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Siebe Vanderzee: President

Siebe Vanderzee: President, Vanderzee & Associates – Executive Search & Coaching

Siebe Vanderzee is a global executive search consultant and performance coach. His clientele includes large multinationals corporations as well as medium sized companies, covering multiple industries. Siebe is a graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management. During his career, he has lived and worked in 4 countries on 3 continents. Siebe has served as Honorary […]

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Canada Foundation For Innovation - Giving Canada’s Brightest Minds The Tools They Need To Innovate

Canada Foundation For Innovation – Giving Canada’s Brightest Minds The Tools They Need To Innovate

Researchers need world-class research infrastructure to compete on the global stage. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) was created in 1997 to fund the tools essential for conducting leading-edge research in the 21st century. We support the evolving needs of Canada’s universities, colleges and research hospitals across all areas of research — from health and

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Alan Forster

Alan Forster, MD FRCP MSc, VP, Innovation And Quality – The Ottawa Hospital

Why do we pursue innovation in health care? The population is aging, and patients are entering the health-care system with more complex health needs. As a leader in world-first health-care research and as a part of the Ottawa community, The Ottawa Hospital pursues health-care innovation to support healthier populations while ensuring an excellent care experience

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The Ottawa Hospital - The World Is Watching The Ottawa Hospital

The Ottawa Hospital – The World Is Watching The Ottawa Hospital

The Ottawa Hospital is inspired by research and driven by compassion. Innovation – from the operating room to the research lab to the bedside – helps us save lives and deliver exceptional care to our patients. World leaders in patient care Thanks to brilliant minds, pioneering treatments, cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art facilities, The Ottawa Hospital

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Mitacs - Capitalizing On Innovation

Mitacs – Capitalizing On Innovation

Founded in 2012 by former Mitacs postdoctoral fellow Richard Beal, COFOVO Energy develops advanced solar panels and sensors for the global solar industry. The company recently launched Spectrafy Inc., a cost-effective solar and atmospheric measurement tool. A past Rhodes Scholar, Richard started the company when he realized that existing next-generation solar technologies would prove to

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LeeShanok Network Solutions - A Full Service Managed IT And Cloud Provider

LeeShanok Network Solutions – A Full Service Managed IT And Cloud Provider

Arizona companies need to protect their networks and sensitive data and equip their “human firewall” against threats. As a regional provider of IT Managed Security Services and hosted private-cloud solutions, LeeShanok Network Solutions achieves success when our clients’ technology is secure, runs like a well-oiled machine, and supports their business operations without interruption.Every company is

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America’s SBDC Arizona Network - State’s Largest Most Comprehensive Source Of Assistance For Small Businesses

America’s SBDC Arizona Network – State’s Largest Most Comprehensive Source Of Assistance For Small Businesses

America’s SBDC Arizona is the state’s largest most comprehensive source of assistance for small businesses. Our Network: Perspective on Innovation America’s SBDC Arizona Network’s (AZSBDC) mission is to provide high quality, high-impact, one-on-one counseling, resource assistance, and training to preserve and create small business jobs and revenue, and to facilitate capital formation throughout Arizona. A

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SciTech Institute - Cultivating An Ecosystem Of Conscious STEM Communities

SciTech Institute – Cultivating An Ecosystem Of Conscious STEM Communities

SciTech Institute is dedicated to supporting STEM education by developing and implementing projects, programs, STEM bowls and festivals that focus on STEM. The purpose of this support is to motivate students to seek educational and career paths in STEM-related fields. Established as a conduit for collaboration among science & technology-oriented non-profits, industry and academia, SciTech

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AccountabilIT – Customer Driven IT Services

AccountabilIT – Customer Driven IT Services

AccountabilIT provides broad-spectrum managed services—from traditional infrastructure services to 24×7 end-user service desk to cybersecurity services—with an emphasis on moving businesses from legacy environments to the cloud. AccountabilIT’s name comes from the quality its founders most value in their business: “We recognize that issues are not always our fault, but they’re always our problem,” says

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Mesa Arizona Chamber of Commerce - "The World Belongs to Those Who Show Up!"

