Harley Finkelstein has been key to Shopify’s stratospheric growth over the past few years, making the company one of Canada’s most important breakout innovators and Canada’s highest valued technology company. And as Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion, the Honourable Mary Ng works to help find and grow the next generation of such startups, putting them on a global stage and giving them the tools they need to take smart risks and enter new markets.

In this one-on-one discussion, they’ll discuss what it takes for Canadian companies to succeed on their own terms and what technologies and markets are likely to yield the next wave of fast-scaling tech firms.