Gordon Campbell was sworn in as British Columbia’s 34th Premier on June 5, 2001. Mr. Campbell was elected leader of the B.C. Liberal Party in September 1993. He was elected to the B.C. Legislature in 1994 in a by-election to represent the riding of Vancouver–Quilchena and was re-elected in 1996 and 2001 for Vancouver–Point Grey. Mr. Campbell attended public school in Vancouver. After graduating he received a scholarship to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He worked his way through university in the dining hall and as the associate to the secretary of the college, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He later received a master’s of business administration from Simon Fraser University. He was a secondary school teacher, basketball and track coach in Yola, Nigeria, working under the auspices of CUSO. He then became an assistant to former Vancouver mayor Art Phillips. From 1976 to 1981, he worked with Marathon Realty, where he became general manager of development. In 1981, he founded Citycore Development Corporation. In 1984, Mr. Campbell was elected to Vancouver City Council. From 1986 to 1993, he served as Mayor of Vancouver for three successive terms.  Mr. Campbell and his wife Nancy, a school vice-principal, have two sons.

Greg Peet is a high-tech entrepreneur, executive and company director. Until June 2004, he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager of the Medical Imaging Group ("MIG"), part of the McKesson Corp. (US$60 billion sales, ranked #13 by Fortune) for a period of 2 years following McKesson's acquisition of A.L.I. Technologies Inc. on one of the largest valued technology purchases recorded for a BC Company. Under Peet's leadership as President and CEO, ALI/MIG grew from 14 employees in 1993 to produce revenues in excess of US$100 million per annum, achieving recognition as one of BC's best employers and the top rated medical imaging management product by most popular industry surveys from 2002 to 2004. In 2002, Mr. Peet was recognized as the Ernst & Young Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year.

Greg Peet is currently an active angel investor and serves as a director for several private and public technology companies. He is also involved in the local community as a director of BC Technology Social Venture Partners, a charitable foundation created by individuals in B.C.'s technology industries that supports innovative non-profit groups serving children, women at risk, and people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Brad Bennett was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, January 14, 1958, and graduated from Kelowna Secondary School in 1976. After several years working within the consumer finance industry in Alberta, he returned to B.C. and attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology graduating from Marketing in 1981. Brad spent the next decade living and working in Vancouver in various aspects of the real estate industry. He returned to Kelowna in 1990 with his wife and two children, and has been President of McIntosh Properties Ltd., a real estate investment and holding company based in Kelowna, since then.

As well as being a director of a number of successful private operating companies, Brad currently serves as a Director of BC Medical Innovation Fund (BCMIF) and Quails' Gate Estate Winery. Brad serves on the Board of the University of British Columbia as a member and Chair of the Board and is past Chair of the Board of Governors of Okanagan University College. He is a past Director of the Okanagan University College Foundation. Brad also currently serves as Chair of the UBC Okanagan Regional Advisory Council, Chairman of the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation and is Co-Chair of the Okanagan Partnership-Cluster Competitiveness Strategy; and is Past Chair of the City of Kelowna's Building Committee for development of the Rotary Centre for The Arts.

Barbara Berg is the National Healthcare Director and Western Provincial Government Director for Microsoft Canada Corporation. She is responsible for strengthening customer and partner relationships and delivering solutions to the national ecosystem of Canadian healthcare including Health Canada Infoway, Ministries of Health, hospital and health regions along with community health. In her capacity with Provincial Government her focus is providing business value solutions for improving the productivity of government workers and assisting government with solutions to provide improved services to the citizens through leverage of the Microsoft platform and the Microsoft partners in each geography.

Barbara’s professional career spans over 24 years of diverse sales and marketing experience for Microsoft and organizations including ComputerLand, Apple Computer, BULL, and McAfee. She joined Microsoft in 1998.

Over the past 8 years, she has lead several key Microsoft teams. Prior to her current role she was the Manager for the BC Region with Microsoft. Barb played a significant role in launching the national healthcare program and team for Microsoft Canada.

