Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Elizabeth has a foundation in sales and marketing, and moved into writing and directing in the film and television industries. Always a cannabis advocate, Elizabeth’s Master’s thesis at the American Film Institute (1999) addressed the absurdity of the illegality of marijuana in conversations ahead…
Mike Piddock is the Founder and CEO of Glisser, an award-winning tech platform powering unique company event experiences, anywhere. Glisser enables companies to power engaging event experiences for their customers, partners, investors and employees, in-person, online, and in-between. It goes beyond basic video and screen sharing tech, to create inspiring,…
Afam Onyema was born in Chicago, IL in 1979. He graduated from Harvard University (cum laude) and Stanford Law School. While in law school, Afam co-founded the GEANCO Foundation. After graduating from law school in 2007, Afam declined multiple lucrative law firm offers in order to lead GEANCO full-time as…
Meet Samia Gore, the founder and CEO of Body Complete Rx, one of the first Black female-owned nutritional supplement companies to break significant ground in the highly competitive, male-dominated industry. The healthy lifestyle advocate, author and entrepreneur embarked on a weight loss journey after the birth of her fourth child….
Chris is a serial entrepreneur, a poker enthusiast, ex-professional superbike racer, Toronto Maples Leafs fan, husband, and father. Always on the lookout for new adventures has often meant he’s taken the road less travelled or made a new one for himself. He was born in Canada and has lived there…
Raymond (Ray) McKenzie is the Founder and CEO of StartingPoint and Founder and Managing Director of Red Beach Advisors. With more than 20 years of experience as a senior business executive and consultant leading global organizations ranging from small businesses, startups, and large enterprises. Ray has held various senior executive…
U.S. Navy Veteran with over 10 years of Operations and People experience building and managing exceptional teams in Silicon Valley for billion-dollar tech startups including Cruise Automation (GM) (self-driving cars), who was recently listed in the top 3 of the best U.S. companies for career growth, and One Medical Group…
Gagan Grewal, CEO of Mogul Productions, leads the financial vision for the platform, including development of the Mogul Continuous Organization and Smart Wallet. Prior to joining Mogul, Gagan was the managing partner of a private equity firm, led the private banking team for Scotia Wealth Management, and founded his own…
Paul Bennett is the co-founder of Perchpeek, the AI-powered relocation agent. A natural entrepreneur, Paul started his first business aged 17, selling hand sanitisers outside supermarkets, for which he won a regional award for his “compelling advertising”. Prior to founding Perchpeek, Paul was a business development executive at Amazon. During…
Where most people see problems, Alexander De Ridder sees potential. From startups to Fortune 100 businesses, he has designed dozens of technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence to application development and marketing technology. He is the co-founder, CTO, and creator of the world’s first AI-powered content performance editor, INK. Prior to…
An experienced and passionate entrepreneur, Alain made his own the motto “No guts, no glory”, as he started his first management company at the age of 17 and now oversees business activities at Nutcache. Throughout the years, Mr. Nadeau received numerous awards and honours for his quality as a leader…