy Development 58 Parent company: > $200 Million
This company: > $20 Million

HALABJA GROUP
Taha Mohammed Salih
Country: Iraq
Telephone: 00964 750 113 7060
E-mail: taha.m.salih@gmail.com / eng.taha983@gmail.com
Website: www.halabjagroup.com
Halabja Group is a multi-sector group of companies operating as a private sector umbrella firm. With head quarters in
Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, the company has branches in Erbil, Baghdad, Basra, Duhok and Zakho. In
addition, it has overseas registered offices in Dubai (UAE), Mersin (Turkey) and two offices in China.
Halabja started with: General Trading and International Transportation, and then increased the scope of business to include,
Industry, Telecommunication, and Construction.
Their investment plan is divided into 3 stages:
Stage #1: They want to evaluate the market. They have multiple clients in Europe and are doing well in terms of sales.
The next location to expand their operations is to North America. They want to evaluate Canada as a potential investment
option in terms of tax, labour and promising returns.
Stage #2: Given their market evaluation, they want to determine what companies they want to bring to Canada. The
company owns multiple brands (factories, manufacturers, distributers, etc.), they would like to determine which one would
be the best fit for Canada.
Stage #3: They want to find an agent and partner with distribution and manufacturing companies (similar to theirs). Once
they determine who will this agent be, who will the partners be and who will be their support network, they will open an
office to start full throttle operations. The budget was set for their expansion either through a joint venture or incorporating
an office through this agent.
Multi-sector Overseas registered offices in
Dubai (UAE), Mersin (Turrkey)
and two offices in China.
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HANZO GROUP
Falah H. Ameen
Country: Iraq
Telephone: 00964 750 445 4111
Email: falah2008@yahoo.com
Website: www.hanzoco.com
Hanzo Group was found in 2005 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region (KR), Iraq. They provide a wide range of services in the
international market. They first started as a transport company supporting business transactions between China and Iraq. In
2007 Hanzo Group succeeded to establish its section on tour and traveling which led Hanzo to be awarded as the best tour
operator and travel agent in Kurdistan for two consecutive years (2011-2012) by the regional government (Ministry of Travel
and Tourism). Hanzo is honored to have successful business co-operations with UAE and has its own office for three years
in Dubai to declare transport and tourism services.
Hanzo Group added the first 50-room three star hotel in 2009 in Erbil, KR and the second hotel was launched in 2014. They
built up its factory producing light bulbs near Hanzo City, China in 2010 and opened new horizons in trade and investment
in UAE, Iraq and Iran. Hanzo now owns a money exchange company that facilitates all the commercial activities in the
group, which is based in Erbil, KR. By February 2014, Hanzo operated a new section in professional advertisement, design
and printing.
Stage #1: They want to evaluate the market. They have multiple clients in Europe and are doing well in terms of sales. The
next location to expand their operations is North America. They want to evaluate Canada as a potential investment option
in terms of tax, labour and promising returns.
company owns multiple brands (transportation, technology, traveling, etc.), they would like to determine which one would
Stage #3: They want to find an agent and partner with transportation, technology and traveling companies (similar to
theirs). Once they determine who will this agent be, who will the partners be and who will be their support network, they
will open an office to start full throttle operations. The budget was set for their expansion either through a joint venture or
incorporating an office through this agent.
1st year $12.5 million USD
2nd year $14.5 million USD
Multi-sector Business in China and Dubai. 137 $20 Million USD

HENRY GLOBAL (HGCG)
Joe Ru
Country: China
Telephone: 0108 591 1788 / 010 858 79811
Website: ww.visa800.com/english
HGCG, established in 1995 and incorporated in 1998, is a professional firm providing services in studying abroad, visa
consulting, immigration, overseas family settlement and new business development, related to different countries such
as the United States, Canada, Australia and England.
In China, the biggest immigration and study abroad market, HGCG is recognized as the most reliable and professional
brand. It is the only one company in China who has four branches in USA, eight branches in Canada, and more than 30
subdivisions in China locating in almost all the provincial capital cities and other major cities. Their Beijing office has
around 300 full time staff with an office size of around 30,000 sq. ft. in the CBD region.
Immigration Services 300+ $20 Million USD
HYLA SOFT
Luca DeFerrari
Country: Italy
Telephone: 39 010 307 0911
Email: l.deferrari@hylasoftusa.com
Hyla Soft focuses on integrating manufacturing IT solutions to improve the flow of a company’s operations from the
production lines all the way to the front ranks. Their goal is to increase profitability by reducing product development,
logistics and distribution, and promotion costs by applying product management solutions as well as warehouse
and inventory management. They increase asset efficiency by helping clients avoid the common pitfalls in inventory
management by increasing efficiency and increasing the capability and productivity of the equipment.
IT Undisclosed

