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Women in Entrepreneurship Panel

Since 2020, the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Engine has hosted an annual Women in Entrepreneurship Panel to highlight ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Faculty of Engineering alum or student entrepreneurs in Tech. This event is co-hosted with , a student-run club dedicated to creating an open community to support self-identifying female engineers. Operating under the .

2024

About our panelists


Maria Calderbank, CEO & Co-Founder of FulcraMaria Calderbank, CEO & Co-Founder @

  • provides an innovative and better way of managing chronic lower back pain. Their unique orthotic device provides on-demand support to the wearer during movement, increasing spinal stability.
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ BEng, Mechanical Engineering

Cynthia Hitti, Team Lead & Co Founder at CRCTSCynthia Hitti, Co-Founder & Team Lead @ CRCTS

  • (Cricket Rearing, Collection, and Transformation System) is a novel semi-automated device designed to rear and harvest crickets to produce a nutritious powder for human consumption.
  • Bioengineering Master's student at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ BEng, Bioengineering

Yun Yao, CEO & Co Founder at SoralinkDr. Yun Yao, Co-Founder & CEO @ Soralink

  • offers a complete solution for industrial machine condition monitoring, failure prediction, predictive maintenance, as well as productivity tracking.
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ MEng, Electrical Engineering
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ BEng, Electrical Engineering

2023

About our panelists


Amy LorinczAmy Lorincz, Co-founder & CEO @ Vope Medical

  • has developed an AI-driven software to address a significant unmet need for clear vision in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ MSc, Experimental Surgery, 2022 graduate
  • Concordia University, BEng, Industrial Engineering, 2019 graduate

Chaity Tarafder profile picChaity Tarafder, Co-Founder @ NameShouts

  • is a SaaS startup that is simplifying the way people make first connections, one name at a time.
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ B.A., Economics

Flora UwadiegwuFlora Uwadiegwu, Technical Program Manager @ Lyft & Co-Founder @ WeTechNG

  • is a community of women that intersects through various areas of technology: a community that collaborates, innovates and supports. Join the next generation of Women in Tech today by being an ambassador or fellow at
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ MEng, Chemical Engineering, 2017 graduate

Justine Massicotte profile picJustine Massicott, Co-Founder & CTO @ Lighthouse

  • is a powerful navigation platform allows users to query for items across and within worlds - significantly facilitating discovery and improving the industry’s cross-world search capabilities.
  • HEC Montreal, Masters, Data Science, 2018 graduate
  • Université de Montréal, Masters, Philosophy, 2017 graduate

    Nathalie Myara profile picNathalie Myara, Co-fondatrice Présidente Directrice Générale @ Eduplan Solutions

    • is a company specializing in education, health and social services technologies, which provides various professionals, parents, and students; in particular, learners with disabilities or learning and/or adaptation difficulties intelligent platforms for the development and management of intervention plans, as well as other related platforms and services.
    • Université de Montréal, MEd, Orthopédagogie, 2006 graduate
    • Université de Montréal, PhD, Psychopédagogie, 2011 graduate

    2022

    About our panelists


    Guanbingxue (Shirley) Huang Guanbingxue Huang headshot

    • Studying Mechanical Engineering
    • Co-Founder of

      Nina-Marie Martinez Nina-Marie Martinez headshot

      • Studying Mechanical Engineering
      • Co-Founder of
      • Vice President External of

      Zhi Xin (Joey) Koay Zhi Xin Joey Koay headshot

      • Studying Software Engineering
      • 2020 Schulich Leader
      • Co-Founder of
      • VP Products of

      2021

      About our panelists


      Chloë RyanChloe Ryan Profile Picture

      • Studying Mechanical Engineering
      • Co-Founder of , Director of BRIDGE and Next36 Entrepreneur & Assistant Project Manager at WSP

        Celeste NantelCeleste Nantel Profile Picture

        • Studying Mechanical Engineering
        • Co-Founder of , Next36 Entrepreneur

        Shlesha VanShlesha Van Profile Picture

        • Studying Mechanical Engineering
        • Co-Founder of

        Christina KatsariChristina Katsari Profile Picture

        • PhD Candidate in Materials Engineering
        • Co-Founder of Alpha Iota Alloys

        2020

        About our panelists


        Naureen AnwarNaureen Anwar Profile Picture

        • Studied Electrical Engineering at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ from 2005-2010
        • CEO of NameShouts, a free a web app which helps you pronounce a person's name correctly

        Boyana StefanovaBoyana Stefanova Profile Picture

        • Studied Mechanical Engineering at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ from 2002-2007
        • Community Builder at MAIN, Québec's first network of business accelerators and incubators

        Laura Al KhouryLaura Al Khoury Profile Picture

        • Studied Mechanical Engineering at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ from 2013-2017
        • Co Founder of Yuma, a weekly meal subscription for employees starting at $7/meal

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