Nrth Festival 2026 Speakers

Over the past decade, our stage has welcomed some of the world’s most influential leaders, founders and thinkers, including Michelle Obama, Harley Finkelstein, Sam Altman, Venus Williams and Geoffrey Hinton. See this year’s lineup below.

Racheal Awe
Racheal Awe
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Elections Ontario
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Greg Hanna
Greg Hanna
Founder & CEO
Destiny Copper
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Melanie Nadeau
Melanie Nadeau
Chief Executive Officer
COVE
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Rosemary King
Rosemary King
Product Consultant
King Catalyst, Inc.
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Christian Weedbrook
Christian Weedbrook
Founder & CEO
Xanadu
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Hugh Kolias
Hugh Kolias
Co-founder & CEO
Canada Rocket Company
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Parnian Majd
Parnian Majd
Founder & CEO
Fibra Inc
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Mina Mitry
Mina Mitry
Co-founder & CEO
Kepler Communications
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Martin Rutter
Martin Rutter
Founder & Principal
Coherent Systems
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Eva Wong
Eva Wong
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Borrowell
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Eliot Pence
Eliot Pence
CEO
Dominion Dynamics
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Jessica Chalk
Jessica Chalk
Founder & CEO
myStoria
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Caitlin O’Hanlon
Caitlin O’Hanlon
Head of Creators & Community
Wattpad
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Kesem Frank
Kesem Frank
CEO
Canada Stablecorp
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Vivek Sagi
Vivek Sagi
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Bumble Inc.
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Bob Mathers
Bob Mathers
Speaker, Leadership Coach and Podcaster
BMCX Speaking and Coaching Inc.
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Anita Chauhan
Anita Chauhan
Fractional CMO
InGoodCo.
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Vanessa Podesta
Vanessa Podesta
Vice President, Marketing
Fubo
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Ali Abou Daya
Ali Abou Daya
CEO
Transactix Financial Inc.
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Douglas Pimlott
Douglas Pimlott
CEO
Carbonyx
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Brad Sorenson
Brad Sorenson
Founder & CEO
Providence Therapeutics
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Theo Richardson
Theo Richardson
Product Designer
Figma
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Jacie deHoop
Jacie deHoop
Co-Founder
The GIST
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Claire Brownell
Claire Brownell
Reporter
The Logic
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Jason Carvalho
Jason Carvalho
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
HUMANUS.VC
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Debby Soo
Debby Soo
CEO
OpenTable
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Katie Heindl
Katie Heindl
Writer, Analyst, and Host
Freelance
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Kiah Quirion
Kiah Quirion
Director, CX
Knix
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Amber Mac
Amber Mac
President
AmberMac Media Inc.
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Alex Riehl
Alex Riehl
Staff Writer
BetaKit
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Natasha Kasunic
Natasha Kasunic
Technical Customer Success Lead
Tightknit
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Jessica Cunsolo
Jessica Cunsolo
Author
Wattpad
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Samantha Tenus
Samantha Tenus
Founder & CEO
Digipalz
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Robin Petrogiannis
Robin Petrogiannis
Founder & CEO
OurPwr
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Tracey Black
Tracey Black
President
GFH Group Inc.
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Claudia Harvey
Claudia Harvey
Founder/ Managing Partner
On the Verge Transformational Consulting Inc.
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Ozan Isinak
Ozan Isinak
President
Keiretsu Forum Canada
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Juanita Lee
Juanita Lee
Chief Operating Officer
Growclass
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Michael Pelosi
Michael Pelosi
Country Manager, Canada
Cohere
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Shevonne Chin
Shevonne Chin
Founder & CEO
Flik Industries
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Parimal Gosai
Parimal Gosai
Co-Founder & CEO
Husmates
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Nickie Shobeiry
Nickie Shobeiry
Founder
Big Good Studios
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Yoseph West
Yoseph West
Co-Founder & CEO
Relay
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Sudip Roy
Sudip Roy
Co-founder & CTO
Adaption
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Kristin Spong
Kristin Spong
Director, Employer Sales
Riipen
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Danielle Klein
Danielle Klein
Director of Product Design
1Password
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Melissa Sariffodeen
Melissa Sariffodeen
Founder
Arcbright
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Ivan Semeniuk
Ivan Semeniuk
Science Reporter
The Globe and Mail
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Pablo Molina
Pablo Molina
Co-Founder & CTO
Avidbots
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Paul Matthews
Paul Matthews
Creative Director
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
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Amelia Eleiter
Amelia Eleiter
Co-Founder & CEO
Debrand
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Bobbie Racette
Bobbie Racette
Founder
Tapwi
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Terri Riedle
Terri Riedle
Head of Partnerships, North America
Samsara Eco
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Tamer Hegazy
Tamer Hegazy
President