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INNOVISE SOFTWARE & SOLUTIONS
Graeme Hughes, Managing Director
Country: UK
Telephone: 0044 370 626 0400
Email: deborah.shuck@innovise.com / sales.software@innovise.com
Website: www.innovisesoftware.com
Innovise Software & Solutions is an independent, privately owned software company. They specialize in building software
applications for the Facilities Management and Support Services industries. Their applications support granular cost control
of workforces operating within this very low margin sector. They support high risk scenarios in national infrastructure,
the security sector and alarm response services. They help keep hospitals and ambulances clean and they maintain
relationships between clients and their customers.
Innovise delivers beyond the UK. Innovise has clients who operate 24/7, based in Canada.
IT 80 £10 Million
ISOKIT
Andrea Antico
Country: Italy
Telephone: 349 672 2545
Email: andrea.antico@isolat.it
Isokit is a manufacturer of temperature-controlled bodyworks, trailers and semitrailers and other transport equipment.
They have evolved their products range from the panel till the ﬁnished product complete with tail-lift, refrigeration unit,
temperature recording equipment, pneumatic or electric rolling shutter and all other accessories as requested. All body
parts are manufactured in-house by Isokit using innovative production solutions and technical programs such as 3D Solid
Works. Their technical department is currently working with the latest technology and can grant an up-to-date design
features. Design and development improvement increases efﬁciency, safety and aesthetic results.
Advanced Manufacturing 55 ¤8 Million

ITALBEIT
Corrado Costantino
Country: Italy
Email: corrado.costantino@italbeit.it
Website: www.italbeit.it
Italbeit is an Italian family company established in 1946; focused on composites and coatings. They want to increase
their international operations. They are looking for a joint venture (JV) with a local partner who they can transfer their
technology for the productions of gel coats.
Production Distributors in many European
countries one branch in Greece.
22 $7.3 Million
JCORP
Jon Gurman
Country: Canada
Telephone: 514 384 387 2222
Email: jgurman@jcorp.ca
Jcorp is a leading market license holding company for many brand names: such as G21, The Simpsons, and Family Guy.
They also own several other subsidiary organizations internally such as Yeh! Yogurt. Yeh! Yogurt is located in China,
Lebanon, and several other markets. Jcorp’s head office is in Montreal and has an office in NY - it operates exclusively in the
USA and Canada. Three franchise stores are present within the GTA.
They have many plans for the GTA. They hope to find new franchising opportunities for Yeh! Yogurt now that the
market has been proven. They are also seriously looking at partnering with large retailers, and other franchises, to
diversify their holdings.
Food & Beverage 100+ $86 Million CAD

