Helene Joncas

FirstHand Technologies, Inc. provides mobile unified communications solutions. It mobilizes enterprise communications by extending the functionality of private branch exchanges and related servers to smart phones and dual mode devices. The company was founded in 2002 by Alain Mouttham and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario

Nortel Networks Corp. supplies end-to-end networking products and solutions serving both service providers and enterprise customers. It designs, develops, engineers, markets, sells, supplies, licenses, installs, services, and supports networking solutions worldwide. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Capgemini Nederland BV provides consulting, technology and outsourcing services. It caters to the consumer products, distribution and transportation, energy, utilities and chemicals, financial services, health and the high technology sectors. In addition, the firm also addresses the needs of the life sciences, manufacturing, mobility, government, retail and telecom industry. The company is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Startup Canada operates as a non-profit entrepreneurial organization. Its activities include national network of grassroots startup communities and community builders, startup connect, an online directory, network, and marketplace for the Canadian entrepreneur community, and high-impact social and mainstream media cultural campaigns, flagship events, and cross-sector initiatives. The company was founded by Victoria Lennox and Cyprian Szalankiewicz in May 2012 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.