Alberta Enterprise Corporation

With over 20 years in Canadian venture capital, Rebecca has been with AEC since 2010 and previously served as Director of Fund Investments at BDC Venture Capital. She holds MBA and BComm degrees from the University of Calgary.

Christiana leads investment activity at AEC, having grown the Start Alberta Deal Flow Platform and led the 2021 Alberta Tech Deal Flow Study, with prior experience at Dealroom.co and in management consulting. She holds an MBA and BComm from the University of Calgary.

A CPA, CA with over 10 years in financial and professional services, Matthew previously managed impact-focused venture capital funds at Vancity and worked in audit at PwC. He holds a Bachelor of Management from the University of Lethbridge.

Alan co-founded EZ-Robot, which he helped scale globally to an exit in 2018, and has since supported the Alberta tech ecosystem through Founder Institute and Combine Venture Builders. He holds Venture Capital Executive Program accreditation from UC Berkeley.

Carolina is an international business professional with cross-sector experience spanning technology, oil field services and other industries, covering operations, marketing and corporate governance. She holds a joint BBA from institutions in Finland and Germany and is fluent in four languages.

Deepashree is a Chartered Accountant from India with over seven years in corporate and public accounting, previously working with the Office of Public Guardian and Trustee in Alberta. She holds a Master of Commerce from the University of Mumbai.

Derrick is President and CEO of Bluesky Equities Ltd., one of the most active angel investors in Southern Alberta, and was named Canadian Angel Investor of the Year in 2019. He is a graduate of Queen's University and the University of Calgary and a member of APEGA.

President emerita of the University of Calgary and a geomatics engineering expert, Dr. Cannon is a corporate director and seed-stage investor, particularly in female-founded companies. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada.

With over six years in accounting, Jenilou previously worked at Innovate Calgary and Platform Calgary before moving into a dedicated accounting role. She earned an accounting degree from SAIT and is pursuing her CPA designation.

Jennie has over 15 years in the financial sector and previously served as CFO of the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, a Government of Alberta agency. She holds a Bachelor of Management from the University of Lethbridge and a CPA, CA designation.

Justin is a securities lawyer focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, advising both public and private clients on financings, reorganizations and governance matters.

Leon previously worked as a surety bond underwriter managing a $20 million bond portfolio and served as CFO/COO of a fitness tech startup. He is a CFA charterholder and a MacEwan School of Business graduate.

With seven years as an ecosystem builder in Calgary's tech community, Milanne previously held roles at Platform Calgary including Lead of Growth. She is a graduate of the Okanagan College School of Business.

Neil is Managing Director of NTT Docomo Ventures, leading US and Canada investments, and previously a General Partner at Bay Partners with investments including Coinbase and Eloqua. He holds a systems engineering degree from Waterloo and an MBA from Stanford.

Sharilee is COO at design firm DIALOG and former CFO of MacEwan University, with board experience across capital markets, education and Crown corporations. She is a CPA and holds an MBA from the University of Regina and the ICD.D designation.

Ted has over 25 years of operating, transactional and advisory experience across energy, technology and industrial businesses, including CEO roles at ZCL Composites and NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul. He holds an MBA from Stanford and engineering degrees from Toronto and Alberta.

Tracey is an experienced board director and former CEO who has started and scaled technology ventures, serving on boards including the Business Development Bank of Canada. She holds an MBA specializing in Technology Commercialization from the University of Alberta and an ICD.D.