Selection Committee & Advisory Board

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

 

Information Technology Stream 

 

Greg -Smith

Chair
Greg Smith
Partner
Espresso Capital

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Shawn -Abbott

Shawn Abbott
Partner
iNovia Capital

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Tawfiq Arafat

Tawfiq Arafat
Partner
Relay Ventures 

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Ben Forcier

Ben Forcier
Partner
Espresso Capital

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Rebecca Giffen

Rebecca Giffen
Director of Investments
Alberta Enterprise Corporation

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Jeff Grammer

Jeff Grammer 
Partner
Rho Canada Ventures

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Howard Gwin

Howard Gwin 
Managing Director
OMERS Ventures

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Brad Johns

Brad Johns
Partner
Yaletown Venture Partners

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Moe Kermani

Moe Kermani
Partner
Vanedge Capital

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Owen Matthews

Owen Matthews
Executive Vice President
Wesley Clover

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Sunil Sharma

Sunil Sharma
Managing Director
Extreme Startups

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Mark Usher

Mark Usher
Partner
Wellington Financial 

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Martin -Vetter

Martin Vetter 
Investment Manager
AVAC Ltd.

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Boris Wertz

Boris Wertz
Founding Partner
Version One Ventures 

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Bernie Zeisig

Bernhardt Zeisig 
Partner
Mistral Venture Partners 

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Cleantech Stream

 

Wally Hunter New

Chair
Wally Hunter 
Managing Director
EnerTech Capital 

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David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz 
General Partner
Ventures West Capital

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David Bookbinder

David Bookbinder
Managing Partner
Tandem Expansion Fund

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Mark Blackwell

Mark Blackwell
Fund Advisor
Cenovus Energy

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Sean Brownlee

Sean Brownlee
General Partner
Rho Canada Ventures

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Geoff -Catherwood

Geoff Catherwood
Director
BDC Venture Capital

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Rolf -Dekleer

Rolf Dekleer
Vice President, Investments
GrowthWorks Ltd. 

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Jeffrey Dreben

Jeffrey Dreben
Managing Director
DBL Cleantech Capital 

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Vince Elenko 
Lead, Environmental Innovation Fund
EnCana Corporation

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Chris -Erickson

Chris Erickson
Partner
Pangaea Ventures

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David Harris Kolada

David Harris Kolada
VP Corporate & Market Development 
Sustainable Development Technology Canada

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Wendy Lam

Wendy Lam
Senior Investment Manager
AVAC Ltd.

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Andrée -Lise Méthot

Andree-List Methot
Founder and Managing Partner
Cycle Capital Management

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Art Robinson

Art Robinson 
Partner
32 Degrees Capital

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Mike -Walkinshaw

Mike Walkinshaw
Managing Director and CFO
Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital

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Kirk Washington

Kirk Washington 
Partner
Yaletown Venture Partners

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David _whiteley

David Whiteley
Associate Partner
PwC

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