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Rubaina Singla

Founder of Singla

Rubaina Singla is the founder of Singla, a pioneering fashion company dedicated to eco-conscious clothing. Over three years, she has mastered e-commerce, direct-to-consumer sales, and brand building. Starting Singla in 2021, Rubaina pursued the 'corporate dream' but grew frustrated with the fast fashion industry's wastefulness and the overwhelming abundance of new products. Embracing intentional shopping habits and a capsule wardrobe, she saw positive changes in her life, sparking her mission to bring these benefits to others. Under her leadership, Singla promotes sustainable fashion and conscious consumerism, transforming the industry one piece at a time.

Rhett Jones

Founder, Station Mountain Bike Park

Rhett, an alumni of BETA Camp, embarked on the entrepreneurial dream of building Texas's next best bike park as a junior in high school. In January 2023, he began cold-calling over 500 equity investors on LinkedIn, successfully raising $2.8 million for land and $350,000 for the park. He hired and managed 10 of the nation's top builders, completing all 23 trails. The highly successful grand opening took place on November 3, and the park has earned over $100,000 in revenue in its first quarter. Station Mountain Bike Park, located an hour from Austin, offers world-class shuttle-access downhill mountain biking for $49.99. It features over 200 jumps, a variety of technical trails, the nation's cheapest bike rental rates, private coaching, a complete gift and bike shop, and more. Rhett is now building his second bike park for SpaceX.

Christina Hatziannou

Head of Industry, Financial Institutions, Google

Christina has focused her career on developing strategies that disrupt and innovate Canada's traditional retail banking model. At CIBC, she led the Digital Strategy & Innovation Lab, transforming client interactions. Now at Google, she advises C-suite executives of financial institutions across North America, implementing AI-driven digital sales and advertising strategies. She has been recognized as one of WXN’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada and one of Canada’s Top 50 Women in FinTech by the Digital Finance Institute. Christina holds an Executive MBA from Western’s Ivey School of Business and an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s Smith School of Business. She serves on the advisory board of Ted Roger's MBA program, is part of the SickKids Innovators, and is a mom to two young children.

Johannes Valdes

Social Impact @ Shopify

As a Social Impact Manager based in Toronto, Johannes spearheads partnerships and volunteer initiatives to nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs, technologists, and changemakers within Shopify's ecosystem. With a background in youth work, Johannes is passionate about empowering young minds to explore the world of e-commerce and entrepreneurship.

Eric Zhu

Founder @ Aviato

Eric is the co-founder of Aviato, which is the Bloomberg Terminal for private markets, and an Investor at Bachmanity Capital. Eric sold his first company at age 14 and ran his fund from the washroom in high school.

Ivy Xu

CEO @ Prequel

Ivy co-founded BETA Camp, a virtual program teaching high school students business and life skills through building startups, impacting 200+ students across 9 countries in its first year. She designed a scalable, individualized learning approach and built a team of 10. Before BETA Camp, she was a Business Development Manager at Wish, leading strategic partnerships and sales operations for top brands. She also consulted for tech startups expanding into e-commerce. Prior roles include Senior Growth Analyst at Vouch and Lending Club, and management consulting at Mercer and Fortune Consulting in Beijing. She co-founded a health-tech startup and an escape room during university.

Lauren Ott

Partnerships @ Impact Genome

Lauren Ott is a social entrepreneur who teaches organizations to maximize their impact on important causes. She has worked on Parliament Hill, for a major education board, in international development, and as Director of Business Development, forming national partnerships with General Mills, Siemens, and KPMG. In 2018, she launched Kits for a Cause, enhancing employee engagement. Lauren was a nominee for Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 and now leads strategic partnership development and Canadian expansion at Impact Genome.

Rob Palumbo

COO & Partner @ Simple Ventures

Rob is a startup Growth leader turned venture-backed founder and CEO, now serving as Partner & COO at Simple Ventures. He specializes in helping startups achieve product-market fit through deep dives into experimentation, GTM, and growth strategy. As CEO of OutPoint, he co-founded, led, and sold a SaaS platform for media mix modeling. He previously led growth for Borrowell, PolicyMe, and Properly, and has a proven track record of leading high-performance teams and driving profitable growth.

Evan Hall

Co-Founder & CEO @ Wittaya Aqua

A former fisheries biologist and MBA graduate, he co-founded Wittaya Aqua to make aquaculture more profitable and sustainable. He is passionate about big data and its potential to improve the operations of individuals, cooperatives, and organizations that feed the planet.

Sylvia Ng

CEO @ ReturnBear

Sylvia, a former Shopify GM, is now leading ReturnBear, an end-to-end ecommerce returns platform for brands selling across borders. She is also the founder of Amidira, a cancer care box brand focused on self-care products and content for cancer patients. Sylvia has worked at Google, Koru, 500 PX, and eBay. She frequently speaks at events related to women in product and tech. Sylvia has been recognized as DMZ's Women of the Year in 2024, WeWorkingWomen's CEO of the Year in 2023, Bay Street Bull's Women of the Year in 2022, and Inspiring Fifty's Most Inspiring Women in Canadian STEM in 2018.