Trent Punnett
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development, Sierra Wireless

Trent Punnett leads Marketing and Corporate Development for Sierra Wireless, with responsibility for global marketing and product management, business and product strategy and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Sierra Wireless, Trent spent 14 years in senior positions with Motorola Inc. in Vancouver, Chicago, and San Diego leading marketing, product management, business development and sales functions. During his career at Motorola, Trent worked with wireless data, cellular infrastructure, VOIP, WiFi, broadband cable and DSL technologies, and he has significant experience in international markets and with major wireless and wireline telecom customers. Previous to Motorola, Trent was involved in the management consulting and commercial banking industries. Trent holds a Master of Science, Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Charles Cook
Chief Financial Officer, Discovery Capital

Charles is responsible for the financial management and capital raising activities of Discovery Capital and its subsidiaries, and will assist in building the company's relationships with the investment community. Charles brings nine years of investment banking experience in advising private and public companies to Discovery Capital, and will assist Discovery Capital investee companies in structuring financings and in completing acquisition and divestiture transactions. Prior to joining the Company, Charles was a director of Dundee Securities Corporation, providing investment banking services in Alberta and British Columbia, prior to which he worked in a similar role in the Vancouver office of a national investment dealer. As well as being a CMA, he holds a MBA from the University of British Columbia.

Robert E. Neal
Retired Telecom Executive and Board Member

Mr. Neal is a seasoned telecommunications executive having spent over twenty-eight years in the industry and twenty years at Aliant (and NBTel) - a telecommunication company known worldwide for its innovation and success. Mr. Neal has held a number of executive positions including President of Innovatia, Senior Vice President of Aliant, President of NBTEL Global, President of NBTEL Interactive, President of ISM - Datacor, and President of NBTEL Mobility. He has also been appointed to over 15 Board level positions while at NBTEL as well as while he was incubating and advising several start-up technology companies.

David J. Raffa
Founder, COO and Investment Manager of BC Advantage Funds (VCC) Ltd

David has over 18 years experience in advising technology companies. David works very closely helping fund and build BC based early stage technology companies. In addition to his role at BC Advantage, he is also currently a partner with Catalyst Corporate Finance Lawyers and the principal of Harris Road Consulting Ltd. His clients include companies listed on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and NASDAQ as well as a number of international stock exchanges. David is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario and has been named as one of the BC's top 25 "New Elite" innovators by BC Business magazine.

Jenny Yang
Director, BDC Capital

Jenny is responsible for identifying and managing BDC Capital’s investments in British Columbia, Canada and has a number of successful and significant investments throughout the region. Prior to joining BDC, Jenny was a Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Co. She also has extensive experience in the telecom industry having worked in Nortel’s Wireless Marketing group where she helped to grow the wireless infrastructure business in Greater China. Prior to Nortel, Jenny was an Engineer with Telus. Jenny holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from UBC and an MBA from INSEAD. She speaks fluent Mandarin and conversational French.

Derek Spratt
President & CEO, Mobidia

Derek has been an active CEO, founder, investor, advisor and board member with local BC technology firms for the past 25 years. He has also been a contributor to the technology community via his board level involvement in Acetech - the Academy of technology CEOs, and the Vancouver Enterprise Forum. Derek has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queens and started out in his career in 1982, first as a product designer, and later in executive management and leadership positions, most recently as Founder and CEO of Intrinsyc Software International Inc (1996-2006). Other local firms Derek has worked for include: Consequent Technologies (co-founder, CEO), PCS Wireless (co-founder, past-President/EVP), Ernex (Advisor), Nexus Engineering (VP and business unit manager), Motorola (Product Manager), Integra Systems (Designer/Manager), Canysco Systems (Designer) and DBA Telecom (Designer). Additionally, Derek has worked to promote science curriculum to local K-12 students via philanthropic engagements with Science World BC and the Vancouver School Foundation, and also takes a keen interest in protecting the environment via his philanthropic and board level engagement with Eco-Justice Canada. You can read more about Derek and his business and personal interests on his own web site at www.derekspratt.com.