Disruptors Event Series

09/06/2012

08/15/2012

The big day has arrived, and Disruptors: 2012 is sold out. Follow today's events using the hashtag . We'll post videos of the sessions in coming weeks, check back here for updates.

08/14/2012

Less than 10 tickets left! It's coming...

Disruptors: 2012 - Wed. August 15th, 2012 Join us for an afternoon of one-on-one discussions with Canadian innovators who are at the forefront of change in their industries and who are using the web and social media in new and exciting ways. This inaugural Disruptors: 2012 runs from 1:30 p.m. to 5...

08/10/2012

Our lineup is set, as follows:
1. Edward Keenan interviews Mark Macdonald
2. Sean Stanleigh interviews Paul Gratton
3. Peter Nowak interviews Mark Zohar
Looking forward to a great afternoon, see you Aug. 15.

08/09/2012

Peter Nowak, an award-winning journalist, bestselling author and syndicated blogger, is our third interviewer. Peter has been writing about technology for more than 15 years, and his work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Maclean's and Canadian Business. He is currently working on his next book, titled Humans 3.0.

07/26/2012

Mark Zohar, CEO and co-founder of Trendspottr, has come aboard as a featured guest at Disruptors: 2012. His company "analyzes real-time data streams and spots emerging trends at their earliest acceleration point -- hours or days before they have become 'popular' and reached mainstream awareness."

View Mark Zohar's (Canada) professional profile on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals like Mark Zohar discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners.

07/17/2012

The Disruptors Twitter account is up and running. Follow us .

07/16/2012

We're pleased to announce that Edward Keenan will be one of the interviewers at Disruptors: 2012. Edward is a senior editor and city columnist for The Grid, and the author of the forthcoming book “Some Great Idea: Good Neighbourhoods, Crazy Politics, and the Invention of Toronto.” He lives in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto with his wife Rebecca and their three young children.

07/14/2012

Tickets for Disruptors: 2012 are now available!

Disruptors: 2012 - Wed. August 15th, 2012 Join us for an afternoon of one-on-one discussions with Canadian innovators who are at the forefront of change in their industries and who are using the web and social media in new and exciting ways. This inaugural Disruptors: 2012 runs from 1:30 p.m. to 5...

07/14/2012

Sean Stanleigh will be joining us as an interviewer at Disruptors: 2012. Sean is the editor of The Globe and Mail's Report on Small Business, which provides information and inspiration to entrepreneurs.

07/13/2012

One of our three featured guests for Disruptors: 2012 is Paul Gratton, chairman of the board at First Weekend Club, a non-profit organization that is striving to revolutionize the way film lovers engage with Canadian cinema. Whenever a Canadian movie is released, First Weekend Club sends an email to its members to let them know when and where they can see it. And in August, 2012, the organization plans to launch First Weekend Flix, a video-on-demand streaming platform that will feature a curated library of the best Canadian films on the market.

07/13/2012

One of our three featured guests for Disruptors: 2012 is Mark Macdonald: Mark is the founder of Toronto Food Trucks & Toronto Street Food Project, a social media-based campaign designed "to generate the political will necessary to get some of the current rules and regulations changed for food trucks and carts." It enables average citizens to quickly and easily take action by sending letters or using twitter to contact their City Councillor directly.