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LADAKH CASHMERE
Lobsang Tashi
Country: India
Telephone: 91 999 927 7545
Email: alob1985@gmail.com
Ladakh Cashmere is a cashmere production company based in Chushul, Leh-Ladakh which is in the state of Jammu and
Kashmir, India. Ladakh is one of the origin place for the finest cashmere in the entire world. Ladakh Cashmere has a team
of highly trained professionals to ensure the quality and uniqueness of their product. Ladakh Cashmere deals directly with
suppliers who collect the raw materials. They are in high demand across the border.
Production 30 <$1 Million
LAGAN BITUMEN LTD.
Terry Lagan, MD for Operation
Country: Oman
Telephone: 3 531 885 9900
Email: tlagan@laganasphaltgroup.com
Website: www.laganasphaltgroup.com
Lagan Bitumen Ltd., a Lagan Group Company, specializes in: Quarrying, Bitumen Importation, Manufacturing of PMB’s &
Emulsions, Asphalt Manufacturing, Asphalt Application (contracting) and Micro-surfacing & Slurry Sealing.
They specialize in airports and in large highways. They have their own vessel for bitumen; they deal with the largest
refineries in Europe and Canada. Currently in Oman, Lagan recently commenced production of PMB for Astaldi-Ozkar joint
venture (JV) on Bidbid to Sur carriageway duplication. The JV of Italy’s Astaldi and Turkish engineering firm OzkarInsaat,
won the OMR125.2m ($325.2m) contract to duplicate the first phase of a dual carriageway between Bidbid and Sur, Oman.
This involves the construction of the 42 km stretch of the existing carriageway on one of the main stretches of Oman’s road
network which links the capital to the country’s eastern regions.
Manufacturing Undisclosed

LEA NATURE
Verena Artz, Area Manager
Country: France
Email: vartz@leanature.com
Website: www.leanature.com
Created in 1993, Lea Nature are one of the French leaders for natural & organic food, skincare, health supplements and
detergents. They were one of the first to introduce organic products to mass market in France back in the 90s, as making
natural products available to everyone is one of the core values of their company.
Manufacturer 730 $154 Million
LEGALLAIS
Arnaud Thoumyre, International Development Director
Country: France
Telephone: 3 367 332 4608
Email: a-thoumyre@legallais.com
Website: www.legallais.com
Based in Normandy (France), Legallais is an ironmongery retailer focused only on B2B targets. With 45,000 items in stock
they deliver next day all over France to three main groups of customers: craftsmen (carpenters, joiners, and locksmiths),
maintenance/facility management companies, and construction/building firms. They are an omni-channel company selling
through the web, shops, by phone, fax and through sales representatives. Their 2800 pages catalogue is priced and
revisited every year. They have a merchant web site, mobile and tab application, 13 shops, and 300 employees on the field
and 120 at the call center. They work with 600 different suppliers. The main groups of products they sell are building and
furniture ironmongery, plumbing, electricity, hand and power tools, workshop equipment and health & safety.
They have an export department selling to North Africa, and overseas territories (Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique). They
also have two branches in Poland (Warsaw) and Germany (Berlin).
Ironmongery Retail 800 $180 Million

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LIAONING SHEGHE RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INC.
Chunli, Li
Country: China
Telephone: 416 606 8819
Liaoning Sheghe Resource Technology Development Inc., established in 2004, produces wind turbine and solar panel. They
also develop renewable energy projects such as wind farm, solar farm, nuclear plant, etc.
They are looking for a partnership or joint venture (JV) in solar farm development. The potential investment is $300
million+. A strong wind farm engineering company or developer who needs the ﬁnancing will be the ideal target.
Energy Development $4 Million
LOG ENGINEERING
Lorenzo Perini
Country: Italy
Telephone: 34 046 195 0660
E-mail: lorenzo@perini.it
Website: www.loghouse.it
Log Engineering uses X-Lam or Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) for the design and manufacturing of wooden panels for
multi-story houses, commercial and residential low-rise buildings, hospitals, auditoriums, showrooms, etc. Log Engineering
differentiates itself from other similar companies in that they manufacture the panels at their plant and later assemble them
on site, which is an advantage for high rise buildings.
On a full-capacity and regime basis, the plant can produce the equivalent of one house per day. For a residential building of
up to 15 apartments, the average delivery time for completion is 5-6 months since the signing of the contract.
Manufacturer 40 $10 Million CAD

