OUR 2026 PROGRAM LINEUP

— Speakers & Workshop Leaders —

Mr. Ryan Beach

Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers; CPA; UBC Sauder School

Dr. Ian McCarthy

W.J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation & Operations Management, Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business

Mr. Benny Pulver

Associate Vice President, Corporate Finance Inc., KPMG

Mr. Alroy Chan

VP M&A, Westland Insurance Corp.; Director, PwC; Manager, Deloitte; UBC Sauder School

Dr. Darren Dahl

Dean of Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

Mr. Spencer Chan

Manager Chan & Co.; Manager, Deloitte; CPA; Western Ivey HBA

Mr. Arjun Dhaliwal

Associate, Harper Grey LLP

Dr. David Hannah

Beedie Professor of Business, Simon Fraser University

Mr. Maxwell Wildstar

Associate Director, Baker Tilly Canada Capital Corporation; CPA; Simon Fraser University

Ms. Lynette Ng

M&A Investment Banking JP Morgan Chase & Co.; Harvard Business School, MBA

Mr. Cameron Hui

Founder & Managing Partner, Ichthus Capital Partners; USC Marshall School

Mr. Alykhan Sunderji

Managing Attorney, Sunder Legal

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— Our Past Lineups of Speakers & Workshop Leaders —

  • In 2025, 50 students participated in the first-ever session of VentureLift: 25 for VentureLift Business Program, and 25 for our younger-students-oriented program Futureme at VentureLift.

    These students from across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland took part in a 5-day program (3 days for FutureMe), learning from key business leaders in finance, accounting, and consulting. The VenutreLift lineup is as follows.

    Mr. Geoff McKay CA — Keynote Speaker

    Founding Partner, Weathervane; Managing Director, CPP; Partner, Forstmann Little & Co.; Associate, Goldman Sachs; Wharton MBA

    Ms. Kathy Butler

    Vice Chair and Head of Capital Markets (BC) CIBC; Rotman School of Management

    Dr. Darren Dahl

    Dean of Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

    Mr. Ryan Beach

    Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers; CPA; UBC Sauder School

    Mr. Matthew Lau

    CPA, Corporate Controller, Artemis Gold Corp

    Mr. Spencer Chan

    Manager Chan & Co.; Manager, Delotte; CPA; Western Ivey HBA

    Mr. Alykhan Sunderji

    LLP, Sunder Legal; CMO

    Dr. David Hannah

    Beedie Professor of Business, Management Consulting, Simon Fraser University

    Mr. Mike McIsaac

    National Managing Director Corporate Finance, Baker Tilley Capital; CPA

    Mr. Cameron Hui

    Founder & Managing Partner, Ichthus Capital Partners

    Mr. Benny Pulver

    Associate Vice President, Corporate Finance Inc., KPMG

    Mr. Alroy Chan

    VP M&A, Westland Insurance Corp.; Director, PwC; Manager, Deloite; UBC Sauder School

    Dr. Ian McCarthy

    Beedie Professor of Innovation and Operations Management, Simon Fraser University

    Mr. Benjamin Hagwood

    Communications, Debate, Vancouver Debate Academy