Dan Gunn

Executive Director & CEO · VIATeC Properties Inc

A lover of creativity and innovation, Dan takes pride in VIATEC's unique approach to serving its members

Lauren Robinson

Chief Operating Officer · Highline BETA

Lauren is Chief Operating Officer at Highline BETA, a startup co-creation company.

Sandi Gilbert

Founder & CEO · SeedUps Canada

Sandi has been active in the startup ecosystem for over a decade

Lori Webb

Founder, Speaker & Trainer · International Speaker Collective

Enthusiastic, engaging and knowledgeable speaking professional with five decades of varied experience under her belt.

Experience Design Public Speaking & Presentation Philosophy of Entrepreneurial Spirit Tech for the Technologically Challenged The Abc's of Social Media

Jim Signorelli

CEO/Chairman · ESW Partners/StoryLab

Understanding how stories work can help marketers, advertisers and sales people become powerfully persuasive.

Persuasion Marketing Advertising Entertaining Story

Devon Harris

Speaker · Devon Harris & Associates

Original Jamaican bobsledder who teaches people to Keep On Pushing in order to live their best life.

Teamwork Diversity Overcoming Obstacles Pursiung the Dream

Manny Padda

Founder · New Avenue Capital

Manny Padda is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and philanthropist based in Vancouver, B.C. A self-made entrepreneur.

Brenda Irwin

Managing Partner · Relentless Pursuit Partners, Inc

Brenda is an investor, advisor and seasoned board director.

Grant Walsh

Director, KPMG Enterprise: Centre for Family Business · KPMG

An international expert on family business succession planning. A pioneer in this field, Grant never fails to captivate his audience.

How to Ensure A Successful Intergenerational Transition Developing A Family Business Governance Structure Along With A Family Governance Structure The Roles of A Family Business Practitioner The Evolution of A Family Business How to Manage Family

Itzik Amiel

Business Networking Award-winning Public speaker & Bestselling Author

GLOBAL LEADING AUTHORITY ON NETWORKING AND RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL | International Professional Speaker | Best Selling Author | Business Mentor

'The Art of Attentional Networking™: Win Business and Influence People' 'The Power of Connections: Expand & Grow' 'Attentional Leadership™: Become A Trusted Adviser' 'Powerful Communication: Verbal and Non-Verbal' 'Powerful Connections: for Women'

Boris Mann

Managing Partner · Full Stack

Boris Mann is founder and managing partner of Full Stack, an angel investment firm that works with early stage technology companies.

Marc Ensign

CEO · Sound-n-Vision

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Musician and All Around Do-Gooder

Amber Naslund

President · SideraWorks

Experienced, in-demand keynote speaker on social business and social media

Social Media Social Business Community Management Social Media Marketing Strategies Social Media Measurement

Ricardo McRae

Financial Broker • Podcast Host • TEDx Speaker · Wolf PACK McRae

Helping families become financially independent & debt free. •

WEALTH BUILDING Design Thinking Podcasting FINANCIAL SERVISES

Nanon de Gaspé Beaubien-Mattrick

President and Founder · Beehive Holdings

President and Founder of Beehive Holdings

Lisa Helps

Mayor · City of Victoria

Mayor of Victoria

Stephanie Andrew

Co-Founder / Executive Director · Capital Investment Network

Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Capital Investment Network and a Founding Partner of the Women's Equity Lab.

Rasool Rayani

Chair / Vice Chair · Vancouver Island Technology and Entrepreneurship Council, Checkfront Software, and Community Foundations of Canada

Rasool is a serial entrepreneur with operating businesses in the software, healthcare, organic grocery, and functional beverage industries.

Paul Schure

Associate Professor · University of Victoria

Paul Schure is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Victoria.

Ron Broussard

Stretch Yourself · Entheos Consulting Group

Prepare for a STRETCH YOURSELF Experience!

Effective Networking Stretch Your Leadership Capital