Erin Bury is the CEO and founder of Willful, an online platform that makes it affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create a legal will online. Previously, Erin was on the founding team of BetaKit--Canada’s largest startup publications--and Sprouter, a social network for entrepreneurs. Erin also ran a technology marketing agency Eighty-Eight that had clients like Lyft, Rover.com and NEXT Canada. Erin holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with Carleton University.   Erin talks about taking the risk and becoming an entrepreneur, the importance of sharing your failures ..read more

  Devon Brooks is the CEO and founder of Sphere, a managed marketplace platform for  membership-based coaching experiences. Previously, Devon co-founded Blo Bar, the world’s first and largest franchise chain of Blow Dry Bars. Devon was awarded one of “InspiringFifty” women in STEM in Canada, and “Top 40 Under 40” in Business Vancouver. Devon holds a Bachelors of Arts from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.  Devon talks solving problems through entrepreneurship, elevating personal coaching through technology, and comparing marketplaces to end-to-end br ..read more

  Jill Earthy is the CEO of Women’s Enterprise Centre of British Columbia, a provincial non-profit organization helping BC women start, lead and grow their own business. Jill started and grew two businesses, Momcafe Network and Nasco Staffing Solutions. With this experience, Jill now leads various entrepreneurship and funding ventures to support female founders, like Investment Funds Institute of Canada, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, Futurpreneur Canada, the RAISE Collective, Female Funders, and the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship. Jill holds a Bachelors from the ..read more

  Anna Murray is the President of tmg-e*media, one of the earliest web development firms founded in 1996, now a boutique technology consulting firm. Anna is a speaker and author, The Complete Software Project Manager. Previously, Anna was the Chief Intelligence of Officer at Time Out New York. Anna has a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, and a Masters of Science in Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.  Anna talks about entrepreneurship in the early technology boom, navigating sexist behavior from women, and the geopolitical implications of blockchain.  Re ..read more

  Kathryn Brett Goldman is the CEO and Founder of the Cybermaniacs, which teaches cybersecurity through unique courses and content. Previously, Kathryn was a sales, business development, and communications leader for various Information Technology firms.  Kathryn talks about pursuing entrepreneurship as a mother, the value of cybersecurity education, and combating the gender gap in cybersecurity with The Ladies of London Hacking Society. Reach out to Kathryn on Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn more about Cybermaniacs on Twitter, Instagram, and Linked ..read more

  Emma Poposka is the Co-founder and Director of BronID, previously Brontech, an identity management and data sharing platform. Previously, Emma worked as a software developer and technology consultant in various Macedonian private and public organizations. Emma holds a Bachelors in Informatics and Computer Engineering and a Masters in Bioinformatics from Ss. Cyril Methodius University, and an MBA from the University of Sheffield.  Emma talks about navigating government regulation when creating anti-money laundering and counter-terrorirsm technology, and the benefits and side e ..read more

  Marisa Bernstein is the Program Manager for Code For Canada, a national non-profit that serves as the connective tissue between government innovators and the tech community. Previously, Marisa worked in landscape architecture and urban planning at organizations like Space2Place, Terraplan Landscape Architects, and the City of Toronto. She co-founded Projexity, which offers digital tools to create, manage, and showcase social impact projects. Marisa has a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Delaware, and a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania ..read more

  Andrea Higuera is the CEO and co-founder of Yask, a global AI powered language community. Previously, Andrea was the co-organizer of Colombia.AI--the largest Artificial Intelligence community in Latin America--and was a product manager at various startups in Colombia.   Andrea talks all things artificial intelligence: from building machine learning knowledge in Latin America, leveraging AI to teach languages, and debunking AI myths.   Reach out to Andrea on LinkedIn, Twitter or reach out at hello@yask.ai. Learn more about Andrew Ng's course,&nb ..read more

  Camas Winsor is the Chief Operating Officer of Rangle.io, a company that builds high-quality customer-centric software experiences. Previously, she was the Vice President of Operations Bubl Technology Inc., Director of Operations at Nurun, and Director of Product Management of Euro RSCG. She holds a bachelors of science in computer science and psychology from Queens University. Camas talks about how to unlearn habits like upspeaking, the importance of self care, and how companies can keep up with the changing workforce with design thinking. Re ..read more

  Ana Bell is the author of Get Programming: Learn to Code with Python. Ana is a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on campus and as a MOOC (Massive Open Online Class). She holds a PhD in Computer Science at Princeton University, and a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. Ana talks about making computer science approachable to kids and adults, thinking about the world computationally, and teaching with virtual reality tools.  Reach out to Ana on LinkedIn and ..read more