AGENDA

TiECon Canada

Date

Nov 7, 2025

Time

8:30 AM to 6 PM

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM

Registration, Networking and Hot Breakfast

09:15 AM - 09:35 AM

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Award

Mark Sutcliffe

Mayor - City of Ottawa

09:35 AM- 09:45 AM

Welcome Remarks

Joshua Smith

Partner - Welch LLP

09:45 AM - 10:25 AM

Panel: Made in Ottawa: Entrepreneurs in Focus

Dipak Roy

Founder & Exec Chairman - D-TA Systems

Nazim Ahmed

Co-Founder & CEO - Creative Layer

Kalai Kalaichelvan

CEO - EION

Dr. Kumanan Wilson

CEO - Bruyère Health Research Institute

Sonya Shorey

President & CEO - Invest Ottawa

Session Moderator

10:25 AM - 10:55 AM

Keynote: AI Revolution Unveiled: Redefining High-Stakes Applications

Rajini Anachi

CEO & President - AVAWATZ

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM

Networking Break

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

Keynote: Turning Chaos into Opportunity: Thriving as an Entrepreneur in Uncertain Times

Scott Stirett

Entrepreneur, Author and Founder - Venture for Canada

11:55 AM - 12:30 PM

Keynote: From CIO to CEO: Former Tesla CIO’s Journey in Building a $4B Startup

Jay Vijayan

Founder & CEO - Tekion Corp.

Upasana Sharma

President - TiE Toronto

Session Moderator

12:30 PM - 01:15 PM

Hot Lunch and Networking

01:15 PM - 01:30 PM

Partner and Sponsor Session

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Blitz Scaling and aiSalon; AI and Art of Being Human

Jeffrey Abbott

Founding Partner - Blitzscaling Ventures

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote: The Future of Humanity - Case Studies Across AI, Robotics, SpaceTech, & Longevity

J. Skyler Fernandes

Founder & Chairman - Venture University

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM

The State of AI: What’s Real, What’s Next, and What Entrepreneurs Must Know

Niraj Mathur

Co-Founder - Blumind

Cecilia Dones

Founder - 3 Standard Deviations

Ryan Hanley

Founder & CEO - Taskd.ai

Katrina German

CEO - Ethical Digital

Vaibhav Luthra

CRO - GSTS

Session Moderator

03:15 PM - 03:40 PM

Networking Break

03:40 PM - 04:20 PM

AI at Your Fingertips: Practical AI Tools for Entrepreneurs and how to embed AI in your enterprise

Jay Singh

President, CEO - Casper Studio

Chris Melnick-MacDonald

Director of AI - CGI

04:20 PM - 05:05 PM

Funding the Future: What Investors Are Betting on Next

Jeffrey Abbott

Founding Partner - Blitzscaling Ventures

Charles Lespérance

Partner - Celesta Capital

Rachel Zimmer

Co-Founder & CEO - Simple Ventures

Moien Giashi

Principal - GreenSky Ventures

Mark Lawrence

President - NorthCrest Partners

Session Moderator

05:05 PM - 05:10 PM

Closing Remarks and Door Prizes

05:10 PM - 06:00 PM

Networking Reception