MAXCESS
Jinling Fan, Business Development Manager
Country: China
Telephone: 86 021 646 75656
Email: jenniferfan@maxcess-china.com
Website: www.maxcess-china.com/page/html/index.php
Maxcess sells adhesives, potting, coating, lubricants, and dispensing equipment throughout China. Their product
application includes areas of air and railway transportation, vehicle, electrics, power, LED, constructions as well as
solar and wind power. While maintaining their focus on existing areas of business, Maxcess is also looking into future
development opportunities in Agri-food and nutritional supplements.
They plan to keep the company running in Canada and bring the products back to China to develop the Chinese Market.
Retail 15 $6 Million CAD
NAJIBULLAH KHUSHBIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (NKCC)
Najibullah Khushbin, President
Telephone: 9 377 771 0730
Email: Najibullah888@yahoo.ca
Website: www.nkcc.asia / www.ghaznawyan.com
Najibullah Khushbin Construction Company (NKCC) was established in 2005 and has done more than 100 projects with the
United States and NATO Forces in Afghanistan. They have also implemented about 20 projects with Canadian Embassy –
Afghanistan. Ghaznawyan Trading Group (GTG) is its sister company, established in 2008. GTG has imported goods from
USA, UK, Thailand, Indonesia, China, UAE and Pakistan.
Their plan is to invest in long-term opportunities in Canada (GTA), focused on real estate and infrastructure. They are
looking to incorporate a business in Canada. They plan on evaluating potential partners/joint ventures during their stay in
the GTA. The amount of investment will be approximately $2 Million. For the startup they plan to rent an ofﬁce in a good
location and I will hire up to 10 Canadian employees within a year.
$2,000,000
Construction 20 $2.5 Million

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NAJMADIN GROUP
Daban Jalal
Country: Iraq
Telephone: 964 770 196 7775
Email: eng.daban@gmail.com
Website: www.najmadingroup.com
Najmadin Group offers different jobs and activities in factories, contracting, general trading, and steady project. Their core
business has a focus on, ready-mixed concrete, block factory kani, sawmill factory, cabin and caravan manufacturing, stone-
crushing and sand-gravel washing, food trading, ceramic tile and house electrical equipment.
Stage #1: They want to evaluate the market. They have multiple clients in Europe and are doing well in terms of sales. The
next location to expand their operations is to North America. They want to evaluate Canada as a potential investment
option in terms of tax, labour and promising returns.
company owns multiple brands (factories, manufacturers, distributers, etc.), they would like to determine which one would
Stage #3: They want to ﬁnd an agent and partner with distribution and manufacturing companies (similar to theirs). Once
they determine who will this agent be, who will the partners be and who will be their support network, they will open an
ofﬁce to start full throttle operations.
Projected Budget for the Investment Project:
1st year $60 Million USD (from parent company)
2nd year $40 Million USD
Manufacturer They own two branches in Turkey: Diya
Gida Company for general trading and
MBN Company for building.
688 $20 Million USD

NATURAL BAKE
Michael Haddad, CEO
Country: Israel
Telephone: 9 723 923 5276
Email: hadmic31@gmail.com
Website: www.naturalcakes.co.il
Natural Bake is a manufacturer of gluten-free baked goods in Israel. Their products are: gluten-free breads, rolls, pita bread,
cakes, cookies, yeast pastries, mixes for making pastries, and puff pastries. Their company currently exports to Australia
gluten-free puff pastries, and frozen pasta for the kosher market in the United States.
Food & Beverage 30 $10 Million NIS
NEW REGENTS / CORNCROW GAMES
Patrik Hansson, CEO & Founder
Country: Sweden
Telephone: 4 670 760 5526
Email: patrik@corncrowgames.com
Website: www.corncrowgames.com / www.newregents.com
Patrik will be representing two subsidiaries of Datacraft Europe AB, the digital production company New Regents Europe
AB, and the game development company Corncrow Games AB. New Regents Europe AB brings the technical skills of
game developers to the advertisement industry, by providing agencies with development of web, mobile and facebook
solution. The company has done work for end clients like Ford America, Toyota Canada, NHL, Budweiser, Cadbury, CAMH,
Canadian Cancer Society and many more. Corncrow Games AB is a game development company that produces games
for most platforms (console, computers, mobile) and provides the development of advanced technical platforms for
companies like EA/DICE, Goo Technologies, Wired Productions, King and more.
Digital Development 10 Undisclosed

