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Albert Behr , President and CEO of Behr & Associates, is one of Canada’s leading authorities on technology commercialization and business acceleration. Operating for over 15 years, Behr & Associates helps promising Canadian information technology, cleantech, life sciences and materials sciences companies achieve worldwide market leadership and positive liquidity events through large strategic partnerships and funding. Frank Erschen is an active Angel investor, mentor and entrepreneur. He is a Charter Member, Selection Committee Member, 2011 Angel of the Year, and 2014 David Borges Community Builder of the Year at the Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN). He is Co-Founder and Chair of Powernoodle, Chair of Mii Corp, and a past director of Top Hat, GTAN, Angel Investors Ontario, Canadian Hemochromatosis Society, and a past governor of Wilfrid Laurier University. His corporate foundations were earned at IBM and BMO. Frank is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Communitech, specializing in pitch coaching, and is frequently invited to share his proven Artful Science of Pitching™ approach with incubators, accelerators and companies across Canada. Carl Furtado , Co-Founder and VP Industry Relations at Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN), is a seasoned businessman and chartered financial consultant (Ch.F.C.). He has advised countless early-stage companies over the past 25 years and boasts a significant contact network in global markets to facilitate business development and access to capital. Karen Grant has launched three Angel groups: Toronto Angel Group (2001), Northern Ontario Angels (2005), and Angel One Investor Network (2011). She is a company founder, corporate director, and mentor. In 1991, she led the Toronto Venture Group, a not-for-profit organization with the mandate to “bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and capital,” working with hundreds of companies that were seeking capital. Kirk Hamilton is an executive with international experience achieving market adoption of technology products. As CEO, he has transformed companies from a loss position to profitability through focused marketing and team building. Currently, as Principal of Élan Tactical Management, he coaches other CEOs to “scale-up” – improve market growth, productivity and cost performance. Additionally, he supports start-up entrepreneurs as an Executive-in-Residence for BC Innovation Council. He is a member of Vancouver- based Open Angel and an Angel investor active in British Columbia. Peter Kemball is a founding member of NACO, a member of NACO’s Policy Committee, and the founder of the Kemball Group. He has been the principal representative of Acorn Partners in the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, a founding member of the Revenue Capital Association, and was a board member of the Capital Angel Network in Ottawa, Canada.
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