Main Stage Speakers
Benjamin Bergen
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA)
Lissa Bjerkelund
Vice President & Head of Investments, Export Development Canada (EDC)
Stephen Denton
Partner, SeaFort Capital Inc. & Invest Canada ’26 Co-Chair
Dominic LeBlanc
Minister of Internal Trade, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
Eric de Montgolfier
CEO, Invest Europe
Mackenzie Regent
Managing Partner, Kalos LLP
Jeff White
President and CEO, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) & Invest Canada ’26 Co-Chair
A curated lineup of senior voices.
Speakers
Paula Cruickshank
Senior Vice President, Fund Investments,
BDC
David Kornacki
Director, Data & Product, CVCA
Joseph Regan
Senior Managing Partner – Venture Capital, BDC Capital
John Rikhtegar
Vice President, Private Equity, Northleaf Capital
Lara Skwarek
Investment Principal, Invest Nova Scotia
Paul Walker
Head of Insights, Carta
Turn Three Days Into a Year of Progress
Invest Canada ’26 brings together more than 700 senior delegates from 170+ active venture capital and private equity firms. The room includes 60+ unique LP entities representing over $3T in aggregate assets under management.
Over the past decade, the conference has enabled an estimated 50,000 strategic meetings and has sold out four consecutive years. Repeat attendance reflects the value of concentrated access and meeting density for capital decision-makers.