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Hussam Ayyad

Chief Operating Officer, Teammates.ai; Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream), Rotman School of Management · Teammates.ai / Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Hussam Ayyad is a key player in Canada's startup scene co-leading SaaS ventures and supporting over 1 000 startups.

Michael has been the CEO in the chair, at Filld, Zerve and Travelport's consumer business, and has founded, acquired, invested in and sold companies, so he reads a gro…

Julia Chelaru

Founder Acceleration Manager · Shopify (Shopify Ventures)

Toronto, Canada

Known for GSD, connecting the right people, and helping folks cut through the noise as they start or scale their businesses and grow as leaders.

Lucy Chow

Director, Women's Angel Investor Network (WAIN); Investor & Author · Women's Angel Investor Network (WAIN)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Influential Canadian leader in global innovation and investment championing diversity in tech and gaming.

Mitch Debora

Co-Founder & CEO · Mosaic Manufacturing

Toronto, Canada

Mitch Debora leads Mosaic Manufacturing in reshoring supply chains with additive manufacturing boosting Canada's manufacturing resilience and sustainability.

Bocar Dia

Partner · Forum Ventures

Vancouver, Canada

Key contributor to Canada's tech ecosystem scaling Hootsuite and guiding SaaS founders.

Afraj Gill

President & Co-Founder · Zown

San Francisco, United States

Afraj Gill is a key figure in Canadian tech known for founding and scaling companies and supporting startups through leadership roles.

Co-Founder and CEO of Cookin transforming Canada's food-tech landscape.

Mark Kahn

Managing Partner · Omnivore

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mark Kahn leads Omnivore in transforming agrifood innovation and sustainable agriculture driving impactful investments in startups that enhance food security.

Denis Lacasse

Chief Experience Officer · NOG PBC

Montreal, Canada

He has built and shipped products on both sides of the Canada-California line, from Montreal game studios to San Francisco consulting engagements, and he spent twelve…

Shailesh Lakhani

Venture Capital Investor (formerly Managing Director, Peak XV Partners) · Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA)

Bangalore, India

Shailesh Lakhani has driven tech innovation globally by leading investments in key startups like Truecaller and Zetwerk highlighting the influence of Canadian-educated…

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

Ron Matten

Founder and Managing Partner · Matten Law LLP

Los Angeles, United States

He spent close to 15 years doing corporate immigration in Toronto before opening his own firm, so he knows both ends of the Canada-US move: what a work permit takes, a…

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.

Sam Molyneux

Co-CEO · Poppy

Toronto, Canada

Sam Molyneux is a trailblazer in integrating AI into scientific research co-founding Meta acquired by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to revolutionize global scientific…

Canadian-born tech leader advancing AI-driven marketing solutions globally.

She sources and diligences early-stage fintech deals and handles the transactional side herself, a habit carried over from years practising corporate law.

Lee Smith

Chief Canadian Officer · Buy Canadian Group Inc. (Shoppa.ca)

Toronto, Canada

Lee knows how live shopping actually sells, from the China and Southeast Asia markets where it grew into a trillion-dollar habit, and he is now putting that playbook t…

Gabriel Sundaram

Founder · Mission.dev

Montreal, Canada

Gabriel Sundaram drives innovation in Canada's tech scene by connecting top engineers with global clients through Mission.dev enhancing the talent marketplace.

He has taken hardware from a student prototype to a Kickstarter launch to a factory-scale system used for production runs, and knows what it costs to manufacture and s…