April 12, 2011,
5-7PM              

From Style Sense to Money Sense - How to Finance Your Fashion Business

Speakers: 

• Marlin Horst is a Partner in the Financial Services group of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP.
• Lorne Gertner is the Chairman and CEO of Hill & Gertner Capital Corporation and the Vice Chair of the FDCC (Fashion Design Council of Canada).

September 19, 2011,
5-7PM

Web Savvy: Building Your Online Business

Speakers:

• Larry Rosen is the Chairman and CEO of Harry Rosen
• Sabrina Fiorellino is an Associate in the Business Law group of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP.

Positioning Your Company for Growth -- Click to Download Presentation

Fashion Packaging and Labeling - Considerations and Best Practices -- Click to Download Presentation

Protecting Your Intellectual Property - Creating a Strategy that is Right for You -- Click to Download Presentation

Coming to America - Business Considerations for Fashion Designers Entering the US Market

Speakers: 

• Sarah Robertson is a Partner in the Creative and Trademark Industries practice groups at Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
• Jeff Fromm is a Partner who represents numerous growth-stage businesses at Dorsey & Whitney LLP.

What the Fashion Industry Can Learn from the Revolution in Advertising

Speaker:

• Alan Gee, Chief Creative Officer, GJP Advertising + Design, has nearly 30 years of experience Canadian advertising. He has won awards from almost every major advertising award show.

From Concept to Runway

Speaker:

• Robin Kay, President of the Fashion Design Council of Canada and Director of LG Fashion Week in Toronto