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| FIRM : | HEADQUARTER / MAIN OFFICE |
REPRESENTATIVE | OFFICE |
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Special guest |
 Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Graeme Johnson
Organizing Committee
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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Special guest |
 Luxembourg Luxembourg |
Mr. Francis Carpenter
Former CEO of The European Investment Fund
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Luxembourg Luxembourg |
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Special guest |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Normand Balthazard
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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@Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
 Wilmington, MA United States |
Mr. Rob Day
Principal
|
Boston, MA United States |
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Accès Capital Québec
Direct investor (GP) |
Quebec City, QC Canada |
Mr. Pierre Tessier
Partner - Investment
|
Quebec City, QC Canada |
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Ace Management
Direct investor (GP) |
 Paris France |
Mr. Xavier Kato
Investment Director
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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Adara Venture Partners
Direct investor (GP) |
 Madrid Spain |
Mr. Roberto de Saint-Malo
Managing Partner
GP Advisory Committee
|
Madrid Spain |
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Aegis Capital Group
Direct investor (GP) |
New York, NY United States |
Mr. Brett Hickey
Founder & President
|
New York, NY United States |
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AENTIB Capital Management
Indirect investor (LP) |
Andover, MA United States |
Mr. Jean Salome
Managing Partner
Emerging Markets Commitee
|
Andover, MA United States |
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Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Edmonton, AB Canada |
Mr. Rakesh Saraf
Head, Private Equity
|
Edmonton, AB Canada |
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Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust
Indirect investor (LP) |
Jacksonville, FL United States |
Mr. Michael Beblo
|
Jacksonville, FL United States |
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Alothon Group
Direct investor (GP) |
 São Paulo Brazil |
Mr. Ettore Biagioni
Managing Partner
GP Advisory Committee
|
New York, NY United States |
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Altos Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Menlo Park, CA United States |
Mr. Anthony Lee
General Partner
|
Menlo Park, CA United States |
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Amadeus Capital Partners Limited
Direct investor (GP) |
 London United Kingdom |
Ms. Anne Glover
Co-Founder and Chief Executive
GP Advisory Committee
|
London United Kingdom |
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Ampersand Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Wellesley, MA United States |
Mr. Charles Yie
General Partner
|
Wellesley, MA United States |
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APG Investments
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
 Schiphol Netherlands |
Dr. Derk Jan Kiewiet
Senior Innovation Manager
|
Schiphol Netherlands |
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APG Investments
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Schiphol Netherlands |
Mr. Rakesh Arora
Portfolio Analyst
|
New York, NY United States |
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AVAC Ltd.
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Calgary, AB Canada |
Mr. Ross Bricker
President and CEO
|
Calgary, AB Canada |
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Avrio Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Calgary, AB Canada |
Mr. Aki Georgacacos
Partner
|
Calgary, AB Canada |
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Avrio Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Calgary, AB Canada |
Mr. Jim Taylor
Partner
|
Calgary, AB Canada |
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Bain Capital Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Boston, MA United States |
Mr. Jeffrey Schwartz
Managing Director
GP Advisory Committee
|
Boston, MA United States |
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Bain Capital Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Boston, MA United States |
Ms. Michelle Lam
Principal
|
Boston, MA United States |
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Bank of Canada
Special guest |
Ottawa, ON Canada |
Mr. Miville Tremblay
Director, Financial Markets
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
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BASF Venture Capital
Direct investor (GP) |
 Ludwigshafen Germany |
Mr. Keith Gillard
President
|
Fremont, CA United States |
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Battery Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Waltham, MA United States |
Mr. Scott Tobin
General partner
GP Advisory Committee
|
Waltham, MA United States |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Jacques Simoneau
Executive Vice President, Investments
GP Advisory Committee
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Frank Pho
Vice President Fund Investments
Organizing Committee
|
Vancouver, BC Canada |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Jean-René Halde
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Charles Cazabon
Vice President, Venture Capital
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Steven Abrams
Director, Venture Capital (IT)
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Jean-Francois Giroux
Director
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
|
BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Réjean Asselin
Director, Telecom
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Direct and Indirect investor (GP and LP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Michael Mahon
Director, Corporate Development
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDC / Go Capital
Direct investor (GP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Robert Inglese
Vice President, BDC/Go Capital
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BDR Capital
Direct investor (GP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Jean Bédard
Managing director
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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BeVentures
Direct investor (GP) |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Ms. Micheline Fortin
General Partner
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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Bio-Innovation Fund
Direct investor (GP) |
Quebec City , QC Canada |
Mr. Gilles Bussières
Executice vice-president
|
Quebec City , QC Canada |
|
Bloomberg News
Media |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Frederic Tomesco
|
, QC Canada |
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Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Company
Direct investor (GP) |
 Tianjin China |
Mr. Wei Au
|
Tianjin China |
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Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Company
Direct investor (GP) |
Tianjin China |
Mr. Bo Tan
|
Tianjin China |
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Braemar Energy Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
New York, NY United States |
Mr. William Lese
Managing Director
|
New York, NY United States |
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Brightspark Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
Toronto, QC Canada |
Ms. Sophie Forest
Managing Partner
GP Advisory Committee
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Indirect investor (LP) |
Victoria, BC Canada |
Mr. Lincoln Webb
Vice President - Private Placements
|
Victoria, BC Canada |
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C Change Investments, LLC
Direct investor (GP) |
Cambridge, MA United States |
Dr. John Preston
Founder and Managing Director
|
Cambridge, MA United States |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Indirect investor (LP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Jean Potvin
Investment Manager, Funds, Private Equity
Organizing Committee
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Indirect investor (LP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Frédéric Godbout
Investment Manager
Organizing Committee
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Indirect investor (LP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Éric Legault
Investment Manager, Funds
Organizing Committee
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Indirect investor (LP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Yvan Richard
Adviser to the President
Board of Directors
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Indirect investor (LP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Richard Guay
President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
|
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Indirect investor (LP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Philippe Ithurbide
Executive Vice-President, Fixed Income and Currencies, Investment Division
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
|
Caledon Capital Partners Ltd.
