Innovation Nation

Leonard Brody is currently CEO of Ipreo, a new privateequity research firm which assists the financial community indetermining the success of private offerings. Previously, Leonardwas Vice President of Corporate Development at Onvia.com (Canada'slargest dot.com IPO) and jointly oversaw its Canadian operations.Leonard is also a member of the Board of Directors of theInformation Technology Association of Canada and the CanadianE-Business Opportunities Roundtable.
Wendy Cukier is a professor of Information TechnologyManagement in emerging technology trends and strategies at RyersonUniversity. Professor Cukier has presented and published over 100papers and articles and is a regular contributor to the Globe andMail's "Report on Business."
Ken Grant is the director of the new School of InformationTechnology at Ryerson University, where he is responsible for theestablishment and supervision of the School's administrative andacademic operations. Prior to becoming part of the Ryersoncommunity, Ken spent over 20 years in high-tech managementconsulting at KPMG and as a VP with A.T. Kearney.
Matthew Holland is a VP of The Boston Consulting Group andmanages the Canadian practice. Matt has helped many majormultinationals channel innovation into sustainable new businesses.Matt was the captain of the International Branding Team for theCanadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable.
Catherine Middleton is Co-ordinator of the e-Business Minorwithin the Faculty of Business at Ryerson and an AssistantProfessor in Ryerson's School of Information Management.
Denise Shortt is a Harvard-educated writer and consultant.She recently joined the faculty at Ryerson University's School ofInformation Technology Management as a Research Associate.