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Confluence – The Portage Networking Event

Confluence

September 14 and 15, 2026
Montreal

Confluence:
The Portage Networking Event

Join us for 2 days of curated 1:1s, portfolio company presentations, cocktail event, and more.

At last year’s event, Portage facilitated 950+ curated 1:1 meetings between Fintechs, Corporates, Investors, LPs, and Ecosystem members, from 15+ countries.

950+

Curated 1:1 Meetings

185+

Organizations

15+

Countries

We are excited to bring together our ecosystem to foster long-term partnerships through curated 1:1 meetings, a product demo day, and information sessions on Portage strategies.

This event is adjacent to Canada Forum FinTech where Portage is the conference presenting sponsor.

Event Agenda

Monday, September 14

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Curated 1:1 Meetings

Square Victoria Room and Parc A, B and C, 2nd Flr.

 

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Fintech Demo Day

Van Horne Room, 2nd Flr.

 

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Networking Cocktail | Sponsored by Tory’s

Terrace, 3rd Flr.

Tuesday, September 15

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Curated 1:1 Meetings

Square Victoria Room and Parc C, 2nd Flr.

 

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

AI Presentation with Parinaz Sobhani

Ping Room, 3rd Flr.

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Aaron Webster
Managing Partner
Cameron Ventures
Abena Ntakrah
Assistant Vice President, New Product Initiatives & Client Experience
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)
Adam Aspes
Partner
FINTOP
Adam Felesky
Adam Felesky
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Portage
Adam Sinclair
Adam Sinclair
Managing Director & Head, FIG Investment Banking
BMO Capital Markets
Adarsh Rachmale
Chief Executive Officer
CoverTree
Aditi Desai
Chairperson
DSP Mutual Fund
Alex Cochand
Director, SEI Ventures
SEI
Alex Senchak
Director, Corporate Development
Charles Schwab
Alex Yeung
Partner, Investments
Export Development Canada
Alokik Advani
Alokik Advani
Partner
7RIDGE
Alyssa Blankenship
Investor
DRW VC
André Ferraz
Chief Executive Officer
Incognia
Andrew Dubowec
Chief Business Officer
League
Andrew Jamison
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Extend
Andrew Ostro
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
PolicyMe
Andrew Riachi
Vice President, Strategy
Canada Life
Andrew Wegrzyn
Principal
SixThirty Ventures
Andre Zybul
Head, Open Finance & Strategic Partnerships
BMO
Annamaria Testani
Annamaria Testani
Head of Strategy, Client & Advisor Experiences
IG Wealth Management
Annette Bester
Partner, National Leader Credit Unions
MNP LLP
Annie Lapointe
Managing Director & Co-Head, Quebec
BMO Capital Markets
Ann Nanda
Chief Growth Officer
Zinnia
Anouk Moll
Chief Executive Officer
Klear AI
Anthony Ahwai-Chang
Growth Equity Investor
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Apoorv Saxena
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Obin AI
Ara Coutts
Advisor, Data & Automation Technologies, Wealth Management
Feathery
Arun Balakrishnan
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Xceedance
Asaf Snir
Asaf Snir
Head of Strategic Partnerships & Investments
BNY Mellon
Atul Varde
Chief Information & Payments Officer
Servus Credit Union
Ayman Babikir
Investor
Viewpoint Ventures
Barclay Hancock
Chief Payments Officer
Central 1
Barrie Laver
Managing Director, Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity
Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets
Begonya Klumb
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Fidelity Investments
Ben Belec
Ben Belec
Principal, Intact Private Capital
Intact Financial
Ben Cukier
Partner
Centana Growth Partners
Ben Harrison
Partner, Head of Partnerships
Portage
Ben Savage
Partner
Clocktower Ventures
Ben Towers
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Happl
Blaine Shewchuk
Blaine Shewchuk
Executive Vice President, Individual Wealth
Canada Life
Brad Levy
Chief Executive Officer
ThetaRay
Brian Coburn
Principal
Eos Ventures
Brian Foley
Managing Director, First Citizens Innovation Banking
First Citizens Bank
Brian Leiberman
Director
Ava Labs
Brian Poppe
Senior Vice President, Life Insurance Solutions
Mutual of Omaha
Brian Shroder
Brian Shroder
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
