Canadian entrepreneur and strategic ecosystem architect advancing cross-border innovation and economic development. Through Learnova she connects governments, research institutions, industry, and technology innovators across AI, critical minerals, energy, advanced materials, and life sciences, turning emerging capability into lasting commercial and societal impact. Read her thinking in Insights.

An accomplished Canadian entrepreneur and founder of Gold Key Insurance, Sharn brings over three decades in financial services, wealth preservation, estate planning, and strategic business development. With deep expertise in corporate growth, financial strategy, and leadership, she helps scale Learnova's operations, strengthen its strategic foundations, and support its long-term global vision.

Surya Singh drives international business development, strategic partnerships, and project execution across Learnova's global initiatives. Working at the intersection of government, industry, and emerging technology, he develops commercial opportunities, coordinates cross-border collaborations, and turns strategic partnerships into projects that advance innovation, industrial growth, and sustainable economic development.

Co-founder and former President of Kraft Mortgages Canada, Varun builds AI systems for regulated industries, where every design must survive an audit. His work spans multi-tenant platforms for mortgage-investment corporations, AI practice-management for law firms, and underwriting and multilingual intake for brokers, with encryption and access control enforced at the database layer. As CTO he leads Learnova's technology architecture, building vertical AI infrastructure trusted inside regulated professions.

Dhirender brings years of experience in pharmaceutical distribution, with a focus on peptide-based therapeutics, specialty pharmaceuticals, and healthcare supply chains. He leads Learnova's expansion into pharmaceutical distribution, developing relationships with manufacturers, healthcare institutions, and partners, and building compliant, scalable networks that strengthen access to essential and advanced therapeutics across India.

Serial entrepreneur, accredited angel investor, and managing partner of the LaunchBC venture fund. Over a decade he has turned relationships across government, industry, and finance into capital for founders across North America, Europe, and India. He opens capital and markets for Learnova.

Entrepreneur and mentor with four decades scaling startups and growth-stage companies across multiple sectors. He advises Learnova on durable operations, disciplined growth, and the governance and leadership structures that carry early ventures into lasting, well-run institutions.

An internationally recognized entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and pioneer of the global mobile entertainment industry. With decades at the intersection of technology, media, and international business, he brings an extensive global network and expertise in strategic positioning, emerging technologies, and industry transformation. As Chief Counsel he advises the Founder and CEO on global strategy and high-level institutional relationships.

An international technology strategist and deep-tech commercialization advisor across advanced physics, computing, telecommunications, and defense technologies. His career bridges scientific research, technology development, and executive market strategy, with engagements across leading technology corporations and investment institutions in the United States and abroad. At Learnova he leads frontier technologies including quantum innovation, research commercialization, and institutional partnerships.

Internationally experienced technology leader and academic with over four decades in advanced computing, AI, and cybersecurity. He holds a PhD from McMaster, an MS from UC Berkeley, and a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur, is an IEEE Life Member and former IEEE Executive Committee member honoured for fifty years with IEEE, and a recipient of KPU's Distinguished Teaching Award. At Learnova he guides emerging technologies, international research collaboration, and institutional partnerships linking government, academia, and industry.

Founder and President of Sarvel BioRenewals, Doug brings decades in project development, operations, biomass, and waste-to-value, converting agricultural, forestry, and organic waste into higher-value products including biochar, bio-oils, and renewable energy. As Learnova's partner he guides projects from feedstock and technology selection through commercialization and workforce preparation across the North America and India corridor.

International business executive with over 25 years in finance, strategic partnerships, and business development, a former CPA and CMA listed in Who's Who in Business for over 20 years. As CFO of Sarvel BioRenewals he leads international project development, financing, and partnerships across renewable energy, advanced recycling, biomass pyrolysis, and waste-to-value, connecting technology providers, investors, and industrial partners behind commercially viable projects.

Founder of Bonzai AI and creator of AI for Work, she delivers AI-native workforce training in 40-plus languages, turning institutional knowledge into scalable, interactive learning. A Learnova partner, she gives the corridor its human layer: teams fluent enough to run, question, and extend the systems we deploy.