Speakers
Alan Renaudin
Vice-President, Business Development
Technum Québec
Alan Renaudin, Ph.D., is a dynamic entrepreneur and innovative intrapreneur, with exceptional expertise in business development and strategic partnership management. His ability to develop and implement targeted canvassing strategies, as well as his leadership in the creation and management of collaborative technological ecosystems, make him a recognized leader in the field. Alan excels in consolidating international networks and negotiating key partnerships, and he has a deep understanding of both provincial and international economic dynamics. His academic and industrial background demonstrates his passion for innovation and human relations, making him indispensable for any organization seeking to expand its reach and maximize its impact on the global market.
Ammar B. Kouki
Director
LTCC LaCIME (ETS)
Ammar Kouki received the B.S. (Hons.) and M.S. degrees in Engineering Science from Pennsylvania State University, in 1985 and 1987, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1991. He is currently a Full Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Founding Director of the LTCC@ETS Laboratory at École de technologie supérieure, Montréal, Canada. His research interests are in the areas of modeling, simulation and design of active and passive microwave and mm-wave devices and circuits, reconfigurable and energy-efficient RF front-ends, 3-D circuits and sensors in LTCC, applied computational electromagnetics and antenna arrays, and radio-wave propagation modeling. He has extensive collaboration with industry in Canada and has successfully completed multiple technology transfers to companies. His research work has led directly to the creation of three start-ups (EMWorks, ISR Technologies and AmpliX) and has netted over 300 publications as well as 8 granted patents, with one licensed. Dr. Kouki is a co-founder and the current president of the non-profit North American Tunisian Engineering Group (NATEG).
Ashok Prabhu Masilamani
Founder & CTO
Noze
Ashok Prabhu Masilamani is the Founder and CTO of Noze, where he leads the company’s efforts to revolutionize healthcare through digital olfaction—the science of mimicking the sense of smell with AI.
Since founding Noze in 2014, he has spearheaded the development of patented technologies, including the world’s first aroma monitoring app and an AI-driven Air Intelligence Device.
With over 12 years as a deep-tech CTO and 20+ patents filed; Ashok brings deep expertise in translating scientific breakthroughs into impactful products. Previously, he was CTO at Applied Nanotools, leading innovations in nanofabrication and silicon photonics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in photonic sensing with over 25 publications.
Bruce Scatchard
President & CEO
Preciseley Microtechnology
Bruce Scatchard was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Preciseley Microtechnology Corporation in September 2024. Bruce joined Preciseley in August 2022 as VP Manufacturing and Operations. Bruce is a highly experienced, solutions-focused engineering executive with more than 30 years of experience in semiconductor and high-tech engineering, operations and manufacturing. Bruce held several management positions at PMC-Sierra Inc. including Vice President, Operations. During his time with PMC-Sierra, he was integral in the acquisition and integration of 10 businesses, and helped PMC-Sierra grow from a small company to a global leader in internet infrastructure ICs.
Since leaving PMC-Sierra, Bruce has served in senior leadership roles at Schneider Electric and Nano-Lit Technologies and served as an Executive in Residence with Foresight Canada. Bruce holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Lakehead University and a Master of Engineering degree from Simon Fraser University.
Collin Twanow
Director of Technology
Teledyne MEMS
Collin has worked in MEMS and microfabrication for more than 25 years and is currently the Director of Technology for Teledyne MEMS. Previously he held various roles in Engineering Management and Sales. He is primarily responsible for managing strategic accounts and collaborating with customers and internal stakeholder’s technology development and expansion. Collin is also responsible for technical problem solving and communicating Teledyne MEMS capabilities to the MEMS market. Collin has managed development programs for many devices including optical telecom switches, silicon optical bench, implantable medical devices, MEMS microphones, pressure sensors, accelerometers, and components for military applications. Collin is a Professional Engineer and holds a B.Sc in Engineering Physics as well as a M. Eng of Electrical Engineering degree with a specialization in Microfabrication.
Danny Gangapersaud
VP Business Development & Marketing
STATHERA
Danny has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Most recently, he led account and business development in Eastern Canada for Honeywell Sensing & IoT, earning a President’s Club award. Prior to this, as Director of Technical Marketing at Bosch, he managed the MEMS microphone portfolio and drove business development across IoT, wearables, and consumer devices. Earlier, as a Staff Engineer at NEC Electronics America, Danny played a key role in establishing the company’s leadership in the automotive infotainment market, driving the V850 MCU to a #1 market share. He holds a BSc in Electronics Engineering and an MBA in International Business. Danny now leads Business Development, Marketing, and Applications Engineering at Stathera, Inc.
Edmond Cretu
Co-founder
Sonus Microsystems
Edmond Cretu is a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a co-founder of Sonus Microsystems Ltd. He has blended an academic and industrial experience. As a researcher, he is the recipient of the “Tudor Tanasescu” award of the Romanian Academy, for a group of papers in the field of microsystems. He earned a PhD at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (2003), and has been a Senior Designer and Manager for an automotive company, Melexis (Belgium), where he led the team that has designed and commercialized a MEMS-based gyroscope microsystem, with chips fabricated in X-Fab at about 1 million units/year. His research area is focused on alternative microfabrication technologies, advanced inertial and ultrasonic devices, and microsystem applications. The results are reflected in more than 180 journal and conference papers and fourteen patents.
Karel Côté
Senior Microfabrication Technical Expert
Karel Côté obtained a Physics degree at University of Sherbrooke (1997) and a master’s degree in biophysics/physiology at University of Sherbrooke (2000). He then joined Mitel Semiconductor Bromont, Qc, Canada plant (Teledyne DALSA) as a photolithography scientist specializing in process/masks, 2D/3Dmetrology, and alignment/exposure until 2014 He then joined the NRC-Canada as a microfabrication specialist for printable electronics and Biochips for 2 years.
In 2016, Karel finally joined the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Center [C2MI] were he acts as a microfabrication expert where he develops specialized MEMS process and help define next microfabrication axes and equipment selection in the rapid growth of this “one-of-a-kind” development center. Lately he’s been focused on the deployment of C2MI’s superconducting quantum microfabrication effort.
Richard Beaudry
CEO
Digitho
25 years’ experience in semiconductor industry as CEO, CTO in photonics startup, MEMS designer consultant, process integrator, and senior process scientist in semiconductor fab. Author of 8 patents related in semiconductor devices (MEMS and photonics) and wafer processing. M.Sc. in physics from Simon Fraser University. Plasma etching instructor at SEMI. An entrepreneur bringing innovations to the semiconductor industry.
Sahil Gupta
VP Product
Soundskrit
Sahil is the cofounder and VP Product of Soundskrit, a Montreal-based startup developing directional MEMS microphones to improve audio capture in consumer devices. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in 2015 and 2016 respectively. During his studies, his work on the design of a battery-less vibration sensor using piezoelectric energy harvesting was published at the 2016 PowerMEMS conference. He then moved to Montreal in 2017 to help cofound what is now Soundskrit.
Tim Warland
Senior Advisor, IoT Products
CMC Microsystems
Tim Warland brings over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning design, testing, applications and sales engineering, and product management. His career includes roles at large enterprises as well as early- and mid-stage startups, gaining a deep understanding of the full product lifecycle from concept to commercialization. Over the past decade, Tim has dedicated his efforts to supporting entrepreneurs and startups, connecting them with test facilities, mentors, and advisors. He remains a strong advocate for strengthening Canada’s semiconductor capabilities and actively contributes his expertise to the regional innovation ecosystem.