1Money
Carl Gauvreau
Executive Vice President
Canassurance Financial Corporation
Carol Waddell
President, Personal Wealth
Empower
Carsten Middendorf
Chief Investment Officer
Allianz X
Casey Riley
Product Strategy Director
Empower
Charles Assaf
Chief Executive Officer
Novisto
Chelsea Lai
Director, Ventures
Scotiabank Roynat Capital
Chris Arsenault
Founding Partner
Inovia Capital
Chris Black
Chief Executive Officer & President
Thread Bank
Christian Nordby
Managing Partner
Hedosophia
Christina Hamlin
Senior Vice President, Growth
Unit8
Christopher Corbishley
Managing Partner
BNVT Capital
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Christopher George
Venture Capital & Strategic Partnerships Lead
Guardian Life
Christopher Leary
Managing Director, First Citizens Innovation Banking
First Citizens Bank
Claude Paquin
Consultant
IGM Financial
Cory Gallant
Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships
General Bank of Canada
Courtney Kim
Vice President, Digital Channel Applications
Alterna Savings
Cristina dos Santos
Vice President, Growth
Securian Canada
Daniel Ballen
General Partner & Co-Head, Portage Capital Solutions
Portage
Danièle Poirier
Senior Director, Funds, Private Equity
La Caisse
Daniel Rethazy
Executive Vice President, Personal Banking
Equitable Bank
Daniel Trang
Chief Financial Officer
Qohash
Daniel Zinn
Daniel Zinn
Managing Partner
Rivonia Road Capital
Dante La Ruffa
Partner, Head of Venture Capital
Aquiline
David Mancini
Chief Technology & Digital Officer
Alterna Savings
David Rozin
David Rozin
Managing Director, Innovation Economy
J.P. Morgan
David Yang
Partner
Socium Ventures
Debbie Gamble
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
Interac Corp.
Derek Szeto
Derek Szeto
Chief Executive Officer
Walnut Insurance
Devon Kirk
Devon Kirk
General Partner & Co-Head, Portage Capital Solutions
Portage
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Diana Welch
Head, Commercial Bank Strategy & Business Ventures
KeyBank
Dion Linke
Chief Operating & Integration Officer
Servus Credit Union
Edith Hitt
Partner, Advisory Services
KPMG
Eiko Ooka
Head & Managing Director
Atlas Beyond Ventures
Ekine Akuiyibo
Chief Operating Officer
Socotra
Émilie Bégin
Vice President, Strategy & Innovation
Promutuel Assurance
Enrico Ohnemueller
Co-Founder
bunch
Eric Dillon
Eric Dillon
President
General Bank of Canada
Eric Jones
Head of Venture Investing
Vanguard
Eric Laflamme
Éric Laflamme
Managing Director, Innovation Banking
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Eric Martineau-Fortin
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
White Star Capital
Eric Rosenthal
Chief Executive Officer
Cordant
Ethan Silver
Partner
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Evan Kerr
General Partner, AI Fund
Sagard
Fabiana Montoya
Director, Innovation & Partnerships
Scotiabank
Fabio Marrama
Director, Product & Payments Innovation
Meridian Credit Union
Fabrice Morin
Fabrice Morin
President & Chief Executive Officer, Canada
Canada Life
Farhan Ali Khan
Executive Vice-President & Head of LendCare
goeasy Ltd.
François Lafortune
Managing Partner, Head of IT, Sagard and Chief Executive Officer, Diagram
Sagard/Diagram
Frederic Latreille
General Partner
Diagram
Furkan Şerbetçi
Managing Partner
Istcapital
Gaurav Kapoor
General Partner
Diagram
Geoffrey Clauss
Chief Revenue Officer
Boosted.ai
George Esposito
Chief Executive Officer
Zinnia
Georges Mitchell
Georges Mitchell
Vice President, Group Acquisitions & Investments
Desjardins
Grace Hanson
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Elysian
Greg McElheran
Vice President, Market Development
Export Development Canada
Gui Laliberte
Chief Executive Officer
Alloy River
Guillaume Hervé
Managing Director, Corporate Venture & Alternative Growth
BNP Paribas Cardif
Hasnain Bukhari
Chief Executive Officer
Obsidian
Heiko Schwender
Managing Partner
CommerzVentures
Hélène Falchier
Hélène Falchier
General Partner, Portage Ventures
Portage
Ian Lampl
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
LoanStreet
Jack Fraser
Jack Fraser
Partner, Growth Venture Fund
BDC Capital
Jackie Wiley
Chief Marketing Officer
Boosted.ai
Jaclyn Chen
Chief Executive Officer
Benepass
Jag Lamba
Chief Executive Officer
Certai.ai
Jake Bodanis
Jake Bodanis
Partner, Portage Ventures
Portage
James Pettay
Vice President, Venture Capital
DRW VC
James Povitz
James Povitz
Principal, NAventures
