Canada 3.0 is a national digital media conference in its fifth year. It’s being held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (I’ve been there, it’s beautiful!) Amber Mac (social media author, speaker, TV host and entrepreneur) will be the emcee and is expected to draw 2000+ attendees.

Canada 3.0 is run by the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN). Connect, Collaborate and Commercialize at CDMN Canada 3.0 Digital Media Conference with speakers such as Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Group Director of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook Steve Irvine, NASA’s Deputy Social Media Manager Jason Townsend (via video conference), Author and Editor-in-Chief of Wired magazine and game designer, futurist and author Jane McGonigal.

Innovation and Commercialization

Highlights include:

• Success stories of Canadian innovation
• Learn tools to successfully commercialize your digital media products
• 65+ mentoring roundtables (Topics: productivity, connectivity, access to capital, access to talent, mobilization of digital content)
• Interactive showcase of 100+ companies involved in Canadian digital media and ICT innovation.
• Winners of CDMN Moonshot Awards* will be announced on opening day
• Two other conferences within this conference! (GRAND’s 2013 annual and Interactive Ontario’s INplay)

* “The CDMN Moonshot Awards, recognizes companies that have accelerated growth, innovation or productivity through adoption of digital media”

You can find programming updates, registration details and partnership and sponsorship opportunities on the website at http://www.cdmn.ca/canada30.

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