The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ for GBM hosted a unique panel discussion on the topic at Scotiabank’s recent Private Technology Company Conference.
Scotiabank Inaugural Global Technology Conference
December 5, 2023

Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets is pleased to host the Inaugural Scotiabank Global Technology Conference. This event will feature a select group of investors in one-on-one meetings, keynotes and thematic presentations given by U.S. and Canadian-based companies and industry leaders across the technology sector.
For more information on this conference, please contact your Relationship Manager at Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets or email us.
Keynote Speakers

Will Grannis
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Google Cloud

Parker Harris
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Salesforce

Matthew Kerner
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Cloud

Christian Kleinerman
Senior Vice President, Product, Snowflake
Panel Moderators

Jake Lawrence
Group Head and Chief Executive Officer, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank

Steve Sparkes
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Enterprise Platforms, Scotiabank

Patrick Colville
Director, Equity Research, Scotiabank
Scotiabank Equity Research Analysts

Patrick Colville
Director, Equity Research, Scotiabank

Divya Goyal
Director, Equity Research, Scotiabank

Kevin Krishnaratne
Director, Equity Research, Software & Services, Scotiabank

Nick Altmann
Associate Director, Equity Research, Scotiabank
Scotiabank Investment Banking Team

Jake Lawrence
Group Head and Chief Executive Officer, Global Banking and Markets

Michael Kruse
Managing Director and Head, Global Banking and Markets, U.S.

Dany Beauchemin
Co-Head, Global Investment Banking and Canadian & U.S. Corporate Banking

Jim Kelly
Co-Head, Global Investment Banking and Canadian & U.S. Corporate Banking

Sasson Darwish
Managing Director & Global Head, Technology Investment Banking Group

David Mulliken
Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking Group
Market Insights
Our resident AI expert weighs in on how to best use this new technology in the workplace.
Comparing how ChatGPT and the recent growth in AI stocks are reminiscent of the Netscape IPO and the dot-com boom of the 1990s.
Grace Lee, Scotiabank’s Senior Vice President, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, and Anton Ovchinnikov, Distinguished Professor at the Smith School of Business.