Speakers & Mentors

2025 Speakers & Mentors

Peter Walker

Head of Insights, Carta

Elizabeth Yin

General Partner & Co-Founder, Hustle Fund

Andrew Filev

Founder & CEO, Zencoder

Katherine Homuth

Founder, SRTX

Dr. Theresa Lynn Johnson

Head of Product, Roblox Operating System (Enterprise AI)

Amy Wu Martin

Consumer Partner, Menlo Ventures

Josh Domingues

Founder, Flashfood

Brett Martin

VC & Founder, Fonzi AI

Claire Rosenfeld

Program Director, Alchemist Accelerator

Brice Scheschuk

Managing Partner, Globalive Capital

Tam Danier

Managing Director, Good Ideas Only

Haley Bryant

Principal, Hustle Fund

Roberto Cipriani

Founder & Advisor, Paper Education

Teija Bean

Head of Product Design, Forum Ventures, AI Studio

Leslie Fine

Managing Partner, Enjoy the Work

Jonathan Lowenhar

Founder and Managing Partner, Enjoy the Work

Lesley Ross

General Partner, Enjoy the Work

Asna Shafiq

Machine Learning Engineer, Georgian

Mike Cegelski

Managing Partner, Panache Ventures

Shingai Manjengwa

AI Education and Development, Talent & Ecosystem, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute

Neil Grunberg

Managing Partner, Storytime Capital

Marie Chevrier Schwartz

CEO, TechTO

Tara Akhavan

CEO, AI4Eyes Medical Technologies Inc.

Peter Hwang

CEO and Founder, Tre'dish

Managing Partner, Alyst Ventures

Lianne Vineberg

Founder, T6 Talent Partners

Operating Partner, Maverix Private Equity

David Tingle

Head of Platform Operations, Georgian

James Povitz

Principal, NAventures, National Bank of Canada

Emily Ross

Co-author, Just Evil Enough

Joannie Rochette

Olympic Medalist

Sylvain Carle

Investor & Advisor, CIVIC

Christine Renaud

CEO and co-founder, Braindate

Chloé Combres

Paralegal & Trademark Agent in Training, Delegatus

Nicholas Nadeau

Co-Founder / CTO, Onix

Kathryn Wortsman

Managing Partner, Amplify Capital

Benjamin Von Wong

Environmental Artist | Activist, Von Wong

Sévrine Labelle

Managing Director, Thrive Lab, BDC

Lise Birikundavyi

Managing Partner, BKR Capital

Moronke Harris

Founder, The Imaginative Scientist

Chris Sinkinson

Podcast Co-Host, Author, Former CTO, Startup Different

David Sinkinson

Exited SaaS Entrepreneur | Chief Podcast Officer | Award Winning Author, Startup Different

Malia Mediouni

Lawyer, Delegatus

Lyne Landry

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Agetech Capital

Jean-Philippe Delisle

Senior Director, Entrepreneurship and Investments, Axelys

Amanda Horn

Director of Marketing and Communications, Ocean Startup Project

Simon Olivier

Lead, Cycle H2O Water Fund

Antoine Gagné-Turcotte

CTO, Whale Seeker

Paula Mendonça

Executive Director, Ocean Startup Project

Jonathan Shaanan

Managing Director, Circle K Ventures, Alimentation Couche-Tard

Christy Canida

Senior Director, Product, Alchemist Accelerator

Bertrand Nepveu

Geek-in-Chief, Triptyq Capital

Rhiannon Davies

Founding & Managing Partner , Sandpiper Ventures

Fraser Christie

Investor, Roller Labs Ventures (Canadian Tire)

Harper Reed

CEO, 2389 Research, Inc

Prathna Ramesh

Partner, FutureSight

Paul Irving

Partner, GTMfund

John Rikhtegar

Director, Investments, RBCx

Isaac Souweine

Partner, Pender Ventures

Senia Rapisarda

Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (Canada) Limited

Jacqueline Good

Founder & CEO, Magnestar Inc.

Maxime Goulet-Bourdon

COO & Co-founder, Reaction Dynamics

Amanda Spilkin

Medical Device Developer, Concordia University

Etienne Crevier

Animator, Les Dérangeants

Anuj Adhiya

Expert-in-Residence, Growth, Techstars

Jean-Philippe Taillon

Managing Director, Eurêka Investment Fund, Investissement Québec

Charlotte Murray

Chief Operating Officer | Integrator, The Farmers' Truck

Jean-Nicolas Delage

Partner Lawyer, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Etienne Mérineau

General Partner, Telegraph

Neha Khera

Managing Partner, IRV Fund, Innovobot

Jade Doucet-Martineau

Co-Founder & CEO, Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.

