Chris Hadfield - Astronaut, First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station
Technology and Exploration
CDL Super Session 2019 was where a global community of ambitious, imaginative people striving to transform the way research is commercialized converged.
At Super Session, ventures showcased advancements made during the program, finalize early-stage financing, and reveal technological breakthroughs to an international audience. It was also an opportunity to hear from the brightest minds in deep-science and technology.
Speakers at Super Session included some of the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs and investors.
His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands, Special Envoy for StartupDelta
Anousheh Ansari - CEO and Co-founder, Prodea Systems | CEO, XPrize
Alan Aspuru-Guzik – Professor, University of Toronto | Faculty Member, Vector Institute | CIFAR Senior Fellow | Canada 150 Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry
Piraye Beim - Founder and CEO, Celmatix
Sally Daub – Founder and Managing Partner, Pool Global Partners
Alexandra Greenhill - CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Careteam
Chris Hadfield - Astronaut, First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station
Vinod Khosla - Partner, Khosla Ventures
Stephen Lake – Co-founder and CEO, North
Ramez Naam - Author, More than Human
Barney Pell – Founder, Vice Chairman | Chief Strategy Officer, Moon Express
Patrick Pichette – General Partner, iNovia Capital | Former CFO, Google
John Risley - President, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.
Peter Tertzakian – Executive Director, ARC Energy Research Institute
Ted Livingston – Founder and CEO, Kik
David Tisch – Managing Partner, BoxGroup
Ultimately, Super Session was where CDL’s global community celebrated the impact of a program designed to transform science projects into massively scalable and financeable businesses.
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