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Abraaj Capital

Direct investor (GP)

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United Arab EmiratesDubai
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Omar Lodhi Executive Director
Alberta Enterprise Corporation

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaEdmonton, AB
Canada
Mr. Rod Charko CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corporation

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Alta Ventures

Direct investor (GP)

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MexicoMonterrey
Mexico
Mr. Paul Ahlstrom Managing Director and Founder

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Alta Ventures

Direct investor (GP)

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MexicoMonterrey
Mexico
Mr. Rogelio de los Santos Managing partner and founder

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Amadeus Capital Partners Limited

Direct investor (GP)

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United KingdomLondon
United Kingdom
Ms. Anne Glover Co-Founder and Chief Executive

GP Advisory Committee of The Quebec City Conference

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Atlantic Bridge Ventures

Direct investor (GP)

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IrelandDublin
Ireland
Mr. Paul Harvey Partner

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AVAC Ltd.

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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CanadaCalgary, AB
Canada
Mr. Ross Bricker President and CEO

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B.C. Renaissance Capital Fund Ltd.

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaVictoria, BC
Canada
Mr. Todd Tessier Vice President, Venture Investments

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Bank of Canada

Special guest

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CanadaOttawa, ON
Canada
Mr. Miville Tremblay Director, Financial Markets

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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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CanadaMontreal, QC
Canada
Mr. Jacques Simoneau Executive Vice President, Investments

GP Advisory Committee of The Quebec City Conference

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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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CanadaMontreal, QC
Canada
Mr. Jean-René Halde President and Chief Executive Officer

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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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CanadaMontreal, QC
Canada
Mr. Michael Mahon Director, Corporate Development

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Bessemer Venture Partners

Direct investor (GP)

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United StatesMenlo Park, CA
United States
Mr. Ed Colloton

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Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC)

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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FranceParis
France
Mr. Francis Carpenter Special Advisor, CDC international

Organizing Committee - IIF of The Quebec City Conference

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Capital for Enterprise Fund

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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United KingdomSheffield
United Kingdom
Mr. Rory Earley Chief Executive Officer

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CDC Entreprises

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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FranceParis
France
Mr. Pascal Lagarde Chief Executive Officer

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Chair of The Quebec City Conference, Partner at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Special guest

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United StatesBoston, MA
United States
Mr. Stephen Hurwitz

Co-Founder and Chair of The Quebec City Conference

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Crescendo Ventures

Direct investor (GP)

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United StatesPalo Alto, CA
United States
Mr. John Borchers General Partner

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Dan Rosen & Associates

Direct investor (GP)

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United StatesKirkland, WA
United States
Mr. Dan Rosen President & CEO

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Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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CanadaMontréal, QC
Canada
Ms. Janie Béïque Senior Vice-President - New Economy

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Gobi Partners

Direct investor (GP)

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ChinaShanghai
China
Mr. Thomas Tsao Co-founder and partner

GP Advisory Committee of The Quebec City Conference

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Government of Manitoba

Government

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CanadaWinnipeg, MB
Canada
Mr. Doug Fyfe Senior Project Manager

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Industry Canada

Government

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CanadaOttawa, ON
Canada
Mr. Jim Valerio Manager, Enterprise Growth Policy, Small Business Policy Branch

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InNOVAcorp

Direct investor (GP)

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CanadaHalifax, NS
Canada
Mr. Benoit Forcier Vice President Investment

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Inter-American Development Bank

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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United StatesWashington, DC
United States
Ms. Susana Garcia Robles Chief Investment Officer, Multilateral Investment Fund

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IP Group, plc

Direct investor (GP)

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United KingdomLondon
United Kingdom
Mr. Graham Richards Senior Non Executive Director

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Iris Capital

Direct investor (GP)

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FranceParis
France
Mr. Antoine Garrigues Managing Partner

GP Advisory Committee of The Quebec City Conference

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MaRS Innovation

Direct investor (GP)

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CanadaToronto, ON
Canada
Dr. Rafi Hofstein President and CEO

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Ministry of Economic Development and Trade / Ontario Capital Growth Corporation agency

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaToronto, ON
Canada
Mr. John Marshall Director Outreach, Promotion and Business Development / President and CEO of Ontario Capital Growth Corporation

Board of Directors of The Quebec City Conference

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Ministry of Economic Development and Trade / Ontario Capital Growth Corporation agency

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaToronto, ON
Canada
Mr. George Ross Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation

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Nacional Financiera

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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Mexico
Mexico
Ms. Adriana Tortajada Narvaez Fund Manager
Northleaf Capital Partners

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaToronto, ON
Canada
Mr. Stuart Waugh Managing Partner

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Northleaf Capital Partners

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaToronto, ON
Canada
Ms. Lorena Pacheco Scott Vice President

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OrbiMed

Direct investor (GP)

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United StatesNew York, NY
United States
Mr. Jonathan Silverstein General Partner

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OrbiMed

Direct investor (GP)

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United StatesNew York, NY
United States
Dr. Nissim Darvish Senior Managing Director

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Partner, BCF, LLP & Co-Founder and President, The Quebec City Conference

Special guest

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CanadaMontreal / Quebec City, QC
Canada
Mr. Christian Racicot Partner, BCF, LLP

Co-Founder and President of The Quebec City Conference

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PSP Investment Board

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaMontreal, QC
Canada
Mr. Jim Pittman Vice President
PSP Investments

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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CanadaMontreal, QC
Canada
Mr. Jim Pittman Vice President, Private Equity
Rho Fund Investors

Indirect investor (LP), Institutional investor or Asset Manager

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United StatesNew York, NY
United States
Mr. Gordon Hargraves Partner

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Sauder School of Business

University / Research Center

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CanadaVancouver, BC
Canada
Mr. Thomas Hellmann Professor

Organizing Committee - PPF of The Quebec City Conference

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Scottish Enterprise

Direct investor (GP)

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United KingdomGlasgow
United Kingdom
Mr. Gerard Kelly Investment Director

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Scottish Enterprise

Direct investor (GP)

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United KingdomGlasgow
United Kingdom
Mr. Pat McHugh Investment Director
SVB Capital

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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United StatesSanta Clara, CA
United States
Ms. Mary Dent General Counsel of SVB Financial Group
The Quebec City Conference

Special guest

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CanadaMontréal, QC
Canada
Dr. Gilles Duruflé Executive Vice President

Board of Directors of The Quebec City Conference

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The Yozma Group

Direct investor (GP)

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IsraelTel Aviv
Israel
Mr. Yigal Erlich Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner

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Vækstfonden

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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DenmarkCopenhagen
Denmark
Ms. Susanne Kure Senior Vice President

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Vækstfonden

Direct (GP) and indirect (LP) investor

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DenmarkCopenhagen
Denmark
Mr. Martin Vang Hansen CFO, Senior Vice President

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