Omar Zaibak

VP Marketing, Stealth AI Start Up

Omar Zaibak is a B2B SaaS marketing leader with extensive experience in both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a winner's mentality, he has demonstrated proven success as both a team leader and an individual contributor. Omar excels in demand generation, viewing revenue and pipeline as guiding principles in his work.

He holds a BASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA in Technology from Ryerson University. With a strong foundation in engineering and business, Omar is adept at driving marketing strategies that yield results.

Yuri Navarro

Managing Partner at Kanata Ventures

As a founder, investor, and policy maker, Yuri has dedicated the past 15 years to supporting the success of early-stage technology companies. He has established a network of over 4,000 angel investors, venture capitalists, and family offices worldwide. As one of the architects of the Startup Visa Program, Yuri is a champion of the Canadian startup ecosystem and advocates for innovative models that connect global startup and investor communities.

Chetan Tiwari

GPC Territory Partner Seller, Service Now

Chase Tewari is a high-performing Channel/Direct Sales Manager with 14 years of extensive sales experience, known for transforming initial concepts into multi-million-dollar deals. His relentless approach and refusal to accept 'no' as an answer, combined with a solution-oriented and holistic problem-solving mindset, have enabled him to craft impactful account strategies that drive growth in both new and existing business ventures.

Chase is deeply committed to creating repeatable success, championing digital transformation, nurturing a growth mindset, and mentoring up-and-coming talent. His motivation comes from collaborating with driven teams that share his passion for achieving ambitious goals, consistently setting high benchmarks, and revisiting them to ensure progress.

Believing in the triple bottom line with people at its core, Chase has been actively involved in Canadian blood donation organizations for over six years. On a personal note, he has a background in theater acting and continues to enjoy attending one-act plays whenever he can. Reach him at: tewari.chase@gmail.com

Nevin Singh

Principal - Red Fern Capital Group

Nevin Singh has built a successful career in real estate, underwriting, packaging, and presenting projects that have helped clients secure over $500 million in loans for construction and income-producing properties. In Western Canada, he managed over 250,000 square feet of mixed commercial real estate, including retail malls, apartment buildings, and industrial offices, while also serving as an apprentice developer for a 24-unit luxury townhouse project.

His asset management responsibilities involved repositioning strategies, annual budgeting, CAM allocations, and lease negotiations for both commercial and residential properties, as well as maintaining strong relationships with tenants and contractors.

With a robust background in construction, Nevin has project-managed a custom home in Toronto and renovated over 20 properties, gaining extensive experience across various aspects of the field. Notable transactions in his portfolio include securing CMHC construction financing for a $55 million mixed rental residence with a grocery store, facilitating construction financing for 24 luxury townhomes, and managing the Comox Center Mall, where he oversaw asset management, lease negotiations, and rezoning applications.

Fatima Khamitova

Director, Startups and Scaleups, Vector Institute

Fatima has over 10 years of experience in AI through consulting, marketing, and startups. Currently, she leads the Startups and Scaleups teams at Vector Institute, Canada's leading AI research facility.

She has advised a diverse range of clients in retail, entertainment, and financial institutions on topics related to AI, digital transformation, and analytics.

As a strategic thinker, Fatima transforms customer experiences using AI-based tools. She develops and implements comprehensive roadmaps for her clients, covering a full spectrum of services from marketing and operational tactics to sound financial decision-making, all aimed at ensuring her clients' success.

Additionally, she is a public speaker, presenting at universities and schools, client events, and panels.

Waqas Khokhar

Experienced Sales Leader

Dan Lynch

Senior Technology Advisor - Health/MedTech/Agri/Food in Niagara Region

Dan Lynch is an experienced manager with a strong background in the higher education industry. He has a proven track record in nonprofit organizations, entrepreneurship, public speaking, biotechnology, and proposal writing.

Dan served as the Special Advisor, LINC, in the Office of the Vice-President, Research at Brock University from 2018 to 2020, and he was the founding Manager of BioLinc, Brock’s business and technology incubator, from 2012 to 2018. His commitment to assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and academic researchers is evident through his mentorship of entrepreneurs and facilitation of commercialization.

Before joining Brock, Dan was the founding Industry Liaison Manager for Innovation York at York University. He also served as Vice President of Commercialization and Chief Operating Officer at HTX, Ontario's Health Technology Exchange, a key player in the growth of Ontario’s medical and assistive technologies sector. Additionally, Dan worked as an Industrial Technology Advisor in the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program across Southern Ontario, including over five years at the University of Western Ontario. His extensive experience has enabled him to foster innovation ecosystems that lead to the commercialization of new products, services, and processes.

Todd Green

Associate Professor at Brock University

Todd Green is an associate professor in the Marketing, International Business and Strategy (MIBS) division at Brock University, where he teaches courses such as Intro to Marketing, Marketing Communications (undergraduate and MBA), Services Marketing, and MBA Consumer Behavior. Previously, he served as a lecturer in the Marketing Division at the University of Stirling in Scotland.

Todd’s research interests encompass corporate social responsibility (CSR), consumer behavior, environmentally friendly marketing, and the music industry, focusing on ethical issues and how consumers integrate ethics into music consumption. He has published articles in several reputable journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Advertising, Long Range Planning, Journal of Consumer Marketing, European Journal of Marketing, Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, and Journal of Consumer Behaviour.

In addition to his academic work, Todd founded the charitable children's choir Tomorrow's Voices in 2017, which continues to thrive. Through this initiative, he combines his passion for music and community engagement, fostering creativity and collaboration among young singers.