Opel Ventures | Daviron
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Jodi Kovitz
Jodi Kovitz
Managing Director, Business
Tangerine Bank
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Tyler Reid
Tyler Reid
CTO
Xona
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Jose Platero
Jose Platero
Director, Product, Design and Marketing Technology
Air Canada
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Jessica Yip
Jessica Yip
Co-Founder & COO
A&K Robotics
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Lior Ron
Lior Ron
COO
Waabi
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Will Ma
Will Ma
MD
MaRS IAF
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Prashant Matta
Prashant Matta
Managing Partner
Panache Ventures
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Sunil Bisnath
Sunil Bisnath
Professor
York University
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Takara Small
Takara Small
Journalist
CBC
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Bachar Elzein
Bachar Elzein
CEO & CTO
Reaction Dynamics
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Roy Pereira
Roy Pereira
Co-Founder & CEO
Unified.to
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Elissa Strome
Elissa Strome
Executive Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
CIFAR
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Francesco Iorio
Francesco Iorio
CEO & Co-Founder
Augmenta
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Avery Swartz
Avery Swartz
CEO & Founder
Camp Tech
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Claudette Hutchinson
Claudette Hutchinson
CEO
Owning My Job
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Jess Mitchell
Jess Mitchell
Senior Manager, Research & Design
Inclusive Design Research Centre
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Rahul Goel
Rahul Goel
CEO & Founder
NordSpace
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Louis Têtu
Louis Têtu
Executive Chairman
Coveo
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Brigitte Truong
Brigitte Truong
Co-Founder
RALLY
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Saroop Bharwani
Saroop Bharwani
Founder
Senso.ai
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Monique Moran
Monique Moran
Founder & CEO
Growth Assembly
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Marcus Daniels
Marcus Daniels
CEO/ CIO
Highline Beta
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Jeff McKay
Jeff McKay
CTO & Co-Founder
PolicyMe
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Mellie Chow
Mellie Chow
General Partner & Founder
Unapologetic Ventures
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Teija Bean
Teija Bean
Head of Product
Forum Ventures
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Mati Staniszewski
Mati Staniszewski
CEO & Co-Founder
ElevenLabs
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Carlo Angelo Bocchi
Carlo Angelo Bocchi
Italian Trade Commissioner to Canada
Italian Trade Agency
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Danneelle Crisp
Danneelle Crisp
CEO
Ellelogic AI
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Hamayal Choudhry
Hamayal Choudhry
Founder
smartARM
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Mikayla Wronko
Mikayla Wronko
Investment Associate
Two Small Fish Ventures
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Rachel Zimmer
Rachel Zimmer
Co-Founder & CEO
Simple Ventures
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Katy Yam
Katy Yam
Partner
Real Ventures
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Minna Song
Minna Song
CEO
EliseAI
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Lisa Zarzeczny
Lisa Zarzeczny
Co-Founder & CEO
Elevate
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James Johnson
James Johnson
Senior Trade Analyst
Italian Trade Agency
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Ehsan Mirdamadi
Ehsan Mirdamadi
Founder & CEO
Codalio Inc.
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Ellen Hlozan
Ellen Hlozan
Director of Strategic Alliances
Trax
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Adriana Vega
Adriana Vega
Executive Director
Fintechs Canada
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Vinay Nilakantan
Vinay Nilakantan
Head of Product for North America at Wise
Wise
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Kath Intson
Kath Intson
CEO
Sentinel R&D
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Lise Birikundavyi
Lise Birikundavyi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
BKR Capital
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Giuseppe Galimberti
Giuseppe Galimberti
CEO
Nano-Tech S.p.A.
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Nicolas Bernier
Nicolas Bernier
Head of Solutions Engineering
ElevenLabs
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Max Lemmens
Max Lemmens
GM , Canada
ElevenLabs
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Marco Cipriani
Marco Cipriani
COO
BCC Studio s.r.l.
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Tal Schwartz
Tal Schwartz
General Partner
North Exit Ventures
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Marc Silberman
Marc Silberman
Partner
Comcast Ventures
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Sushant Singh
Sushant Singh
CEO
Vrit Inc
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Becca Mintz
Becca Mintz
Managing Vice President
Capital One Canada
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Olivia Leng
Olivia Leng
CEO
MEISSNER
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Gaurav Bansal
Gaurav Bansal
Founder & CEO
AMG Venture Partners
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Lauren Arnold
Lauren Arnold
Co-Founder
Category Communications
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Zainab Williams
Zainab Williams
CEO
FundEvolve
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Kris Zanuldin
Kris Zanuldin
Head, Konek
Interac
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Stuart Browne
Stuart Browne
CEO
Pycap
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Brendan Calwell
Brendan Calwell
Co-Founder & President
Local and Live 365 Ltd.
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Rajan Soni
Rajan Soni
Founder & CEO
Soni Tek Solutions Inc.
