A serial entrepreneur with a series of global patents and innovations under her name, coupled with a portfolio of nourishing preventive novel foods, as opposed to disease-forming.
Dedicating the majority of her professional life to the infant & child nutrition, and the alternative health food industries, Hamutal is currently the Chairwoman, CEO & Co- Founder of ELSE Nutrition Holdings Inc – the first 100% plant-based, dairy and soy-free baby nutrition company.
For over 20 years, Hamutal has been a leader in the baby food industry and has contributed to the change of the baby nutrition space. Nearly 12 years ago she Co-founded “Golden Heart FMCG” a vegan baby snacks company – today, Israel's leading brand in the category.
Prior to that, Hamutal held various senior management positions within global healthcare companies, specializing in infant and child nutrition, including Head of Infant Nutrition at Abbott Laboratories, Israel.
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Brad Douville
Greenlane Renewables
Brad joined Greenlane in 2017 after a 25-year career in the natural gas commercial vehicle industry. He was a founding member of Westport Innovations Inc. (formed in 1995), now Westport Fuel Systems Inc., and Cummins Westport (2001). Brad holds a MASc in Mechanical Engineering (University of British Columbia) and an Executive Program certificate from the Stanford School of Business.
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P. Peter Pascali
Pyrogenesis
After graduating with an MBA from McGill University, Montreal in 1983, Mr. Pascali became an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions and then public offerings. He initially worked for the Bank of Nova Scotia and then, in 1987, joined Westpac Banking Corporation. In 1989, he was recruited by DeGeorge Financial Corporation as a strategic advisor. Mr. Pascali joined the Corporation in 1992 where he has been responsible for developing the business strategy and marketing focus for commercializing the Corporation’s technologies and running the business. Mr. Pascali continues to develop the Corporation’s strategy and oversee the operational management as the President and Chief Executive Officer. In his leadership role, Mr. Pascali spearheads the Strategic Management Team which is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of the Company’s business plans.
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Shaun Maine
Converge Technology Solutions
Shaun Maine is the CEO of Converge. As CEO, Shaun is responsible for leading overall vision, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to his role as CEO, Shaun was the COO of Pivot Technology Solutions, a US $1.5 billion revenue value-added reseller listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and was part of the founding group that acquired and integrated five value-added resellers. Shaun is a graduate of Queens University, and has been named one of Channel Daily News’ Top 5 Newsmakers of 2019.
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Else Nutrition Holdings
Hamutal Yitzhak
Else Nutrition Holdings Inc is a Canadian group focused on innovative, plant-based food and nutrition products for infants, toddlers, children and adults. Revolutionizing the global infant nutrition sector, Else provides a real, accessible all natural, whole foods, clean nutrition focusing on the transparency of ingredients and manufacturing process to provide the healthiest and most sustainable products possible in today’s industrial world. Else (formerly INDI) won the "2017 Best Health and Diet Solutions" award at the Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan. Else Toddler Nutrition was a #1 Best Seller on Amazon in the New Releases for the Baby/Toddler Formula category in October - November 2020. Else's Executives include leaders hailing from the largest infant nutrition companies. Else advisory board members held executive roles in companies such as Mead Johnson, Abbott Nutrition, Plum Organics, and leading infant nutrition Societies. Many of them currently serve in different roles in leading medical centers and academic institutes such as Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University Hospital Brussels, Belgium, Tel Aviv University and Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel.
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Greenlane Renewables
Brad Douville
Greenlane Renewables is a leading global provider of biogas upgrading systems that are helping decarbonize natural gas. Our systems produce clean, low-carbon renewable natural gas from organic waste sources including landfills, wastewater treatment plants, dairy farms, and food waste, suitable for either injection into the natural gas grid or for direct use as vehicle fuel. Greenlane is the only biogas upgrading company offering the three main technologies: water wash, pressure swing adsorption, and membrane separation. With over 30 years industry experience, patented proprietary technology, and over 110 biogas upgrading systems supplied into 18 countries worldwide, including the world’s largest biogas upgrading facility, Greenlane is inspired by a commitment to helping waste producers, gas utilities or project developers turn a low-value product into a high-value low-carbon renewable resource.
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Pyrogenesis
P. Peter Pascali
PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a high-tech company, is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes. We provide engineering and manufacturing expertise, cutting-edge contract research, as well as turnkey process equipment packages to the defense, metallurgical, mining, additive manufacturing (including 3D printing), oil & gas, and environmental industries. With a team of experienced engineers, scientists and technicians working out of our Montreal office and our 3,800 m2 manufacturing facility, PyroGenesis maintains its competitive advantage by remaining at the forefront of technology development and commercialization. Our core competencies allow PyroGenesis to lead the way in providing innovative plasma torches, plasma waste processes, high-temperature metallurgical processes, and engineering services to the global marketplace. Our operations are ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified, having been ISO certified since 1997. PyroGenesis is a publicly-traded Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (PYR.TO), and on the OTCQB Marketplace (PYRNF).
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Converge Technology Solutions
Shaun Maine
: Converge is a North American software-enabled, Hybrid IT Solutions Provider bringing world-class proactive IT solutions and services to clients in the public and private sector. Converge’s portfolio of solutions include advanced analytics, cloud services, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, managed services, and talent expertise enabling Converge to act as a trusted advisor in order to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and create competitive advantages.
