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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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Jason Tham
Co-Founder and CEO, Nulogy
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Executive Chairman, Volaris Group and COO, Constellation Software
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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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Mike Nishimura
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Hugh Chow
Chief Executive Officer
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VP, Hardware Catalyst Initiative and Semiconductor Initiatives
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VP, Founder Success
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Sophia Chan-Combrink
VP, External Relations
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Nima Mohtaram
Head of MedTech Initiatives
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Garry Chan
Head of AI Initiatives
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Head of Hardtech Investor Network & Capital Programs
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Hugh Chow
Chief Executive Officer
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Jane Gertner
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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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VP, External Relations
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Head of MedTech Initiatives
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Head of AI Initiatives
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Dejana Dua
Head of Hardtech Investor Network & Capital Programs
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Director, IP Programs and Policy
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Derek Te-Kang Ma
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Director, Hardware Catalyst Initiative
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Director of New Products and Commercialization
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Director, Programs
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Director of Marketing and Communications
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Director, External Relations
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Director of Partnerships, Sponsorships & Events
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Associate, Partner Development & Account Management
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Anveshika Sharma
Senior Manager, Programs
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Program Coordinator
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Program Coordinator, HCI
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Associate, Programs
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Program Manager, AAI
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Maria Sanabria
Program Manager, Hardware Catalyst Initiative
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Mayavan Raja
Senior Innovation Space Manager
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Merica Joy Carlos
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Paniz Kimiaei
Coordinator, Programs
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Financial Controller
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Ana Misra
Advisor, Founder Services
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Head of Hardtech Investor Network & Capital Programs
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Ashish Patel
Founder & CTO, Executive in Residence
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Aakshaye Bharganwr
Founder & CEO, Radblok Inc
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Adam Lawley
NSEAD MBA | Technical Sales | Entrepreneur
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Former VP Global Operations, Medical Devices
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CEO + Founder, Intensity Solutions
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Amirali Amirsoleimani
Assistant Professor, York University
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Ben Robertson
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Co-Founder & President
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Fractional CGO/ CMO. Strategy D
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Colleen Jones
Senior Coach & Director, Client Development
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CEO
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Partner & CEO
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Firdos Somji
Investment Partner and LP Advisory Council, Good News Ventures York Angel Investors, Board Director
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Frank Cotter
President, COO, Venture Partner
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Frederick Louis Glady
Advisor, Glady Business & Legal Advisory Principal, GladyLaw
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Founder
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Consultant
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Jodi Echakowitz
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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Clinical Business Consultant
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CEO & Founder of LCAN Professional Services
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Maxime Girard
CEO & Founder
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Executive in Residence
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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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Business Consultant, Executive in Residence
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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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CEO, Lead Strategist
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Electrical Engineer with extensive Programs/Operations Management experience
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Samantha Goldsilver
Executive in residence
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Executive in residence, Brand Strategy and Marketing Consultant
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Senior Manager, Product Marketing, CarbonCure Technologies
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Founder/ Executive in Residence
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President of FastPath Consulting
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CEO & Founder, Suresh Law Professional Corporation
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Product Engineer, SnapPea Design
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Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
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Founder/CEO
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