The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, PC, OMM, MSM, CD Global Security and Economic Development Leader Harjit Sajjan is Former Minister of National Defence and served in Canada’s federal Cabinet for nearly a decade (2015-2025). Before entering politics, Sajjan served as a decorated officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and played a critical role in NATO operations. Simultaneously, he served as a detective with the Vancouver Police Department, focusing on organized crime investigations. Following his Defence portfolio, he was appointed Minister of International Development (2021–2023), where he led Canada’s $8 billion+ global development portfolio, and from 2023 to 2025, Sajjan served as Canada’s Minister of Emergency Preparedness.

Hunter Scharfe is an entrepreneur and financier with nearly a decade of experience as a builder and backer of high growth technology companies. Most recently Hunter was a Senior Advisor to BTQ Technologies, a post-quantum cyber security solutions company recently listed on Nasdaq ($BTQ). Prior to founding Juno Industries, Hunter spent five years as a Partner at a Toronto-based technology merchant bank, where he served as either board member or advisor to several portfolio companies in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence and decentralized infrastructure. He is deeply committed to advancing Canada, including at the provincial level. In 2025, he was appointed to Vancouver Lead for Build Canada, a non profit and non partisan entity made up of entrepreneurs, leaders, and motivated citizens committed to driving Canada's growth.

Dallas is the founder and principal at Black Tusk Advisory Services - a finance and management professional with over 25 years of experience in both public and private companies. Dallas has extensive experience in Operations, Strategic Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Public and Private Financing, Internal & External Financial Reporting and Human Resources.

Claude Rochette is a bilingual Canadian Armed Forces and public sector professional with more than 37 years of service to Canada. Over his 26-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces, Claude gained extensive experience in finance, human resources, and leadership, holding a variety of financial and operational positions, including Director General Compensation and Benefits, Commandant of the Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa), Comptroller of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Upon retiring as a Brigadier-General in 2010, Claude continued his public service career as Chief Financial Officer at the Communications Security Establishment, the Canada Border Services Agency, and the Department of National Defence, accumulating nine years of senior financial management experience. These roles provided him with deep expertise in comptrollership, financial planning and budgeting, corporate accounting, business planning, procurement, infrastructure, asset management, and security policies and processes. Claude brings deep expertise in governance, audit oversight, financial stewardship, and risk management, supporting boards and senior leaders in strengthening accountability, transparency, and sound decision-making.

Alnesh Mohan is a finance executive with over 25 years of experience providing advisory services. He has been a partner at Ascend Advisory Partners LLP (formerly Quantum Advisory Partners LLP), a professional services firm focused on providing Chief Financial Officer and full-cycle accounting services to public and private companies, since 2005. Acting on behalf of several public companies, Alnesh has acquired considerable experience in financial reporting, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University, a Master’s of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).