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Joseph C. Chen

Founder

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Joseph Chen is the Founder and CEO of Conversance and the architect and creator behind Chronicle™. He was one of the original technologists at Research In Motion (now Blackberry®) where he was a senior member of the Office of the CTO.

Joseph is a futurist, technologist and serial entrepreneur. He is a prominent supporter and patron of the arts in the technology hub of Waterloo, Canada.
 
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Tom Ebeyer

Blockchain Solutions Architect

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Tom Ebeyer leads the crafting of bespoke blockchain solutions for Conversance and its clients.

Tom is passionate about blockchain and startups. He led LaunchPad, one of Canada's largest technology incubators while overseeing hundreds of new ventures that raised more than $100MM in startup capital, several of which were acquired or accepted to YCombinator.
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Mary Acocella

Vice-President, Global Markets

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Mary Acocella is a business and product development specialist who has held senior positions with Hexo Corp., Loblaw Brands Limited and Spin Master Ltd.

As VP Global Markets, Mary leads our in-market tactical activities, specializing in business development, planning and implementation. In addition, she leads the consulting services team in the areas of trading, new product development, logistics and regulatory certification.
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Oren Rosenfeld

Chief Financial Officer

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Oren Rosenfeld brings a wealth of experience to his role as CFO at Conversance, with a distinctive background in both publicly-traded and private companies within the high tech, blockchain and real estate sectors. Oren has a multi-faceted expertise that spans fundraising, financial management, compliance, and legal affairs.

His achievements include successfully fundraising for cutting-edge technology companies, overseeing relocations to drive cost efficiencies, and managing impactful investment rounds and acquisitions.

Oren is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Accounting, Sociology and Anthropology from Tel Aviv University.
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Dr. Ehud Margalit

Director, Global Strategy

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Dr. Ehud (Udi) Margalit is a former senior Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer and company director who led business initiatives in the oil and gas industry (exploration, production, refining, trade and retail), energy, civil infrastructure and international trade sectors, at Oil Refineries Ltd. and other international groups. He is a former founder and manager in the accounting industry.

Dr. Margalit is a CPA with a B.A. and M.A. in economics and Ph.D. in business administration. He was a member of two Israeli Economics faculties.

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Jason Georgiou

Program Manager

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Jason Georgiou has more than 20 years of experience working in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Canada, from CAD of piping for the oil and gas industry, to overseeing product lines for hardware and products for the vape industry, from concept to prototype to brand development to product launch and marketing.

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Dr. Roger Ferreira

Market Specialist

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Roger Ferreira has a Ph.D. in neuroimmunology with a particular focus on the physiological mechanisms by which brain inflammation can be curbed, which is especially relevant to the neural harm that can occur with neurodegenerative disease, traumatic injury, and stroke.

Roger was the CTO of Beleave, and has extensive experience and knowledge of the current Canadian cannabis regulatory framework. Roger has also made significant research contributions in extraction, purification, production, and the discovery and characterisation of novel markers involved in photosynthesis and cannabinoid biogenesis.
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Marie Boulais

Director, Communications

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Marie Boulais has extensive experience in communication, marketing and sales within the beauty, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods industries in director roles within L'Oréal, Clarins, Roche Diagnostics and Professional By Fama.

She has led marketing strategies, brand development and customer/distributor relations with national and international clients.