Small Business

Wisdom Exchange

The Forum for CEOs and Presidents of High Performing Firms


The Wisdom Exchange is a resource for Ontario's business leaders to share knowledge, learn best practices and make valuable networking connections.

Learn more about the Wisdom Exchange past events:

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Wisdom Exchange 2010 Reporter

In today’s dynamic economy, it has never been more important for leaders of Ontario’s high-performing businesses to leverage their capacity to pursue growth opportunities.  The May, 2010 program demonstrated how Ontario and its business leaders can prepare to move forward and capture the many opportunities that are developing both in the province and around the world.

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Wisdom Exchange 2009 – Winning Strategies in Turbulent Times (PDF - 506K)

Economic conditions have shifted significantly since the last Wisdom Exchange. The program held in February 2009 aimed to give the presidents and CEOs of Ontario's most successful Small and Medium Enterprises the tools to both face these challenges and develop new opportunities.

Wisdom Exchange 2008 - Strategies for Growth (PDF - 277K)

To extend the reach and success of this program into the important stakeholder group of high performing Ontario firms, the February 2008 event marked the first Wisdom Exchange in Ottawa, giving CEOs and presidents the opportunity to network with peers from across the province.

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The Wisdom Exchange 2007 Report (PDF - 355K)

In June 2007, CEOs and presidents of Ontario's high performance firms gathered at the Wisdom Exchange to expand their business network, share best practices, benchmark growth strategies and gain advice and insights critical to success.

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The Wisdom Exchange 2006 Report (PDF - 829K)

In May 2006, CEOs from more than 100 of Ontario’s fastest growing companies gathered to share their experiences with innovation, what worked and what didn’t, and what trends were emerging that would shape tomorrow’s business landscape.

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The Wisdom Exchange 2005 Report (PDF - 830K)

Innovation has been heralded as the path to 21st century success, but savvy business people know that great ideas do not automatically translate into great profits. The timely relevance of the 11th Annual Wisdom Exchange theme, “Return on Creativity: Leveraging the Power of Ideas,” drew CEOs of nearly 200 Ontario leading growth firms to the conference in downtown Toronto to find out how others have transformed the quicksilver of ideas into bankable gold.