A venture capital veteran, Damien has significant finance, climate, infrastructure, and corporate governance experience. Previously, he served as Managing Partner and Global Head of Ventures at OMERS Ventures, where he tripled the size of the platform to $2.5 billion in assets. He also held roles with BridgeScale Partners and EdgeStone Capital Partners, and was a successful entrepreneur before that. Damien serves on the board of tech disruptors including Hopper, TouchBistro, Hootsuite and DuckDuckGo.

Fred is co-founder of Deep Sky and CEO and Co-Founder of Hopper, which sells $7 billion of travel and travel financial services per year. Frederic previously co-founded Newtrade Technologies, which was acquired by Expedia in 2002.

Joost is co-founder and CTO of Deep Sky, and former CTO of Hopper, the most downloaded travel app in North America and 50+ countries globally. An experienced technical leader who has partnered with Fred Lalonde for over 15 years, Joost is building the team, tech and infrastructure needed to scale.

Laurence A. Tosi is an American founder, investor, and philanthropist. Having held executive roles at Merrill Lynch, Blackstone, and Airbnb, Tosi is currently Managing Partner of WestCap, the strategic operating and investment firm he founded in 1998.

A renowned scientist and carbontech innovator, Phil is responsible for building Deep Sky Alpha. Previously, Phil was a Sustainability Expert at McKinsey & Company. With a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering and a Masters in Chemistry, he has published 50+ papers in high impact science journals. A Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient in 2019, Phil was also a finalist in the $20M Carbon XPRIZE.

An entrepreneurial executive, investor and advisor with more than two decades of business and product management experience, Ron has navigated two IPO's and two acquisitions as either a co-founder or key executive. Previously, Ron was Chief Product Officer at DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU), Entrepreneur in Residence at Khosla Ventures and Mayfield Fund, Co-Founder and President of Boku, and VP of Product Management at AT&T Interactive. He is an inventor on 125+ issued patents and advises multiple startups.

Jason has more than 15 years of experience in government affairs, public policy development, business development and strategic partnerships. An expert navigating complex policy issues, he has worked with hyper-growth startups, Becton Dickinson, Medtronic, General Electric and Toyota Canada.

A Chartered Financial Analyst, Nadia brings more than 20 years of experience to Deep Sky. Previously, she was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for Manulife Investments after its acquisition of Standard Life Investments. She spent her last eight years on sustainability topics, responsible for ESG integration in the investment process of a quantitative management team.

From crypto to climate, Brooks brings nearly 15 years of communications and marketing experience for disruptive tech brands. She’s helped generate visibility for companies such as Amazon, Bank of America, Blockchain.com, Coinbase, Google, Hopper, Levi’s Data Science, Zenefits, and more. A ‘Media Relations Pro’ awardee from Ragan, Brooks is a former board member of PRSA’s Boston and San Francisco chapters.

A leading expert in geological carbon sequestration, Greg spearheads Deep Sky’s carbon storage and sequestration development in Eastern Canada. Previously, he was Director of Operations and Applied Research at Carbon Management Canada, where he oversaw one of only three operational underground carbon storage facilities in the country. Before that, Greg held geophysics, geology and petrophysics roles at several oil and gas exploration companies.

An operations generalist, Genevieve is responsible for scaling Deep Sky into Canada’s leading carbon removal project developer, overseeing both finance and HR functions. Previously, she was Corporate Projects & Governance Manager at Pelican International, where she remains a Board Member.

A passionate software development leader delivering large-scale solutions for nearly two decades, Anne is building the software layer for Deep Sky’s high-quality carbon credit sales. From telco to travel, she is motivated by driving efficient and maintainable solutions to complicated problems. Previously, she has led software teams at Hopper, Kaloom, LogMeIn, and Ericsson.

With a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Jonathan is focused on Deep Sky Alpha. With 7 years of carbontech experience, he was previously a Principal Research Scientist at CERT Systems and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto. A finalist in the COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, he’s been recognized as a Corporate Knights Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader and a Globe and Mail Report on Business Changemaker.

As Product Manager of Capture, Isabelle coordinates the build of Deep Sky Alpha and supports the capture team on partnerships. Previously at McKinsey & Company, Isabelle worked on a variety of sustainability projects and topics from clean energy and solar utilities, to hydrogen and biofuels, to CCUS and policy.

Fred is co-founder of Deep Sky and CEO and Co-Founder of Hopper, which sells $7 billion of travel and travel financial services per year. Frederic previously co-founded Newtrade Technologies, which was acquired by Expedia in 2002.

A venture capital veteran, Damien has significant finance, climate, infrastructure, and corporate governance experience. Previously, he served as Managing Partner and Global Head of Ventures at OMERS Ventures, where he tripled the size of the platform to $2.5 billion in assets. He also held roles with BridgeScale Partners and EdgeStone Capital Partners, and was a successful entrepreneur before that. Damien serves on the board of tech disruptors including Hopper, TouchBistro, Hootsuite and DuckDuckGo.

Laurence A. Tosi is an American founder, investor, and philanthropist. Having held executive roles at Merrill Lynch, Blackstone, and Airbnb, Tosi is currently Managing Partner of WestCap, the strategic operating and investment firm he founded in 1998.

Named IQ’s Senior EVP of Private Equity in October 2019, Bicha Ngo is a seasoned finance professional recognized for her strategic mind and wealth of transactional experience.

Being an entrepreneur herself and working to fund and grow early-stage companies for over 20 years, Sophie knows venture inside and out.

Dakota is President and Co-Founder of Hopper. Previously, he founded Traveler’s Digest, which grew to 1M monthly unique visitors and signed several of Asia's largest hospitality brands as clients.

Annesley is Executive Vice President at TC Energy, where she oversees power generation and unregulated natural gas storage. Previously, she served as EVP and Global Head of Infrastructure at OMERS, overseeing C$34 billion in assets across energy, digital, transportation and government-regulated services. Before that, Annesley was at SNC-Lavalin, focused on energy and infrastructure.

Sam is President and CEO of Elkland Capital Inc., a former Chair & CEO of MindBeacon, a co-founder and CEO of EdgeStone Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms. Previously, he was a managing director at CIBC Capital Partners and co-founder of the Loyalty Group Inc. (now called LoyaltyOne), the parent company of the AIR MILES Reward Program. He has also served on numerous boards including as chair of BDC.

Shawn is a Partner at OMERS Ventures, where he focuses on vertical B2B applications. With over 15 years of product, sales and marketing leadership, Shawn has worked at various startups, Spin Master, and Microsoft.