2025 Steering Committee

SAAS NORTH is built by people just like you.

Well, slightly better than you because they are on this special committee. But, otherwise, yeah basically just like you – a group representing diverse and innovative companies across Canada’s SaaS ecosystem!

MANUELA BÁRCENAS

Head of Marketing

Fellow

MICHELLE BROOKS

Chief People & Culture Officer

Security Compass

MICHAEL BUHR

Executive Director

C100

MARIE CHEVRIER SCHWARTZ

CEO

TechTO

STEVE DESJARLAIS

Co-Founder

heyday.ai

DONAL GREENE

CEO & Founder, Trustmatic

Global Head of Background Screening, Certn

NEIL GRUNBERG

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Storytime Capital

SAM HAFFAR

Partner

Real Ventures

APRIL HICKE

Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer

Toast

KAYLA ISABELLE

CEO

Startup Canada

ELEONORE JARRY

General Partner

Brightspark Ventures

WILLIAM JOHNSON

Founder

Overstory, Vancouver Tech Journal

KEVIN KLIMAN

Founder & CEO

Humi

TOMAS KOLAFA

Global Manager, Digital & Product Marketing

Arcadis

KIRSTEN KOPPANG TELFORD

CEO

The Forum

LANCE LAKING

Managing Director & General Partner

Graphite Ventures

LEO LAX

Co-Founder & Executive Managing Director

L-SPARK

PRASHANT MATTA

Managing Partner

Panache Ventures

ALEXANDRA MCGREGOR

Chief Program Officer

NEXT Canada

NATALIE MICHAEL

CEO & Executive Coach

Waterfront Partners

AYDIN MIRZAEE

Co-Founder & CEO

Fellow

MYCHELLE MOLLOT

Chief Marketing Officer

Knak

ERIN MUSSOLUM

Content & Program Director, SAAS NORTH & TechExit

Cube Business Media

NICK QUAIN

Vice President, Venture & Entrepreneurship

Invest Ottawa

MEHRSA RAEISZADEH

Entrepreneur

EMIL SAVOV

Managing Director

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund

SEAN SILCOFF

Technology Reporter

The Globe & Mail

KRISTA SKALDE

Operating Partner & Chief Talent Officer

INOVIA

DANIELLE SMITH

Director, Tech & Innovation

National Bank

DOUGLAS SOLTYS

Editor In Chief

BetaKit

ISAAC SOUWEINE

Partner

Pender Ventures

PABLO SRUGO

Partner

Mistral

NATASHA TARDIOLI

Marketing Director

L-SPARK

DAVID TYLDESLEY

Sr. Vice President, Co-Founder

Cube Business Media

PATRICK WHITE

Managing Director

L-SPARK

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2025 Features

Get more from your SAAS NORTH experience with curated sessions, hands-on breakouts, and exclusive networking.

Program Overview

For the first time, SAAS NORTH launches with a theme and it’s all about helping founders stay ahead in an AI-driven world.