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OAK TREE AGRICULTURAL COMPANY
Niyaz Hassan Ahmed, Shareholder and Sales Manager
Country: Iraq
Telephone: 00 964 770 833 9999
Email: naza.akka@gmail.com
Oak Tree Company are an agricultural production and consultation agency, for producing truffle bush on hazelnut and
oak tree and producing different organic edible and cosmetic oils (Jojoba, olive). They sell their products to Turkey, Iran
and Egypt.
They are interested in joint venture opportunities in North America, with a focus in consultation and licensed truffle
production and organic oil production.
1st year $4 Million
2nd year $5 Million
3rd year $5 Million
Agriculture Production 38 $8 Million
OLNICA
Nicolas Kerbellec
Country: France
Telephone: 3 323 021 3430
Email: nicolas.kerbellec@olnica.com
Website: www.olnica.com/en
OLNICA is the French expert of materials security. Thanks to 10 years of research and development, OLNICA is
offering a unique and patented chemical security solution based on rare earth markers and unique coding. It works as
a chemical signature for each product and client. OLNICA covers three security levels (covert 1, 2 and forensic) with a
single cost effective solution that is easy to implement by experts in the mater or the features of the product as well as
the packaging and the labels. It fully protects the mater and the product against counterfeiting. The marked product
can be identified through specific readers. OLNICA’s anti-counterfeiting technique can be incorporated in the matter
used by a wide range of industry sectors (paper, plastic, fiber, ink, coatings etc.). They have a global office in the USA
(Fort Worth, Texas).
Revenue Range: +$100 Million
Security Technology 10 Undisclosed

OMRAN HOLDING GROUP (OHG)
Mohammad NaserAhmadi, CEO / President
Telephone: 0 099 379 922 5560 / 0 097 155 311 4336
Email: Ahmadi@omraninc.com
Website: www.omraninc.com
OHG is the name behind one of Afghanistan’s most advanced and prestigious Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing
group of companies. Since its inception in 2004, OHG has been serving its clients: Government of Afghanistan, Government
of the United States, Government of Tajikistan and many other commercial and international organizations by providing
groundbreaking solutions to challenges in the following markets: Water (Water Resource Management, Water Treatment
and Puriﬁcation, Drinking Water, Underground Water and Irrigation water), Environmental (Environmental Management,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Water Management, Air Quality, Waste Water Treatment Plants), Infrastructure
(Transportation Infrastructure (Road, Tunnel and Bridge), Hydraulic Structures, Buildings and Facilities), Energy (Hydropower,
Power Plant, Power Transmission and Distribution), Natural resources (Mining, Oil), Gas OHG Services, Technical Services
(R&D, Capacity Development, Mining Engineering, Survey and Mapping, Value Engineering), Design and Engineering
(Geotechnical, Architecture, Civil, Structure and MEP Engineering), Program and Construction Management (Construction
Services, Design Build, Project Management, QC/QA and O&M), and Manufacturing (Wastewater Treatment Package, RO
System, Electrical Panel Boards, Cable Tray, Fire Rated Doors and Windows).
Engineering,
Construction and
Manufacturing
1. OmranInsaat A.S.- Istanbul Turkey as
subsidiary of Omran Holding Group. We are
working as real state developer in Turkey.
2. Omran Resources Development
(ORD)- ORD is a subsidiary of OHG
that is working in Oil, Gas and mining studies
and Engineering in Dubai, UAE
3. Omran Gulf is branch of OHG in Dubai, UAE
4. Green Tech is a subsidiary of OHG that is
working in Environmental Engineering, study
and production of Waste Water treatment
and water treatment.
5. Omran Geotechnical company- As subsidiary
of OHG is working in Geotechnical and
Mining Engineering
6. Capitalize Omran is a Subsidiary of OHG in
DC, USA
1250 $55 Million USD

