Mentors

Andrew Anderson

Director of Engineering, Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc

Oceans

Maren Hjorth Bauer

Managing Partner and Founder, Fynd Ocean Ventures

Oceans

Cathy Bennett

CEO, Bennett Group of Companies

Oceans, Prime

Peter Bryant

Senior Program Officer, Walton Personal Philanthropy Group

Oceans

Tom Chi

Investigator | User Experience, Rapid Prototyping, Data Analysis

Climate, Oceans

Todd Crescenzo

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Varuna Capital, LLC

Oceans

Sally Daub

Founder, Pool Global Partners

Blockchain, Health, Oceans, Prime, Quantum

Henry Demone

President, Demone Capital Inc.

Oceans, 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

Malcolm Fraser

President & CEO, Innovacorp

Oceans

Spencer Fraser

Co-Founder, MVT

Oceans

Allan Gray

President & CEO, Port of Halifax

Oceans

Jim Hanlon

CEO, Halifax Marine Research Institute

Oceans

Paul Holthus

Founding President and CEO, World Ocean Council

Oceans

Chris Huskilson

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

Oceans

Mark Jollymore

President & CEO, InnovaSea Systems Inc

Oceans

Rangesh Kasturi

President, L3Harris Maritime International (L3 MAPPS Inc.)

Oceans

David Kelly

CEO, InnovaSea Systems Inc

Oceans

Jim King

President, CFN Consultants (Atlantic) Inc.

Oceans

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

Hector MacQuarrie

Senior Associate, Shell Ventures

Oceans

Justin Manley

Managing Director, Just Innovation

Oceans

Erika Montague

Chief Technologist, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Oceans

Melanie Nadeau

CEO, Centre for Oceans Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE)

Oceans

Robert Orr

CEO & Managing Director, Cuna del Mar

Oceans

Millicent Pitts

Executive Director, Ocean Exchange

Oceans

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

Dipender Saluja

Partner, Capricorn Investment Group LLC

Oceans

Mark Schrope

Director, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Oceans

Shally Shanker

Founder & Managing Partner, AiiM Partners

Oceans

Ian Smith

CEO, Clearwater Seafoods Ltd

Oceans

Matt Stanley

Director (Cleantech), BDC Venture Capital

Oceans

Jason Thompson

CTO, Oceankind

Health, Oceans