The Moncton area economic development agency 3+ Corporation is kicking off a day of startup festivities on Sept. 22 with a lunch featuring two renowned experts in startups.

The Billion Dollar Lunch will be highlighted by talks by American entrepreneur and author Brad Feld and Sen Wise, Startup Canada’s Mentor of the Year. The lunch will wrap up a few hours before the regional accelerator Propel ICT holds its Demo Day, also in Moncton.

Feld, who will participate via Skype, is co-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars and an investor in such companies as Makerbot, Fitbit, Zynga and Betabrand. He is the author of several top selling startup books, including Startup Communities. He is also active with several non-profit organizations, such as the National Centre for Women & Information Technology.

Appearing in person, Sean Wise is a professor of entrepreneurship at Ryerson University and a partner at Ryerson Futures. He is the host of the Naked Entrepreneur and was selected as Startup Canada’s 2014 Mentor of the Year. As well as being a consultant for Dragons’ Den, Wise is a co-founder of EY’s  Canadian Venture Capital Advisory Group, and co-author of Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job.

The Billion Dollar Lunch will be held at the Fibre Centre on St. George Blvd. at 11:30. Tickets are available here and grant to holder admission to the Demo Day.