Jason Berry is a futures trader. In 2008 he founded Positive Equity, a proprietary trading firm based in Ireland and Croatia. Jason has also served in a number of roles on the boards of Make a Wish Ireland and Poughkeepsie Day School as secretary, treasurer and head of the board of trustees. Jason received his MBA from Clark University in finance and global business has a BA in political science with a self designed major in Russian studies.

Arvind Krishnamurthy is a Senior Advisor at Metropolitan Partners Group, a private credit firm focused on corporate opportunities and niche asset classes. As a Managing Director at Metropolitan, Arvind led investments in media assets, including literary royalties, music royalties, and digital media. Prior to Metropolitan, Arvind was a Principal with Paragon Outcomes, an investment firm focused on asset and credit-oriented investments. Prior to that, Arvind was a Principal of CAM Capital, the family office of Bruce Kovner, where he led the firm’s private investments. He graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Social Studies and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Previously, Arvind was a board member of Ardmore Shipping, Infinity SDC and Interbarge.

Natalie Ochrym has over 25 years of international corporate and securities law, compliance, operational risk, governance and M&A experience advising senior business managers and boards of directors. She began her professional career at Torys LLP and left private practice to hold progressively senior roles at a large Canadian-based international financial institution. She is the co-founding principal of Ethidex Consulting, a division of Ethidex Inc., a leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions to the Canadian financial services industry, primarily advising financial institutions with respect to legal, compliance and governance issues. She also serves on the boards of several organizations.

Naomi Lennon is the Founder of Lennon Management, a full service talent firm specializing in developing the careers of social media's top tier creators. Founded at the inception of YouTube’s Partner Program in 2009, Naomi has been integral in growing the careers of some of YouTube's biggest celebrities including RCLBeauty101, Racka Racka and TikTok creators Nathan Piland and Romain Bernus. With a track record of securing sponsorship deals with brands such as Nintendo, Unilever, Ubisoft and AT&T, Naomi has negotiated and overseen thousands of campaigns across over 100 channels. Her firm has also consulted internationally for companies including Ali Baba and Universal Music. She is a recognized thought leader in the content creator space.

Dave Guebert is the chief financial officer of Mind Medicine (MindMed; NEO). Dave is a certified public accountant, qualified in both Alberta and Pennsylvania, and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He started his career in 1979 at Deloitte where he qualified for his CPA designations. He went on to serve as the Controller for the XV Olympic Winter Games from 1986 to 1988. Since then he has taken on increasingly senior roles, acting as chief financial officer for a number of public and private companies primarily in the technology industry. He currently sits as a board member and audit committee chair for Legend Power Systems (TSXV), RMMI (CSE) and Quisitive Technology Solutions (TSXV). From 2010 to 2017, he was board member and audit committee chair of Merus Labs International (TSX; NSDQ), a specialty pharmaceutical company.

Thomas Kofman is a public company executive with career experience in the investment banking and start-up industries. He’s a business development professional with a chartered accountant designation from Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. Thomas has over 30 years of experience in capital markets on both the debt and equity side. He co-founded and ran M Partners, a full service institutional investment dealer for 15 years, and has served in a number of senior management roles, including as a founding officer of the first real estate investment trust in Canada.

Jim Boyle studied mathematics at the University of Waterloo. He received his bachelor’s in film from York University and studied economics at the school’s Glendon College. He also attended University of Windsor Law, graduating in 1985. In 1998, Jim received his LL.M. in securities law from Osgoode Hall Law School. The founding partner of Boyle & Co., Jim practices exclusively in the area of securities law. He designed and implemented Canada’s first internet prospectus offering, recognized by the Financial Post as one of the ten most innovative deals of 1999. He was also the founder and principal architect of the Canadian Securities Exchange, designing both the regulatory and market models.