AGM 2019 – Alberta Council of Technologies Society

Creating the NEW Alberta!

AGENDA

1:00 Welcome and introduce current Board. Klaas Rodenburg, President

*Klaas Rodenburg – President *Lynn Gagne-Webb – Treasurer *Alexander Suen

*Perry Kinkaide – CEO and Past President *Susan Carlisle – ACTia *Derrick Rancourt

Randy Duguay – Secretary Doug Firby Haley Simons

*Retiring

1:03 Assess Quorum – 20 required. Randy Duguay, Secretary

1:05 Agenda. Randy Duguay, Secretary. MOTION to approve agenda.

1:07 AGM 2018 Minutes. Randy Duguay, Secretary. MOTION to approve minutes.

1:10 2018 Financial Report. Lynn Webb-Gagne, Treasurer. MOTION to approve financial report.

1:14 2019 Board of Directors election. Randy Duguay, Chair – Nominations Committee. MOTION to approve election slate.

Directors are elected for up to three, three-year terms, The Board is comprised of up to 15 Directors, with 4 seats reserved for affiliate NGOs. The Board elects its officers for a one-year term: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

1:24 Adjourn. MOTION to approve.

Arnold D’souza – SCMA seat is the Business Develop-ment Supply Chain Management Association of Alberta. He is a bright, passionate, self-motivated leader at his best when working with multiple projects and stakeholders. He enjoys giving back to the community, is politically active and would like to be the change he wants to see.

Election Slate – 2019 Board of Directors

Kent McMullin – EDA seat is a Senior Business Strategist for the City of Edmonton. He is a past President of the Economic Developers Association of Alberta, a past Chair of the Greater Edmonton Growth Team, and a Member of the Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association Economic Development Group.

Jesse Hahn has been affiliated with ABCtech since 2016 as a member and event leader, co-organizing ABCTech’s 2018 Western Canadian Hemp Industry Conference. As a Professional Agrologist in the Industrial Cannabis space, Jesse is immersed in agri-tech and extensively involved in helping develop Alberta’s industrial hemp industry.

Jason Switzer – ACTia seat is Executive Director of ACTia, and is a senior manager at the Pembina Institute. He has Master’s degrees in environmental engineering and in public policy from MIT and sits on the board of Biological Carbon Canada and is a vice-chair of the Clean Resources Innovation Network.

Phil Davidson, MBA is an instructor in the areas of strategy, global management and entrepreneurial thinking at The Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. He is Chair of ABCtech’s 2019 project, Engaging Youth – the future of work, and a strong advocate for elevating the voice of youth on matters impacting their future.

Thomas Banks is a University of Alberta student with experience in voluntary service in civil society and government at the University, City of Edmonton, Justice Canada, Royal Common-wealth Society, Strathcona Initiative, Edmonton Public School Board, and United Way. He is serving his 4th term on the Edmonton Youth Council.

James Swanson JD, MBA, is a lawyer with a practice focusing on Technology, Intellectual Property, Cyber Security, Privacy, Information Governance, New Media and Entertainment. He also is a member of the academic faculty of Athabasca U’s online MBA program, teaching Business Law.  After many years with large and national law firms, he recently founded a virtual law firm, SwansonLaw.ca

Kevin McNulty is a co-founder of the Canadian Institute for International Trade (CIIT), whose focus is to support new technology companies with business development and export readiness. Kevin also founded Coole Immersive, a simulation-based learning company that significantly improved the safety records of our clients.

Marlenie Arana is currently the Business Development specialist for the City of Beaumont. She is the Founder of Empowering Women Entrepreneurs and nominated for the Women’s Superlative Award for Outstanding Woman of the Year. She is a frequent public speaker and an advocate for businesses and entrepreneurs, perpetuating a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Werner Biegler is co-Founder and CEO of Varafy, an edTech company focused on advancing STEM education. Werner’s high technology leadership spans finance, sales, corporate turn-around and start-ups. Werner has successfully advocated for the start-up community with provincial and municipal governments. Werner is married to Kelly, his high school sweetheart.