Barbara recently served for one year on the BC Premier’s Technology Council where she was involved in the review of community access locations as pertinent to Bridging the Digital Divide as well as a Procurement Reform symposium.

Barb currently is a Director on the CHITTA (Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association) Board.

Reg Bird is presently chairman of the board for SaskTel and was chairman of TRLabs from 2002-2004. He is the former president of Nortel Networks Asia South Pacific, responsible for Nortel Networks' activities in all of Asia except China and Japan. He was based in Singapore but also had offices in Sydney, Australia. From 1990 to 1998, he was vice-president of Nortel Western Canada, responsible for Nortel's activities in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and western Ontario. From 1992 to 1998, he was also the member of the board of TRLabs, responsible for ensuring that the lab achieved its mission and goals for technology development and R&D projects. From 1987 to 1990, he was president of Manitoba Telephones, the fourth-largest telecommunications company in Canada. From 1986 to 1987, he was general manager of Edmonton Telephones.

He is a past board member of EPCOR, VCom, ViATEC, Telesat Canada, and Telecom Canada. He is presently also a member of the board for the Greater Victoria United Way. Bird holds a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada as well as diplomas from the Banff School of Advanced Management and the Harvard Business School's advanced management program.

Peter Ciceri is the Chairman of Sierra Wireless and a Director for Progressive Solutions Inc, and was previously a Director for MDSI (Mobile Data Systems Inc.) and Visual Sonics Inc. Before his current professional activities as a corporate director and CEO Mentor, Peter held the position of President & Managing Director of Compaq Canada Inc. During his tenure as President (1997 - 2000), Compaq's revenue increased from $1.0B to $1.8B. The company grew from 500 to 3500 people and during this time Peter managed the largest IT industry merger in Canada between Compaq, Tandem and Digital Canada. In 1999, Mr. Ciceri was named one of the top ten "IT Influencers" in Canada by the National Post. During, 1985 - 1997, Peter spent 14 years working and living in internationally (primarily in Asia Pacific) with Unisys, HP and Compaq. Peter has a BA in Economics and an MA (candidate) in Counselling Psychology at UBC and is on the Board of Governors at the University of Victoria.

Dr. Denis Connor is theChairman of QuestAir Technologies Inc. QuestAir is the second largest company in B.C.'s growing fuel-cell industry cluster, supplying hydrogen, oxygen and other gas purification devices to this emerging industry, as well as to the industrial gas and refinery sectors. He was the founding CEO of QuestAir, serving in that position from 1998 to July 2002. He was part-time CEO of Angstrom Power, a Vancouver micro fuel cell company, during 2003-05.

Prior to 1998 he was a consultant to technology startups, serving on the boards of several companies. From 1988 to 1990, he was president of the Science Council of British Columbia. From 1976 to 1988, he was with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates in various positions from vice-president of engineering to executive vice-president of business development. MacDonald Dettwiler grew from less than 50 employees to over 700 people while he was there. From 1969 to 1976, he worked at the Bell Laboratories of AT&T and at the research labs of Nortel. Connor is a professional engineer and holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of B.C. He has been awarded patents in several fields.

Eric Jordan. As company co-founder, Eric Jordan has led the dynamic growth of PureEdge from its origin as an Internet pioneer and University of Victoria spin-off to its current position as an award-winning leader in secure XML e-forms. Mr. Jordan has developed key marketing and sales relationships, strategic product growth, and a first-to-market philosophy that has built the company's reputation as an industry leader and an expert in secure e-commerce. Mr. Jordan has raised institutional investment from GrowthWorks Capital, BC Investment Management Corporation, RoyNat Capital, Business Development Bank of Canada, and Bank of Montreal Capital Corporation. A former researcher at the University of Victoria, Mr. Jordan has spoken at Harvard and numerous industry events, and has been recognized by the Federal government as an Internet pioneer. Mr. Jordan serves on the Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Board (VIATeC), the BC Technology Industry Association Board (BCTIA) and the BC Cancer Foundation's Vancouver Island Advisory Board. Jordan was the Chairman of AceTech Vancouver Island Advisory Board, 2003.