National Bank of Canada
James Rockwood
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
CapIntel
Jamie Broadbent
Vice President, Digital Commercial Banking
National Bank of Canada
Jay Johnson
Vice President & Treasurer
Western & Southern Financial Group
Jay Wilson
Partner
Albion Capital
Jean-Francois Marcoux
Managing Partner
White Star Capital
Jean-François Séguin
Managing Director
BMO Capital Markets
Jean Le Bouthillier
Chief Executive Officer
Qohash
Jean-Michel Lavoie
President & Chief Executive Officer, National Bank Insurance
National Bank of Canada
Jean-Philippe Carmona
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Eight by Zero
Attendee no image
Jennie Yau
Manager, Enterprise Strategy
Meridian Credit Union
Jérémie Bedard
Founder & Chief Product Officer
Landjourney.ai
Jil Macdonald
Jil Macdonald
Chief Operating Officer
Walnut Insurance
Jim Christie
Chairman
Ashgrove Investment Partners
Joanna Harries
Managing Director, Partnerships
Portage
Joe Coyne
Co-Founder
Studio VC
Joe Maxwell
Joe Maxwell
Managing Partner
FINTOP
Attendee no image
John Dempsey
Director
The Co-Operators Group
John Haller
Chief Executive Officer
Curant.ai
Jonas Jacobi
Chief Executive Officer
ValidMind
Jonathan Khov
Associate, Intact Private Capital
Intact Financial
Jonathan Metrick
Partner, Chief Growth Officer
Sagard
Jonathan Soberg
Managing Partner
MS&AD Ventures
Joshuah Lebacq
Joshuah Lebacq
Partner, NAventures
National Bank of Canada
Julian Antony
Senior Director, Venture Capital & Fund Investments
Royal Bank of Canada
Julia Salnikova
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture Group Product, Methodology & Oversight
Empower
Julie Breuer
Vice President, Product & Platform – Payments
Central 1
Justin Smith-Lorenzetti
Justin Smith-Lorenzetti
Founder & Managing Director, Intact Private Capital
Intact Financial
Katey Walker
Chief of Staff
Xceedance
Kevin Leonard
Partner
MissionOG
Kilian Schmidt
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Kertos
Kristen Wilson
Vice President, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Central 1
Kristine Kimsa
Director, Strategy
Capital One
Kyle Carlson
Principal, SEI Ventures
SEI
Kyle Martens
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
IG Wealth Management
Kyle Varrone
Kyle Varrone
Vice President, Corporate Development
Western & Southern Financial Group
Laura Lenz
Managing Partner, OMERS Venture
OMERS
Lauren Crossett
Chief Revenue Officer
Spade
Leen Meyer
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
PolicyBook
Lester Fernandes
Chief Executive Officer
Segovia Capital
Levent Altunel
Co-Founder
bunch
Lisa Shields
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
FISPAN
Liza Akhvledziani
Chief Executive Officer
Chexy
Lokilani Hunt
Head of Strategic Venture Investments
M&T Bank
Luke Vigeant
Luke Vigeant
Senior Vice President
GreenShield
Maham Malik
Maham Malik
Principal
Mubadala
Malik Yacoubi
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
nesto
Marcin Pietrzyk
Executive Chairman
Unit8
Maria Wagner
Investment Director, HSBC Ventures
HSBC
Mark Goad
General Manager, Canada
Alan
Mark Grandbois
Investment Director
Fonds FTQ
Mark Saidi
Vice President & Head, Business Lending
Scotiabank Roynat Capital
Marlene Lenarduzzi
Chief Risk Officer
Equitable Bank
Marlon Bass
Vice President, Financial Institutions Group Investment Banking
TD Securities
Martin Aubut
Chief Marketing Officer
nesto
Mathias Nielson
Mathias Nielsen
Chief Executive Officer
Final Commerce
Mathieu Provost
Managing Director
La Caisse
Matthew Lalli
Corporate Development Lead
Progressive Insurance
Matthew Meehan
Matthew Meehan
Chief Executive Officer
Kontempo
Matthew Seagrim
Chief Digital & Marketing Officer
Meridian Credit Union
Matthew Thomas
Managing Director, Financial Technology Investment Banking
Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets
Matt Ober
Managing Partner
Social Leverage
Max Klein
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
LEA Technologies
Mehdi Merai
Chief Executive Officer
Jetscale AI
Michael Manahan
Senior Vice President, Sales
Atomic
Mike Barbosa
Mike Barbosa
Chief Executive Officer
OatFi
Mike Monty
Chief Operating Officer
FISPAN
Neel Ganu
Chief Executive Officer
Pluto
Nep Vijayaraja
Director, Corporate Strategy & Innovation
Beneva
Nicole Büttner
Founding Partner
Merantix Capital
Nigel Branker
Chief Executive Officer
Securian Canada
Niramay
Executive Director, CIBC Innovation Banking
