ConvergX®
2024 Conference Speakers
Conference Host

Kimberley Van Vliet |
WaVv and ConvergX |
Founder and CEO |
BIO |
Keynote Speakers

Michael Mansour, M.D., Ph.D. |
Harvard Medical School |
Associate Professor of Medicine |
BIO |

Kelly MacDonald |
Defence Research and Development Canada / Department of National Defence |
Deputy Director R&D Innovation Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) |
BIO |

Dr. Jonathan Morris |
Mayo Clinic |
Executive Medical Director Immersive and Experiential Learning, Medical Director Anatomic Modeling Unit, Medical Director Biomedical and Scientific Visualization, Neuroradiologist |
BIO |

Nora Malchin |
NATO |
Section Head Innovation NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) |
BIO |
Speakers

Chris Lohmann |
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Market Development |
Boeing |
BIO |

Adam Morand |
Agriplay |
Founder |
BIO |

Anna Leese |
TecVec Inc. |
President |
BIO |

Michel Dion |
INSAT |
Director General |
BIO |

Erik Fleming |
President and CEO |
Yazaki Innovations Inc. |

Megan Gupton |
Calgary Airport Authority |
Chief Information Officer |
BIO |

Dr. Deanne (Dee) Taylor |
Senior Research Advisor, Canadian Health Leadership Network |
BIO |

Jacob Clayton |
Sage Intel |
President |
BIO |

Nora Malchin |
NATO Allied Command Transformation |
Section Head (Innovation Hub) |
BIO |

Nico Duursema |
Cerilon |
Cross- sector Collaboration and Technology Adoption |

Ted Venners |
C-Polar |
CEO |
BIO |

Dr. Antonio P. Anselmo |
ChemBioPower |
President |
BIO |

Chris Peterson |
Pure Life Carbon Inc. (Board Chair) |
Soilgenic (CEO) / Tall Grass Ventures (Partner) |
BIO |

Frank-Czulo |
Advanced Networks (a division of Network Innovations) |
President |

Michael Binnion |
President |
Questerre Energy |

Kevin Gross |
VP Petrochemicals & Refining |
ABB Energy Industries |
BIO |

Jeff Lister |
Fidelity Manufacturing |
CEO and President |
BIO |

Gurpreet Lail |
Global Energy |
BIO |

Abaan Ahmad |
Vortex Global |
President |
BIO |

Angela Thompson |
Flint |
Vice President – Corporate Services |

Scott Van Vliet |
President |
Arrowhead Resources |
Moderators

Kevin Wong |
DediCorp / Gen2Tax |
Founder |
BIO |

Ret’d BGen (RCAF) Sylvain Bedard |
Wavv |
Global Strategic Relations |

Hubert Lau |
TrustBix |
President and CEO |
BIO |