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Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
ic@ocadu.ca
As an Imagination Catalyst business incubator participant, you will have access to mentors who have themselves built successful companies — in many sectors and industries — and are eager to share their knowledge. Feedback from experienced mentors will help you overcome the challenges you encounter during your startup’s development and point you in the direction of new opportunities.
Janet Bannister
Partner, Real Ventures
Erica Berlin
Owner, Amico Patient Care Equipment
Erin Bury
Managing Director, 88 Creative
Jessica Ching
Co-Founder & CEO, Eve Medical
Saul Colt
Founder of Saul Colt - The Idea Integration Company
Aileen Crowne
Certified Executive Leadership and Performance Coach
Michael DeMonte
Founder, ScribbleLive
Mark Evans
Principal, ME Consulting
Richard Fofana
Vice-President, Strategy, UM Worldwide
Katherine Hague
CEO & Founder, Female Funders
Mark Halpren
Principal, FirstCFO
Jess Joss
Executive Director, York Angel Investors
Sandra Kedey
Chair, Advertising, OCAD U
Kien Lamson
Director, Indeo Ideas Inc.
Derrik Leach
Business Development Manager, Ontario Centres of Excellence
Jacoline Loewen
Director, UBS Wealth Management
Patricia Lorenz
COO, Avertus
Alexander Manu
Professor, Industrial Design, OCAD U
Mauricio Meza
Co-Founder & CEO, Komodo OpenLab
Qasim Mohammad
Entrepreneur
Glenn Nishimura
Principal & Chief People Strategist, Nishimura Consulting
Scott Pelton
Partner, Round 13 Capital
Roy Pereira
Founder, Zoom.ai
Greg Ponesse
COO, Mass Fidelity Inc.
Paul Rowan
Co-Founder & Vice-President, Inspiration, Umbra
Daniel Sawaya
Founder & Managing Partner, AyaWas Investment Group
Renn Scott
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Design at OCAD U
Angelika Seeschaaf-Veres
Chair & Associate Professor, Industrial Design, OCAD U
Jorge Silva
Co-Founder & CTO, Komodo OpenLab
Tavis Valentine
President, Valentine International
Greg Van Alstyne
Co-Founder, DesignJam & Associate Professor, SFI, OCAD U
Mo Waja
Founder & CEO, presentIMPACT
Emma Westecott
Associate Professor, Game Design, OCAD U
Andy Yang
CEO, 500px
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
ic@ocadu.ca