OCTOBER 15, 2026 • MaRS CENTRE • TORONTO

2026 Speakers

Our lineup of speakers includes successful tech entrepreneurs, seasoned investors, and industry leaders who have navigated the complexities of buying and selling technology companies.

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Talia Abramowitz

Managing Partner

Deloitte Ventures

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Kazi Ahmed

Co-Founder & CEO

Carbon6

Acquired by SPS Commerce for $305M CAD

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Narbe Alexandrian

Founder & CEO

Define Capital

CHAIR

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Ali Asaria

Founder

Transformer Lab

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Chad Bayne

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies

Osler

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Jeffrey Bennett

Senior Director, Technology & Innovation Banking

National Bank

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Brianna Blaney

CEO & Co-Founder

Pocketed

Acquired by Deloitte Canada

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Gena Custode

Managing Director, Technology and Innovation Banking

Roynat Capital

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Chris Dittrich

Partner

Fasken

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Jeff Duke

Managing Partner

Vibanc

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Simon Foster

Vice Chair & Partner

Capital Canada Limited

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Marc Gingras

Co-Founder & CEO

Bloks

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Neil Grunberg

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Storytime Capital

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Brent Holliday

Founder & CEO

Garibaldi Capital Advisors

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Michael Hyatt

Executive Chairman

DataStealth.io

Co-Founder

BlueCat

Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners

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Alexander Johnson

Partner

Hg Capital

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Bryn Jones

Co-Founder & CEO

PartnerStack

Acquired By AppDirect

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John Kirkpatrick

Managing Director, Partner

STS Capital Partners

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Allen Lau

Co-Founder & Operating Partner

Two Small Fish Ventures

Co-Founder

Wattpad

Acquired by Naver Corp. for C$754M

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Christen Leinwand (Daniels)

Head of Portfolio Value Creation & Corporate Development

Georgian

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Owen Madrick

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Vibanc

Co-Founder

Certn

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Andrew McLeod

Co-Founder & CEO

Certn

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Lisa Melchior

Founder & Managing Partner

Vertu Capital

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John Ruffolo

Founder & Managing Partner

Maverix Private Equity

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Anush Sachdeva

Senior Director, Strategy & Investments

RBCx

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JD Saint-Martin

Managing Partner

Boreal Ventures

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Kenda Shaheen

Partner

Dentons

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Karl Sigerist

Managing Director

The Shaughnessy Group

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Anish Singla

President & Co-Founder

Tequity

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Douglas Soltys

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

BetaKit

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David Wilkin

Co-Founder

10KC

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Harry Worb

VP, Head of Investments

Beacon Software

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Margaret Wu

Lead Investor

Georgian

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Petar Zelic

Managing Director & Head of Tech Investment Banking

Stifel Canada

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