Wade is a proven and accomplished entrepreneur, financier, and investor. He serves as Chairman and CEO of Numus Capital, a Halifax based exempt market dealer. He is Chairman of of Fortune Bay Corp and a past-Chair of TSX-listed Pivot Technology Solutions Inc. Wade led the public listing of TSXV-listed Torrent Capital Inc. (TSXV: TORR) where he serves as Chair and CEO. Wade also led the public listing and financing of TSXV-listed software company, kneat.com, Inc.

Wayne’s professional legal, active investor, and business advisory career has spanned more than 40 years. He has led complex mergers/acquisitions, finance, commercial contracting and regulatory projects in more than 40 countries, involving transaction values of billions of US$. He continues to be a Director of numerous diverse publicly & privately traded companies. Named one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazine, he is also a Fellow (FIIC) of the Insolvency Institute of Canada for experience in commercial restructuring.

Jim Megann, an entrepreneur and business leader, has been Managing Director of Numus Financial Inc since the company’s inception in 2014. He serves as a Director of OARO and is a former Board Chair of NWest Energy.

Jessica Billingsley is CEO and Chair of the Board for Akerna. She is a global innovator, executive and board member in public and private international technology, with over 20 years experience. Jessica also co-founded MJ Freeway where she served as President and later CEO until the business was acquired by MTech to form Akerna.

Renée is an accomplished customer and operator executive with 25 years of expertise in GTM strategy, scale execution, M&A and growth. Bringing her experience from executive roles with Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, SAP, GAP Inc. and Oracle, she advises C-suites and Boards on their digital-first investments, growth acquisitions and value-based outcomes. Her board leadership includes executive committee roles at Dominican University of California and as an advisory board member of rGen Consulting.

Peter is a Senior Partner in Deloitte Canada, having amassed over 37 years’ experience serving public and private clients in Canada and internationally. Peter has held several senior roles within Deloitte Canada including spending time on Deloitte Canada’s Board, serving as the National Leader for Deloitte Private, and leading various geographic practices. Peter is a leading authority on private business excellence and leads the Deloitte Global Best Managed Companies Program which operates in almost 50 countries worldwide. The program studies and selects the best private businesses in each of those countries.