Erin Skimson
Director · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Responsible for leading the University of Guelph's technology transfer and industrial liaison office.
Entrepreneurship Start-Ups Business Planning Strategic Planning Marketing Strategy
Bernard Lupien
General Partner · Rhapsody Venture Partners
Bernard Lupien is an expert in commercializing technologies from breakthrough science innovation.
Start Ups Commercialization Entrepeneurship Business Development Product Development
Bryan Watson
Partner · Flow Ventures
Accomplished Venture and Angel Capital Investment, Entrepreneurship and Funding Industry Professional
Angel Investing in Canada Venture Capital & Private Equity Investing Government Funding Tax Credits Commercialization of Innovation
Matthew Hall
Managing Director · ARTIFEX ADVISORS
Managing Director at ARTIFEX ADVISORS
Disruptive Innovation Big Data Privacy Privacy and Security for Online Companies Privacy and Security of Health Information
Greg Waite
CEO · InventionShare
Greg Waite is an entrepreneur, inventor and investor who specializes in monetizing platform technologies.
Financial & Social Leverage Spin-out Breakthrough Technologies Breakthrough Invention Fund Technology Commercialization
Christopher Long
Potato Specialist · Michigan State University
The main objective of the Potato Specialist is to apply research to real world agriculture.
Plant Physiology Post Harvest Plant Production Potato Variety Commercialization
Alexandra Rousseau
Senior Director, Global Marketing · Belmont Medical Technologies
Alexandra Rousseau is a marketing leader with expertise in business development, executive communication and product management.
Product Commercialization Product Management Executive Communication Strategic Planning Business Development
Radenka Maric, Ph.D.
University President · University of Connecticut
Dr. Maric researches novel materials for fuel cell & battery manufacturing, nanomaterials, sensors, hydrogen generation & biofuels.
Sustainable Energy Technologies Nanomaterials Engineering Sensors Sustainable Energy Manufacturing
Greg Waite
Founder & CEO · VisiLeap
Greg Waite is an entrepreneur, inventor and investor who specializes in monetizing platform technologies.
Financial & Social Leverage Spin-out Breakthrough Technologies Breakthrough Invention Fund Technology Commercialization
Abram Walton, Ph.D.
Professor | Nathan M. Bisk College of Business · Florida Tech
Director of the Center of Innovation Management & Business Analytics, and Professor of Management, specializing in Technology and Innovation
Project Management Organizational Development Blockchain / Internet of Things (IoT) Human Centered Design Technology Commercialization
Vinit Nijhawan
Executive Director · Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Vinit Nijhawan is an expert in conceiving and building technology organizations.
Venture Capital Technology Transfer Entrepreneurship Technology Mergers & Acquisitions
Neil MacGregor
Co-Founder · cream.hr
Square peg in a round hole? Make sure your next hire is a perfect fit with Cream HR's insightful founder & educational consultant
Technology Commercialization Brand Development Business Planning Assistive Technology Psychometrics
Joanne West Metzger
Principal · C2Infinity
Joanne West Metzger is a leader in innovation and emerging technology with experience in product management and entrepreneurship.
Leadership Strategy Software Technology Technology & Innovation Product Management
Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein
President & CEO · MaRS Innovation
Turning academic ideas into commercial realities
Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation
John McCulloch
Founder & Managing Director · Burloch Group Inc.
Engaging and knowledgeable speaker with deep expertise in biotechnology investment.
Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Innovation Investment
Robert Karlicek
Director, Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) & Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Applications of LEDs in Lighting, sensing, disinfection, displays and control systems
Optoelectronics Advanced Sensor Technology Advanced Display Technologies Advanced Lighting Systems Lighting and Biological Applications
Colin Brenan
CEO and Founder · 1CellBiO Inc.
Colin Brenan is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in research, project management, and financing of early-stage life science companies.
Business Development Commercialization of Life Science Technologies Product Development Lifesciences Start-Ups
Debanjan (Deb) Mitra, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing · University of Connecticut
Professor Mitra is an expert in innovation and new product management, the customer experience.
Product Management Brand Strategies Marketing Strategy Product Development and Commercialization
Warren Schirtzinger
Chief Strategy Officer · High Tech Strategies, Inc.
A highly regarded market- and product-strategy consultant to emerging high-technology businesses.
Product Strategy Diffusion of Innovation Technology Adoption Start Ups Strategic Marketing
Kadence Otto
Professor · Western Carolina University
Kadie Otto's research centers on ethical, social and legal issues in sport with specific attention to NCAA corruption and reform.
NCAA Corruption and Reform Risk Management Sport Ethics Sport Law Global Sport and Culture