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Toronto, March 27, 2014 – The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, will join fellow judges Robert Herjavec, Chief Executive Officer of The Herjavec Group; Mark Barrenechea, President & CEO of OpenText; Gerri Sinclair, Corporate Director and Strategic Innovation Consultant, as well as head (Principal) of The Gerri Sinclair Group; and Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, Provost and Vice President Academic, Ryerson University, in selecting the winner of the CODE appathon at the Grand Finale event.
CODE saw over 900 participants from across the country compete to create an unprecedented 110 submissions using federal government data sets.
The 15 finalists will be at the CODE Grand Finale, where they will pitch their apps during a live judging event to a panel of experts and potential investors. The three best apps, as determined by the judges, and the Fan Favorite, will be awarded great prizes, including the top prize of $25,000.
"Nine hundred tech students, entrepreneurs, appathon, competition, fan favourite voting and top prizes – can it get any better? Let’s show the world why Canada’s high tech industry is leading edge. Go Canada Go!"
– Robert Herjavec, Founder and CEO, The Herjavec Group, leading cyber security firm and a Shark host on ABC’s Shark Tank.
Date
March 28, 2014
Time
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
15 finalists make their live pitch before the judges and potential investors.
8:30 p.m.
Minister Clement speaks, followed by the announcement of the winners.
Location
McKinsey & Company
110 Charles St W
Toronto, ON
For More Information (media only):
Heather Domereckyj
Press Secretary
Office of the President of the Treasury Board
613-957-2666
Media Relations
Treasury Board Secretariat
613-957-2640
media@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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