Carlo is a co-founder of Polar, a leading software company in the native advertising industry. Polar was founded in 2007, and has worked with many of the world's largest media companies. Carlo leads the Platform development & Analytics teams at Polar.
Brian Cepuran is the Vice President, Platforms and Architecture at Desire2learn, and has been integral in the development and evolution of Desire2Learn products and underlying platforms as one of the company’s founding members.
He strives to ensure Desire2Learn is always at the forefront of learning technology, reflecting his own passion for teaching, learning, and innovation.
Dan has had a progressive career in software development and IT. He began his career with hands-on development positions moving into a sales engineering role, and later running his own start-up.
John Haddock (BA ’78, Recreation and Leisure Studies) is currently CEO of the YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo. With over 25 years of experience within Canadian Ys, John is known for expanding YMCA delivery systems to positively impact more people’s lives. He has provided local, provincial and national leadership within the YMCA movement.
Garry has enjoyed 25 years of building Information Management Consulting Businesses, and has funded and operated 6 startups.
Ian MacNaughton, Chair of MHBC, has practiced planning and resource management since 1968, and founded MHBC in 1973. MHBC, specializing in land use planning and landscape architecture, has five offices in Kitchener, Toronto, Barrie, London and Kingston. Ian has a Masters of Arts, Regional Planning and Resource Development (1971), University of Waterloo and an Honours Bachelors of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning (1968), University of Waterloo.
Adele graduated from the university’s Faculty of Mathematics in 1978. In the years since, she has gained program development and management experience in the university, technology, and the not-for-profit sectors. She has developed and managed a broad range of innovative programs for academic researchers and industry professionals through her work with universities, technology companies, and industry associations.
A graduate of the honours Kinesiology program at the University of Waterloo, Angela has specialized in clinical assessment and the prescription of therapeutic exercise over the course of her career. Angela is the Founder and President of two companies: First Line Kinesiologists Inc. and First Line Education Inc.
Richard Robinson (BSc '93, Kinesiology) is from Victoria, BC and entered the University of Waterloo with the goal of becoming a sports chiropractor. While a kinesiology student, he worked in the varsity therapy room where he began to realize he wanted to use his skill in the area of amateur sport.
Dr. Paul Salvini is Chief Executive Officer at the Accelerator Centre.
After graduating from the University of Waterloo with a BMath degree in 1992 (CS/EEE), he went on to complete graduate studies in engineering (MASc, PhD) and business (MBA) at the University of Toronto.
David graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1986 with a Bachelor of Mathematics, having completed a major in actuarial science and a minor in economics.