Mentors

Laleh Behjat

Professor, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary

Scientist

Lingyun Chen

Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

Scientist

Simon Drouin

Team Leader, Applied Genomics, National Research Council of Canada

Scientist

Derek Exner

Professor and Executive Director, IMPACT, University of Calgary, University of Calgary

Associate, Scientist

Leo Fang

Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Engineering

Scientist

Evan Fraser

Director, Arrell Food Institute

Scientist

Michael Gaenzle

Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Alberta

Scientist

Kee Jim

Global Head – Animal Health and Agriculture, TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods (formerly Feedlot Health), Feedlot Health & GK Jim Group of Companies

Scientist

Wilf Keller

Vice President of Outreach, Agri-Food Innovation Council

Scientist

Guillaume Lhermie

Director, Simpson Centre

Scientist

Steve Liang

Founder & CTO, SensorUp

Scientist

Michael Lipsett

Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Ernest & Gertrude Poole Chair in Management for Engineers, University of Alberta

Scientist

Lenore Newman

Director, Food and Agriculture Institute; Canada Research Chair, Food Security and Environment, University of the Fraser Valley

Scientist

Subin Rajendran

Senior Scientist and Technical Advisor, Verschuren Centre

Scientist

Kristina Rinker

Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Calgary; Chief Scientific Officer Syantra Inc., University of Calgary

Scientist

Sahir

Machine Learning Scientist, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII)

Scientist

Barry Sanders

Professor, University of Calgary

Scientist

Molly Shoichet

Professor, University of Toronto, University of Toronto/Aquarius Neurotech

Scientist

Duncan Stewart

Partner, BDC Deep Tech Fund, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Associate, Scientist

Naweed Syed

Chief Scientist | Professor with the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, University of Calgary

Scientist

Milana Trifkovic

Professor, UCalgary Research Excellence Chair, University of Calgary - Schulich School of Engineering

Scientist

Gregory Welch

Professor of Chemistry, University of Calgary

Scientist

CDL mentors include accomplished entrepreneurs, experienced operators, and active angel and venture investors. Mentors meet ventures every eight weeks at each site to help founders set objectives over the program’s nine-month duration.