Innovation in Alberta
The Long Winding Road of Entrepreneurship
PhD in Management Sciences, ESADE (Barcelona, Spain)
MBA, EAESP/FGV (São Paulo, Brazil)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil)
Evandro has been a business consultant in different industries (eg. transportation, oil and gas distribution, storage systems, telecommunications, ICT, bio-tech, education). He also works as coach for entrepreneurs and executives. He has taught in Brazil and Spain, and is currently an Associate Professor at MacEwan University where he teaches Innovation and Intrapreneurship, Organizational Behaviour, and Business Ethics. In 2014, Evandro was awarded the Global Best Award for the project Born Global Innovation by the International Partnership Network. He has sixty works published and presented in twenty countries.
Dr. Evandro
Bocatto
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SmileSonica Inc.
B.Sc. in Microelectronics
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Registered Professional Engineer (APEGA)
Cristian has over ten years of experience developing therapeutic ultrasound devices and microelectronic products. Since 2006, he was closely involved in the development of the ultrasonic dental technology at the University of Alberta, where he was the liaison between the medical and electrical engineering teams on the design, testing and biological validation of the technology concept. Cristian’s passion to commercialize and bring this technology to the hands of dentists and patients led him to launch SmileSonica in 2008 and devote full-time to the company. Since 2008, Cristian has built and led an entrepreneurial team of engineers, scientists, and business people at SmileSonica. This team has advanced the ultrasonic dental technology from the concept stage to a commercially ready product manufactured in Canada. The product was evaluated in clinics across Canada for the past two years. The product is expected to become available on the Canadian market within one year.
Cristian
Scurtescu
Director of Business Development, Norcada Inc
Faculty at School of Business, MacEwan Univeristy
PEng, PMP, MSc
Hooman Hosseinkhannazer manages a broad portfolio of Micro and Nano-Solution products, as the Director of Business Development with Norcada in Edmonton, Canada. Over the past five years, Hooman has dedicated his career to the development and commercialization of a number of product portfolios for industrial and academic applications.
Hooman has worked as a business consultant and executive manager for various organizations in Advanced Technology, Petroleum and Not for Profit sectors in the past nine years. Building on his multidisciplinary work experience, his main focus is on promoting a collaborative product and knowledge framework across a wide range of industries.
In addition to his work as a business executive, Hooman is a Business and Supply Chain Management Faculty at MacEwan University. His academic focus is on Project Management and Supply Chain Modelling and Management. Hooman is a registered Professional Member of APEGA and the Project Management Institute. Hooman graduated with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 2008.
Hooman Hosseinkhannazer
P. Eng., P. Log.
As Manager, Industry Development (Logistics) for Enterprise Edmonton, Brian’s specific focus is to:
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Represent the Logistics Sector to both internal and external stakeholders, and
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Identify issues that are barriers to growth and develop appropriate industry solutions and strategies
The overall scope of the position is to define the Edmonton Region as a critical Logistics Service Centre and Energy Super Hub with the help of a community of Logistics Service professionals that possess proven, unique and expanding skills. A major goal is to connect Canada’s North, Alberta’s vast resource potential, the innovators and the adopters to regional, national and international markets through the International Trade Program and Port Alberta.
Prior to joining Enterprise Edmonton, Brian spent over 30 years as a management consultant focused on supply chain and logistics management as well as helping businesses in a wide range of industries improve their operational efficiency and effectiveness. Along with a colleague, Brian developed and presented on behalf of Productivity Alberta, a three-day interactive workshop entitle “Supply Chain Collaboration – Turning Your Supply Chain into an Engine of Competitive Innovation”.
In addition, he has taught courses in the Applied Degree in International Business and Supply Chain Management program at MacEwan University as well as two courses for CITT. Over the past five years, Brian has instructed for the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), Alberta Chapter. His current course load includes five of the eight required modules and two of the six interactive workshops that form part of the Supply Chain Management Professional designation program.
Brian
Dumsday
Dr. Eric Flaim, PhD, PChem
Over the last 7 years, Eric has led the University of Alberta Micromachining and Nanofabrication Facility (nanoFAB) through a $50M expansion in new infrastructure, equipment and staff in supporting the research, development and commercialization needs of Alberta based academics and companies within the micro and nano technology sector. With a focus on device fabrication and materials characterization the nanoFAB represents the largest open access, academic based research and development facility for emerging micro and nano technology developments. As the Director of the nanoFAB, Eric ensures that the strategic direction and growth of the nanoFAB continuously supports and fosters a wider growth in the development of a micro/nano technology based industry within Edmonton and Alberta.
Eric is also the Director of nanoBridge, a $9M early stage commercialization funding initiative targeting the development and commercialization of micro and nano technology emerging from late stage academic research, or early stage R&D within companies. Eric also developed an Entrepreneurship funding program within nanoBridge for the direct financial support of recent graduates in pursuing their technology development ideas. Of 4 entrepreneurship projects funded, 2 are still active with product releases and positive revenue.
Through both these roles Eric looks to support innovators within the micro and nano technology field, in driving higher value towards a diversified Alberta economy.
Dr. Eric
Flaim
