Business Transitions Forum 2024 - Atlantic | Business Transitions Forum | 9 April 2024 | Halifax Convention Centre, 1650 Argyle St, Halifax, NS B3J 0E6, Canada

It is evolving to reveal comprehensive strategies to grow businesses of all kinds, while still educating entrepreneurs on the role M&A can play to increase shareholder value on both the sell side and buy side.

You’re invited to join serial entrepreneurs and Canada’s leading mergers and acquisitions practitioners to learn how to:
• Increase market share and shareholder value
• Identify ways to grow and/or scale your business
• Learn about being acquired or acquiring businesses
• Learn how M&A can offer your business a path to growth
• Learn how M&A can create opportunity for personal wealth creation through an eventual transition

2024 Speakers

Blair Hyslop
Co-Owner, Co-CEO, Mrs. Dunster’s | President of The Order of the Wallace McCain Institute

Donna Alteen
Founder & CEO, Time + Space Media

Drew Barbour
Managing Director, MC Advisory

Cathy Bennett
Founding & Managing Partner, Sandpiper Ventures

Will Bernard
Chief Operating Officer, Kindred Home Care

Tim Blais
Founder & Broker, Gateway Business Brokers

Mark Brodkin
Private Equity National Head, Roynat Capital

Danny Connors
Business Center Manager, Nova Scotia BDC

Kirk Cornell
Director, Growth and Transition Capital, BDC

Michael Denham
Executive Vice President, Commercial & Private Banking, National Bank

Jennifer DeWare
President & Founder, Visualiiz Management Consulting

Dave Doucette
Regional Vice President, Atlantic, Roynat Capital

Scott Duke
Founder & Lead Advisor, OpnRoad

Steve Foran
Founder, Gratitude at Work Limited | Master Certified Forum Chair, MacKay CEO Forums

Jordan Fraser
Former President, United Janitorial

Robert Gale
General Partner, Rothesay Capital Partners

Tom Hamilton-Piercy
CFA, Director, Baker Tilly (Canada) Capital

Mitch Hollohan
CEO, Site 20/20

Corinne Larkin
Atlantic Regional Director, CBV Institute Board of Directors & Principal, Grant Thornton LLP

Dr. Nikole MacLellan (Dr. Kokes)
Naturopathic Doctor, Registered Dietitian

Jeffrey McCain
Founder & President, Woodward Capital

Ana McRae
Entrepreneur Coach & Founder, Ana McRae Coaching Corp.

Trisha Mossey
Partner, Confederation M&A

John Kirkpatrick
Managing Director, Partner, STS Capital Partners

Jillian Murray
Partner, Grant Thornton LLP

Sally Ng
Chief Executive Officer, Wallace McCain Institute

Michael Notto
Partner, Growth Equity, BDC Capital

Thomas Rankin
Co-founder & CEO, Dash Hudson

Julie Robinson
Emerging Companies Group Lead, Partner, McInnes Cooper

Rob Normandeau
President, SeaFort Capital

Souha Sabbagh
Analytics Innovation Principal Director, Accenture

Brian Schryer
CAIB, AIPC, CEO, Kent & White Insurance

Adrian Snow
Partner, Founders East Capital Partners

Dawn Umlah
Growth & Transition Executive

Lori Weir
CEO & Co-Founder, Four Eyes Financial

Brian Wood CFP, FMA, CIM
Regional Vice President, IG Wealth Management

2024 Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• BDC

ENTERP[RISE SPONSORS:
• National Bank
• Founder East
• Bakertilly
• SeaFort Capital

VENTURE SPONSORS:
• Private Wealth Management
• STS Capital Partners
• Grant Thornton
• Roynat Capital
• Scotiabank

REGISTRATION SPONSOR:
• Relay Transition Partners

LANYARD KEYNOTE:
• Verecan

LANYARD:
• Atlantic

MORNING COFFEE:
• ONB

LUNCH:
• MC Advisory

COCKTAIL NAPKIN:
• Gateway

PLEANARY:
• Stewart McKelvey

JOURNAL:
• Confederation

BREAKFAST:
• Mcinnes Cooper

OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF BTF:
• Air Canada

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• CBV Institute
• Mackay CEO Forums
• Halifax Chamber Commerce
• CFIB
• CVCA
• Atlantic Canada
• Family Enterprise Canada
• Start Up Canada
• Wallace McCain