Leadership Team SEPTEMBER 26 & 27, 2013 | FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS | BANFF, AB

 

Information Technology Chair, Banff Venture Forum 2013

Greg Smith 
Partner, Espresso Capital

Greg is an entrepreneur first and a finance guy second. He bootstrapped his first software company at the age of 24 and sold it, seven years later, in March 2000. After spending two years in a VP-Product Marketing role, he joined BDC Capital as part of their Technology Seed Investment group - a $100M early stage venture fund. At BDC, Greg led or co-led investments in numerous companies, each at varying stages of conception, from university spin-outs to pre-commercial early-revenue companies.

He was a Director on the boards of SiM Composites, Mobidia Technologies Inc, Adnavance Technologies and General Fusion. He is currently on the board of Tagga Media and acts as an advisor to numerous technology companies. Greg holds a Bachelor of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering - from the University of British Columbia.

Cleantech Chair, Banff Venture Forum 2013

Wally Hunter
Managing Director, EnerTech Capital

Wally has been investing in energy and clean energy companies and projects for 11 years. Wally runs EnerTech's Canadian operations from Toronto. His specific areas of interest and responsibility include opportunities in alternative fuels and storage, power quality and conversion, power electronics, advanced materials, motor controls, automation and sensors.

Prior to EnerTech, Wally was with Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC"), where he was a Managing Director of the bank's private equity fund and responsible for the Energy Technology and Advanced Technology Fund. Prior to that he was in RBC's investment banking division.

In addition, Wally produced and hosted the weekly financial television show "Money Week" which featured over 200 guest interviews from Canadian and U.S. money managers over a 14 year period.

Wally currently sits on the boards of Filterboxx and Enbala Power Networks and managed our investment in Catch the Wind. He is currently the Energy Technology Chair for the Banff Venture Forum.

Wally received a BA from the University of Western Ontario and has completed a number of securities-related courses and programs including the Canadian Securities Institute (CSC program) and Canadian Investment Finance (CIF I, II &III).