Adam Gryfe

COO, CSMC

Luc Giguère

Guest Professor of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Université Laval

Candy Lee

2x Tech CMO, Startup Advisor, Exec Coach

Étienne Bernard

Head of data and analytics, Québec Tech

Olga Cruz

Director Thrive Lab, BDC Capital

Evan Kerr

Lead Investor, Georgian

Nathan Percy

Investor Relations Manager, Spring Impact Capital

Ella Seitz

Managing Partner, Esplanade Ventures

Lezlie Karls

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Mid-Day Squares

Randy Smerik

Entrepreneur, Osunatech

Wintta Ghebreiyesus

Founder & CEO, Moon Trades

Albert Chen

Venture Partner, Two Small Fish Ventures

Mona Minhas

Partner, Thrive Venture Fund – BDC Capital

Marina Pavlovic Rivas

Co-founder & CEO, Eli Health

James Kesten

Director of Venture Growth, COVE

Bachar Elzein

CEO & CTO, Reaction Dynamics

Hilary Kilgour

Co-Founder & Managing Partner , Audaxa Ventures

Antoine Routhier

Founder, Ubee

Nectarios Economakis

Partner, Amiral Ventures

Emily Walsh

Lead Investor, Georgian

Scott Wharton

CEO, Tandem PV

Mike Kelland

CEO & Co-Founder, Planetary

Emilie Hamel

COO, GHGSAT

Myriam Corbeil

Founder and CEO, UNIQ Hotel

Qinhong (Tammy) Cai

Chief Technology Officer, Gaia Refinery

Mitch Joel

Founder, ThinkersOne

Marie-Josée Potvin

Portfolio Manager, Flight Opportunities and Training, Canadian Space Agency

James Moncarz

Principal, PartnerBuild Advisory

Paul Gagnon

Partner, Lawyer, Technology and Artificial Intelligence Co-Lead , BCF Business Law

Chris Shipley

Partner, C/R Strategy Partners

Farrah Bostic

Founder, Head of Research, The Difference Engine LLC

John Gleeson

General Partner, SuccessVP

Talia Abramowitz

Managing Partner, Deloitte Ventures

Andrew Murray

Founder, CEO, Aslan Renewables

Susan Tees

IP Director, New Ventures BC

Graham Day

Managing Partner, Spring Impact Capital

Chloé Archambault

Partner, Quantacet

Marc Campagna

cofounder+ceo, gaiia

Delphine Descamps

Co-founder, Belle Spring Farms

Mike Lee

CEO, Fundica

Claire Mazzini

Corporate Counsel, Microsoft Canada

Julien Camirand Lemyre

CEO, Nord Quantique

Catherine Mathys

Partner, La Société des demains

Alicia Lenis

Vice President, Chrysalix

Upkar Arora

Chief Executive Officer, Rally Assets

Cara Salci

Vice President, Strategy & Government Relations, Thales Canada

Vincent Bergeron

Director, lawyer & brand agent; Leader of the Emerging Technologies Group, ROBIC

Janie Blouin Grondin

Chief Operating Officer, Missiveapp

Frédéric Lemaire

CEO, Paratus Medical

Kendra MacDonald

Chief Executive Officer  , Canada’s Ocean Supercluster

Fiorella Schiffino

CFO, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners

Richard Chénier

General Manager, Québec Tech

Annie-Claude Devriese

Growth & Partnerships, Garage & co

Dolma Tsundu

CEO and Founder, Flutter Care

Michael Machabee

Managing Partner, Export Development Canada

Chloé Evans

Vice President, Idealist Capital

Ilias Lamrini

Ocean Ecosystem Navigator, Ocean Startup Project

Eric In

Founder, Mapleric Positive Impact

Geneviève Tanguay

Partner, Panache Ventures

Tahrin Maruf

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, CORSphere

Shaun Alphonso

Marketing Coordinator, Georgian

Nancy Andrews

Chief Engagement and Communications Officer, Canada's Ocean Supercluster

Pedro Gregorio

Partner, Head of Robotics Lab, Innovobot

Lara Emond

Founder & CEO, Iris + Arlo

Sam Hasty

Partner, Active Impact Investments

Geneviève Bouthillier

Executive Vice-President, BDC Capital

Alexis Conrad

Principal Intellectual Property Advisor, Communitech

Laurence Audette-Lagueux

General Manager, Garage & co

Danielle Smith

Director - Tech & Innovation Banking, National Bank

Sara Anvari

VP & CISO, BRP

Katherine Johnsen

Co-Founder/CEO, Common Ace

Philippe Telio

Founder & President, STARTUPFEST - Elevator World Tour - FWD50

Alistair Croll

Co-author, Just Evil Enough

Content Chair, Startupfest

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