Greg Kerfoot is the owner/president of Whitecaps F.C. Previously he was with Crystal Decisions.  He joined Crystal Decisions in September 1988, when it was known as Crystal Services. At that time, he was director of research and development and chief architect of Crystal Reports. In 1992, he became president of Crystal Services, overseeing the expansion of the product line to include Crystal Enterprise. During Kerfoot's tenure as president and CEO, the company grew from 30 to 1,700 employees and from $2 million to $250 million US in revenue. In September 2002, Kerfoot stepped down as CEO and assumed the role of chairman of the board. A hands-on leader, one of Kerfoot's priorities has always been the well-being of his employees.  Kerfoot has been studying and working with computers for over two decades. Before joining Crystal Decisions, he spent five years at Computer Associates developing the accounting system ACCPAC. Kerfoot sits on the board of directors for Crystal Decisions, and when not working, can be found mountain biking, skiing and playing hockey. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1983 with a bachelor degree in computer science.

Paul Lee is President, Electronic Arts Inc. Worldwide Studio Group, the world's largest interactive entertainment software firm. An Electronic Arts executive since 1989, he has held various senior positions within Electronic Arts. Lee was a principal of Distinctive Software, Inc., before it merged with Electronic Arts in 1991. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours degree, was a graduate of the prestigious UBC Portfolio Management Fund program, and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. In 1996, Lee was awarded the year's Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the University of British Columbia. He chaired the British Columbia Technology Industries Association from 1998 - 2001 and was awarded the BC Technology Industry Association Person of the Year for his outstanding leadership in the high technology industry in 2002.  Lee was Co-Chair of the PTC from its inception in 2001 until September 2005.

Gerry Martin. For the past 36 years Gerry Martin and his partner owned Northern Drugs Ltd., a small chain of independent drug stores operating in Northwestern B.C. which they very recently sold. Gerry is still active in business being President of Northern Photo Ltd., President of Shames Mountain Ski Corporation, Vice President of the Kitimat/Terrace Industrial Development Society and director of Terrace Lumber Company.

Gerry is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and professionally has served on the board of the B.C. Pharmacy Association and is a Director and Past President of the Chain Drug Association of B.C..

Throughout his business career Gerry has been active in a number of community endeavors both at the local and provincial level. At the present time he is Past Chair of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce and a member of the BC Progress Board and the Premier’s Technology Council.

Don Mattrick was the founder of Distinctive Software which operated as a private company from 1982 until its merger with Electronic Arts in 1991. Since then, Mattrick has held various senior positions within the company, most recently as President of Worldwide Studios, until his departure in September 2005. In Fiscal Year 2004, Electronic Arts posted sales of approximately $3.2 Billion and achieved a market cap of $17.5 Billion USD.

Mattrick has been an active member of the business and educational community in Vancouver and has served on several public and private boards. In 1999 Mattrick was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Simon Fraser University. The following year, the World Economic Forum appointed Mattrick to Global Leaders of Tomorrow and in 2003; he was named in Fortune Magazine’s Annual 40 under 40 list for his contributions in growing EA.

Jim Mutter is the President and CEO of hyperWALLET, a financial services technology company specializing in online payment systems. Previously, he was the President of the Premier's Technology Council where he led the Council’s activities in making recommendations to the Government of British Columbia. He is also a co-founder and current chairman of The Board of Directors of Apparent Networks, a Vancouver-based network intelligence software company. As a key member of Apparent Network’s senior management team, he helped lead the company from inception through product commercialization to completion of one of the largest initial rounds of venture financing for a Canadian technology company in 2002. He was previously a partner at Fasken Martineau, where he helped establish one of the largest technology practice groups in Vancouver. Mr. Mutter currently serves on the board of the Vancouver Enterprise Forum and is a former board member of the B.C. Technology Industries Association. He has a bachelor of business administration from the University of Prince Edward Island and a bachelor of laws from the University of Calgary.

