Steven was the Director of the Professional Development Centre in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. Steven is the past Director of the Jeffrey Skoll MBA Program offered through the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto to gifted young engineers. He has also held the position of Director of the Centre for Advanced Microelectronics and was the founding Director of the Centre for Advanced Engineering Technologies at George Brown College. Prior to entering academics, Steven was Senior Scientist for EXFO Photonics Solutions, a $1B public company involved in developing class leading optical fibre test and measurement. Steven worked with Intel, Nortel, JDS Uniphase on advanced design solutions, and has worked on many patents and new products. Steven has also held the position of Senior Research Associate in the Stephen C. Wallace research group at the University of Toronto and has published many papers in refereed scientific journals. Steven is a well-respected speaker and lecturer on topics in Optics, and was an invited speaker at many conferences.
Steven holds an H.B.Sc. in Chemical Physics and a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Toronto.

Max brings a strong background in Innovation Management. Most recently, Max was the Managing Director of the Stronach Centre for Innovation (SCFI), a joint University/Industry program designed to facilitate commercialization of more than $700M in industrial research. SCFI received commitment of $50M in support from the Ministry of Research and Innovation.
Max Kolesnik has held numerous senior industrial and academic positions, including Director of Regulatory Compliance for PharmEng International, Senior Instructor for the Pharmaceutical Science Group, Corporate Director of Training at Apotex and Programs Director at the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
Max managed a team of 35 engineers at Sanofi-Pasteur Toronto, commissioning, installing and validating new equipment, processes and product development. The project was valued in excess of $70M over a period of 3 years.
Max is the co-author of a number of papers and articles on innovation and the art of commercialization, and is currently working to develop a new paradigm for innovation performance management. Max holds a B.Sc. in chemistry from York University and an H.B.A. in Science and Technology Studies, also from York University.

Throughout his extraordinary career in business, Terry has been a pioneer in high technology, successfully breaking new ground while building bridges for technological innovation in domestic and international markets.
With a long track record of success, Terry has led several companies through remarkable growth. Responsible for strategic planning and the overall direction of the company’s activities, Terry has served in this role and in related capacities for many high technology companies during his distinguished 25-year career.
Notably, while Chairman and CEO of Image Processing Systems (IPS); Terry led IPS from annual revenues of $117,000 to $30 Million over a five year period. Recognized by PROFIT 100 for Terry’s outstanding leadership achievement, IPS became Profit Magazine’s number 1 pick of Canada’s fastest growing companies in 1998.