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