Kelly Lambkin

Manager, Community Engagement and Events for Manitoba · Diabetes Canada

Kelly Lambkin is the Community Engagement and Events Manager for Diabetes Canada in Manitoba.

Volunteer Engagement Strategic Communications Media Relations Social Media Marketing

Lisa Helps

Mayor · City of Victoria

Mayor of Victoria

Randy Kun

Director Marketing and Communications · InventionShare

Randy Kun is a seasoned professional in product management, marketing, strategy and execution.

Product and Marketing Strategy Product Management Market Positioning and Messaging

Rick Blickstead

President and CEO · Diabetes Canada

Rick is a senior executive with experience in both the Canadian and American public and private sectors.

Strategic Planning Volunteer Management Public Speaking Policy Development Community Outreach

Lisa Matte

Regional Director, Atlantic · Diabetes Canada

Lisa Matte is Regional Director for the Maritimes at Diabetes Canada.

Diabetes in the Maritimes Budgets Leadership Volunteer Management Business Planning

Bijan Zakeri

Global Technical Marketing Manager · BASF

Bijan Zakeri is a pharmaceutical industry professional with a strong business acumen, scientific expertise and technical marketing.

Drug Discovery Pharmaceutical Industry Biochemistry Protein Chemistry Biotechnology

Akshaya Jha

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Energy

Dr. Lauren Beaupre

Professor in Physical Therapy · University of Alberta

Professor in Physical Therapy with an adjunct appointment in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alberta

Population Health Frailty Cognitive Impairment Re-enablement

Dennis Yu

Chief Technology Officer · BlitzMetrics

Facebook marketing and analytics leader

Facebook Advertising Pay-Per-Click Advertising Ad Optimization Game Theory

Hannes Blum

Venture Partner, North America · Acton Capital

Hannes Blum is Venture Partner North America for Acton Capital, a Munich based VC fund focused on consumer internet

Steven Forth

Co-Founder · TeamFit

Steven Forth is a serial entrepreneur (current company TeamFit), marketing strategy and pricing consultant and an angel investor

Mike Brcic

Communications Director · Centre for Social Innovation

President/Owner at Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Holidays

Tourism Social Media Marketing International Partnerships Online Marketing Digital Marketing

Edward F. Schultz

Author & Counselor to Business · Business Performance Group

Edward Schultz, Business Consultant

Business Analysis Business Development Project Management Services ISO Certifications GAP Analysis & Process Mapping

Guy Timberlake

Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer · The American Small Business Coalition, LLC

Advisor, on-point speaker, writer and industry expert on finding and winning contracts with U.S. Government agencies and their contractors.

About Federal Contracting Finding Business Opportunities Strategy Development

Christian Houle

Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University

An expert on comparative politics of developing countries

Social Mobility Inequality Civil Wars Democracy Regime Change

Simon Holt

Global Head of Public Policy · Novartis

Market Access in Pharmaceuticals. Change and large scale transformation projects.

Market Access Activities to Improve Development Productivity Actions to Improve Chances of Reimburse-Ability of A Drug Market Access in Marketing and Commercial Strategy

Don Khoury

VP of Business Development · Home Care Assistance

Don Khoury is an expert in market research, sales, and business strategy.

Home Healthcare Sales Strategy

Anna DiStefano, EdD

Provost Emerita · Fielding Graduate University

Social Justice; Women’s Empowerment; Higher Ed. Accreditation

Accreditation Gender Empowerment Qualitative Research Action Research Methods Structural Inequality and Diversity

Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Lauren Robinson

Chief Operating Officer · Highline BETA

Lauren is Chief Operating Officer at Highline BETA, a startup co-creation company.