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He has been on both sides of a deal: founding and exiting a software company, and running corporate development for a media group buying and building digital businesses.

He has sat on every side of Canadian health technology: inside the Ontario government, in a global consulting practice spanning hospitals, public laboratories, communi…

Joshua Goodfield

Executive Director · VC Platform

Toronto, Canada

Joshua leads VC Platform, the largest global collective of venture capital operators and is responsible for the organization's programming, membership product, governa…

Jason Gray

Founder & Managing General Partner · Pioneer Fund

Toronto, Canada

Jason Gray is a key player in venture capital driving innovation in the renewable energy sector and supporting startups through Pioneer Fund.

Tyler Hamilton drives cleantech innovation at MaRS connecting startups with investors and policymakers to advance climate solutions.

Tiffany Heimpel

Account Executive (or GTM/Sales leader) · Qualtrics

Toronto, Canada

She has twice been the person a US company hands its Canadian market to, standing up the sales motion, the pipeline and the partnerships from nothing, and she has carr…

Richa currently serves as Director of Partnerships at Sparrow, where she builds partnerships with colleges and universities, newcomer and refugee-serving organizations…

Alison Kaizer

Partner, Talent · Golden Ventures

Toronto, Canada

Alison Kaizer is a key figure in Toronto's FinTech scene known for her digital marketing expertise and strategic growth initiatives.

She has carried country CMO responsibility for Japan at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and global marketing leadership at Cisco, covering digital, field and channel market…

Michael Keoshkerian

Senior Advisor · Toronto Global

Toronto, Canada

Michael Keoshkerian drives foreign direct investment into Toronto enhancing the region's economic growth and innovation.

Neha Khera

Managing Partner · Innovobot Resonance Ventures (IRV)

Toronto, Canada

Neha Khera has shaped Canada's tech scene by investing in over 60 startups including ApplyBoard and Mejuri.

Kevin Kliman

President, Canadian Business (formerly CEO, Humi) · Employment Hero

Toronto, Canada

Kevin Kliman revolutionized HR tech in Canada with Humi optimizing HR payroll and benefits for 4 000+ businesses.

Anjit Kumar drives Canadian innovation by facilitating growth through strategic capital solutions.

Seema Lakhani

Co-Founder and COO · Devin

Toronto, Canada

Seema Lakhani is a leader in global-scale consumer products and AI applications having significantly contributed to Canada's tech landscape through her decade-long lea…

Aliza Lakhani

CEO and Dean, Toronto Campus (also referred to as Managing Director, Global Campuses) · Northeastern University

Toronto, Canada

She knows how to stand up and scale a regulated, multi-site organization in Canada, from accreditation and staffing to corporate partnerships, and she has done the sam…

Advocates for Canada's video game and interactive media growth.

She has owned the P&L of a consumer platform at global scale and steered it through a cross-border acquisition by a South Korean parent, then carried that growth playb…

Allen Lau co-founded Wattpad transforming digital storytelling and now drives innovation at Two Small Fish Ventures backing early-stage deep tech startups.

Elan Lee

CEO / Founder · Exploding Kittens, Inc.

Toronto, Canada

Elan Lee revolutionized gaming with 'Exploding Kittens ' a top Kickstarter success and pioneered Alternate Reality Games earning a Primetime Emmy.

Michael Liu energizes Toronto's startup scene by organizing major tech events and fostering vibrant communities.

Will has raised venture money as an operator, lent it as a technology banker and now writes first cheques across sectors, so he can tell a founder what each kind of ca…

Peter knows how federal and provincial innovation programs actually work, and how to get a company, a university lab and a government department into the same room.

Matt has been the person a global platform trusts to open and run a country: he took Snap's Canadian operation from a new country manager seat to a full general manage…

Alexandra McGregor (NEXT Canada)

Chief Program Officer · NEXT Canada

Toronto, Canada

She decides how Canada's most ambitious young founders are selected and coached, and she has worked directly with the teams behind Knix, ChargeLab and Voiceflow.