Export Café Special Edition: Open Networking Session

Connect with Trade Commissioners, funding organizations, and growth experts in a fast-paced in-person networking session
About this Event

At BioPort Atlantic, join us for Export Café Special Edition: Open Networking Session,, featuring market experts from France and the U.S. This interactive networking experience is designed to connect Atlantic Canadian life sciences companies with international experts and organizations that support innovation, funding, commercialization, and export growth. This session is presented by Global Affairs Canada.

This special in-person edition brings together a Health Innovation Leader from France, Trade Commissioners from France and from the U.S., and local ecosystem partners in a café-style setting where meaningful conversations happen quickly and efficiently.

Following brief introductions, participants will rotate between tables in a structured networking format, spending approximately 10 minutes with each expert or organization before moving to the next discussion. This format allows companies to gain valuable insights, make new connections, and identify opportunities for follow-up conversations.

Who Should Attend?

✅ Atlantic Canadian life sciences companies

✅ Startups, scale-ups, SMEs, researchers, and innovators interested in international growth

✅ Companies seeking funding, partnerships, commercialization support, or export guidance

Important Registration Information

Registration for the Export Café session is separate from BioPort Atlantic. You do not need to be registered for the conference to attend this networking session.

Export Café registration includes access only to this session and does not provide admission to any BioPort Atlantic conference sessions, activities or meals.

Space is limited. You must present your ticket at the door

Featured International Partners

We're pleased to welcome:

• Erica Perrier, Founder, Evidentia Consulting, Health Innovation Leader from France
• Frederic Chieux, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to France
• Karen Miller, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to the U.S., in Washington D.C.
• Serban Georgescu, Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate in Boston

Connect On Site With These Local Representatives From:

• Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service

• Ava Vila-Leahey - Mitacs

• Jean Léger & Neeraj Vats- National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP)

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

• Marc Garcia, Mohamed.Parpia and Brian Cardinal from Ryan LLC, Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)

• Brittany Rotor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

• Diana Ocampo & Judith Dardon, Invest Nova Scotia

• Allison Lever, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

• Additional ecosystem partners supporting business growth and export development

Event Details

📅 Thursday, September 24

⏰ 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

📍 Halifax Convention Centre, Argyle Room

🎟 Complimentary registration required