2026 Speakers

Duncan Adams

Partner

TriWest Capital Partners

Narbe Alexandrian

Founder & CEO

Define Capital

Matthew Bennett

Partner (Corporate / VTEGC)

Dentons

Calgary Lead, Private Equity

Brianna Blaney

CEO & Co-Founder

Pocketed

Acquired by Deloitte Canada

Jaco Burger

VP, Programming and Innovation

Platform Calgary

Jody Conrad

GM, Digital Drill Rig

IMDEX

Founder & CEO

Krux Analytics

Acquired by IMDEX

Heather Conradi

Managing Director Western Canada

RBCx

Cheri Corbett

Partner

Pender Ventures

Brett Durante

Director, Strategic Initiatives

CoolIT Systems, an Ecolab Company

Acquired By Ecolab for $6.52B CAD

Judy Fairburn

Co-Founder, General Partner

The51 & NYA Ventures

Clayton Feick

President, Supplier

SOVRA

Former CEO

Ontopical

Acquired by SOVRA & KKR

Daniel Gardiner

Senior Vice President

KPMG Corporate Finance Inc.

Sandi Gilbert

CEO

InterGen

Michael Grantmyre

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies

Osler

Neil Grunberg

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Storytime Capital

Tate Hackert

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

ZayZoon

Brian Heath

Founder

Drivewyze

Acquired By Bestpass

Brent Holliday

Founder & CEO

Garibaldi Capital Advisors

Brendan King

Co-Founder & CEO

Vendasta

Acquired CalendarHero, MatchCraft, Yesware & Broadly

Jacques LaPointe

Co-Founder & Director

Metiquity Ventures Fund

Marcos Lopez

CEO

CreditApp

Former CEO

Solium Capital Inc.

Acquired by Morgan Stanley for $1.1B CAD

Allie Martel

Founder & Principal

Analog Capital

Steve McEwan

Co-Founder

myHSA

Acquired By People Corporation

Klenton Perry

Director, Technology Investment Banking

Scotiabank

Wade Preston

Alberta Market Lead, and Director of Tech & Innovation Banking

National Bank

Dean Prodan

Board Chair

Castle Mountain Resort & Platform Calgary

Bobbie Racette

Founder

Tapwi

Founder

Virtual Gurus

Acquired by Zirtual

Mackenzie Regent

Co-Founder & Partner

Kalos LLP

Mitch Robinson

Managing Partner & Board Member

Sampford Advisors

Michelle Scarborough

Venture Partner

Lucid Ventures

CEO

Abundant Co.

Remi Schmaltz

CEO & Founder

Brilliant Harvest

Brad Schneider

Co-Leader Emerging Technology & Venture Capital Group- Alberta

Fasken

Myles Shedden

Senior Director, Business Operations

Credo

Former CFO

Hyperlume

Acquired by Credo for $128M CAD

Monique Simair

Director

Slogotski Hunt Centre for Entrepreneurship

Founder, Maven Water & Environment + Contango Strategies (both acquired)

Anish Singla

President & Co-Founder

Tequity Advisors

Brenda Slauko

Senior Director, Growth & Transition Capital

BDC

Kevin Swan

Venture Partner

Luge Capital