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Ori Hay
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Amaryllis
Oscar Roque
Chief Product & Innovation Officer
Beem Credit Union
Patrick Fauteux
Patrick Fauteux
Innovation Lead
Beneva
Paul Franciosa
Partner
CCi Global Technologies
Peter Dempster
Chief Executive Officer
ARAG Canada
Peter Dun
Chief Executive Officer
Feathery
Peter Hazlehurst
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Synctera
Philippe Casarotto
Chief Operating Officer
PWL Capital
Philippe Daoust
Philippe Daoust
Managing Partner, NAventures
National Bank of Canada
PJ Tudisco
Senior Vice President, Venture & Fintech Partnerships
M&T Bank
Ramin Niroumand
Partner, Investment & Head of Ventures
Motive Partners
Rasha Katabi
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Brim Financial
Reuben Fernandes
Vice President, Direct Venture Value Proposition
Wawanesa Insurance
Ricky Lai
Ricky Lai
General Partner, Portage Ventures
Portage
Rivo Uibo
Rivo Uibo
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Tuum
Rob Palin
General Manager, Next Generation Solutions Canada
Fiserv
Rob Paterson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Alterna Savings
Rohan Rajpal
Founder
AltConvey
Rohit Nuwal
Partner, TELUS Global Ventures
TELUS
Roman Ginis
Chief Executive Officer
Imperative Execution
Rush Doshi
Vice President, Innovation
Travelers
Ryan Kolnick
Associate Director, Business Development
Kikoff
Ryan Tevel
Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development
KOHO
Saar Pikar
Head of Ventures & Growth
OMERS
Saloua Benkhouya
Vice President, Private Equity & Impact Investing
Fonds FTQ
Sanjay Bhambhani
Director, Enterprise Strategy
Meridian Credit Union
Sanjiv Samant
Sanjiv Samant
Managing Partner
PROPELR Growth
Sara Defina
Partner
Information Venture Partners
Sasank Chary
Partner
Sageview Capital
Scott Sambucci
Managing Director
NayaOne
Shemine Asmina
Shemine Asmina
Head of Venture Capital, Europe & LATAM
BNP Paribas Cardif
Siddartha Krishnan
Partner, Private Equity Investments
Export Development Canada
Simon Kayser
Senior Vice President
Jefferies
Sion Williams
Assistant Vice President, Targeted Acquisitions & Investments
Great American Insurance Group
Steffen Chen
Head of Business
Kikoff
Steph Choo
Steph Choo
General Partner & Co-Head, Portage Ventures
Portage
Steve Emmanuel
Chief Executive Officer
IntegraTrace
Steve Schultz
General Partner
Diagram
Stu Szabo
Stu Szabo
Chief Executive Officer
MyBeacon
Suraj Tripathy
Suraj Tripathy
Head of Corporate Development
Raymond James
Sylvain Thieullent
Chief Executive Officer
Horizon Trading Solutions
Taha Mubashir
Partner
Inovia Capital
Takashi Sano
Takashi Sano
Chief Investment Officer, MUFG Innovation Partners
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
Talia Abramowitz
Managing Partner, Deloitte Ventures
Deloitte
Tal Schwartz
General Partner
North Exit Ventures
Tarun Ajwani
Chief Revenue Officer
Alpaca
Tej Sharma
Analyst, Investments
Diagram
Tess Bloch
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Spade
Thompson Barro
Managing Director
TIAA Ventures
Todd Scheidt
Head of Strategy & Modernization
Simplii Financial
Tom Lowden
Managing Director
TD Innovation Partners
Tony Rodrigues
Partner
Bain & Company
Tony Yang
Chief Executive Officer
SyntheticFi
Tripp Shriner
Tripp Shriner
General Partner, Portage Ventures
Portage
Tyler End
Chief Executive Officer
Retirable
Tyler McNaughton
Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Conquest Planning
Ty Wang
Ty Wang
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Angle Health
Vahid Mirjalili
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
evolo.ai
Victor Scutaru
Managing Director, Private Equity Funds Portfolio
BDC Capital
Vikas Arora
Vikas Arora
Principal, Advanced Technologies
Export Development Canada
Vincent Liu
Vice President & Head of Product
Simplii Financial
Vincent Roux
Global Head of Corporate Development
Broadridge Financial Solutions
William Griesser
Executive Vice President, Personal Wealth Product & Strategy
Empower
William Keliehor
Chief Client Officer
Peoples Group
Yakup Hasan Küçük
Head of Venture Capital Funds
OYAK Asset Management
Yanni Giannaros
Chief Executive Officer
Axle Automation
Ying Soong
Senior Managing Director
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Zaid Rahman
Chief Executive Officer
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