Montreal, QC — Seventeen business and entrepreneurship leaders from across Canada are contributing their expertise to determine the five winners of the 2018 Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards. The judges bring a wealth of experience in start-ups, investment, and business innovation to their roles.
The awards will celebrate researchers-turned-entrepreneurs whose work starting or building a business demonstrates exemplary leadership and innovation. Twenty-five thousand dollars in cash prizes will be awarded to help the emerging businesses grow.
The judges of the 2018 Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards are as follows:
- Pierre Boucher, Director, Research, Ericsson Canada
- Serge Bourassa, President and COO, Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEIM)
- Richard Chénier, Director General, Centech
- Andrew Csinger, Entrepreneur
- Breanne Everett, CEO and Director, Orpyx Medical Technologies
- Ghyslain Goulet, President and Director General, ACET
- Diane Gray, President and CEO, CentrePort Canada
- Lori Hall, Partner, Gowling WLG
- Bruce Hardy, President, Myera Group
- Lyse Le Gal, Partner, Strategy and Innovation, Adjuvant
- Victoria Lennox, Founder and CEO, Startup Canada
- Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Boast Capital
- Albert de Luca, Partner, Deloitte
- Marie-Hélène Rochon, Partner, Patent Agent, Norton Rose Fullbright
- Samir Sahoo, Technology and Venture Development Manager, MaRS Innovation
- Helge Seetzen, CEO, TandemLaunch
- Eirene Seiradaki, Director, Research Partnerships, Borealis AI
The awards event, which will include a panel discussion, will take place on June 5, 2018, at the Société des arts technologiques (SAT) in Montreal.
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Alejandro Adem, CEO and Scientific Director, Mitacs
“We are honoured to have such a prestigious panel of judges contributing their expertise to the 2018 Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards. Our work-integrated learning programs — and these awards — are building on Canada’s strengthened commitment to technology and innovation by supporting up-and-coming entrepreneurs.”
Mitacs facts:
- Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 18 years to support industrial and social innovation in Canada.
- Mitacs’ research internship programs connect graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with industry and not-for-profit partners for collaborations supervised by faculty.
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