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PRODUCTYS
David Plessis, Export Manager
Country: France
Telephone: 3 324 022 8610
Email: david.plessis@productys.com
Website: www.productys.com
Software editor dedicated to the industrial world, Productys is a Manufacturing Intelligence leader with installations in
more than 25 countries. Every market player is looking for Productivity, Optimization and Traceability to improve their
competitiveness. 100% customizable and real time, Productys solutions were developed to give the opportunity to every
industry to create, on its own or through its integrator partners, its own decision-making system.
They have a distributor in Morocco and have been looking for partners in Canada, Italy, Spain and Turkey since November
2014. Moreover, an OEM partner (Schneider Electric) has been selling one of their solutions.
IT 16 $750, 000
REDAT S.P.A.
Atillio Cortella, CEO
Country: Italy
Telephone: 39 011 969 1111
Email: a.g.cortella@redat.com
REDAT S.p.A. was established in 1966 with a focus on the Diesel and Turbocharger spare parts market. The current
premises are in Villastellone, in the Turin outskirts.
Redat S.p.A. has branches in the most important world markets and they represent BORGWARNER-KKK-SCHWITZER,
one of the major world turbocharger manufacturers. Thanks to the experience accumulated along the years, they also
detain their own patents for turbocharger balancing equipment technology.
Manufacturer $750, 000

RIVER JORDAN
Fawzi Mufti, CEO
Country: Jordan
Telephone: 9 626 402 2660
Email: fawzi.mutti@gmail.com
River Jordan operates throughout the Middle East as a leading manufacturer of plastic bags for any type of industry.
They export into Europe and they are looking to expand into Canada.
They are looking to open a manufacturing facility and finding sales after this is implemented.
Manufacturer Undisclosed
ROBOPLAST
Maria Cristina Oderda
Country: Italy
Telephone: 39 017 100 0000
Email: cristina.oderda@roboplast.com
Roboplast (1976) is a leading Italian designer and producer of high quality thermoformed plastic packaging. Still family-
owned, Roboplast is now operating world-wide and has invested in a second production plant in Poland in 2013. The
company offers tailor-made plastic packaging solutions to clients of nearly every field of industry - from pre-packed
food to fresh food, from cosmetics to the precision mechanics.
They are proud holders of the following certificates: UNI EN ISO 9001:2008; UNI EN ISO 14001:2004; BS OHSAS
18001:2007. In 2014, Roboplast started a process in order to gain a new certification according to BRC/IOP’s “Standard
for Food Packaging Materials”.
Manufacturer 80 Undisclosed

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SHANGHAI AOHAN INDUSTRIES LTD.
Chunhao Shen, General Manager
Country: China
Telephone: 86 021 5720 8500
Website: www.sh-aohan.com
Shanghai Aohan Industries’ main business includes manufacturing power equipment, trading (they are one of Petro
Canada’s largest distributor in China) and investment.
They are looking to acquire or invest in a company with new technology in the areas of lubricant or used oil recycling.
They plan to invest in the company to expand their presence in both Canada and China.
Manufacturer 100 $40 Million CAD
SHANGHAI INTERNET SOFTWARE CO.
Weiping Wu, Chairman
Country: China
Telephone: 86 021 5070 6888
Email: wuwp@beyondbit.com
Website: www.beyondbit.com
Shanghai Internet Software’s main business is internet solutions including security systems, software development,
e-commerce platform, mobile apps, and BIM. They also have business in areas of Industry 4.0 and cancer treatment.
Their clients include businesses, hospitals, and academics.
They have presence is Markham and Toronto. They are looking to acquire or invest in a company with new technology in
areas of 3D printing, Industrial Automation, and Oncology treatment. They plan to keep the company running in Canada
and bring the technology back to China.
IT 300 $60 Million CAD

SHANGHAI MIN LIAN HORTICULTURE CO. LTD.
Jim Yu, President & CEO
Country: China
Telephone: 860 216 463 2895 / 86 021 653 02387
Website: www.shmlyy.com
Shanghai Min Lian Horticulture’s main business include producing and selling agricultural products including fruits, vegetable
and flowers; garden and park management; business real estate; (primarily modern agricultural resorts).
They are looking to invest in a company with new technology in areas of Agricultural projects. They want to work with this
company, through a M&A or joint venture initiative in order to increase both companies presence in North America and Asia.
1st year $1-5 million CAD
Agriculture Retail 40 $10 Million CAD
SOLVING EFESO CONSULTING
Chris Mouriopoulos
Country: France
Telephone: 71 7679 3733
Email: chris.mouriopoulos@solvingefesco.com
Website: www.solvingefesco.com
Solving Efeso is a management consultancy company that has been in existence since 1979. They are a global company
operating in 70 countries with over 25 offices in Europe, USA, South America and Asia. Their focus is to unlock the potential
within their clients using a proven set of methods and utilizing all the levels of employees such as executives, middle managers,
and operators.
They have operations in Canada, with clients in Ontario as well as 4 consultants in Ontario and 3 in Quebec. They are in
discussion about dividing the North and Central American Office (which covers, Canada, USA, and Central America). Canada
would be the next logical office if they can grow the business past a certain tipping point.
Consulting 376 ¤ 68 Million

