Join us this Thursday when we speak with an emerging tech company looking to alter the public affairs landscape. Ontopical is a Canadian company that uses the innovative capabilities of machine learning to identify relevant news and unlock business opportunities hidden within the scores of information released by governments across North America everyday. We will discuss the platform, its implications for business, and what it means for the future of procurement and public affairs.
Date: November 3, 2022
Time: 12pm EDT | 9am PDT
Panelists
Anna Lilly
Moderator
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategies
Don Stickney
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategies
Derrick Koenig
Founder + CEO
Ontopical
Jeanette Renshaw
Partner + Director GrowthX
Moderator
Anna Lilly
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategies
Anna Lilly is a Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies in Vancouver, with 25 years of experience in media, government and communications. Anna specializes in local government affairs, having worked with and for municipal and regional governments to support the development of critical infrastructure, public transit and housing. In the private sector, Anna has led a variety of communications and public affairs initiatives for clients in the transportation, healthcare, natural resources, recycling, retail and real estate sectors. Prior to being a public affairs consultant, Anna was a journalist and worked in communications in the tech sector and at the City of Vancouver.
Don Stickney
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategies
Don Stickney is a strategic and values driven consultant. He believes in working with his clients and Earnscliffe colleagues to build a better and more inclusive future for tomorrow’s leaders. For the past sixteen years, he has acted as a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 CEOs and their senior leadership teams, technology start up executives, senior labour leaders, community, and political organizers. Don is keen to work with his clients to help them understand how environmental, social and governance metrics can contribute to a net zero future, drive innovation, secure capital investment and create community benefit.
Derrick Koenig
Founder + CEO, Ontopical
Derrick’s 20+ year of experience in engineering consulting includes both project and executive roles with several top global engineering firms. In 2011, Derrick decided to pursue his entrepreneur spirit and start his own engineering firm called Ridgeline Engineering. After being acquired by ILF Consultants, Derrick established Ontopical as a market intelligence solution for businesses who need to keep their thumbs on the pulse of government agendas. In a very short period of time, Ontopical has become the trusting source of local government insights for some of North America’s largest companies in the Engineering, Construction, Telecommunications and several other sectors. Derrick is a proven leader who has assembled the perfect team to provide their customers with valuable insights and data, all extracted from public sector content being posted on government websites every day.
Jeanette Renshaw
Partner + Director, GrowthX
Jeanette specializes in helping early-stage companies prepare and operationalize their sales and go-to-market strategies. Her background includes experience working with hundreds of start-ups around the world and across a diverse array of industries. She’s passionate about helping founders find product-market-fit in an intentional, understood, and scalable manner. Before joining the GrowthX team, Jeanette led many start-ups from inception to repeatable revenue through her consulting practice. She’s been coaching companies through the MXP Online program since its inception.