Editorial

Blake Corbet is co-head of Investment Banking at PI Financial. He joined PI in November 2010 and brings over 25 years of investment banking experience and knowledge from working in Vancouver, Toronto, London and New York. Mr. Corbet started his banking career at Haywood Securities in Vancouver in 1990 as a banking analyst. In 1992, he moved to London, England where he worked for Salomon Brothers there and in New York for 5 years. After that, he spent 8 years with CIBC World Markets in Toronto. Mr. Corbet returned to Haywood in 2004 as Managing Director, Investment Banking covering the Technology and non-resource sectors. During the past 7 years at PI Financial, he has completed a variety of financing and advisory transactions across the Technology, Telecom and Healthcare sectors. Mr. Corbet has an Economics Degree from UBC and has been actively involved in the community.

Cantech Letter founder and editor Nick Waddell has lived in five Canadian provinces and is proud of his country's often overlooked contributions to the world of science and technology. Waddell takes a regular shift on the Canadian media circuit, making appearances on CTV, CBC and BNN, and contributing to publications such as Canadian Business and Business Insider.

Chris Damas writes a monthly cannabis stock newsletter called The BCMI Cannabis Report and a more than weekly emailed analysis of breaking cannabis industry news, earnings and trading ideas called The BCMI Cannabis Flash. His material includes views and analysis of industry strategy, cannabis facility visits, CEO and CFO interviews, stock ideas and intraday trading directions based on his 35 year career as a trader and analyst. Chris Damas has established himself as a leading independent analyst and commentator on the cannabis sector from a standing start in October 2016. Before cannabis, Damas was a well-known agricultural and fertilizer analyst for twelve years. He has an MSc level organic chemist background (Bristol Myers), McGill biochemistry degree, MBA Finance degree from the Schulich School of Business. Damas adds CFA, PM and UDP for $1 billion in assets to his credentials.

DANI LIPKIN Innovation Sector Head Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Group Dani Lipkin carries the role of Innovation Sector Head for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). In this capacity, he is responsible for working with private companies and their shareholders as they explore and consider the option of raising equity capital in Canada. Prior to this role, Dani was the Head of Business Development for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Investment Funds on TSX. He had also worked with the listings group for TSX, where he helped assist companies in going public. Dani holds a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies in Finance from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the University of Toronto.

Daniel graduated from the University of Waterloo with a bachelor degree in Mechatronics Engineering and was a co-founder of a Y-Combinator technology startup in his early career. He has always had an interest in finance which lead him to stock market investing three years ago. With technology leading the markets, he has been leveraging his engineering degree and previous business experience to help shape his opinion on companies, especially those in the technology space. In January of 2020, he started The Fire Grind channel on YouTube as a way for him to share his passion for finance with the world. As of June 2020, the channel has grown from a handful of subscribers to 1700 with 70000 views.

Jayson is a writer, researcher and educator with a PhD in political philosophy from the University of Ottawa. His interests range from bioethics and innovations in the health sciences to governance, social justice and the history of ideas.

Head of Research, Managing Director, Telecom Services and New Media, Echelon Wealth Partners

Shafin Diamond Tejani (@shafindiamond) is an investor and entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Victory Square Technologies, which supports technology startups through sustainable growth.

Tara Whittet is Senior Sales Manager at Cantech Letter.

Tommy Humphreys is the founder of CEO.CA, a popular Canadian stock market community and App, since 2012, and he is the President of Pacific Website Co., a web development and internet marketing firm, since 2007. Tommy invests in emerging technology and natural resources startups, and writes about business and investing when not playing golf, and hiking throughout Vancouver's North Shore.

Cantech Letter founder and editor Nick Waddell has lived in five Canadian provinces and is proud of his country's often overlooked contributions to the world of science and technology. Waddell takes a regular shift on the Canadian media circuit, making appearances on CTV, CBC and BNN, and contributing to publications such as Canadian Business and Business Insider.

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