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SYKIO
Karim Abichat, CEO
Country: France
Telephone: 33 018 421 0249
Email: k.abichat@sykio.fr
Website: www.ogust.com
Sykio is the editor of Ogust, a web-based management software 100% dedicated for home services. This French company
was created in 2006 by three consultants whose main desire was to develop a software 100% adapted to the companies
background and their know-how.
They have a sales agent in Montreal. They are already working on a joint venture with a firm in Montreal. Looking at the GTA for
a subsidiary investment for the firm.
IT 10 $1 Million
TECNIKABEL
Diego Clerici, Operations Manager
Country: Italy
Email: cleric@tecnikabel.it
Website: www.tecnikabel.com
Since its inception in 1978, Tecnikabel has focused its expertise in the design and manufacture of cables for special
applications, concentrating on the supply of bespoke and custom cables. Their two manufacturing plants have the capacity
to manufacture a wide variety of cable types, making use of both copper and optical fibers technology. Their cables suit a
wide range of applications, such as Industrial Automation and Robotics, Transportation, Oil/Gas & Petrochemical, Railways,
Telecommunications, Naval and Submarine, Industrial Electronics, Solar and Wind Energy. Their products hold all international
approvals required by the above mentioned markets.
They supply their products to Europe, the Middle East, Far East and Central Africa. They have agents in Germany, Spain,
Scandinavia, Iran, Middle East, Singapore and Hong Kong. They have an office and warehouse in Dubai and they have a
manufacturing plant only for harnesses in Shanghai. Their products are exported into Canada as part of machines or plants.
Their investment project consists of two steps: The first step is opening an office. Their target is to fulfill this within the next
6 months. The second step is a manufacturing plant; targeted time is 2 years. They want to find a local partner, with good
knowledge of the market and with no more than 10% involvement.
Manufacturer 195 $48 Million USD

TEMPO MEDICAL ALEVERE BRIGHTON
Pavlin Petcky
Country: UK
Telephone: 44 127 366 0129
Email: ppetkcy08@gmail.com
Website: www.tempomedical.co.uk
Tempo Medical Alevere Brighton is a modern physician-led private clinic dedicated to helping people reduce their weight.
The Clinic and its medical staff provides non-surgical Alevere Therapy which delivers safe, effective and long-term weight
loss combined with skin tightening and firming. Alevere Therapy is carried out under the close supervision of their GP led
medical team, using specially formulated medical foods, ultrasound and skin tightening treatments.
Health 4 £175,000
WIDE PILOT
Domenico Spinelli
Country: UK
Telephone: 39 340 835 5257
Email: domenico.spinelli@widepilot.it
Website: www.widepilot.it
Wide Pilot is a company established by a group of professionals with multidisciplinary backgrounds. Its mission is to design
complex projects for the development of new marketable technologies. They undertake Research & Development projects.
In the perspective of internationalization, Wide Pilot aims to reinforce the execution ability in the Research and Development
field, extracting valuable technologies, and to deploy solutions applicable on Transports, Energy and Environment. They
are looking for qualified Canadian partners in order to originate a New Co. in the field of Smart Cities Society in which the
innovative models and technologies set targets to apply solutions for urban and metropolitan contexts. The Smart City is
a consolidated framework for the implementation of R&D outcomes, based on identifying the areas in which governmental
bodies/institutions, big and SMEs are jointly addressed to environmental and social issues, such as mobility, security
and energy.
R&D 10 $ 331, 380, 000