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Jamelia Allen
Jamelia Allen
Senior Program Lead
DMZ
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Christabel Kim
Christabel Kim
Founder
Flora Partners
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Jess Joyce
Jess Joyce
Organic Marketing
Growth Crew
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Keleigh McCall
Keleigh McCall
Founder & CEO
Life-Maxing
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Frankie Llewellyn-Thomas
Frankie Llewellyn-Thomas
Partner, Transformation
KPMG Canada
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Tolu Alebiosu
Tolu Alebiosu
Founding Partner & CEO
Wamiri
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Pietro Paolo De Crescenzo
Pietro Paolo De Crescenzo
Operations Director
Therness S.r.l.
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Adam Collins
Adam Collins
Chief Communications Officer
Reddit
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Jordan Williamson
Jordan Williamson
Vice President, Product
Moneris
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Margaret Wu
Margaret Wu
Lead Investor
Georgian
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Alex Vronces
Alex Vronces
Principal
Useful Digressions
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Shahir Daya
Shahir Daya
CTO and Head of AIOS
Zafin
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Damiano Bauce
Damiano Bauce
Co-Founder & CEO
AVACAM
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Jon French
Director, U of T Entrepreneurship
University of Toronto
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Melissa Cash
Melissa Cash
Co-Founder & CEO
Pok Pok
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Dejana Dua
Dejana Dua
Head, Hardtech Investor Network & Capital Services
ventureLAB
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Giulio Ancilli
Giulio Ancilli
CEO
Prometeo SRL
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Chantel Cassar
Chantel Cassar
Co-Founder
Category Communications
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Catherine Xiong
Catherine Xiong
Founder & CEO
Aiko Health Solutions Inc.
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Patrick McGuire
Patrick McGuire
Partner
PickEat
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Connor Bowers
Connor Bowers
Co-Founder
Symbl
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Michael Buhr
Michael Buhr
Executive Director
C100
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Seher Shafiq
Seher Shafiq
Global Community Lead
Mozilla
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Sally Morris
Sally Morris
Managing Partner
Women’s Equity Lab
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Lucy Hargreaves
Lucy Hargreaves
Co-Founder & CEO
Build Canada
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Ferhan Bulca
Ferhan Bulca
Director of the Board
Maple Leaf Angels
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Alison Kaizer
Alison Kaizer
Partner, Talent
Golden Ventures
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Lily Akagbosu
Lily Akagbosu
Founder & CEO
Lingowire
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Poovarasan Potharaj
Poovarasan Potharaj
Program Manager, Innovation
Elevate
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Marco Giannini
Marco Giannini
CEO
Fast Charge Engineering
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Wintta Ghebreiyesus
Wintta Ghebreiyesus
Founder & CEO
Moon Trades
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Elizabeth Yin
Elizabeth Yin
General Partner
Hustle Fund
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Jesse Rodgers
Jesse Rodgers
Founder
Barn Ventures
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Abdullah Snobar
Abdullah Snobar
Executive Director of DMZ; CEO of DMZ Ventures
DMZ
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Matthew Peters
Matthew Peters
Head of AI Solutions Consulting
Blitzy
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Laura Gabor
Laura Gabor
Founder
What in the Tech
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Laura Miller
Laura Miller
Head of Public Policy & Communications
Uber Canada
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Ash MacArthur
Ash MacArthur
Student/Speaker
AmberMac Media
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Riley King
Riley King
Co-Founder
TekRek
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Ahmed Shafik
Ahmed Shafik
Co-founder
Venn
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David Rider
David Rider
Senior Politics Reporter
The Toronto Star
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Mona Minhas
Mona Minhas
Managing Partner
BDC Thrive Venture Fund
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Yasaman Soudagar
Yasaman Soudagar
Co-Founder & CEO
Exhilarare Inc.
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Aimee Schalles
Aimee Schalles
Co-Founder
Jointly
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Matt McGowan
Matt McGowan
SVP, Business Solutions
Bell Media
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Corey Then
Corey Then
Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory Strategy and Global Policy
Circle Internet Group
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Shambhavi Mishra
Shambhavi Mishra
Associate Partner
Antler
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Christine Lee
Christine Lee
Anchor
BNN Bloomberg
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Seema Lakhani
Seema Lakhani
Co-Founder & COO
Devin
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Azam Khan
Azam Khan
Co-Founder & CEO
Trax
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John Painter
John Painter
Founder & CEO
Lightworks
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Lauren Pleydell-Pearce
Lauren Pleydell-Pearce
Chief Creative Officer
PwC
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Clare Barnett
Clare Barnett
Director - Economic Development
City of Toronto
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Justin Scaini
Justin Scaini
Executive Vice President, Technology and Data
Kids Help Phone
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Francesca Albo
Francesca Albo
Co-Founder & CEO
Puppy Sphere
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