As Canada and the rest of the world continue to move from a production- based economy to an ideas based one, how do we protect invention and drive innovation? Jim Balsillie, former co-founder of RIM (now BlackBerry), and current Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, discusses the importance of generating and controlling IP, where Canada has faltered in its innovation strategy, and the realities of first mover advantage. Using his time at RIM as a corner stone for the discussion, Jim takes us through the new ideas economy, and why CPAs have a starring role to play within it.

• understand the impacts of moving from a production-based economy to an ideas-based economy
• understand the importance of generating and protecting intellectual property
• learn about the role CPAs can play in the new idea economy

• the societal shift to the intangible economy
• learn why Canada has lagged behind in capturing the value of domestic innovation
• key decisions that led to RIM’s early success
• reality of protecting patents
• where smaller and resource constrained companies should focus their IP strategy
• the role that CPAs can play in the IP ecosystem

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On-Demand Courses by LumiQ. LumiQ is a podcast company where engaging conversations with business leaders also count as verifiable CPD. We go out and find business, accounting and finance leaders to interview about their expertise and experiences, and you get verifiable CPD for learning from the world’s top minds. Some days, you’ll find yourself immersed in the world of start-ups, or captivated with the story of how Bernie Madoff pulled off the largest fraud in human history. Maybe you’ll want to learn about how the music industry’s business model has changed over time? Whatever you’re interested in and will feed your natural curiosity of how businesses work, you’ll find on the LumiQ podcast. LumiQ is an enjoyable way to earn CPD.

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