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David Agnew (Board Chair)
President, Seneca College
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Chief Administrative Officer, City of Markham
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Harry Zarek
President and CEO, Compugen
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Partner at NorthGuide
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Co-Founder and CEO, Nulogy
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Executive Chairman, Volaris Group and COO, Constellation Software
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Mike Nishimura
Director of Mafact and Manufacturing Support, Magna International Inc.
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Paula Cruickshank
Senior Vice President, Fund Investments, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
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Yalda Riahi
General Counsel, St. Joseph Communications
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Hugh Chow
Chief Executive Officer
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Sophia Chan-Combrink
Chief Administrative Officer
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Avinash Persaud
VP, Hardware Catalyst Initiative and Semiconductor Initiatives
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Sep Assadian
VP, Founder Success
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Cara Du Boulay
Financial Controller
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Dejana Dua
Head of Hardtech Investor Network (HIN) & Capital Services
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Lynn McNeil
Semiconductor Sector Expert
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Nima Mohtaram
Head of MedTech Initiatives
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Noor Haq
Head of Marketing and Business Development
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Hugh Chow
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Administrative Officer
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Avinash Persaud
VP, Hardware Catalyst Initiative and Semiconductor Initiatives
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Sep Assadian
VP, Founder Success
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Cara Du Boulay
Financial Controller
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Dejana Dua
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Lynn McNeil
Semiconductor Sector Expert
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Head of MedTech Initiatives
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Noor Haq
Head of Marketing and Business Development
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Esha Chopra
Director, Portfolio Management, Hardware and Global Catalyst
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Jarrod Hicks
Advisor, IP Programs and Policy
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Madura Dissanayake
Director, Hardware Catalyst Initiative
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Scott Carpenter
Director
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Scott Dodds
Director, External Relations
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Director of Partnerships, Sponsorships & Events
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Senior Manager, People & Culture
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Senior Manager, Advisory Services
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David Greenberg
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Mayavan Raja
Senior Innovation Space Manager
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Manavi Parashar
Portfolio Manager, AI Portfolio
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Bereket Kefyalew
Founder Success Community Manager
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Merica Joy Carlos
Marketing Manager
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Alice Mu
Product Growth Associate, Partnerships & Lab Subscriptions
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Boris Au
Portfolio Associate, AI Portfolio
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Giancarlo Napolitano
Investment Readiness Services Coordinator
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Janice Ip
Executive Assistant & HR Coordinator
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Maanasaa Ravikrishna
Human Resources Coordinator
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Ana Misra
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Barry Papoff
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Frank Cotter
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Michael Mooradian
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Warren Ali
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Zvonimir Fras
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Aakshaye Bharganwr
Serial Entrepreneur,Mentor, Executive-In-Residence
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Adam Lawley
NSEAD MBA | Technical Sales | Entrepreneur
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Alexey Kozlove
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Alicia Francis
CEO + Founder, Intensity Solutions
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Amirali Amirsoleimani
Assistant Professor, York University
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Ashish Patel
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Ben Robertson
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Frederick Louis Glady
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CEO & Founder, Boulevard Public Relations
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Joe Graci
B2B CEO/Business Builder & Operator
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Kok Bin (K.B.) Ng
Professor, Supply Chain - School of Management
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Leyla Mortazavi
Sales Leader
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Linnea Aasen-Johnston
Clinical Business Consultant
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Louie Canitano
CEO & Founder of LCAN Professional Services
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Maxime Girard
CEO & Founder
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Michael Dell
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Moien Giashi
Senior Investment Associate
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Morteza Zohrabi
President and CEO, Global Value Expanders Limited (GVEX)
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CEO and a Co-founder
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Pedja Radjenovic
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Reda Fayek
VP Product Development, Precision Biomonitoring Inc. President, Kimitek Inc.
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Ricky Lau
Founder, CTO
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Robert Treumann
Angel Investor
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Sai-Kit Eng
Electrical Engineer with extensive Programs/Operations Management experience
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Samantha Goldsilver
Executive in residence
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Shahin Arpanahi Istadegi
Executive in residence, Brand Strategy and Marketing Consultant
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Shalmali Sathe
Senior Manager, Product Marketing, CarbonCure Technologies
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Shehroz Hussain
Founder/ Executive in Residence
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Steve Mahon
President of FastPath Consulting
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Sunil Bansal
Senior Product Manager, Payments & Growth, Tangerine Bank
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Suresh Sriskandarajah
CEO & Founder, Suresh Law Professional Corporation
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Product Engineer, SnapPea Design
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Vartika Manasvi
Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
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