WEEK

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Track 2

Track 3

Venture Marketplace

We are thrilled to have an amazing speaker lineup for our first ever entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week! From panel discussions and fireside chats, we’ve gathered some of the best and most innovative entrepreneurs, leaders and disruptors to share what they’ve learned building ventures and transforming industries. 

Our speaker list is being updated in real time: keep checking back for more updates as speakers are added through September!

Track 1: Entrepreneurial Leadership & the Future of Work 

Emre Akkas

Co-founder and CEO of Globalme

Natalie Archibald

VP, People & Culture, Clio

Pieter Dorsman

Director of Angel Forum

Hannah Golata

Co-founder of Globalme

Chang Han

EIR at entrepreneurship@UBC

Gail Murphy

Vice-President, Research and Innovation at UBC

Carl Hansen

Founding CEO of AbCellera

Valerie Song

Co-founder & CEO of AVA Technologies

Darren Love 

Associate, Evok Innovations

Brianna Blaney

Founder & CEO at deepND

Amanda Du Toit 

Software, Engineering & Leadership Recruiter, Corporate Recruiters

Leah Nguyen

Business Enablement Director, TELUS Ventures 

Dr. Santa Ono

President & Vice-Chancellor, UBC

Thealzel Lee

 Founder, Director and President at E-Fund (VANTEC Entrepreneurs Fund VCC Inc)​

Kenndal McArdle

 Venture Capital Investor at PenderFund Capital Management

Kim Kaplan

Previously VP Product with Plenty of Fish/Match.com

Lawrence Buchan

Co-founder & CEO, Arbutus Medical

Jennifer Couldrey

 Executive Director, The Upside Foundation of Canada 

Michelle Kwok

Co-founder & CEO, FLIK

Harrison Brown

Co-founder & CEO, Headcheck Health

Shannon Bard

EIR at entrepreneurship@UBC

Felix Böck

Founder & CEO, ChopValue

Lexcy Li

Market Development Manager, Aspect Biosystems

Adriana Suarez-Gonazalez

Science and Technology Advisor, 10X Genomics

Kookai Chaimahawong

Amy Dyck

Associate, Framework Ventures

Associate, Pangaea Ventures

Keith Cerny

Chief People Officer, Galvanize

Pascal Spothhelfer

CEO, Genome BC

Ina Na

Co-Founder DECAP

Thealzel Lee

Founder, Director and President, VANTEC/E-Fund

Mirjam Mai

Co-Founder, Fibrilex

Yajur Sondhi

Co-Founder, Nyoka

Track 2: Opportunities in The Innovation Economy 

Steve Oldam

CEO, Carbon Engineering

Tiffany Hamilton

EIR at entrepreneurship@UBC

Paul Needham

EIR at entrepreneurship@UBC

Michele Wallcraft

EIR at entrepreneurship@UBC

Todd Wood

Principal Designer, Todd Wood Design, formerly SVP,  Design, Research In Motion/Blackberry

Alyssa Farr

Founder & CEO,  TasteAdvisor

Graham Lee

President & CEO, GSL Holdings

Laurie Schultz

CEO, Galvanize

Sean Lumb 

Associate Director, entrepreneurship@UBC 

Shannon Bard

EIR at entrepreneurship@UBC

Darryl Knight

VP Research & Academic affairs, Providence Healthcare Research Institute

Wendy Hurlburt

 President & CEO, LifeSciences BC

 Zack Eberwein

Founder & CEO, Stoko

Michael Carlson 

Co-founder & CTO, CarboNet

 Marc Wandler

Co-founder & CEO, Susgrainable

Peter Rahfeld

Co-founder & Co-inventor, ABOzymes

 Arthur Chen

Co-founder & CEO, Verdi 

Rachel Chase

Co-founder & CEO, Zennea 

 Sarah Applebaum

Partner with Pangea Ventures, former EIR with entrepreneurship@UBC 

Edward Tung

Co-Founder & CEO, Storagehotel

Allen Eaves

President & CEO, STEMCELL Technologies

David Granville

Associate Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research & Institute

Barb Kinnaird

CEO, Response Biomedical & Board Chair, ACETECH

Khatera Hazin

Director of Research, CarboNet

Janice Larson

Strategic Policy, Planning & Partnerships, Muse & Effect Consulting;

Toby Heaps

CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Knights

John Steen

Director of the Bradshaw Initiative in Minerals & Mining

Jeanette Jackson

CEO, Foresight

Louisa Thue

CTO, Clir Renewables

Tyler Hamilton

Director of Ecosystem Development, Cleantech at MaRS Discovery District

Dermot Kelleher

Professor, Department of Medicine, Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Vice President Health, UBC

Cynthia Shippam

Industrial Technical Advisor, NRC-IRAP

Terri Lynn Morrison

Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communications,Indigenous Clean Energy

Sherry Zhao

Senior Account Manager, Business Development Mitacs

Geordan Hankinson

Partner at Renewal Funds

Brett Sharp

Associate Director, University Transfer, UBC

Manoj Singh

Founder & CEO, Acuva

Leily Fairman

Marketing Specialist, Stoko

Louis Retief

CEO and Co-Founder, Hubly

Kavita Dau

AMS Entrepreneurship Hub Program Director

Omar Mohammad

FinancialAnalyst, Startup Edmonton

Amanda Newlands

Venture Development Specialist, e@UBC (Alumni)

Track 3: HATCH Foundations

Kari LaMotte

Managing Director,

entrepreneurship@UBC

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Francis Steiner

EIR, Commercialization Strategy at entrepreneurship@UBC 

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Norma Biln

CEO, Augurex 

Julie Howgate

Public Speaking Coach

Kristin Constable

Business and Leadership Coach