Mesa Arizona Chamber of Commerce – “The World Belongs to Those Who Show Up!”

Mesa is the 35th largest city in the country. Within Mesa’s 140 square miles lies approximately 17,000 businesses. The business spectrum is comprised of small to large businesses with a heavy focus on aerospace, manufacturing, and technology.   The Mesa Chamber of Commerce, founded in the late 1890s, exists to improve, promote, and advocate for

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Mistral Venture Partners - One Of The Top Seed Stage Venture Capital Firms In Canada

Mistral Venture Partners – One Of The Top Seed Stage Venture Capital Firms In Canada

Headquartered in Ottawa, with offices in Montreal and California, Mistral focuses on seed and early stage investing across Canada with a particular focus on Ontario and Quebec. Mistral was founded in 2012 and based on a thesis that exceptional Canadian innovators were struggling to find experienced early-stage capital providers, who were able to help with

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Jamie Petten

Jamie Petten, President & Executive Director – Kanata North Business Association

The Kanata North Business Association (KNBA) has accomplished much since its inception in 2013, and our current strategic vision is, by 2022, to be recognized as the destination of choice for technical and business talent seeking world-class work with world-class companies. Our progress to this point is backed by compelling data regarding the significant economic

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North Florida Regional Medical Center - Full-service Medical And Surgical Acute Care Center

North Florida Regional Medical Center – Full-service Medical And Surgical Acute Care Center

North Florida Regional Medical Center (NFRMC) is a 432 bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center serving North Central Florida and offering comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, neurosciences, minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment, women’s health and wound therapy, among other services. By the end of 2020, NFRMC will have

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Christine E. Schmidt

Christine E. Schmidt, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & Department Chair Of Biomedical Engineering – University Of Florida Herbert Wertheim College Of Engineering

One of the most important jobs of any leader is to create a vision for what they want to accomplish and to implement a realistic plan to realize that vision. It was fundamentally important to me in executing my vision to identify what voices were not being heard and to actively create an environment in

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Warrington College of Business - A Leader In Business Education

Warrington College of Business – A Leader In Business Education

The University of Florida Warrington College of Business is a leader in business education. The College innovates to better serve its students and alumni with unique program offerings to benefit their future and the world. Dean John Kraft The University of Florida Warrington College of Business is the birthplace of forward-thinking business leaders. From freshman

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Dynamic Communities - Unites People Through Community.

Dynamic Communities – Unites People Through Community.

We foster the development, growth and engagement of volunteer-driven user groups that provide communities for like-minded technology users and partners to exchange knowledge on how to best maximize product performance to achieve business success. “Dynamic Communities creates vibrant communities where users can grow their knowledge, competency, and confidence with their technology systems and business applications,”

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Infotech - Bridging Innovation And Integrity For Over 40 Years

Infotech – Bridging Innovation And Integrity For Over 40 Years

Not Many Tech Companies Have Led Two Industries for 40+ Years. Then again, not many have been around for 40 years in the first place. Founded in 1977 by two University of Florida professors, Infotech develops infrastructure construction software solutions and provides expert statistical and econometric consulting. We’ve maintained our reputation in two complex industries

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Coplex - Helps Entrepreneurs and Corporate Enterprises Turn Ideas Into Digital Business Models

Coplex – Helps Entrepreneurs and Corporate Enterprises Turn Ideas Into Digital Business Models

Zach Ferres is a life-long entrepreneur who began his entrepreneurial journey as a teenager. He sold his first tech company at the age of 24 and was recognized as one of the top student entrepreneurs in the world in 2010. His passion for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial communities has followed him throughout his career. This passion

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Mercy Ships - Uses Hospital Ships To Transform Individuals And Serve Nations

Mercy Ships – Uses Hospital Ships To Transform Individuals And Serve Nations

Innovation can mean different things to different people and organizations. For international charity Mercy Ships, innovation means using hospital ships, dedicated volunteers and generous partners to transform lives in the world’s poorest nations.   Mercy Ships operates state-of-the-art hospital ships run by skilled volunteers to deliver free surgery and healthcare services in developing countries. 5

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