Dr. Daniel Muzyka, the RBC Financial Group Professor of Entrepreneurship, is currently serving his second term as Dean of the Sauder School of Business at UBC.  Dr. Muzyka was first appointed Dean in 1999.

Dr. Muzyka is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation. In addition to publishing in a number of management and entrepreneurship journals, Dr. Muzyka has edited and contributed to books and videos on entrepreneurship, including the Financial Time's Mastering Entrepreneurship series (now translated into five languages).

Dr. Muzyka is currently Chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade.  Dr. Muzyka is also a member of the Premier's Technology Council and BC Competition Council and serves on the advisory boards of Chrysalix Energy Limited Partnership, a Vancouver-based venture capital fund, and Siemens Venture Capital. 

Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Muzyka was the IAF Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD (France), where he also served as Associate Dean of the MBA program and Director of the 3i Venturelab. Dr. Muzyka was previously a faculty member at Babson College, and was a visiting professor at the Harvard Business School.

Darcy O'Grady is Vice President Global Human Resources, Aspreva as of March 13, 2006. He served as the VP Leadership Development & Succession, Kodak Graphic Communications Company Canada before this position . Darcy served as vice president of human resources of Creo since June 1996. He joined the company in November 1994, serving as director of human resources. From 1986 to June 1994, Darcy was director of human resources of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, a systems engineering company based in Richmond. He holds a BA in economics from Simon Fraser University and is currently chair of the Human Resource high-tech exchange group. He was a board member of the British Columbia Technology Industries Association.

Ted Renner is president of Kiora Resources Inc., a private company engaged in resources development investments and investments in associated technology companies in the microbiology and bioremediation areas. Mr. Renner has been a chief executive officer of a number of public and private energy companies since 1982. He has also served as a director of Saskatchewan's Petroleum Technology Research Council and has participated in the framing of energy policy discussions while serving as a past Chairman of the Canadian Energy Research Institute. An interest in public policy is reflected by his participation as a director of the Canada West Foundation, a past director of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and as a past participant in the Business Council on National Issues.

Donald B. Rix, MD is theChairman of MDS Metro Laboratory Services and Cantest Ltd.

Dr. Donald Rix is an active member of the biotechnology industry, having served on the boards of many organizations, including various biotechnology and technology companies. In 2001 Dr. Rix received the Lifetime Leadership and Achievement Award from the British Columbia Biotechnology Association for his contributions to the biotechnology sector, and in 2005 received the Bill Thompson Award from the BC Technology Industry Association for Lifetime Leadership and Achievement in the High Tech industrial sector. Dr. Rix received the Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 Award for Cantest Ltd. – Health Sciences category, as well as the 2005 National Citation Promotor of Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Rix is one of the owners and founders and currently Chairman of the Board of MDS Metro Laboratory Services, the largest independent community medical laboratory in British Columbia. He is also one of the owners and founders and currently Chairman of Cantest Ltd., based in Burnaby, B.C. Cantest performs testing in soils, water waste work, pesticide analysis in food products, and air quality testing. Dr. Rix currently serves on the BC Cancer Agency Foundation, BC Medical Services Foundation, and B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. He is Past Chair of the BC Innovation Council. Dr. Rix is Chairman of the Board of Governors of UNBC. He is also a board member of MDS Ventures Pacific Inc., Perceptronix Inc., the Premier’s Technology Council, BC Advantage Funds (VCC) Ltd., Genome BC, and QHR Technologies, Inc.

Dr. Rix received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1953 and his MD degree in 1957. His education includes a Fellowship in General Pathology (FRCP) Canada in 1972, a degree in Doctor of Science, honoris causa from the University of Western Ontario in 1998, and an Honourary Doctor of Science & Technology from B.C.I.T. in 2003. In June of 2004, Dr. Rix was the recipient of a Honourary Doctor of Science from Simon Fraser University. On June 16 th, 2004, Dr. Rix was awarded the Order of British Columbia, for outstanding achievement.

