MEET THE TEAM
The Frontier Collective is the first organization to represent and advance the interests of the region’s fastest-growing technologies, including AI, VR/AR, robotics, biotech, computer vision, 5G, agtech, climate tech, and more.
We are a coalition of leaders who work together towards promoting the region's bleeding-edge tech industry on the world stage, growing investment and infrastructure for early-stage companies, and attracting diverse talent to Vancouver.
We believe the future of the world’s growth lies within the startup and frontier tech ecosystem. Vancouver is a hotbed of innovation and creativity, and the city has the potential to become a global powerhouse.
The time is now.
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Dan Burgar
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Steve Lowry
Head of Special Project & Finance, Frontier Collective & Executive Director, AInBC
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Vivian Chan
Global Campaigns Director, Service Now
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Ray Walia
Founder & CEO, Launch
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Casey Lau
Co-Host, Rise, Web Summit & Collision
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Olivia Norton
Co-Founder, Sanctuary AI
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Karm Sumal
Co-founder & CEO DailyHive
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Erika Finlay
Head of Social Impact & Community Unbounce
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Nat Cartwright
Co-Founder & COO Finn AI
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Shivam Kishore
Senior Lead For Advancing Global Digital Sustainability, United Nations (UN)
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Handol Kim
Co-Founder & CEO, Variational AI
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Anthonia Ogundele
CEO, Ethos Lab
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Crystal Kwon
Principal, Front + Centre Communications
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Steve Mitobe
Co-Founder & CEO West Coast NFT & Hexbite Labs
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Tanis Jorge
Co-Founder, Trulioo
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Sam Gharegozlou
Co-Founder, Dapper Labs & President , Axiom Zen
Staff
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Natasha Jaswal
VP, Operations & Events
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Holden Beggs
SVP, Strategy and Innovation
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Kirsten Southcott
Brand and Experience Lead
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Sideah Alladice
Diversity, Inclusion & Content Lead
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Carmilla Sumantry
Digital Art, 3D & Culture
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Sonia Chhinji
Partnerships & Brand
Executive Leaders & Advisors
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Robert Piasentin
Legal Lead for Frontier Collective
Partner, National Chair, Technology Group, McMillan
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James Rout
Executive Sponsor for Frontier Collective
Associate Vice-President, Education Support and Innovation, BCIT
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Walter Pela
Executive Advisor for Frontier Collective
Regional Managing Partner, Greater Vancouver Area at KPMG Canada
Strategic Advisors
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Kenshi Araski
CEO & Founder, A Thinking Ape
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Lindsay Chan
VP of Corporate Communications, H+K Strategies
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Mark Masongsong
CEO, UrbanLogiq
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Kate Wilson
Managing Editor, Vancouver Tech Journal
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Chris Neumann
Partner, PanacheVC
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Jeanette Jackson
CEO, Foresight Canada Cleantech Accelerator
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Dr. Danny Goel
CEO, Founder, Precision OS & Orthopedic Surgeon
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Pocket Sun
Co-Founder & Managing Partner VC, SoGal Ventures
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Kim Kaplan
CEO, Snack
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David Flaks
Management Board Member, Invest Vancouver
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Carol Anne Hilton
CEO & Founder of the Indigenomics Institute, Author and the Global Centre of Indigenomics.
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Annika Lewis
Grants Program Lead, Gitcoin & Investor
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Michael S. Tan
VP of Finance Damon Motors & Co-Chair of the City of Vancouver City Council-appointed Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group
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Sylvain Moreno
Special Advisor to the Vice-President Research & International Office, Assoc. Professor at Simon Fraser University, CEO & Scientific Director, Digital Health Circle
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Leon Ng
CEO, LNG Studios
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Gary Pooni
President, Pooni Group & Board Member, UDI
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Chantelle Murnaghan
VP Research and Product Innovation, lululemon, PHD Neuromechanics
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Winston Choe
Director of Innovation Business Development at LG NOVA, LG Electronics
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Aranka Anema
Director of Science and Innovation, KPMG
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Gavin Dew
Chief Strategy Officer, Abbotsford Tech District
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Linda Schucroft
VP Innovation and Customer Experience, King Salman Int. Airport and past Director of Innovation at the Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR Airport)
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Rogayeh Tabrizi, PhD
Founder & CEO, Theory+Practice
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Amy Peck
CEO, EndeavorXR
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Paul Becker
CEO, Art Rapture
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Kassandra Linklater
Co-Founder, Frontier Collective
We formed the Frontier Collective with a vision of creating an equitable ecosystem in Vancouver.
We strive to prioritize inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, abilities and disabilities, economic or social backgrounds, sexual orientation, or immigration status. We support and create space for folks in whatever category they choose to define themselves.
To build a sustainable organization, we will continually work to challenge systemic barriers; create balanced opportunities; and facilitate meaningful conversations that allow our community to thrive.
Highlighting Partnerships
BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Tech Collider partnership
The Frontier Collective is partnering with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to advance its goals to link diverse talent with local companies, and get students into jobs.
The Tech Collider is BCIT’s high-tech learning centre and makerspace that will bring students and industry together from across disciplines, and support the development of highly skilled workers in technology. The Tech Collider will allow Vancouver businesses to work directly with post-secondary students on integrated, real-world projects.
The Frontier Collective has partnered with Tech Collider to link cutting-edge companies with BCIT students.
This partnership will help teach the skills required for work in industries such as VR/AR design, 3D printing, blockchain, and more.
By creating a talent pipeline into the local industry, this initiative provides high-paying jobs to new graduates while filling the talent gaps in the region.
Working together with BCIT, the Frontier Collective can help scale curricula in line with evolving industry needs.
