Jeff Chen
SPEAKER Jeff Chen Investment Director – Asahi Kasei Ventures Jeff is the Investment Director at Asahi Kasei Ventures, combining entrepreneurial drive with deep product-market and
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John Jung
Operating Partner, Cota Capital
John Jung is a highly experienced strategist and C-level executive in the energy, renewables, and smart grid sectors, among other verticals. He is skilled at scaling high growth, VC-backed companies that are deploying disruptive technologies, strategies, and business models. From 2009 to 2018, John served as Founder, President and CEO of Greensmith Energy, a company he built from concept to industry global leader in programmable energy storage solutions and software with grid-scale deployments. Greensmith grew to deploy over a third of total energy storage systems in the United States in 2016, was sold to Wärtsilä for $170 million in 2017, and now operates in a dozen countries. Serving both utilities and independent power producers, Greensmith leveraged a battery-agnostic platform and a myriad of regulatory environments to establish energy storage as a ROI-positive, multi-application appliance that provided both technical and financial value. Prior to that, John built electronics marketplaces to bring transparency and liquidity to supply chain management, including Pantellos which served 21 of the 25 largest electric utilities in North America. Additional prior leadership roles include CEO of First Index, COO of Perfect Commerce, COO of Achilles Group, and Managing Director of Commerce One. John is a former principal and practice leader with A.T. Kearney and is proven in turn-around assignments to improve growth and/or prepare a startup to maximize transaction outcomes. He has held Board Directorships with five organizations, including the Energy Storage Association. John also has extensive international business development experience covering Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
John has an M.B.A. in Strategy and Finance from Ivey Business School and a B.A. in Pre-med and Economics from the University of Western Ontario.
Trevor Kennedy
SPEAKER Trevor Kennedy Vice President, Indo-Pacific – Business Council of Canada Based in Tokyo, Trevor leads the Council’s work on Canadian business trade and investment
Craig Thompson
SPEAKER Craig Thompson President and Executive Producer, Ballinran Entertainment Craig Thompson is an accomplished filmmaker and media executive with extensive experience producing documentaries in Asia.
John Jung
SPEAKER John Jung Operating Partner, Cota Capital John Jung is a highly experienced strategist and C-level executive in the energy, renewables, and smart grid sectors,
Dr. Reza Chaji
SPEAKER Dr. Reza Chaji The CEO and founder of VueReal Inc. Dr. Reza Chaji is the CEO and founder of VueReal Inc., a Waterloo (ON,
Mana Hosseini
SPEAKER Mana Hosseini General Partner, Apex Innovative Investments Ventures Holding a joint MBA and JD in Law from the University of Toronto, Mana brings a
Vina Nadjibulla
SPEAKER Vina Nadjibulla Vice President, Research & Strategy Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Vina leads APF Canada’s research, education, and network support activities. She also
Hyunju (Crystal) Park
SPEAKER Hyunju (Crystal) Park Associate, Gowling WLG Hyunju (Crystal) Park is an associate in Gowling WLG’s Toronto office, practicing in the firm’s Business Law Department.
Kim Oishi
SPEAKER Kim Oishi President, Grand Rock Capital Grand Rock Capital invests in growth companies and provides advice regarding corporate finance, investor relations, business development, and
Hugh Lee
SPEAKER Hugh Lee Partner, Cassidy Levy Kent Hugh Lee is a partner in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office. In his decade-long career in the field
Ted Gruetzner
SPEAKER Ted Gruetzner Vice President – Energy, Environment & Resources Global Public Affairs Ted Gruetzner is Vice President of Global’s Energy, Environment and Resources team.
Vasileios Tsianos
SPEAKER Vasileios Tsianos Vice President, Corporate Development Vasileios Tsianos serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Neo Performance Materials, overseeing global business development and government
Sonny Cho
SPEAKER Sonny Cho CEO, Canada Korea Business Council Sonny is the President & CEO of the Canada Korea Business Council. Sonny Cho has extensive experience
Rod Elliot
SPEAKER Rod Elliot Senior Vice President, Innovation and Emerging Industries at Global Public Affairs Rod is Senior Vice President, Innovation and Emerging Industries at Global
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