Celebrating Women in Technology
March 8, 2020
This International Women's Day, as we take time to recognize the achievements of women across the world, we're spotlighting 9 women leading the scale up charge. Meet the women of the 2020 #BCTECHSummit who are representing and advocating for women in technology and leadership positions.
On Sunday April 8th, register for the #BCTECHSummit with the code 'IWD2020' to get 20% off the Early Bird Ticket price.
Janet Bannister
Managing Partner, Real Ventures + Founder, Kijiji
Janet is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and their businesses reach their full potential. She has founded or helped build international entrepreneurial ventures such as Kijiji, Procter & Gamble, McKinsey & Co., and eBay.
Julie Angus
CEO + Co-Founder, Open Ocean Robotics
Julie's marine drone company is transforming how we understand and protect our oceans. She is a leading adventurer, bestselling author, scientist and entrepreneur, who was awarded National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year award when she became the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland.
Maryam Sadeghi
CEO + Co-Founder, MetaOptima Technologies Inc.
Maryam's company has become one of the fastest growing digital health technology companies in Canada. MetaOptima provides intelligent dermatology, smart skin imaging, analytics and management and is continuing to extend its reach to empower a greater number of physicians and patients for better care outcomes.
Sam Crowell Richard
Director of Growth, OpenView Ventures Partners
Sam helps accelerate top-line growth, working closely with leadership teams to discover and implement the most impactful strategies for on-boarding and retention optimization, expansion strategy, funnel optimization and channel/partner strategy.
Kathleen Reaume
Director, Investments, Vistara Capital
Kathleen has 10+ years of experience scaling high growth companies in various industries. She has worked as both an advisor and operator across functions including Finance, Strategy, Operations and Product.
Katie Guzman
Product Management Lead for Growth & Adoption, Asana
Katie is responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and success of product programs, including monetization, first experience, core experience, and internationalization. At Asana, she gets to combine her passion for customers' needs with her love of growing Asana's business.
Amy Rae
Principal, Vanedge Capital
Amy is focused on investing in SaaS businesses and applied analytics technologies at Vanedge Capital. Her career has been entirely focused on entrepreneurship and venture capital and she is actively involved in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting the Canadian startup community.
Lindsay Chan
Vice President, National PR
Lindsay is a strategic, passionate and results-oriented communicator with more than 15 years of experience in B.C.’s technology, government and non-profit sectors. She's a dynamic storyteller, known for her collaborative nature and ability to help her clients achieve their goals through effective, integrated communications strategies.
Neha Khera
Partner, 500 Startups
Neha leads 500 Startups' — a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm — investments in early-stage startups across Canada. She has been immersed in tech throughout her career, starting off as a software programmer and making her way to leading tech innovation at one of Canada’s top banks.
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