Dr. Gerri Sinclair is the Chair of Canadian Telecom Policy Review Panel. She was the former general manager of Microsoft Network Canada. She is the founder and former president and CEO of NCompass Labs, a Web content management software company recently acquired by Microsoft. She was also the founding director of the ExCITE lab at Simon Fraser University, the first multimedia research, development and production centre in Canada. Dr. Sinclair was formerly both an IBM consulting scholar as well as a visiting research scientist at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Labs in New York.

Dr. Sinclair has consulted for major corporations and government and educational institutions in both North America and abroad. Sinclair has served on national advisory boards, including Canada's national broadband taskforce, the national advisory council on the information highway, and the Canadian network for the advancement of research, industry, and education. She is a former director of BC TELECOM and TELUS and currently a director of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. She is the former president of the Premier's Technology Council.

Morgan Sturdy currently serves as a director for numerous BC private and public technology companies including Voice Mobility International, Ignition Point, Idelix Software, ResponseTek and TIR Systems.  He is also a director of Discovery Parks Incorporated and is involved in the local community working with not-for-profit organizations as Chair of Science World, Director of YMCA of Greater Vancouver and as past Chair of the BCTIA, Academy of Technology CEO's and the Vancouver Enterprise Forum. Sturdy has also served executive level positions at various companies, including president of Dees Communications Engineering a market leader in call center solutions and Presidents of Nice Systems, a leading global provider of computer telephony solutions.

Ralph Turfus is the founder and former CEO of Class Software Solutions Ltd. He possesses more than 28 years of experience in the data-processing industry and holds master's degrees in business administration and engineering. He started the company, originally called Escom Software Services Ltd., in 1976. The company is the leader in program, facility and revenue-management software for community organizations with more than 700 clients around the world. Class Software Solutions Ltd. saw significant growth in the last 10 years under Ralph. Revenues grew well over 30% compounded annually from $1.1M to $19.7M, while personnel grew to 140 + in a company dedicated providing best of breed solutions to community service organizations. What makes the achievement even more impressive is that it has been funded entirely through internal cash flow, with zero debt accumulated, and no outside equity - Ralph remained the sole shareholder. In October 2004, Ralph sold the company to the Active Network Inc. of La Jolla, California. He helped with the transition until May 2005.

Mossadiq Umedaly is currently the Chairman of Xantrex Technology Inc and also served as their CEO from 1999 to 2003. During this time he has repositioned and transformed the company from a small niche player to a world leader in advanced power electronics. His focused business strategy has helped Xantrex increase its revenue from US$10 million in 1998 to US$136 million in 2003. Prior to this, Umedaly served as the Vice President and CFO for Ballard Power Systems from 1990 to 1998. He also serves on the advisory boards for the Business Faculties at SFU, UBC and McMaster University.

Janet Wood is the Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships and Sales Enablement at Business Objects. Wood is responsible for sales support and global partnerships, including global alliances, worldwide presales, OEM, VAR, distributors, and sales operations. In her role she works closely with the various geographies to create consistent global go-to-market strategies and leverage best practices from around the world.

Wood is a dynamic leader with more than 20 years experience in sales, marketing, and senior management in the high-tech sector. Prior to joining Business Objects, she was vice president of business development at Crystal Decisions, where she helped drive sales through partnership initiatives. Wood has also worked at IBM for over 16 years, where she was the general manager of IBM Canada’s eBusiness solutions sales unit. Wood brings tremendous expertise in revenue generation via business development, sales, professional services, and a strong commitment to finding customer-focused solutions.

Wood is also active in community circles. She was a member of the United Way leadership committee for several years and is a Partner in BC Technology Social Venture Partners. BC SVP is a charitable foundation created by individuals in B.C’s. technology industry, that supports groups serving children, women at risk and people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Wood holds a bachelor’s in business administration and marketing from the University of Alberta, Canada.