
WEEK
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
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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

Francis Steiner
EIR, Commercialization Strategy at entrepreneurship@UBC

Norma Biln
CEO, Augurex

Julie Howgate
Public Speaking Coach

Kristin Constable
Business and Leadership Coach