Originally hailing from Saskatoon, Jayesh is the former CEO/Co-Founder of Picatic.com which was acquired by Eventbrite in 2018. Jayesh is an active investor, a lifelong student, and has jumped back into being a Co-CEO /Co-founder of Gunkii, the world's sexiest tongue scraper. Giving back to the community and those in need has always been at the heart of what drives Jayesh’s passion, alongside his mission is to build profit and purpose companies with team cultures that are immersed in giving, cheekiness, fun, and adventure.

Mitchell is a serial entrepreneur and pioneering figure in the cryptocurrency industry. Having gained worldwide attention for launching the world’s first Bitcoin ATM in Vancouver, followed by locations and partnerships in London, Singapore, Bucharest, and Tokyo; Mitchell later co-founded Cointrader Exchange, one of Canada's earliest online digital currency exchanges, which was acquired in 2015.

Fay Arjomandi is a serial entrepreneur and renowned leader in tech having founded L3 Technology, Mobidia and mimik. She has filled many executive roles including CEO of Vodafone xone, the global venture incubation and Beta brand, chairman of Vodafone Americas foundation, board member of Vodafone Enterprise US and CEO at Nantmobile

As the CEO and Co-founder of Clio and a pioneer in cloud-based legal technology, Jack Newton has spearheaded efforts to educate the legal community on the security, ethics, and privacy issues surrounding cloud computing, and has become a nationally recognized author and speaker on these topics

Charles Lavigne is the president, co-founder and CEO of LlamaZOO. As CEO of LlamaZOO, Charles’ visionary leadership drives the company’s mission to “change the way the world sees data”. He is passionate about delivering innovative solutions to solve real-world problems using emerging technologies across the resource sector. Since co-founding the company in 2014, he has built LlamaZOO from a lean start-up to a profitable company.

Ilya Brotzky is the founder and CEO of VanHack. Based in Vancouver, B.C, VanHack is one of the world’s largest tech recruiting companies. It has a network of over 100,000 software engineering, design, and digital marketing professionals from around the globe. Its mission is to help international job seekers connect with employers abroad. To date, over 500 companies in Canada, Europe, and the U.S. have used their recruiting services, and over 1,000 IT professionals have been hired through VanHack.

Saba Mohebpour is the CEO and founder of Spocket, an app that seamlessly connects buyers, retailers, and suppliers. He is focused on empowering online entrepreneurs by solving the trillion dollar inventory distortion problem via the dropshipping model. Armed with a wide expanse of knowledge about ecommerce and marketplaces that he collected through the years, Saba is reducing the steps needed to build a reliable online space for selling. Saba travelled a long way to become a Canadian entrepreneur with a funded start-up.

Craig Slagel is the founder of RunGo, the first navigation app for runners and walkers. RunGo helps people find great running routes then guides them with turn-by-turn voice navigation. RunGo is used worldwide by hotels, running clubs, races, events, runners and walkers to provide the best local experience without getting lost. Craig has over 17 years of running experience and has completed over 30 marathons and over 90 ultra marathons. Craig also brings over 20 years of experience in technology, working in digital media, video games and visual effects. 

Lloyed Lobo is the co-founder and president of Boast.AI, a company that is working to streamline and automate access to over $200 Billion in global R&D credits and innovation incentives, so companies can fuel their growth without giving up equity and dealing with red-tape. Boast recently closed a $30 million CAD Series A round and hopes to continue to help businesses expand globally. Lloyed also co-chairs Traction, a community of over 70k+ founders and tech professionals started by Boast.AI and Launch Academy.

Katie is the co-founder of Talk Shop, a PR firm and one of Canada’s top employers and most inspiring agencies. Katie is a trained journalist and serial entrepreneur and both her professional and personal life balance has sparked a passion for the work she does today. At the age of 23, Katie had her first start-up, Smart Cookies featured on Oprah, and ultimately led to various media opportunities.