The National Angel Capital Organization, which represents angel investors from across Canada, is gearing up to hold its annual summit, with economic resilience a theme in various sessions.
The conference, which is now sold out, will be held April 29-30 in Ottawa, and Entrevestor will be attending. Some of the many panels will include:
Canadian Shield: Fortifying Canada's Startup Investment Ecosystem Against Cross-Border Headwinds
Marcus Daniels, Founding Partner & CEO, Highline Beta
Keith Ippel, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Spring Activator
Émilie Boutros, , Managing Partner, TandemLaunch Inc.
Moderator: Randall Howard, General Partner, Adrenaline Fund
Cross-border collaboration and Innovation Ecosystems: Building a Resilient Economy
Sarah Antor, Founder & General Partner, Helena Capital
Robin Wood Sailer, Co-Founder & Partner, Le Labs
Moderator: Sonya Shorey, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa
Accelerating Canada’s Venture Ecosystem and Policy for Global Growth
Neil Desai, Chair of the Board of Directors, Solace Power
Benjamin Bergen, President, Canadian Council of Innovators
Moderator: Michael Curran, Publisher, Ottawa Business Journal
De-Risking Early Stage Innovation: The Role of Incubators, Accelerators, and Gap Funds
John Wilson, President & CEO, Innovate Calgary
Joel Semeniuk, Chief Strategy Officer, Communitech
Joelle Foster, President & CEO, North Forge
Moderator: Carollynn Schafer, Investor in Residence, Accelerate Okanagan/ GP OKGN WMAN
Purpose-Driven Innovation: Scaling Companies that Solve Big Problems
Shelley King, CEO & Co-Founder, Natural Products Canada
Mingyang Sun, President & COO, ApiSave
Bobbie Racette, Founder & CEO, Virtual Gurus
Moderator: Rob Kenedi, Founder & Host, Decelerator
Who Gets Funded and Why? Re-Imagining the Pipeline of Capital
Tabatha Bull, President & CEO, CCIB
Vicki Saunders, Founder, Coralus
Leading Canada's Innovation Economy: Aligning Tech Policy, Industry, and Trust
Daniel Tisch, CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Angela Mondou, President & CEO, TECHNATION
Moderator: Nicole Feriancek, Editor-in-Chief, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun
Growth, Capital, and Global Ambition: The Future of Venture Investing in Canada
Matthew Leibowitz, Managing GP, Plaza Ventures
Rob Antoniades, Co-Founder & GP, Information Venture Partners
Moderator: Heather Scoffield, SVP of Strategy, Business Council of Canada
Mining M&A Roll-Ups: Lessons in Consolidation, Opportunity and Risk
Ian Colterjohn, Principal Private Equity, Resource Capital Funds
Braam Jonker, CFO, Cotec Holdings Corp.
Moderator: Allan Goodman, Partner, Goodmans LLP
The Power of Risk Capital in Driving Resilience
Sophie Forest, General Partner, Brightspark
Todd Finch, President & CEO, Canso Innovations Ltd
Audrey Ostiguy, Co-Founder & CEO, Brio
Lessons from the Trenches: Building an Angel Portfolio
Derrick Hunter, President and CEO, Bluesky Equities Ltd.
Backing Builders: Ambition, Innovation and the Future of Canada’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Mike Serbinis, Co-Founder & CEO, League
Moderator: Takara Small, Journalist
Catalysts for Growth: Big Ideas, Bold Investments, and Building Canada’s Future
Daniel Debow, Build Canada
Bridging the Gap Between Angel Investors and VCs
Serge Beauchemin, Managing Partner, Anges Québec
Manon Boisclair, GP, Linearis
Moderator: Prashant Matta, GP, Panache Ventures
Venture Studio vs. Venture Capital: Funding, Exiting, and Building Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem
Ray Sharma, Founder, Extreme Venture Partners
Daniel Wigdor, Professor, University of Toronto
Moderator: Neil Seeman, Publisher, Sutherland House Experts & Professor/ Senior Fellow, Massey College, IHPME, University of Toronto
Why Canada Struggles to Scale - And What We Can Do About It
Daniel Eberhard, CEO, Founder, KOHO
Senia Rapisarda, Managing Director, HarbourVest
Moderator: Takara Small, Journalist
Capital That Builds: Aligning Angel Investment with Real-World Economic Impact
Colin Mason, Emeritus Professor & Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
Pat Gouhin, CEO, Angel Capital Association
Moderator: Sandi Gilbert, CEO, InterGen
The Value of Liquidity – how different stage creates different opportunities
Andrew McLeod, CEO & Co-Founder, Certn
Jack Fraser, Partner, BDC
Why Life Sciences Remains the Most Investable and Impactful Asset Class
Maura Campbell, President and CEO, OBIO
Cedric Bisson, Partner, Teralys Capital
Frank Baylis, Chairman and Co-Founder, Baylis Medical Technologies
Moderator: Jacki Jenuth, Partner, Lumira
