Thank you to our team of Startup Pitch Coaches and Advisory Board members. The success of the Inventures Startup Pitch Event is owed to your generosity, time, and energy.
Startup Pitch Coaches
Lan Tan
Colin Christensen
CEO
THNQ Global Corp
Brian Donaldson
Mentor
A100
Craig Elias
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Bow Valley College
Lorena Forster
Business Advisor
Technology Venture Strategy
Simon Grigenas
Program Manager – Canada
500 Global
Shaheel Hooda
Partner
Sprout VC
Darrell Petras
VP Programs & Business Development
Edmonton Unlimited
Justin Massar
Program Manager – Alberta Catalyzer
Platformcalgary
Andrew Sanden
Founder
Intrinsic Innovations
Sandra Spencer
Innovation Manager
UBC Okanagan
Natasha Spokes
Associate Director, Ventures – CDL-Rockies
Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies
David Yiptong
Regional Director – Alberta
Foresight
Advisory Board
Samantha Schwartz
Director of Business Services
Workbox
Isaac Rodriguez, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer
SweetBio
David Tominsky
Chief Relationship Officer
The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo)
Stefan Shircel
Director – Client Engagements
August Hill
Joshua Herwig
Co-Founder, CTO
SOMAVAC Medical Solutions, Inc.
Hani Haidar
Program Manager
iPark – American University of Beirut
Shlomo Harnas
Managing Director
Akrolyth
Daryl Hyun
CEO/Cofounder
Echoscope
Mona Itani
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
American University of Beirut
Eric Mathews
CEO
Start Co.
Kelly Pease
Head of Partnerships
Numina
Ryan Ramkhelawan
VP of Venture Development
Start Co.
Giselle Tian
Postdoc Fellow
University of British Columbia
Brady Hillhouse
Senior Associate
August Hill
Andrew Ngui
Director of Innovation and Startups
Greater Peoria Economic Development Council
Jia Gu
Fellow Lead
MiraclePlus
Arturo Santa
CEO & Founder
weRice
Amr El-Kebbi
Lecturer
SAIT
Ryan Hughes
CEO
Nuvelus
Elias Boustani
Cofounder & Partner
zigzag
Idicula Mathew
Alex Taylor
Managing Director
NewBoCo – Iowa Startup Accelerator
Claude Cimeus
Director of Platform
P33
Ellie Bahrmasel
Jillian Friot
Startup Program Manager
Orbit.love
Luis Blanco
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Diatech Diabetes, Inc.
Yankun Guo
Partner
Ice Miller LLP
Trish Redekop
Sr. Manager, Entrepreneur Experience
Endeavor Canada
Jay Cooper
Director, Undergraduate Student Incubator Program
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center