business Experts

John Perrin

Sales Director, Sales Speaker, Sales & Sales Management TrainingTactical Sales Training

Sales & Management Trainer, Sales Speaker, Sales Authority. Helping B2B Sales Organisations Increase Sales Effectiveness

Jeffrey Rummel

Associate Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Michelle L. Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB

Vice President, Nursing Professional ExcellenceChristianaCare

Michelle Collins is a national nursing expert on successful infrastructures related to governance, strategic planning, and innovation.

Russ Roberts

Innovation Leadership Council, Innovation Policy and SR&EDCanadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)

29 years of experience with Canada’s SR&ED Tax Incentive Program, from the perspective of both the public and private sectors

Leith Tessy

Managing Partner/Angel InvestorKREM Group

Leith Tessy is an expert in transforming businesses and has experience in M&A transactions, restructurings and optimizing capital structure.

Ross Sivertsen

Director - Information Technology & Services

CIO | Driving Excellence Across the Digital Enterprise

David Stewart-Patterson

Vice-President, Public PolicyThe Conference Board of Canada

No dragon in this den! Combining policy analysis & advocacy, the CBoC's VP of Public Policy enthusiastically supports young entrepreneurs

Tanya Kaefer

Assistant Professor, Faculty of EducationLakehead University

Researcher in educational psychology with expertise in learning, knowledge, reading, and cognitive development.

Bernard Lupien

General PartnerRhapsody Venture Partners

Bernard Lupien is an expert in commercializing technologies from breakthrough science innovation.

Professor Giampiero Favato

Director of the Institute of Leadership and Management in HealthKingston University

He examines the economics of public health policy - and in particular the economics of inequalities in accessing medical treatments.