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I am pleased to write this recommendation for Think Compass regarding the recent Think Canada event they
envisioned and co-ordinated.
As Canada’s ninth largest city, Brampton was proud to be a part of this innovative B2B international event. As
a sponsor, we look forward to providing ongoing support for Think Canada in 2016 and the potential it has for
positive economic impact in our city.
Sincerely,
THINK CANADA 2015 - TESTIMONIALS

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The purpose of this e-mail is to provide you with my feedback on the recently
completed Think Canada: Global Business Summit event.
“When this event was first proposed to me, I was skep cal. But as the event date approached
it became evident that the event was going to be more successful than I originally thought.”
The City of Mississauga chose to sponsor this event, a er recognizing it could be in help us
achieve our economic development objec ves.
This two day summit was held at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, in Toronto on October
21-22nd
, 2015. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of companies I met with on the first
day of the event. Clearly these companies had been properly qualified as perspec ve investors
into Canada. The quality of the program, including the presenta ons and then networking, was
very good. B2B mee ngs strategically managed by Think Canada, connected us with the right
interna onal businesses with the poten al to increase the FDI in Mississauga.
As a result, it is likely that the City of Mississauga will sponsor this event again.
Typical to new event and missions, Think Canada was not without its challenges. However, the
commitment to excellence demonstrated by Think Compass staff and management leads me to
beleive that Think Canada will only improve year over year.
Without hesita on, I would recommend other levels of government and municipali es consider
par cipa ng in this event next year.
Thank you for taking this on Think Compass and absorbing the risk for this pilot project.
If this past event is any indication of future success, I am sure that think Canada in 2016
will be continue to exceed expectations.
Harold Dremin
Manager, Business Investment and Client Services
T 905-615-3200 ext. 5018 | M 416-409-2813
harold.dremin@mississauga.ca
City of Mississauga | City Manager’s Department
Economic Development Office

PETE KARAGEORGOS, INSURANCE BUREAU OF CANADA
“Insurance Bureau of Canada was invited to Think Canada to meet with representatives of the French Car-Pooling
App “Bla Bla Car” (BBC) and assist with insurance questions. The conversation between IBC and BBC continues
as we answer additional questions to assist them in their consideration to expand into the Canadian marketplace.
Opportunities such as this are definitely beneficial for all involved, especially businesses looking to expand and
understand not only the local market but also to gather information on regulatory issues such as insurance.
We would welcome the opportunity to participate further.”
MARK STRAUB, CONSULTING FIRM
“It was my pleasure to attend this event. I found the agenda very well structured and the quality of attendees to be
high. The day’s events were well laid out and the format of the meetings to be good. I realize it may have been difficult
to pre-plan meetings, but it would have been nice to know in advance my meeting times and who I would be meeting.
This way I can structure my time accordingly and do some prep work on the companies I would be meeting. That
being said, the day was still a success from my point of view and I hope to be included in future events.”

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The traditional follow up from the point of the initial investor meeting is an 18 month process.
There is a team dedicated to ensure the follow up process is executed thoroughly and in a timely manner.
Once the needs of the investor are assessed, the research period begins which involves identifying the needs of the
organization and assist with the development of the business plan.
1. Follow up with legal and immigration processes.
2. Follow up on site selection process.
3. Identify partners or M&A prospects.
AS OF DECEMBER 31ST
, 2015:
• 11 Real Estate / City Tours were organized and executed.
• 16 investors plan to return to the GTA within the next 3 months to conﬁrm their due diligence.
• 7 foreign investors have already have conﬁrmed dates and programs.
• 7 Sponsors have already budgeted Think Canada funds for 2016:
THINK CANADA 2015 - FOLLOW-UP RESULTS

THINK CANADA 2015 - COMMITTEE
2016 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Scotiabank
CTS NA
Collins Barrow LLP
City of Mississauga
City of Brampton
2015 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Tony Romano, Vice-President, Corporate & Investors Relations
Liana Hovakimyan, FDI Consultant
Luigi Presta, CEO & Founder
Seema Singh, Global Partnerships & Brand Development
Roberto Pardo, Marketing Coordinator
Diana Burdi, Creative DIrector
Mariam Youseﬁ, Communications Specialist
Andrew Elliston, Marketing Coordinator (Contract)
For more information please contact:
seema@thinkcompass.ca

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