Fareed Amin

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Fareed Amin was previously deputy minister of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. He also served as deputy minister of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of International Trade and Investment. He also has served as deputy minister in other ministries or portfolios, including: Citizenship and Immigration; Intergovernmental Affairs; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and as deputy minister responsible for Seniors and for Women’s Issues.

Mr. Amin has an undergraduate degree in Applied Geography and Planning from the University of Guyana; a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Toronto; and a Masters of Public Administration from Queen's University in Kingston.

Mr. Amin has also served as deputy city manager for the City of Toronto, responsible for corporate oversight, administrative governance and coordinating the collective expertise on major city-wide initiatives and projects.

His portfolio included Building, City Planning, and the Waterfront Secretariat.

http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page6254.aspx

Walid Hejazi 
 
Professor of Economics 
Associate Professor of International Business  

Rotman School of Management

Ph.D., University of Toronto 
MA, University of Toronto 
HBA, University of Western Ontario 
 
Walid Hejazi is a Professor of Business Economics at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto where he regularly teaches Canada’s current and future business leaders in the MBA, EMBA and custom executive programs. He has published extensively in leading academic and business journals. In keeping with the spirit of Rotman, Walid balances his research activities by helping many of Canada’s leading organizations leverage research to develop and deploy new strategies and initiatives.  

http://telus-news.com/events/092909WalidBio.html

Dr. Jamal A. Badawi

Dr. Jamal A. Badawi is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian and former professor in the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims. He completed his undergraduate studies in Cairo, Egypt and his Master's and PhD degrees at Indiana University in Bloomington, In.

Dr. Badawi has authored several books and articles on Islam. He also researched, designed and presented a 352-segment television series on Islam, aired in Canada, the US and other countries. Audio and video copies of this series are widely available.

In addition to his participation in lectures, seminars and interfaith dialogues in North America, Dr. Badawi was invited as a guest speaker in various functions throughout the world. He is also active in several Islamic organizations, including the Islamic Society of North America, and is the founder/chairman of the Islamic Information Foundation, a non-profit foundation seeking to promote a better understanding of Islam and Muslims towards non-Muslims. He has lectured extensively in North America and abroad, and is an excellent speaker on a variety of topics including Islam and Christianity. He is an expert in Christian-Muslim dialogues. Dr. Badawi is also a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Fiqh Council and a Guest Scholar at The American Learning Institute for Muslims.

Dr. Badawi is married and the father of five children.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Badawi

Mohammad Zahid

Founder and CEO Pioneer Lighting

Pioneer Lighting is a leading manufacturer of residential, commercial, and industrial fluorescent fixtures.

Pioneer lighting is located here in Toronto, Ontario and started in 1991.

http://www.pioneerlighting.com/

Margaret Hachey

Margaret is currently the Executive Vice-President of Duocom Canada Inc.  Duocom specializes in helping their clients use technology to communicate, by selling or renting high-tech projectors, by designing or integrating classrooms, boardrooms, theaters and lecture halls, and by staging large events.

Margaret founded the company in Toronto in 1980.  Chatelaine and Profit magazines recognized her in 2007 as #10 in the Top 100 women business owners in Canada.  Previously, she has been on the Steering committee of Step Ahead, a one-on-one mentoring program for women business owners.  She is also Special Advisor to Youth in Motion Education Foundation a non-profit organization to help youth gain access to higher education and a supporter of Women in Motion, an organization that helps young women in transition and sometimes at risk.

Mrs. Hachey has two sons, who also work in the business.

http://www.theexecutiveroundtable.ca/bios/mhachey.pdf

Fakhir Baig

President at Petro Sep Membrane Technologies Inc.

Petro Sep Membrane Technologies is a Canadian Company founded by a gifted Chemical Engineer, Mr. Fakhir Baig,P.Eng.

Petro Sep has twice been nominated for Ontario Export Awards for Innovation.

Established in 1995 as a consulting enterprise, the Company expanded into manufacturing, research and development. After ten years work with the Industrial Membrane Research Institute of the University of Ottawa, efforts with the National Research Council of Canada and the private sector, the Company incorporated in 1999.

In 2002, the Company split becoming a division of a parent company, Petro Sep International, and a partner to a new R&D entity Petro Sep Membranes Research.

http://www.kmxchemical.com/kmxcorp.pdf

Ebad Rahman LL.B, Torys LLP 

Bar Association of Ontario, 2004.

LLB, 2003 Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

BSc Computer Science, 2000, York University

Ebad Rahman is a member of Torys LLP’s Business and Technology Sourcing Practice Group. He has extensive experience advising on patent matters, especially related to software issues.

He has experience in all areas of patent Law and is credited with various publications on software patents.

He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, IT.Can Law Association, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and Toronto Intellectual Property Group.

http://www.torys.com/OurTeam/Pages/RahmanEbad.aspx

Nezar Freeny

Founder and CEO – Amanah Tech.

Amanah Tech was founded in 2001 in Saskatchewan, Canada, with the aim of becoming the prime provider of fast, reliable and secure web hosting solutions to businesses in North America and the Arabian Gulf.

Nezar has a degree in computing science from University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

http://www.amanah.com/

Mustafa Patel – Director, Zameen Group Inc.

Zameen operates a global network of made-for-mobile websites enabling consumers to access digital media, information, services and content while on the go.

Mustafa has obtained his formal education at York University and further solidified his experience through his participation as a Helper at the Canadian Islamic Congress, General Manager at Allpack Machinery and as an Internet Professional.

http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mustafapatel

Waqaas Siddiqui

Waqaas Siddiqui is currently based out of Toronto, ON and is the vision behind the Advanced Technology Labs, Canada Initiative. Academically, Mr. Siddiqui has been distinguished for being the youngest graduate in Rochester Institute of Technology’s history with two Masters at the age of 19 and for his various innovative designs in digital, analog, embedded, and micro-electro-mechanical products.  His work has been published in various conferences such as: IEEE, the National Communication Council, and the National Defense Symposium.  More recently, his work has become a standard in the security and sensor network industry and is extensively discussed in both textbooks and the classroom.  His technical achievements have been numerous both in the professional world as well as the academic world. 

Mr. Siddiqui has also held high level design positions in IBM, AMD, as well as Intel. He also acts as a Technology Consultant for various Private Equity firms.  He is a well-known Entrepreneur and is often invited to lecture on Technology Entrepreneurship in various locales. Mr. Siddiqui is also involved in various peer groups where CXOs debate and review the latest in technological innovations.  Most recently, Mr. Siddiqui has rebranded AT Labs and launched the Canadian Initiative. He currently is responsible for running AT Labs Canada operations out of Mississauga.  

Mr. Siddiqui has a dual Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and Economics as well as a dual Masters degree in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.