Look Who’s Joining Us

Look Who’s Joining Us

Take a look below at the outstanding 2026 speaker lineup! Stay tuned as we announce our 2027 lineup – sign up for our newsletter to find out first.

Chris Keevill

Co-Founder & CEO

Shelley Hessian

Regional IP Counsellor

Quinnlan Guest

Investor

Sarah Murphy

Partner

Robyn Stewart

Business Solutions Executive, Advanced Technology & AI

Ben McDade

Investment Director, Venture Capital

Krista Bezanson

VP Business Development and Strategy

Laïla Thériault

Associate

Mathieu Duffar

Partner

Claudio Rojas

CEO

Eleanor Beaton

Founder & CEO

Alexandra Pelletier

Canadian Global Executive – Mentor

Neil Cameron

Venture Partner

Samuel Jobin-Morissette

VP

Deborah Sanni

Executive Director

James Geneau

CEO

Chris Morrissey

Deputy Minister – Growth and Development / President and CEO – Invest Nova Scotia

Kory Henn

Associate Vice President, Early Stage Banking

Garron Helman

Partner

Julien Letartre

Partner, StrongNorth Fund

Arad Gharagozli

CEO

Doug Jones

CEO & Founder

Noah Nagle

Associate

Sherry Liu

Investment Analyst

Michael Smith

COO

Emmanuelle Coppinger

Managing Partner

Travis McDonough

Founder & CEO

Michael Tayler

AVP, Banking, RBCx and RBC Olympian (Tokyo 2020)

Bobbie Racette

Founder (acquired)

Jeff White

CEO

Benjamin Bergen

CEO

Kevin Madill

Partner

Leslie McNabb-Kyritsis

Director

Liam Gill

Manager, Capital Program and Engagement

Ted Graham

Partner

Brian Kobus

Managing Partner

Daniel Armali

VP of Investments

Neil Peet

Partner

Dean MacIsaac

Client Success Manager

Owen Matthews

Founder & Chairman

2025 Speakers

Dellah Panlo

VP, U.S Capital Formation

Lara Skwarek

Investment Principal

Shelley Hessian

Regional IP Counsellor

Dana O'Born

Vice President, Strategy & Advocacy

Megan Malone

Director of Business Development

Mina Mekhail

Founder & CEO

Claudio Ramirez

CTA Manager in London

Johanna Dwyer

CEO

Shirley Speakman

Managing Partner, Climate Tech Fund & Sustainability Venture Fund

Ben McDade

Investment Principal

Dana McCauley

CEO

Katheleen Eva

Investor

Alexandre Lanteigne

Trade Commissioner

Kathryn Lockhart

CEO

Emmanuelle Coppinger

Managing Partner

Bryce Tully

Co-Founder & CEO

Adam Chaffey

Technical Director, Smart Lighting

Lorie McCarthy

VP, Banking

Nevin Pick

President

Savior Joseph

Past Chair and Director

Dean MacIsaac

Success Manager

Johanna Brown

Founder & Principal

Nicholas Brathwaite

Founding Managing Partner

Erin Graham

CEO

Jennifer Erskine

Associate Principal, Venture Capital

Matt McCooe

CEO and Chief Investment Officer

John Cassidy

Managing Director

Chris Burns

Co-Founder, Advisor to the Board

Bob Pelley

Senior Corporate Advisor – Targeted Initiatives

Scott Pelton

Co-Founder

Lise Birikundavyi

Managing Partner

Leslie McNabb-Kyritsis

Director

Kim Furlong

CEO

Matthew He

Investment Analyst

Neil Peet

Partner

Danielle Graham

Co-Founder

Ted Graham

Principal

Aditya Vashist

Investment Lead

2024 Speakers

Sreejata Chatterjee

Director of Product

Leslie Magee

Executive in Residence

Laila Theriault

Investment Analyst

Jeff White

CEO

Ray Rashed

Director, Banking

Lauren Davies

Investment Principal

Julia Rivard

Co-Founder & CEO

Jennifer Fuccillo

Investment Principal

Malcolm Fraser

Managing Partner

Emily Nanne

Relationship Development & Advancement Manager

Shri Subramanian

Investment Analyst

Dinar Ahmed

Partner, BDC Capital – Seed Fund

Anita Ludwar

Principal

Shelley Hessian

IP Counsellor for Nova Scotia, AIPA

Dan Bingham

Head of Desk

Lidija Marušić

VP, Business Investment

Tamasha Fernando

Project Lead

Allison Gibson

Chief Design Officer

Craig Haney

Head of Ventures

Kathryn Lockhart

CEO

Rhiannon Davies

Founding and Managing Partner

Marcus Daniels

Founding Partner & CEO

Graeme Millen

VP Business Development & Ecosystem Support

Cynthia Callahan

Senior Director of Project Operations

John Cassidy

Managing Director

Brian Kobus

Managing Partner & Head of Fund Operations

Andry Tanusdjaja

Seed Business Development

Lorie McCarthy

VP, Banking

Benoit Forcier

Senior Partner

Ben McDade

Investment Principal

Marc Savoie

Executive in Residence

Dale Tingley

Partner

Danny Way

Investment Manager

Sarah Willson

Associate

Anne No

Managing Director

Kim Furlong

CEO

Paul Ryan

Director, Growth & Transition Capital – BDC Capital

Jeanette Jackson

CEO

Laviva Mazhar

Principal

Tom Rand

Managing Partner

Louis Delorme

Associate

Jacob Topatigh

Associate

2023 Speakers

Jerrod Shin

Partner

Marlise Hunter

Director of Platform

Sarah Foston

Ecosystems Lead

Julia Elvidge

Co-Founder & Chair

Bronwyn Bridges

CEO

Dr. Karen Cross

CEO & Co-Founder

Stephanie Andrew

Founding Partner

Erin Basarsky

Director

Eva Greene

Investment Associate

Christine Whiteside

Program Manager

Matthew He

Investment Analyst

Barbara Campbell

Regional Director

Eric Aime Patry

Outreach Manager

Danielle Brewin Graham

General Partner

Niraj Shukla

Director

Sarah Blair

Manager of Outreach & Engagement

Yuan Shi

Principal — Food & AgTech Fund

Shelley Hessian

Manager Start-Up Yard at COVE

Jennifer LaPlante

Chief Growth & Investment Officer

Sally Morris

General Partner & Investor

Brent Holliday

Founder & CEO

Ajay Gopal

Partner

Eric Siegel

‘Executive in Residence at CDL Oceans

Adam de Sola Pool

Advisor

Suzanne Sinatra

Founder & CEO

Tony Barkett

Head of Banking

Donald Grant

Executive Director

Daniel Pinault

Partner

Kathleen Eva

Investor

Brent Holliday

Founder & CEO

Kim Furlong

CEO

Dave Smardon

CEO

John Hill

Evangelist

John Cassidy

Managing Director

Michael J. Lavigne

Head of Growth

Andry Tanusdjaja

Seed Business Development

Jon Wolkin

Managing Director

Kevin Madill

Partner

Tarun Agarwal

Associate

Glenn Cowan

Retired Squadron Commander & Founder