Steering Committee Archives
This is the Steering Committee Archive for the TechExit conference.
Carlos has practised corporate/commercial law for more than 25 years, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and... Read More
Niamh Barry (pronounced “Neeve”) is an Investor at Georgian and is involved in due diligence, deal selection, and board governance... Read More
Ed Bryant is the President and CEO of Sampford Advisors. Ed started Sampford because he wanted to provide world-class Investment... Read More
As the President of Harris Healthcare, Jerry is responsible for the overall strategic direction and growth of Harris’ Healthcare business... Read More
With over 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, strategic finance and operations management, Sam brings a wealth of... Read More
Marie Chevrier Schwartz is the Founder and CEO of Sampler, the leading platform in data-driven product experiences. Marie’s first job out... Read More
Philip Cutler is a teacher turned mission-driven entrepreneur. Phil saw firsthand the many inequities in our education system. Students from... Read More
Mattia Flabiano is a Principal with Radian Capital, a technology-focused growth equity firm based in New York City. He primarily... Read More
Michael Garrity, Founder and CEO of Financeit, has been disrupting the financial technology industry for over two decades by bringing... Read More
Joe Graci is a Business Builder & Operator in the technology industry and has led multiple exits through private equity... Read More
Shivalika is the Canadian Deals Technology Leader and Managing Director in the Corporate Finance team, based in Toronto. Shivalika is... Read More
J.Paul Haynes was drawn to eSentire with a vision to create a disruptive cybersecurity company. He successfully partnered with growth... Read More
After nearly 30 years of technology operations and finance in BC and across Canada, Brent has amassed tons of hands... Read More
With over 20 years of experience spanning large corporate and entrepreneurial technology ventures, Diane has been instrumental in driving strategic... Read More
Business accelerator, strategic growth leader and technology entrepreneur, Gary is driven by his passion to transform and disrupt traditional industries... Read More
A digital transformation leader, founder and CEO of an award-winning CMS digital media SaaS company, he became known as “JK”... Read More
Brahm works on identifying investment themes at Round13, leading investments across a variety of sectors, and assisting our portfolio companies.... Read More
Mano Kulasingam is the Managing Partner of Flair Ventures, a venture fund focused on investing and supporting early-stage immigrant-led startups.... Read More
Meryeme in currently principal at Pender Ventures, focusing on investments in health IT and B2B software. Previously, she worked at... Read More
Mike Lambrix is a Managing Director at Sampford Advisors and heads up US M&A from Sampford’s Austin, Texas office. Mike... Read More
Allen Lau is an operating partner of Two Small Fish Ventures. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of... Read More
Laura practices corporate and securities law with a focus on public companies and capital markets. She advises clients on a... Read More
Robert Madej is the Founder and CEO of PureFacts Financial Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software for the... Read More
Mr. Mansuri has been Chief Financial Officer of Dialogue since 2019. Before joining Dialogue, Mr. Mansuri was Chief Financial Officer... Read More
Terry Mocherniak is the founder and Managing Director of Apex Capital Advisors. Apex is a boutique investment bank specializing in... Read More
Nagar is a Partner, Capital and Corporate Development at Maverix Private Equity. Nagar leads fundraising, co-investment opportunities, and partnerships. She guides activities... Read More
David Rozin is the Vice President & Head of Roynat Capital’s Technology & Innovation Banking group overseeing a national team... Read More
Latif Nanji is co-founder and CEO of Roadmunk (which was acquired by Tempo.io) a SaaS platform that enables product management... Read More
Meryl joined Inovia in January 2022 and advises companies across the growth and venture portfolios on their M&A strategy, transaction... Read More
Shamil Hargovan is an entrepreneur, CEO, and brand leader who has experience building award-winning products and services, consumer devices, B2B... Read More
Clinton Robinson is a three-time startup founder, technologist, Techstars alum, angel investor, podcast host, and public speaker. As co-founder and... Read More
Brice Scheschuk, CPA, CA is the Managing Partner of Globalive Capital (www.globalive.com). He was a co-founder and CFO of WIND... Read More
