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launched Canada's most successful incubator program - Hyperdrive, created TechToberfest, Canada's premier startup festival. Launched more than 50 products, oversaw products used in neurosurgery, space exploration, education, industrial automation. Opened offices in Hong Kong, Germany, Japan
Steve has 20+ years experience in technology and marketing and is the VP Strategy of Communitech, one of the leading technology organizations in North America. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for the StartUp Services Group at Communitech where 600+ start ups receive coaching and mentoring. During this time, his team launched HYPERDRIVE, an intensive accelerator for high growth startups. Steve has held senior marketing and biz dev roles in multinationals such as Reynolds & Reynolds and Open Text and start ups and emerging companies such as Northern Digital Inc and Handshake VR. Steve takes an active role in the community and is a partner in Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region and is a board member of KidsAbility.