Eric v. Stackelberg, MSc-IS : Eric is an entrepreneur with over thirty-five years experience in technology, innovation and management. He has developed and managed custom and commercial software projects for clients in industry, academia and government. As a founder or co-founder of six new ventures including consulting, service and product companies he is an avid seeker and proponent of approaches that measure progress and focus resources. He has worked in Agricultural, Clear Energy, Healthcare, Aerospace, Transportation, Plant Design, Education and Entertainment with a variety of mature, new and emerging technologies, and has developed partnering relationships in Canada, Germany and Columbia over the last twenty years. He is an avid reader, and enjoys providing solutions to complicated and complex problems. 

Kaizad Debu, ACA, CAIA :  Kaizad is a finance and investment professional with over 15 years’ experience and proven track record spanning consulting, venture capital, special opportunities, private equity, investment banking, corporate finance, and auditing across North America and Asia. As an Associate Portfolio Manager at AIMCo, he invested over $500 Cdn million in private-equity and venture-backed companies across various industries.  As an investment banker with Citigroup, he worked on over $60 Cdn billion worth of transactions including equity, debt and M&A.

Heather v. Stackelberg, MAIS, BPA, BSc : Heather is an adult educator and curriculum designer with over 15 years experience in science and technology training for academic, private sector and not for profit organizations. Her education includes biological sciences, social sciences and education, and she has developed and delivered educational material on data and machine learning, mathematics, chemistry, and technology ethics. 

Elena v. Stackelberg : Elena is all about fresh, tasty and nutritious food, both growing it and cooking it. She has experimented with growing vegetables and herbs, and has experimented even more with regional flavors, preservation techniques, and making nutrient dense foods like pulses and greens more appealing to people who normally wouldn’t eat them. She graduated with honors in 2019 from NAIT with a Culinary Arts diploma, which includes certifications in safe food handling, menu design and kitchen finance.