Mentors

Bill Adams

President, JCove Holdings Limited

Associate

Steven Adler

CEO, Ocean Data Alliance

Associate

David Alston

Co-Founder, TimberTop Adventures

Associate

Andrew Anderson

Chief Technology Officer (Sonar Systems), Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc

Associate

George Armoyan

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | President, Geosam Capital Inc. | Executive Chair, Clarke Inc.

Fellow

Toby Balch

Science Partnership Coordinator, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

Scientist

Rob Barbara

Managing Partner, Build Ventures

Associate

Bill Barrett

CEO, Barrett Corporation

Fellow

Maren Hjorth Bauer

Managing Partner and Founder, Fynd Ocean Ventures

Associate

Cathy Bennett

Partner, Sandpiper Ventures

Associate

Michael Brasseur

Co-Chair, NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Innovation Advisory Board

Associate

Peter Bryant

Senior Program Officer, Walton Personal Philanthropy Group

Associate

Neil Cameron

Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures Inc

Associate

Kyle Campbell

Founder, CTO.ai

Associate, Investigator

Chère Chapman

CEO, Ardea Outcomes

Associate

Tom Chi

Managing Partner, At One Ventures

Associate, Investigator

Fraser Clarke

President & CEO, Massage Addict

Associate

Don Clow

President & CEO, Crombie REIT

Associate

Todd Crescenzo

Founder & Managing Partner, Clear Creek Investments, LLC

Associate

Kate Danaher

Managing Director, S2G Ventures

Associate

Sally Daub

Founder, Pool Global Partners

Fellow

Rhiannon Davies

Founding & Managing Partner, Sandpiper Ventures

Associate

Mark Dobbin

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Founder and President, Killick Capital Inc.

Fellow

Gus Domel

Investment Associate, Boost VC

Associate

Joe Dwyer

Founding Partner, Manifold Group

Associate

Geoff Flood

Tech Advisory Leader (Atlantic Canada), MNP Corp

Associate

Malcolm Fraser

President & CEO, Innovacorp

Associate

Spencer Fraser

Co-Founder, MVT

Associate

Øyvind Fylling-Jenson

CEO, Nofima AS

Associate

Jim Hanlon

CEO, Halifax Marine Research Institute

Associate

Erika (Montague) Heine

Chief Technologist, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Investigator

Paul Hill

Founder and Managing Director, Sparkasa Capital

Associate

Jim Horowitz

Senior Manager, Beresford Ventures

Associate

Chris Huskilson

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Former CEO and President, Emera Inc.

Fellow

Richard Janega

COO, Emera Inc.

Associate

Ted Janulis

Founder & Principal, Investable Oceans

Associate

Mark Jollymore

President & CEO, InnovaSea Systems Inc

Associate

Savior Joseph

President, Breathing Green Solutions

Associate

Rangesh Kasturi

President, L3Harris Maritime International (L3 MAPPS Inc.)

Associate

Patrick Keefe

General Partner, Build Ventures

Associate

David Kelly

CEO, InnovaSea Systems Inc

Associate

David Koweek

Science Director, Ocean Visions

Scientist

Peter Larden

Chairman & Managing Director, ExxonMobil PNG

Fellow

Allen Lau

CEO and Co-founder, Wattpad

Associate

Eva Lau

Founding and General Partner, Two Small Fish Ventures

Associate

Nicole LeBlanc

Partner, Platform @2150.vc

Associate

Paul LeBlanc

Founder & CEO, 7th Wave Capital

Associate

Marlon Lewis

Prof. Emeritus/Senior Ocean Advisor

Scientist

John Lindsay

Chairman, Eastport Properties

Associate

Eric Lindstrom

Chief Scientist, Independent

Scientist

Atle Lohrmann

CEO, Nortek AS Hefring Engineering LLC

Associate

Michael Lyon

President and CEO, Lyon Capital

Associate

Jevon MacDonald

CEO and Co-Founder, Manifold Group

Fellow

Shannon MacDonald

Senior Managing Director, Accenture Canada

Associate

Matthew MacLellan

President, Atlantic Region, Rogers Communications

Associate

Justin Manley

Managing Director, Just Innovation

Associate

Paola Marignani

Professor, Dalhousie University

Scientist

Jen McCain

President, Irie Capital Corporation

Associate

Larsen Mettler

Managing Director, S2G Ventures

Associate

Kristi Miller

Managing Partner, Natural Products Canada Ventures

Associate

Chris Moyer

President, Pelorus Venture Capital Ltd.

Associate

Sarah Murphy

Partner, Pelorus Venture Capital Ltd.

Associate

Melanie Nadeau

CEO, Centre for Oceans Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE)

Associate

Chris Neumann

Partner, Panache Ventures

Associate

Carolyn O’Keefe

Partner, Thinkwell Communications

Associate

Robert Orr

CEO & Managing Director, Cuna del Mar

Associate

Andy Osburn

Principal Consultant, Nymi Inc.

Associate

Millicent Pitts

Executive Director, Ocean Exchange

Associate

Adam Pool

Partner, Blue Angels Investment Group

Associate

Irfhan Rawji

Venture Partner, Relay Ventures

Associate

Olivier Raybaud

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blue Oceans Partners

Associate

John Risley

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Chairman and CEO, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.

Fellow

Marc Savoie

Executive In Residence, East Valley Ventures Inc.

Associate

Brice Scheschuk

Managing Partner, Globalive Capital Inc

Associate

Shally Shanker

Founder & Managing Partner, AiiM Partners

Associate

Leah Skerry

Co-Founder, Squiggle Park

Associate

Ian Smith

CEO, Clearwater Seafoods Ltd

Associate

Frank Sobey

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Board member, Canadian-U.S. Fulbright Program

Fellow

Jonathan Sobey

Co-founder and Managing Partner, LongShot Capital

Associate

Jim Spatz

Founding Partner, CDL-Atlantic | Chairman and CEO, Southwest Properties Ltd.

Fellow

Marc St-Onge

Founder & CEO, Bend Beauty

Associate

Matt Stanley

Investment Director - Cleantech, BDC Venture Capital

Associate

Toby Stapleton

Managing Director, TXX Strategies Group

Investigator

Richard Stavis

Founder, Stavis Consulting LLC

Associate

Andrew Swanson

Vice President Research & Development, Cooke Aquaculture Inc

Associate

Jason Thompson

CTO, Oceankind

Associate, Investigator

Dawn Umlah

Consultant

Associate

Jennifer Wagner

President, CarbonCure Technologies

Associate

Neil Wainwright

Founding Partner, CDL-Toronto | CEO, Collavidence Inc.

Associate

Anya Waite

CEO & Scientific Director, Ocean Frontier Institute

Scientist

Doug Wallace

Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Science and Technology

Scientist

Jeff White

CEO, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation

Associate

Pamela Winsor

Healthcare Consultant and Creative Strategist

Associate

Boris Worm

Professor, Dalhousie University

Scientist

Sarah Young

Managing Partner, National Public Relations Inc.

Associate