1. 1 Richard LePage (Seattle) Tab Borden (Palo Alto) Paul Owens (Los Angeles) Investment Presentation to C-11 Summit Toronto, Ontario - October 4, 2011 - The West Coast

2. 2

3. 3 Overview of region Seattle: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska  Total population of region is 19.8 million  GDP/GSP (2010) for region is $620 billion, accounting for 4.3% of US GDP Economic Drivers  WA – 14 th ranked economy driven by global leaders such as Boeing, Microsoft  OR – 25 th ranked economy -- agriculture, forestry, cleantech  ID – 42 nd ranked economy -- agriculture is mainstay, tourism on upswing  AK – 45 th ranked economy -- energy and mining industries Priority Sectors  A&D - all aspects of commercial aviation (e.g. composites)  ICT - enterprise software, wireless mobile, gaming/interactive media  Cleantech - smart grid, EV infrastructure, bio/renewable energy  Ag/Ag-Food - seafood, organic/natural products

4. 4 Overview of region SFRAN/Palo Alto: Northern California, Hawaii  Population: N. Cal -15 M; Hawaii - 1.4 M  GDP/GSP: Cal - $2T or 14% of national; Hawaii - $72 B Economic Drivers  Silicon Valley - ICT, cleantech,  South San Francisco - biotech  Hawaii - tourism Priority Sectors  ICT– digital media, gaming, Web 2.0, social networking  Cleantech – water/wastewater, green buildings, smart grid, biofuels  Life Sciences – personalized medicine, health IT, drug discovery, regen med  Ag/Food  Venture Capital  10% of all VC money in Canada in 2010... from Silicon Valley  Other – C 100 mentoring group, expats

5. 5 Overview of region Los Angeles: So Cal, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico  Population: So Cal 23.0 M; AZ 6.4 M; NV 2.7 M; NM 2.1 M  GDP (2010): LA 5-County Area $846 B (= QC+BC+Prairies)  GDP (2010): AZ 253 B, NV 125.7 B, NM 79.7 B Economic Drivers  AZ – A&D, ICT, renewable energy, healthcare, green building  NV – clean energy, biotech, ICT, green building and infrastructure  NM – A&D and renewable energy  So Cal – all sectors + entertainment industry Priority Sectors  A&D: all aspects of commercial & defence  Ag/AgFood  Cleantech: solar, clean transportation, water, green bldg, bio-fuels, smart grid  Life Sciences: med dev, bioNano, stem cells, genomics, neuroscience  ICT: wireless, digital media, entertainment (music, film and television)

6. 6 Strategy 1.Focus on retention/expansion/after care -- in coordination with domestic network 2.Triangulation with other Posts 3.Emphasis on knowledge industries with high levels of R&D and skilled labour involved with manufacturing and services. 4.Greater alignment of trade and innovation with investment promotion efforts (incl. CDIA). 5.Build relationships with Angels/VCs/PE firms as well as institutional investors (e.g. LPs)

7. 7 Key Events  A&D  BCI Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit, Seattle, Mar ‘12  Ag/Agri-Food:  Winter Fancy Food Show, San Francisco, Jan ‘12  Cleantech/Green Building:  Cleantech forum, San Francisco, March ‘12  ICT  48 Hours in the Valley, Palo Alto, Dec ‘11  GDC, San Francisco, March ’12  Casual Connect, Seattle, July ‘12  Life Sciences:  Maple Tree LS Forum, San Francisco, April/May ‘12  VC  VC Day in the Valley, Palo Alto, April ‘12