John Ruffolo, CEO of OMERS Ventures, will speak on March 20, 2013 to the Ontario Business Climate and Innovation Deputies' Policy Committee on Ontario's economic performance and competitiveness.

On March 5, Damien Steel, Director at OMERS Ventures, will speak at Driven by Success to provide insight into what institutional investors look for plus a frank discussion on pitching to VCs.

On February 28, 2013, Derek Smyth, Managing Director of OMERS Ventures, will act as a judge at Communitech's Startup Smackdown, a fast pitch competition, where 10 startups are called to the ring to pitch in front of a panel of judges.

On February 21, 2013, John Ruffolo, CEO of OMERS Ventures, will speak in Montreal at Reseau Capital's Annual Convention on the topic of The GP/LP Partnership: A Survival Guide.

On February 20, 2013, John Ruffolo, CEO of OMERS Ventures, will speak in Toronto at the Conference Board of Canada's Business Innovation Summit 2013 on the topic of Innovators and Capital Markets: The Challenge of Financing Business Innovation in Canada.