Entrepreneur in Health & Technology, Investor in Social Ventures, Solver of Big Problems, Broad Corporate Experience, Deep Understanding of Healthcare... Read More
Snita Balsara is an Investor with Graphite Ventures, a leading early-stage Venture Capital fund based in Toronto. She is energized... Read More
Christen leads the Customer Success team and Corporate Development at Georgian. In this role, Christen works with our portfolio companies... Read More
Shubham Datta is Clio’s VP Corporate Development, where he leads the implementation of Clio’s strategic growth strategy through acquisitions and investments. ... Read More
Jean-Nicolas Delage is the co-leader of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group and specializes in intellectual property strategy for high... Read More
April Fong is Executive Editor at The Logic, one of Canada’s leading business, technology and innovation publications. She was previously... Read More
James Hinton is the founder of Own Innovation and a proud supporter of Canadian technology companies. In addition to being... Read More
Will Shaw is a Partner and Leader of Fasken’s Emerging Technology group in Toronto. Will advises a broad range of... Read More
Parth Khanna is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-founder of ACTO, a SaaS scale-up setting the gold standard for... Read More
Dr. Lindy Ledohowski was the co-founder and CEO of EssayJack Inc., an academic writing platform that she developed in response... Read More
Teresa joined OMERS Growth Equity in September 2019 — after having previously served with OMERS Private Equity, which she joined... Read More
In 1993 Joel graduated with an MA in History, and was hired as the Toronto Bra Salesperson for Playtex. From... Read More
A born innovator, Stuart Lombard’s destiny was set by the age of 12 when he began building a foldable canoe... Read More
Conor joined BDC in 2010 and had been a Director in the Growth & Transition Capital team since 2015 providing... Read More
Rajini is a respected leader with an impressive track record from multiple industries of building cohesive teams and transforming organizations.... Read More
Lisa Melchior is the founder and Managing Partner of Vertu Capital, a Toronto-based technology private equity firm targeting high potential... Read More
Ben is a Partner. He co-leads the New York office and sits on the board of Litera and Prophix. He joined Hg in 2018... Read More
Tyler is the Director of Credit Advisory at RBCx Banking, where he leads the Venture Debt practice. He and his... Read More
Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. For over 5 years, he has tirelessly worked... Read More
Shiv is the Founder and CEO of How To SaaS, a Marketing Strategy Consulting firm that works with leading Private... Read More
Natalie Raffoul is a world-renowned IP lawyer and a partner of Brion Raffoul LLP, a law firm specializing in intellectual... Read More
As President of Harris Public Sector, Jean is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of Harris’ local government and... Read More
Sean Silcoff is an award-winning business writer specializing in technology and innovation with The Globe & Mail, Canada’s National Newspaper... Read More
Michelle Scarborough is a Managing Partner at BDC Capital where she leads theThrive and Women in Technology Venture Fund –... Read More
Steffen Schebesta is the CEO of North America and VP of Corporate Development of Sendinblue, an all-in-one digital marketing and... Read More
Lily is a member of the investment team for OMERS Ventures Europe. OMERS Ventures is a global early stage tech... Read More
Chris Dittrich is an associate in Fasken’s Emerging Technology Group in Toronto. His practice focuses primarily on the technology and... Read More
Kristin is a Principal in Novacap’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications fund, focused on sourcing new deals, managing all aspects of... Read More
Amar is a Co-Founder & CEO at Mantle. Amar started his tech journey working in Silicon Valley’s semiconductor industry, where... Read More
Prior to joining Alate, she worked at CPP Investments in the Real Estate group where she assisted with the assessment... Read More
Janelle Teng is a vice president in the San Francisco office where she focuses primarily on growth investments in cloud... Read More
Margaret Wu, who goes by “Margo,” is a Lead Investor at Georgian and is involved in due diligence, deal selection, and... Read More
Mac joined JMI in 2016. He is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities as well as providing strategic and... Read More
Daniel oversees the strategic direction and development of Arcadea across all areas of the firm alongside his partner, Paul. Prior... Read More
