Mentors

Bill Adams

President, JCove Holdings Limited

Artificial Intelligence, Prime

Alice Aiken

Vice-President, Research, Dalhousie University

Prime

Andrew Anderson

Director of Engineering, Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc

Oceans

Christine Apold

Managing Partner, Westhaver Partners

Prime

George Armoyan

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | President, Geosam Capital Inc. | Executive Chair, Clarke Inc.

Prime, Supply Chain

Rob Barbara

Managing Partner, Build Ventures

Prime

Bill Barrett

CEO, Barrett Corporation

Prime

Maren Hjorth Bauer

Managing Partner and Founder, Fynd Ocean Ventures

Oceans

Cathy Bennett

Managing Partner, Sandpiper Ventures

Oceans, Prime

Scott Brison

Vice-Chair Investment and Corporate Banking, BMO Capital Markets

Prime

Peter Bryant

Senior Program Officer, Walton Personal Philanthropy Group

Oceans

Chère Chapman

CEO, Ardea Outcomes

Prime

Tom Chi

Investigator | User Experience, Rapid Prototyping, Data Analysis

Climate, Oceans

Todd Crescenzo

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Varuna Capital, LLC

Oceans

Jeff Dahn

Professor, Dalhousie University

Prime

Sally Daub

Founder, Pool Global Partners

Blockchain, Health, Oceans, Prime, Quantum

Rhiannon Davies

Co-Founding & Managing Partner, Sandpiper Ventures

Prime, Recovery, Supply Chain

Wade Dawe

Chair & CEO, Numus Financial Inc.

Prime

Henry Demone

President, Demone Capital Inc.

Oceans, Prime

Julia Rivard Dexter

Co-Founder, Squiggle Park

Prime

Mark Dobbin

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Founder and President, Killick Capital Inc.

Prime

Adam Draper

Founder & Managing Partner, Boost VC

Oceans

Ruben Eiras

Coordinator, Blue Economy Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment and Financing, Forum Oceano

Oceans

Pierre Erwes

CEO, BioMarine Organization

Oceans

Geoff Flood

Tech Advisory Leader (Atlantic Canada), MNP Corp

Prime

Malcom Fraser

President & CEO, Innovacorp

Oceans, Prime

Spencer Fraser

Co-Founder, MVT

Oceans

Raymond Fung

Associate, ArcTern Ventures

Oceans

Allan Gray

President & CEO, Port of Halifax

Oceans

Jim Hanlon

CEO, Halifax Marine Research Institute

Oceans, Prime

Trevor Hennigar

COO, Rimot.io Inc.

Prime

Paul Holthus

Founding President and CEO, World Ocean Council

Oceans

Chris Huskilson

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Former CEO and President, Emera Inc.

Oceans, Prime

Mark Jollymore

President & CEO, InnovaSea Systems Inc

Oceans

Rangesh Kasturi

President, L3Harris Maritime International (L3 MAPPS Inc.)

Oceans

Patrick Keefe

General Partner, Build Ventures

Prime

David Kelly

CEO, InnovaSea Systems Inc

Oceans

Jim King

President, CFN Consultants (Atlantic) Inc.

Oceans

Eva Lau

Founding and General Partner, Two Small Fish Ventures

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Health, Prime, Supply Chain

Nicole LeBlanc

Advisor, Sandpiper Ventures

Prime

Paul LeBlanc

Founder & CEO, 7th Wave Capital

Prime

Marlon Lewis

Scientific Director, OFI, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University

Oceans

John Lindsay

Chairman, Eastport Properties

Oceans, Prime, Recovery

Atle Lohrmann

Chairman, Nortek AS Hefring Engineering LLC

Oceans

Shannon MacDonald

Senior Managing Director, Accenture Canada

Prime, Recovery

Jevon MacDonald

CEO and Co-Founder, Manifold

Prime

Matthew MacLellan

President, Atlantic Region, Rogers Communications

Prime

Hector MacQuarrie

Senior Associate, Shell Ventures

Oceans

Justin Manley

Managing Director, Just Innovation

Oceans, Prime

John T. Mclennan

Former Vice Chair and CEO, AT&T Canada

Prime

Rick Moignard

Former CEO, GEOVIA

Prime

Erika Montague

Chief Technologist, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Oceans

Chris Moyer

Director, Pelorus Venture Capital Ltd.

Prime

Melanie Nadeau

CEO, Centre for Oceans Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE)

Oceans

Marc St. Onge

Founder & CEO, Bend Beauty

Prime

Robert Orr

CEO & Managing Director, Cuna del Mar

Oceans, Prime

Millicent Pitts

Executive Director, Ocean Exchange

Oceans

Irfhan Rawji

Venture Partner, Relay Ventures

Prime

Olivier Raybaud

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blue Oceans Partners

Oceans

John Risley

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | O.C., President, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.

Oceans, Prime

Dale Robertson

President, Enerscan Engineering Inc.

Oceans, Prime

Kirk Rowe

President and Chief Executive Officer, IMP Group International

Prime

Ken Rowe

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | O.C., Founder, IMP International

Prime

Dipender Saluja

Partner, Capricorn Investment Group LLC

Oceans

Brice Scheschuk

Managing Partner, Globalive Capital Inc

Prime

Mark Schrope

Director, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Oceans

Shally Shanker

Founder & Managing Parter, AiiM Partners

Oceans

Mike Smit

Associate Professor of Information Management, Dalhousie University

Prime

Ian Smith

CEO, Clearwater Seafoods Ltd

Oceans

Jeff Smith

President & CEO, DCBank

Artificial Intelligence, Health, Prime

Frank Sobey

Chairman, Crombie REIT

Prime

Rob Sobey

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Former CEO and President, Lawton’s Drug Stores Ltd.

Prime

Vivek Sood

Executive Vice President, Related Businesses, Sobeys Inc.

Commerce, Prime

Jim Spatz

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Chairman and CEO, Southwest Properties Ltd.

Prime

Matt Stanley

Director (Cleantech), BDC Venture Capital

Oceans

Jason Thompson

CTO, Oceankind

Health, Oceans

Pamela Winsor

Healthcare Consultant and Creative Strategist

Prime, Recovery

Sarah Young

Managing Partner, NATIONAL

Prime