Special guest |
Toronto, ON Canada |
Mr. David Rogers
Board of Directors
|
toronto, ON Canada |
|
CalPERS's former Chief Investment Officer
Special guest |
Cambridge, MA United States |
Mr. Russell Read
CalPERS's former Chief Investment Officer and CEO of C Change Invesments
|
Cambridge, MA United States |
|
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Indirect investor (LP) |
Totonto, ON Canada |
Mr. John Breen
Vice President and Head of Funds & Secondaries
|
Totonto, ON Canada |
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Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA)
Special guest |
Toronto, ON Canada |
Mr. Sunil Sharma
Organizing Committee
|
Toronto, ON Canada |
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Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA)
Special guest |
Toronto, ON Canada |
Mr. Richard Remillard
Executive Director
|
Toronto, ON Canada |
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Canadian Consulate General - New York
Government |
New York, NY United States |
Ms. Dina Santos
Consul Science Innovation and Technology
|
New York, NY United States |
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Canadian Consulate General - San Francisco and Silicon Valley
Government |
San Francisco, CA United States |
Mr. Marc LePage
Consul General of Canada
|
San Francisco, CA United States |
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Canadian Consulate General - San Francisco and Silicon Valley
Government |
San Francisco, CA United States |
Mr. Tab Borden
Consul & Trade Commissioner
|
Palo Alto, CA United States |
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Capimont Technologies inc.
Direct investor (GP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Ms. Anne-Marie d'Amours
Présidente et Associée Principale
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
|
Capimont Technologies inc.
Direct investor (GP) |
Montréal, QC Canada |
Mr. Sébastien Mailhot
Vice-President
|
Montréal, QC Canada |
|
Capital for Enterprise Board
Indirect investor (LP) |
Sheffield United Kingdom |
Mr. David Quysner
Chairman
|
Sheffield United Kingdom |
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Capital for Enterprise Fund
Indirect investor (LP) |
Sheffield United Kingdom |
Mr. Rory Earley
Chief Executive Officer
|
Sheffield United Kingdom |
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Care Capital LLC
Direct investor (GP) |
Princeton, NJ United States |
Mr. David Ramsay
Partner
|
Princeton, NJ United States |
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Catsima
Indirect investor (LP) |
Thetford Mines, QC Canada |
Mr. Simon Dupere
President
|
Thetford Mines, QC Canada |
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Celtic House
Direct investor (GP) |
Ottawa, ON Canada |
Mr. Pierre-André Meunier
Partner
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
|
Celtic House
Direct investor (GP) |
Ottawa, ON Canada |
Mr. David Adderley
General Partner and COO
GP Advisory Committee
|
Ottawa, ON Canada |
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Centre d'entreprises et d'innovations de Montréal (CEIM)
University / Research Center |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Mr. Serge Bourassa
President and COO
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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Centre d'entreprises et d'innovations de Montréal (CEIM)
University / Research Center |
Montreal, QC Canada |
Ms. Helene Desmarais
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
Montreal, QC Canada |
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Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital
Direct investor (GP) |
Vancouver, BC Canada |
Mr. Wal van Lierop
President & CEO
|
Vancouver, BC Canada |
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City of Quebec
Government |
Quebec City, QC Canada |
Ms. Francine Laurent
Director, Investments and Economic Development
|
Quebec City, QC Canada |
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Cleantech Group LLC
Direct investor (GP) |
Ann Arbor, MI United States |
Mr. Nicholas Parker
Chairman and Co-Founder
|
Toronto, ON Canada |
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Cogent Partners
Direct investor (GP) |
Dallas, TX United States |
Mr. Scott Myers
Managing Director
|
Dallas, TX United States |
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Columbia Capital
Direct investor (GP) |
Alexandria, VA United States |
Mr. Jim Fleming
Partner
GP Advisory Committee
|
Alexandria, VA United States |
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Conduit Ventures
Direct investor (GP) |
London United Kingdom |
Mr. John Butt
General Partner
|
London United Kingdom |
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Constitution Capital Partners
Direct investor (GP) |
Andover, MA United States |
Mr. Jason Stefanelli
Senior Vice President
|
Andover, MA United States |