CIX Speakers
At CIX Summit, powered by Elevate, we understand that bringing visionary leaders and thinkers together is crucial to inspire, educate, and provoke discussions that shape the future.
This page will be continually updated as we add new speakers, so keep checking back to stay updated!
2026 Speakers
Mike Katchen
CEO & Co-Founder | Wealthsimple
Read More ->
Claire Fauquier
Venture Partner | Brightspark Ventures
Read More ->
Prashant Matta
Managing Partner | Panache Ventures
Read More ->
James Walker
Principal | Draper Associates
Read More ->
Marianne Dubois
Head of Discovery | Inovia
Read More ->
John Rikhtegar
Director, Investments | RBCx
Read More ->
Aidan Potts
Investor | Georgian
Read More ->
Max Miller
Managing Director, Head of Growth Equity | CPP Investments
Read More ->
Stephanie Curcio
CEO & Co-Founder | NLPatent
Read More ->
Steve Romanyshyn
President & CEO | Venture Ontario
Read More ->
Amr Abdelgawad
COO | FluidAI Medical
Read More ->
Juanita Lee Garcia
COO | Growclass
Read More ->
Michael Tamblyn
CEO | Rakuten Kobo
Read More ->
Ziv Deutsch
Chief Growth Officer | KOHO Financial
Read More ->
Lisa Zarzeczny
CEO & Co-Founder | Elevate
Read More ->
Kath Intson
CEO | Sentinel R&D
Read More ->
Vass Bednar
Managing Director | Canadian Shield Institute
Read More ->
Saud Aziz
Co-Founder | Venn
Read More ->
Zak Hemraj
CEO | Loopio
Read More ->
Prab Rattan
Co-Founder & Head of Institutional Markets | Hiive
Read More ->
Steven Siciliano
CEO & Co-Founder | LiORA
Read More ->
Natalia Mykhaylova
CEO | WeavAir
Read More ->
Purya Sarmadi
CEO & Co-Founder | MedMe Health
Read More ->
Alex Qi
CEO | Pontosense
Read More ->
Morteza Ahmadi
CEO | Qidni Labs
Read More ->
Mostafa Najafiyazdi
CEO | Xubin Aerospace
Read More ->
Jennifer Johnston
Founder | Elle, MD Biotechnologies
Read More ->
Addy Graves
CEO & Co-Founder | Cashew Research
Read More ->
Karina Gasbarrino
CEO & Co-Founder | Sonaro
Read More ->
Parham Aarabi
CEO | PRE
Read More ->
Claudio Rojas
CEO | National Angel Capital Organization
Read More ->
Angelo Casanas
Director of Innovation | Elevate
Read More ->
Hamza Shad
Insights Manager | Carta
Read More ->
Skaidra Puodziunas
Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy | Council of Canadian Innovators
Read More ->
Ozan Isinak
President | Keiretsu Forum Canada
Read More ->
Emily Smiley
Executive Director | Movement51
Read More ->
Sarah Willson
Principal | Panache Ventures
Read More ->
Christine Gabardo
Co-founder & CTO | CERT Systems
Read More ->
Richard Pietro
Partnerships Lead | Skinopathy
Read More ->
Zeeshan Ali
Partner | Wittington Ventures
Read More ->
Simon Foster
Vice Chair & Partner | Capital Canada Limited
Read More ->
Ryan Correia
Co-founder & Managing Director | Equivesto
Read More ->
Will Greenblatt
Director & Co-founder | OutLoud Speakers School
Read More ->
Alida Burke
CFO & Co-Founder | Growcer
Read More ->
Mick Higgins
Senior Director, Partnerships | TRKKN
Read More ->
James Povitz
Principal, NAventures | National Bank of Canada
Read More ->
Colin Hennigar
Chief Development Officer | Upside Foundation of Canada & SickKids Foundation
Read More ->
Jacqueline Tiffin
Director, Technology and Innovation Banking | National Bank
Read More ->
Caroline McManus
Investor | Hyde Park Venture Partners
Read More ->
Colleen Sutton
Deputy Director, Canadian Technology Accelerator Program | Global Affairs Canada
Read More ->
Rachael D’Amore
Vice President & Partner | Category Communications
Read More ->
Omeed Asadi
Lead Instructor, UX & UI Design | BrainStation
Read More ->
Nanda Nagarajan
Manager, Outreach and Engagement, SR&ED | Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED), Canada Revenue Agency
Read More ->
Lauren Mostowyk
Head, Corporate Affairs & Partnerships | Interac Corp.
Read More ->
Sarfaraz Jahangir
Financial Reviewer, SR&ED | Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED), Canada Revenue Agency
Read More ->
Dan Park
Chief Executive Officer | Clutch
Read More ->
Chris Cheng
Managing Director | Eavor Technologies
Read More ->
Leigh Doyle
Head of Brand | Neo Financial
Read More ->
Abdullah Snobar
Executive Director | DMZ
Read More ->