Jacques ChartrandFounder & President, Chartrand & AssociatesJacques Chartrand is currently Vice President of Corporate Development at EION Wireless, driving the retail sales vertical and assisting in corporate growth from financing to business development. He is the founder and President of Chartrand & Associates, with extensive experience in business development, account management and strategic opportunity development. His team offers targeted market access for the information technology, emerging energy technology and real estate sectors. They also team up with marketing expertise to bring focused market assessments, product/service validation, creative market outreach campaigns and targeted lead generation.Jacques has over 40 years experience in business development, account management and business growth strategies. He was the Director of Sales for Sun Microsystems, a flagship technology company, with innovations that have become the underpinning of today’s software and Internet economy. He was a Vice President of Brome Capital and Maple finance, based in Montreal, providing large scale financing to retail markets and technology companies. He recently served as a VP of Sales for SpikeMarks, a leading retail distribution company, with headquarters in Montreal. His strong technology and business development experience has successfully increased sales growth in government and corporate markets for Fortune 1000 information technology providers. His recent business development focus includes high tech, alternative energy and real estate.