About this Event
Session 2: Managing Risk Across Borders
📅: Oct 7, 2026 @ 12PM
📍: 12th Floor Kitchen, SFU VentureLabs
DeepTech and science-intensive companies often sell to overseas clients before they ever sell anything in Canada. When this happens, basic off-the-shelf insurance coverage that worked in Canada may no longer be adequate. What do you do then?
Join senior legal, risk, and insurance experts from Zurich Canada and BLF Canada for an advanced, practitioner-level dive into the real-world mechanics of cross-border risk management, complex insurance policies, and claims realities. It will offer an insider’s look at how to approach insurance and risk management.
You will leave with an appreciation for the role of insurance in operating a business that ships products and provides services across borders
Speakers
Nathan Parsons, VP Executive Risk & Financial Institutions,
BLF Canada
Peter Cross, Senior Claims Counsel
Zurich Canada
💡 Founders' Corner Community Series
Join us on the first Wednesday of every month for a VentureLabs community gathering that brings founders, startup teams, and ecosystem partners together. Each session features an expert presentation or practical discussion on topics relevant to science and technology startups, followed by dedicated time to connect with fellow members, experts and build new relationships.
Our inaugural Founder’s Corner Community series, running from September through December, will focus on International Business, exploring key topics to help science and technology ventures navigate global markets, expand internationally, and build cross-border opportunities.
Bring your own lunch, gain practical insights, and grow your network.
Next Session:
Dec 2nd @ 12PM
Event venue & nearby stays
(12th Floor Kitchen) SFU VentureLabs, 555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada
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