Speakers & Mentors

CEO, Techstars

Managing Partner, Storytime Capital

Chief Executive Officer, Indigo Books & Music, Inc.

Principal, Chiusano & Daughter

Principal, Hustle Fund

Managing Director, Alchemist Accelerator

CEO & Founder, SuccessionMatching

President, Shopify

Director of Brand Strategy , X/Twitter - Europe, Middle East & Africa

Co-Founder, DAVIDsTEA, Firebelly Tea, and Mad Radish

Senior Director, Product, Alchemist Accelerator

CEO, Humi

Co-founder and Managing Partner, BKR Capital

Managing Partner, Deep Future

EVP & Chief of Staff, SRTX

Founder & CEO, Paper

COO, Vision Realize

CEO, Wrk.com

Founder/CEO (exited), Felix Capital Corp

Co-Founder, Good Future

Strategist and Marketer, Formerly StealthTest by nameless (acquired Dec 2023)

Early-stage investor

Head of Marketing, Kumospace

General Partner, Enjoy the Work

Founder , Enjoy the Work

General Partner, Enjoy the Work

General Partner, Enjoy the Work

Impactful Venture Builder, Co-Created

Founder, Head of Strategy & Research, The Difference Engine

CEO, Co-Founder, SOMMS.AI

Design Research, VKM Consulting

Founder, Reason Street

Executive Coach, Evolution

Advisor & Coach, Pidari

Founder, CEO, The Carbonauts & Wearehappytoserveyou.com

Partner, Real Ventures

President, ThinkersOne

Board Member, rocket50

President & CEO, Tarari, Inc.

Principal, Pender Ventures

Computer operator, Harper Rules LLC

Chief Coaching Officer, Propel

Partner, Diaspora Ventures

General Partner , Audere Capital

Founding Partner & CEO, Highline Beta

President, TechBonjour

Co-Founder & COO, 4AM SKIN

Creator of Outfitgrid, Former Meta/ Instagram, Nike, Twitter

Co-Founder/CEO, Common Ace

Chair, Startupfest

CMO, Knak

Chief Product Officer, Sanctuary AI

Chief Information Security Officer, Business Development Bank of Canada

Managing Partner, Women in Technology Venture Fund and Thrive Venture Fund, Business Development Bank of Canada

Chief Investment Officer, InBC Investment Corp.

Head of Insights, Carta

Principal, Teralys Capital

Partner, N49P

General Partner, Luge Capital

Partner, Pender Ventures

Co-Founder & CEO, Simple Ventures

Head of AI , Georgian

Managing Partner, Front Row Ventures

Co-Founder and CEO, Developer Capital

Principal, Pender Ventures

Principal, NAventures, National Bank of Canada

Partner, GenLab Venture Studio

Investor , OMERS Ventures

Managing Partner, McRock Capital

Partner, CMD Capital